iPod touch Archive

  • When I initially heard about TweetBot, I thought, “Dear, God… another Twitter client for the iPhone?” After reading tweet after tweet coming through our @socialapples twitter account, I finally decided to take it for a spin. I didn’t know what to expect. I heard that the user interface design was amazing; that...

    TweetBot: a Twitter client with functionality and style

    When I initially heard about TweetBot, I thought, “Dear, God… another Twitter client for the iPhone?” After reading tweet after tweet coming through our @socialapples twitter account, I finally decided to take it for a spin. I didn’t know what to expect. I heard that the user interface design was amazing; that...

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  • In a surprising chain of tweets this morning, we heard news that Apple rejected the Sony Reader app from the App Store due to the process which customers purchase eBooks. We did a little searching and found this MacRumors article detailing the issue. Apple denied the Sony app because it...

    The Kindle app’s days are numbered

    In a surprising chain of tweets this morning, we heard news that Apple rejected the Sony Reader app from the App Store due to the process which customers purchase eBooks. We did a little searching and found this MacRumors article detailing the issue. Apple denied the Sony app because it...

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  • Our favorite mobile credit card processor, Square, had an issue with the iPhone 4 and their card readers. The card reader would short out when it came in contact with the external antenna causing false readings and making it very difficult to swipe a credit card. This caused a rather large ruckus...

    Square ships new readers to all current users

    Our favorite mobile credit card processor, Square, had an issue with the iPhone 4 and their card readers. The card reader would short out when it came in contact with the external antenna causing false readings and making it very difficult to swipe a credit card. This caused a rather large ruckus...

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  • After jailbreaking, a lot of people starting diving into things they aren’t really sure of… let’s be honest, there are a lot of cool things in Cydia that not all of us know how to use. Right? The first piece of software we install — well there’s a lot —...

    Change your root password on your iPhone

    After jailbreaking, a lot of people starting diving into things they aren’t really sure of… let’s be honest, there are a lot of cool things in Cydia that not all of us know how to use. Right? The first piece of software we install — well there’s a lot —...

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  • For those of you who are still up and kicking at this time of the night, feel free to hit the update button on Cydia: you’ll find a new version of Ultrasn0w waiting for you. Version 1.0-1 was released just before midnight PST on August 3rd. This update will unlock...

    Dev-Team iPhone 4 Unlock now available

    For those of you who are still up and kicking at this time of the night, feel free to hit the update button on Cydia: you’ll find a new version of Ultrasn0w waiting for you. Version 1.0-1 was released just before midnight PST on August 3rd. This update will unlock...

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  • A tweet from @planetbeing this evening stated that he (and @MuscleNerd) have a working unlock that is ready to go with the iPhone 4 on iOS 4.0.1. They’ve been testing it privately and — after today’s jailbreak — are testing it in an exclusive beta for the next 48 hours. After...

    Ultrasn0w for 4.0.1: T minus 48 hours

    A tweet from @planetbeing this evening stated that he (and @MuscleNerd) have a working unlock that is ready to go with the iPhone 4 on iOS 4.0.1. They’ve been testing it privately and — after today’s jailbreak — are testing it in an exclusive beta for the next 48 hours. After...

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  • One of our favorite iPhone Hackers, comex, has released a brand new jailbreak for devices running iOS4. It works with every iOS4 device and will even jailbreak 4.0.1. We find ourselves amused when we remember geohot’s blackra1n jailbreak for 3.1.2 in November… he specifically asked us to donate if we...

    JailbreakMe is now available

    One of our favorite iPhone Hackers, comex, has released a brand new jailbreak for devices running iOS4. It works with every iOS4 device and will even jailbreak 4.0.1. We find ourselves amused when we remember geohot’s blackra1n jailbreak for 3.1.2 in November… he specifically asked us to donate if we...

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  • For once in my life, I like the government. The LoC has determined that jailbreaking or unlocking your mobile device is completely legal. There’s not much more to say than that. Ever since the first iPhone jailbreak appeared, legality was a question in everyone’s mind. You own the device, shouldn’t...

    Library of Congress says Jailbreak/Unlock is legal

    For once in my life, I like the government. The LoC has determined that jailbreaking or unlocking your mobile device is completely legal. There’s not much more to say than that. Ever since the first iPhone jailbreak appeared, legality was a question in everyone’s mind. You own the device, shouldn’t...

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  • I do a lot of consulting when I’m not writing online… sometimes my consulting takes over my time and keeps me from writing a lot: see the last month on CTA. iOS 4 has been the bane of my existence for the last week with all of my clients who...

    iPhone Exchange Accounts broken with iOS 4

    I do a lot of consulting when I’m not writing online… sometimes my consulting takes over my time and keeps me from writing a lot: see the last month on CTA. iOS 4 has been the bane of my existence for the last week with all of my clients who...

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  • We’re pretty sure that this hasn’t been addressed by the mass media just yet, so we thought we’d fill you in. OpenFeint and Plus+ have some hope for prolonged existence: Apple’s latest release notes explain that Game Center is not coming to iPhone OS 4 when it’s released. The software...

    Game Center isn’t coming in iPhone OS 4.0

    We’re pretty sure that this hasn’t been addressed by the mass media just yet, so we thought we’d fill you in. OpenFeint and Plus+ have some hope for prolonged existence: Apple’s latest release notes explain that Game Center is not coming to iPhone OS 4 when it’s released. The software...

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