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July 08 Aplicativo para o iPhone mistura Twitter com o “mundo real”Fonte: http://macmais.terra.com.br/noticias/aplicativo-para-o-iphone-mistura-twitter-com-o-mundo-real/ – by Marco Andrei Kichalowsky Os viciados em Twitter, ao ponto de “twittar” sem olhar para a tela do celular enquanto conversam com os amigos, podem se preparar para enxergar o mundo com “novos olhos”. O TwitARound é um aplicativo para o iPhone que emprega o conceito de Realidade Aumentada, sobrepondo informações do mundo virtual a uma imagem do mundo real. Desenvolvido pelo programador alemão Michael Zoellner, o programa tem funcionamento bastante simples: basta apontar o iPhone para um local e o programa mostra, sobrepostos à imagem, os “tweets” de usuários que estão nas redondezas. Para determinar a localização, o programa usa informações do GPS do aparelho, combinadas a dados da bússola interna e acelerômetro para descobrir a direção. Os “tweets” são mostrados como o avatar do autor, posicionados sobre o cenário de forma a indicar não só de onde eles vieram, como a distância. Um clique no avatar mostra a mensagem mais recente, ou toda a lista de mensagens do usuário. Ainda em estado beta, o TwitARound só funciona no iPhone 3GS (por depender de recursos como a bússola e vídeo). Um vídeo na página do desenvolvedor mostra o aplicativo em ação, mas não há previsão quanto a um possível lançamento. Correção do Push para iPhone 2GFonte: http://touchediphone.com/?p=474 – by Brazuca Como todos (ou alguns) devem ter percebido, o Push está muito confuso. Em alguns aparelhos ele funciona, em outros não, tornando tudo uma verdadeira confusão. Um grupo israelense lançou uma correção para o push do iPhone 2G, mas não custa nada testar em outros aparelhos (iPod Touch e iPhone 3G). Como o push no meu iPhone 3G está funcionando, não tenho como testar. Para instalar adicione a source http://cydia.iphoneil.net no Cydia e depois procure por “Push Fix”. Aproveitem e visualizem os aplicativos desse repositório. Alguns, como SafariQuitter e SpinBoard, parerem interessantes. Comentem se funcionou e se você gostou de algum aplicativo desse repositório! July 06 Fun and easy photo uploading for Flickr.comFonte: http://www.greenvolcanosoftware.com/flickit.html
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TweetDeck to iPhoneFonte: http://tweetdeck.com/iphone/ TweetDeck BetaTweet on the go with all your favourite TweetDeck features on your iPhone. TweetDeck is your mobile browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now on Twitter from your iPhone or iPod Touch. TweetDeck shows you everything you want to see at once, so you can stay organised and up to date no matter where you are. Create groups, search Twitter, manage multiple accounts and easily post your tweets or share photos, link and much more. Plus sync your existing TweetDeck columns between your desktop and iPhone. Nice and easy.
Five fab apps for iPhone OS 3.0 and the new 3GSFonte: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135057 – by Dan Turner (Computerworld) Apple Inc. has an interesting pie-slicing problem coming as far as developers of iPhone (and iPod Touch) applications are concerned. All of those first- and second-generation iPhones run the same operating system -- the just-released iPhone OS 3.0 -- as the new 3GS model. But the latter includes new hardware such as a magnetometer, a faster CPU and faster GPU, as well as more memory. If developers build shiny new apps with only those features in mind, they'll limit their market. What to do? So far, most developers seem to be focused mainly on expanding existing apps to incorporate iPhone OS 3.0-enabled capabilities, such as push notifications and MMS support (in some markets). They're evolutionary changes, much as the newest iPhone itself is evolutionary, but still offer an interesting look at where the iPhone hardware/software combo is headed. Here's a quick look at five applications iPhone and iPod Touch owners should consider. The easiest way to track them down is by accessing the App Store on the iPhone and searching for the app title. (You can do it in iTunes, too, if you want.) 1. Push to Jive: BeejiveIM 3.0 with PushPrice: $9.99 Beejive Inc. was an early developer for the iPhone; it even had a Web-based instant messaging client before Apple released the APIs for building "real" iPhone apps. What's new in Version 3.0 is push notification, one of the premier new features enabled with the release of iPhone OS 3.0. What this means is that BeejiveIM 3.0 will let you know whether any of your IM accounts -- AIM, iChat, MSN, Yahoo, GoogleTalk, Facebook IM, ICQ or Jabber -- has an incoming message, whether you're currently running BeejiveIM or not. Though there are other (and free) IM clients, BeejiveIM has one of the more integrated user interfaces, as well as a wealth of options, such as SMS out, hyperlink support, chat histories, and pop-up-ad blocking. Though some people might not want to be available this way 24/7, it's nice to know you can be. (Note to BlackBerry and Windows Mobile users: Beejive has you covered as well.) 2. Fight the Flip: FlickitPrice: Free This app for mobile shooting and uploading to Flickr will surely benefit from the iPhone 3GS's new and improved 3-megapixel camera -- and possibly from the additional onboard RAM and added storage space. Flickit allows you to take, tag, title and geotag multiple photos for uploading to your Flickr page. I've managed to avoid the Flickr phenomenon, since I'm not a shutterbug, but I can see how this would be wicked useful for those who are. Best of all, it's even compatible with all previous hardware models and iPhone OS 2.2 or later. 3. News You Can't Lose: AP MobilePrice: Free You have to be a bit careful setting up AP Mobile initially -- it takes advantage of the iPhone OS 3.0 push feature, so top stories can pop up at any time, requesting your attention, even when you're using another app, or no app at all. You might want to disable that feature before going to, say, a job interview or a funeral. Otherwise, this is a great, free way to keep on top of breaking news. ESPN ScoreCenter (also free) will soon get a similar push feature, pinging you every time some overpaid jock makes a basket, scores a goal or hits a home run. Vital for sports fans. 4. Star DefensePrice: $5.99 From the same company that brought out other amazingly creative offerings like Dropship and Rolando comes this tower defense game. Not only does it benefit from the iPhone 3GS's souped-up CPU and GPU chips, but it uses push notifications to send out challenges to friends and other Star Defense players within virtual earshot. The Nintendo DS family of handheld game devices were immensely successful in their P2P play over Wi-Fi. There's no reason the iPhone and the iPod Touch can't also grow into using peer-to-peer/player-to-player networking for collaboration and challenges, opening up new modes of gameplay and productivity. One hopes. 5. What Now?: Remember the MilkPrice: Free, but requires $25 "Pro" account Remember the Milk is a to-do productivity application that can get around one of the big weaknesses of most to-do lists -- you have to look at them. I know that's a problem for me. For example, iCal can send you e-mail or desktop note alerts, which helps -- but it only works if you are at your desk. This app will display an alert at user-defined times before a task must be done. The alert will arrive via IM, e-mail or SMS. It works with Google Calendar, and you can manage tasks even if you're offline and you can share them, as well. It's like the way your mom would remind you to do homework when you were a kid. These five are just the tip of the iceberg, given the thousands of apps available already and the countless others in the works. It took a little while after the initial APIs were released for developers to start really taking advantage of the iPhone's initial features, like multitouch functionality. We'll be seeing more as time goes on, especially since by most metrics, the adoption rate has been fabulous for the new operating system -- more so with iPhones, where it's free, than on the iPod Touch, for which there is a $9.95 charge because of the way Apple accounts for revenue. Let's just hope developers and users don't go overboard with the pushing. It could make a crowded train car quite annoying. Dan Turner has been writing about science and technology for over a decade at publications such asSalon, eWeek, MacWeek and The New York Times. Deathmatch: Palm Pre versus iPhoneFonte: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Default&articleId=9135184&taxonomyId=0&pageNumber=1 – by Galen Gruman (InfoWorld) There’s been one promised iPhone killer after another -- the Google Android-based G1, the RIM BlackBerry Storm, the yet-to-ship, years-delayed Windows Mobile 7 -- but none has given it worthwhile competition to date. Now Palm has its Pre, a device that looks to be a serious contender for the best next-gen mobile device crown. Not only does the Pre offer a modern, Web-oriented OS -- suitably named WebOS -- but its design leadership comes from Apple, including key players from the original iPod team. So there’s reason to believe that the Pre mixes the technical smarts and elegant usability that make the iPhone a tough device to beat. [ See the Palm Pre versus iPhone side by side in InfoWorld's comparative slideshow | Also compare the BlackBerry Bold and iPhone 3G in our "BlackBerry vs. iPhone, side by side" slideshow. ] If the battle between the BlackBerry Bold and the iPhone 3G was in essence a replay of PC versus Mac, the battle between the Pre and the iPhone 3G is more like a battle between Windows 7 and Mac OS X. The matchup, on paper, is close. So we set out to dig deeper. Galen has spent a lot of time with the iPhone as part of InfoWorld’s previous mobile deathmatch between the iPhone and BlackBerry, while Brandon bought a Pre as soon as it came out and has quickly made it a key part of his everyday life. Deathmatch: E-mail, calendars, and contacts Galen: Until the iPhone 3.0 OS update became available last month, I would have rated the iPhone and Pre equal on e-mail, calendars, and contacts. Both can connect to Exchange, IMAP, and POP accounts; make and synchronize appointments; and manage contacts. Both allow for “push” synchronization with Exchange. Both preserve your Exchange folder hierarchy for mail and make navigating among folders a snap. And setup is easy. But with iPhone OS 3.0, the playing field has changed. First, iPhone OS 3.0 allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to initiate calendar invites, which the Pre can’t do. And although you can search for e-mail in the Pre’s e-mail app (which the iPhone 2.0 OS could not do), iPhone 3.0 lets you search within your mail and across all applications -- the Pre can do neither. Brandon: If you get a calendar invitation as an e-mail attachment on an iPhone, such as from a Notes user, you can't accept it from your e-mail; the iPhone can only sync invites already handled by Exchange. Plus, you can't move an event from one iPhone calendar to another, such as from your personal calendar to your work one. That's just dumb. The Pre, on the other hand, allows you to move events across calendars, and it can accept calendar invites and handle reminders from Exchange and Google. Galen: Reading e-mail is a comparable experience on both devices, though the iPhone's larger screen, its ability to view messages in landscape mode (where the text is bigger), and controls over the inbox’s text size reduced the strain on my middle-age eyes. With the Pre, I need reading glasses. I also liked the iPhone’s ability to select multiple messages for quick deletion, which the Pre doesn’t do. But I got frustrated that I had no way to search e-mails on the Pre, something very useful that the iPhone 3.0 OS update adds to the iPhone. Brandon: It’s true that bulk deletion is not currently possible on the Pre. But for individual message deletion, the Pre has the iPhone beat: A single push of the screen is all it takes. On the iPhone, swiping in the right place to get the Delete button -- without opening the message instead -- is tricky. Both the Pre and the iPhone let you view common attachment formats such as Word, Excel, and PDF. But neither can handle zipped attachments. I give Pre a nod for letting you save attachments for use with other apps, which the iPhone still can’t do. On the Pre, adding a person from a phone call, SMS, IM, or e-mail is a simple click operation. With the iPhone, it’s a single tap, so that’s a draw. And both devices show multiple calendars, while distinguishing each; both also preserve calendar names from Exchange, iCal, and so on. As for integrating conversations with the same person across IM and SMS in a single view, only the Pre can do that. Galen: In the address book, the iPhone lets you jump easily to contacts by tapping a letter, such as T to navigate to people whose last names begin with T. Or you can search for someone in the Search field by tapping part of the name. Brandon: The Pre has a similar function, using its universal “type for what you want” approach: Type a T to get to the T’s. And you can type more of the name to narrow your search, just as the iPhone can in its search window. So there’s one way to navigate the address book, not two. The winner: The iPhone, by a nose. Overall, the iPhone -- thanks to the iPhone 3.0 OS upgrade -- is more suitable for business communications, but the Pre comes in a close second. Most people would be satisfied with the Pre, and those who communicate through multiple channels will prefer it. Deathmatch: Applications Galen: Palm has made a lot of noise about the Pre’s ability to run multiple apps simultaneously. The iPhone can’t do that, and often when you switch from one app to another and then back, the first app resets. I really like how the Pre handles multiple simultaneous apps, letting you move among them through the row-of-cards metaphor. It really makes Apple’s push notification addition to iPhone OS 3.0 look pathetic. Brandon: This is the Pre’s strongest feature compared with the iPhone. If, for example, you need directions to colleague’s office, you can dial the first few letters of the person’s name (first or last), choose the contact profile from a list of search results, tap the address, and automatically launch the Google Maps app to get directions from your current location. As soon as you get to your destination, you can use a left-to-right gesture to scroll back to the contacts app where the phone number of your colleague is still displayed. Galen: Where I think the Pre falls short on apps is in its app store, which has very little to offer, and Palm’s delay in rolling out its SDK won’t help matters. So there’s not a lot you can do with the Pre in terms of apps, even if you can switch among them easily. The inability to peruse Pre apps from the desktop is also a detraction, or it will be when there are enough apps available that the confines of the Pre’s screen inhibit finding them. Brandon: If Palm wants to gain an edge over Apple in this regard, it will let users load applications from anywhere rather than having to go through a central app store. This open platform approach would complement the already more progressive multitasking capability of the Pre’s WebOS, which facilitates interactivity among apps to accomplish tasks. Galen: What really frustrated me on the Pre was its Launcher, where your apps reside. By default, it’s one screen that you scroll through vertically. But that screen shows only some of your apps; the rest are hidden on additional “pages” that you have to scroll to horizontally. But you can’t scroll to them until you move this little slider icon at the bottom right of the Launcher. Who would figure that out? Making you scroll vertically implies one long page, à la a Web page; the hidden horizontal control is hugely unintuitive. The fact that you can’t launch apps from the Launcher’s list view also mystified me. Brandon: There’s an easier way to find apps than what you suggest: The Pre’s automatic search functionality will display apps in the search results as soon as you begin typing the first letters of the app’s name. [ See which iPhone apps the InfoWorld Test Center rates as best for business. | And see the 21 “jailbreak" apps Apple doesn't want you to have. ] Galen: For business document editing, I used the $20 Quickoffice for iPhone, a productivity editor for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents that lets you perform basic edits and retain revisions tracking in the original document. But it doesn’t work with zipped files. And Apple's prohibition against saving files on the iPhone means that Quickoffice can't get to those e-mail attachments. Quickoffice does offer a cool tool to transfer files to and from the iPhone over Wi-Fi, but you need your computer up and running to do that -- in which case, why would you edit the documents on the iPhone? Of course, there is no document editor available for the Pre. Yes, DataViz has announced Documents to Go for the Pre, but given the recently released iPhone version, I'm not that hopeful: All it can do is basic editing of Word docs -- though it does let you edit them from e-mail attachments, at least. Brandon: We’ll have to see what apps come for the Pre in the future, so I’ll concede Office editing for now. But the iPhone’s inability to edit documents in e-mail is huge; how much advantage does the iPhone really have here if you can’t get to the documents in the first place? Galen: I also use Google Docs on the iPhone. It's barely possible to edit a spreadsheet; the most you can do is select and add rows and edit an individual cell’s contents. You can't edit a text document, and for calendars all you can do is view and delete appointments. Brandon: The iPhone may not be so great for Google Docs, but the Pre is. There is the hindrance of having to zoom in and out of each file because of the mobile screen size, but the Pre does a great job of allowing you to view and edit Google Docs. The winner: A tie. The iPhone’s breadth of apps is unmatched, but iPhone users will be jealous of the Pre’s multi-app capability and its ability to work with Google Docs well. The iPhone’s lack of multitasking is a major limitation to using the huge array of apps out there, and it keeps them from working together. The Pre, on the other hand, needs more apps and perhaps a simpler presentation of the apps you have installed. Deathmatch: Web and Internet Galen: Before the iPhone had a wealth of apps, it had a wealth of Web sites, thanks to its Safari browser's support for most modern desktop Web technology, though Flash support is the big omission. That means you can view most Web pages on the iPhone, as long as you are willing to zoom in and scroll. But as noted in the previous section, Web-based tools such as Google Docs are a different story. Here I find the Pre easily as capable on the Web as the iPhone is. Brandon: With Flash expected to arrive on the Pre this fall and its status on the iPhone a continuing mystery, the Pre may soon be a better Web device than the iPhone. [ Discover how to develop Web apps that work on multiple mobile devices. ] The winner: A tie. Both the iPhone and Pre are real Web devices, giving you the true Web experience -- minus Flash. Deathmatch: Location support Galen: Both the iPhone and the Pre support GPS location, and both can triangulate location based on Wi-Fi signals. Both devices also come with Google Maps, which can find your current destination, provide directions, and otherwise help you navigate. Both devices let developers integrate location information in their apps, so location is just another native feature. I have to admit I like the Pre’s implementation of Google Maps better when it comes to following directions. The iPhone pages from one junction to the next, so I lose the context of where I am in relation to my whole trip. The Pre moves the map along the path, so you have a better handle of the next junction point. Brandon: Well, you took the words right out of my mouth. In both devices, location really is built in as a foundational capability. That’s why in both devices, for example, a single click on a contact’s address can automatically set a destination in the Google Maps application. The winner: A tie. Deathmatch: User interface Galen: One of the biggest criticisms of the iPhone is its touch-based virtual keyboard. I admit that it takes longer to get used to than a physical keyboard, but once I navigated that learning curve, I found I was just as fast on it as on a physical keyboard. Still, I have trouble on the iPhone with Q, W, O, and P, due to the optical illusion as to their location caused by the glass. But not having a physical keyboard lets you enter text on the iPhone when it’s rotated -- try that with a keyboard. Sure, Apple (or someone) should sell a plug-in keyboard for the iPhone, but overall, I think the virtual keyboard criticism is overstated. Brandon: I like having the physical keyboard because it is faster to use and doesn’t require a learning curve. I can get used to the touch screen for typing, but with the Pre I don’t have to. And I like how the Pre has keyboard shortcuts -- something that isn’t possible with the touch-only iPhone. Galen: I didn’t like the Pre keyboard as much as the BlackBerry’s. The biggest reason: Its keys are shiny, so they’re hard to read in sunlight, such as near a window. And the red-on-black for the number keys is hard to read even in controlled lighting. As with the BlackBerry, the keyboard’s labels are so tiny I needed my reading glasses to use it. Typing numbers and special symbols on the Pre can result in hand-wrenching positions, and you really do need to use both thumbs, due to how the Shift and Orange keys work. (The Orange key is sort of like a PC’s Alt key.) Entering numerals with regular text is particularly burdensome. The iPhone works best if you use just your index finger, which, for me, is quicker than double-thumbing on a Pre. And speaking of reading glasses, I need them to do almost anything on the Pre. The reason: The Pre’s smaller screen and smaller text -- and the lack of options to increase text size in most apps. I also get frustrated at how basic copy and paste is not accessible in many applications on the Pre. You can’t copy text from e-mail, the Web, or Doc Viewer, for example, though you can on the iPhone. Nor can the Pre copy graphics. When you can copy and paste on the Pre -- editable fields, such as a URL, phone number, or address -- it doesn’t work as easily as it does on the iPhone, as the Pre makes you tap to choose a start point, press the Orange key, then hold Shift while you select the text. (With the iPhone, you just tap and hold the start point, then drag to select what you want.) When I try to move the Pre’s selection pointer, the device often thinks I am clicking elsewhere and moves to an adjacent field because I haven’t pressed Shift fast enough. And it rarely copies my entire selection even when I do press Shift in time. But my biggest UI complaint on the Pre revolves around its touch interface. The main screen is a touch screen, so you can tap, scroll, swipe, pinch, and so forth. But there’s a separate area that you use for gesture-based navigation, such as going back a level in an app or “minimizing” the current app card to see the other open apps’ cards. I find the two touch areas confusing, especially because sometimes you can use either for the same function but other times you cannot. I’m sure over time I’d develop the muscle memory necessary to know when to use each, but it’s not logical or obvious. By making all gestures occur on the touch screen, the iPhone prevents such modal confusion. Brandon: I share the frustration over the Pre’s copy and paste, and I agree that having a separate gesture area on the Pre imposes a steeper learning curve, but it also supports the Pre’s commitment to dissolving the walls between applications. The gesture area and the button that sits in the middle of it offer quick ways to move from app to app or to return to the card view to quickly get a higher-level view of the tasks you want to accomplish. The gesture area breaks meta-navigation out from the inner workings of each app so that movement from one to the next remains consistent despite the UI choices made available by disparate app developers. The iPhone makes you switch modes by pressing the Home button to return to your Home screen and select the next app. In a sense, it uses the Home button as the much more limited equivalent of the Pre’s gesture area. Pre’s approach can scale, while the iPhone’s cannot. As for the screen's readabiity, I had no problems. The winner: The iPhone, by a head. The Pre has a lot going for it, with most differences that an iPhone user might object to being the result of legitimate design decisions, not due to poor choices. The iPhone wins here because the Pre should have a more legible keyboard and the ability to make onscreen text more legible. And the Pre’s limited copy and paste is inexcusable. Deathmatch: Security and management Galen: Speaking of modal confusion, the Pre also frustrates me in how it handles device preferences. They’re scattered throughout the apps, with a few dedicated apps for specific device preferences mixed in with your other apps. It becomes a treasure hunt to find, for example, where you turn on the device password or wipe the app’s data. Setting up a VPN or installing a security certificate happens in yet other places. The iPhone’s Settings app is much easier to use, putting core preferences one place (individual apps can have their own preferences directly accessible within them). Brandon: The Pre offers preferences at the time and place the user needs to access them rather then centralizing them into a single overwhelming menu. I’ll concede that Palm may need to accommodate users accustomed to Control Panel or System Preferences on their desktops and, thus, expect a central location from which they can access the preferences for all apps. But does it really make sense to leave the Mail app on the iPhone to change mail settings? On the Pre, you set mail preferences in the Mail app. Galen: The iPhone, while still trailing the BlackBerry, is a device that IT can actually manage, thanks to the basic Exchange management tools that the iPhone OS supports and to the sophisticated controls over passwords, configurations, certificates, and so on that the free Apple Configuration Utility provides. The Pre has none of this, just basic remote wiping capability comparable to the iPhone’s. Brandon: It’s true that the Pre doesn’t have the kind of management and security functions that the iPhone now has. But it does let users set an alphanumeric password, not just a numeric one. The iPhone only allows alphanumeric passwords if you use the iPhone Configuration Utility, which individual users won’t. And the remote wipe capability on the Pre is instigated through SMS, so you can wipe a device even if you don’t use an Exchange Server -- the iPhone’s remote wipe is tied to Exchange. And the Pre backs up its core profile data wirelessly to the service provider, while the iPhone backs up such data only to iTunes, which most large businesses would prefer not to have on corporate PCs. The winner: The iPhone, especially for larger businesses. But individuals and small businesses will likely find the Pre’s security capabilities perfectly adequate and will not need the iPhone’s management functionality. Where the Pre wins There’s no question that the Palm Pre shows the iPhone how multitasking should be done. Apple apologists may cite the safety and security of the iPhone’s one-app-at-a-time approach, but it died on desktops nearly two decades ago and has no place in the mobile world. And the Pre’s activity card metaphor for navigating among apps is highly intuitive, more so than always having to go back to the Home screen to switch apps, as is the case with the iPhone. We believe that the Pre’s ability to not only run multiple apps but let them work together is a significant leap forward that the iPhone must make for its long-term viability to be assured. Where the iPhone wins The iPhone is a better device for business users, especially those in enterprise environments. Its ability to send calendar invites is one of those little things that make all the difference when you’re doing business on the road. And the iPhone has a bunch of better-thought-out capabilities. Plus, its management and security capabilities are much stronger than the Pre’s if you use the free iPhone Configuration Utility. The iPhone’s device search is more capable, and its copy-and-paste functionality is both easier to use and more broadly usable. And the iPhone has a major leg up in the wealth of apps available for it. The overall winner is ... The Pre is a surprisingly strong competitor to the groundbreaking iPhone. RIM’s efforts to compete with the iPhone have been uninspiring; the Google Android platform turned out to be a weak competitor, too wrapped up in Google’s offerings to the exclusion of the business world; and Microsoft has been AWOL. For business users, the iPhone wins InfoWorld’s mobile deathmatch, but it was no knockout fight. Individual users will have a tougher decision to make and likely end up choosing based on device and UI aesthetics (Galen prefers the iPhone still, but Brandon is quite happy that he chose the Pre) and the appeal (or not) of the communication collaboration the Pre enables but the iPhone does not. A year ago, the Pre could have derailed the iPhone. Today, the iPhone has moved enough ahead to stay in front. But the Pre is close on its heels, and its multitasking strength is what could ultimately let it blow past the iPhone in a next iteration. Related articlesMobile deathmatch: Palm Pre vs. iPhone, side by sideWhich mobile device can do the most for you? See what each can do -- or not -- in this slideshow comparisonDeathmatch rematch: BlackBerry versus iPhone 3.0Does the newest iPhone OS eliminate the few advantages the BlackBerry Bold had in our original deathmatch comparison?Deathmatch: BlackBerry versus iPhoneIt’s time for us to bury the BlackBerry and move on to modern mobile -- even for e-mailMobile deathmatch rematch: BlackBerry vs. iPhone 3.0, side by sideHow much more than a phone can these devices be? See what each can do -- or not -- in this comparisonHow much work can you do on an iPhone?The laptop-free promise of today’s next-gen mobile devices is put to the test. Can the iPhone 3G deliver?How much work can you do on a BlackBerry?The laptop-free promise of today’s next-gen mobile devices is put to the test. Can BlackBerry Bold deliver?InfoWorld's Deep Dive Report: Mobile 2.0 TechFind out how the new crop of next-gen mobile devices perform and how to make the most of them in this 20-page PDF guide from InfoWorld's editors and contributors.21 apps Apple doesn't want on your iPhoneWorthwhile productivity apps you won't find at the App StoreCan you manage an iPhone like a BlackBerry?Apple's iPhone 3.0 OS and iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0 extend the iPhone's enterprise-class management and security features. The InfoWorld Test Center sees how far they really goFirst look: iPhone 3G S is evolution in actionThe iPhone 3G S is less revolutionary than its predecessors, but is still moving in the right directioniPhone 3.0: An InfoWorld guided tourApple's forthcoming update fills a number of important holes for users; here's a sneak peek at the key new featuresiPhone applications get down to businessInfoWorld picks the best iPhone apps for connecting with business systems and boosting mobile productivityA developer's-eye view of smartphone platformsAs smartphones evolve into serious computers, the worlds of iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Nokia Symbian, Palm, and Windows Mobile offer developers new possibilities. Which world should you choose?The cross-platform option: Web apps for smartphonesTailoring a Web application for iPhone, BlackBerry, and other top devices has many advantages over costly native development, and new techniques and approaches are closing the functionality gapiPhone jailbreaking still going strongDespite Apple's formal opposition and upcoming 3.0 firmware, users still seek jailbroken iPhone advantages -- and developers deliver July 05 Purplera1n for Mac OS X ReleasedFonte: http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/07/05/purplera1n-mac-os-released/
We’ve just gotten word from TiPb forums that George Hotz has released his much anticipated Mac OS X version of purplea1n. So you say you have an iPhone 3GS along with that jailbreak itch? Hit the link and get your download on. As always proceed at your own risk. TiPb and all of it’s staff take zero responsibility to any wrong doings that may occur while using the software. Agile Messenger Updated for 3.0 – Adds Push Notifications
As expected, Agile Messenger – one of the leading IM apps for the iPhone – has had its update for the iPhone’s OS 3.0 released this weekend. The update – to Version 1.2 – adds support for push notifications and copy&paste, as well as some bug fixes. Both of these new features work well in the app, and its overall performance remains excellent. You can find this latest version of Agile Messenger in the App Store now, priced at $9.99. July 04 iPhone fica vulnerável a ataques após desbloqueioFonte: http://pcworld.uol.com.br/noticias/2009/07/03/iphone-fica-vulneravel-a-ataques-apos-desbloqueio/ – by IDG News Service/EUA Disposto a “destravar” seu iPhone? Pois sabia que um especialista em segurança afirma que o chamado jailbreak (processo que abre o celular para aplicativos não reconhecidos pela Apple) deixa o aparelho mais vulnerável a ataques, pois desabilita a maioria das proteções originais. A afirmação é de Charlie Miller, conhecido por vasculhar produtos da Apple em busca de falhas de segurança. Ele já ganhou por dois anos seguidos o concurso CanSecWest, no qual computadores são invadidos em poucos minutos. "Se você se preocupa com a segurança do aparelho, não faça o jailbreak”, afirma ele. Miller fez a declaração durante a conferência SyScan, que acontece em Cingapura. Segundo o especialista, o processo remove cerca de 80% dos recursos de proteção do aparelho, tornando-o muito mais vulnerável. Ele afirma que a versão do sistema operacional utilizada pelo iPhone (sem alterações) é mais segura que o Mac OS X utilizado nos desktops ou notebooks, por exemplo. Isso se deve ao fato de que várias capacidades presentes na versão para Mac do sistema não fazem parte do software para iPhone, como suporte a Java e Flash. Além disso, o celular da Apple também não suporta recursos contidos em arquivos em PDF (responsáveis por várias vulnerabilidades do Mac OS X). Com isso, os crackers têm poucas vulnerabilidades a explorar, segundo Miller. Para completar, os iPhones com software original são limitados a rodar aplicativos que foram aprovados pela Apple, o que significa que um cracker não pode simplesmente instalar e executar seu software no celular. E o iPhone tem proteções de hardware para os dados armazenados em sua memória. Há dois tipos de desbloqueio do iPhone: o que permite fazer o aparelho funcionar com qualquer operadora e o já explicado jailbreak. Adotado por muitos usuários com maior conhecimento do aparelho, esse procedimento polêmico amplia o leque de opções de softwares e operadoras, mas também pode tornar o smartphone mais lento, além de fazer o celular travar com maior frequência. iPhone 3GS ganha desbloqueio para aplicativos não aprovados pela AppleFonte: http://pcworld.uol.com.br/noticias/2009/07/03/iphone-3gs-ganha-desbloqueio-para-aplicativos-nao-aprovados-pela-apple/ - IDG Now! O celular iPhone 3GS, da Apple, ganhou seu primeiro jailbreak, programa que permite a instalação de programas não permitidos pela companhia, nesta sexta-feira (3/7). O programa, chamado de purplera1n funciona apenas no sistema operacional Windows (o Windows 7 ainda não é suportado) e exige que o usuário tenha o software multimídia iTunes. O anúncio foi feito por George Hotz, responsável pelo primeiro desbloqueio por software para o iPhone, em seu blog. Hotz é o adolescente norte-americano que trocou seu aparelho desbloqueado em agosto de 2007 por três novos iPhones de 8 GB e um carro Nissan 350Z. No post, Hotz explica como o processo funciona. "Download. Tenha certeza que você tem Windows, o iTunes mais recente e um iPhone 3GS com firmware 3.0. Conecte seu iPhone. Clique em 'make it rain'. Espere". "Normalmente, não faço ferramentas para o público em geral e prefiro esperar que o (iPhone) Dev Team o faça. Mas, amigos, porque esperar até o (firmware) 3.1? É assim que nós jogamos", afirma ele, criticando o grupo. O iPhone Dev Team afirmou em seu blog que já criou uma solução semelhante para o jailbreak do iPhone 3GS, mas vai segurá-la por tempo indeterminado até que o aparelho esteja em mais mercados mundiais. Dev Team Demos iPhone 3GS ultrasn0w Unlock, Hacker Releases iPhone 3GS purplera1n JailbreakThere has been so much jailbreak/unlock news as of late, it’s enough to make your head spin. So let’s end this week with two more tidbits of news from the community. The Dev Team has released yet another demo video. This time they are showing off their iPhone 3GS 3.0 ultrasn0w unlock. Please keep in mind for the unlock to work you cannot update to 3.1 — and yes, this includes the 3.1 beta. It’s pretty well known in the jailbreak community that the for their own reasons. Well someone else has stepped up to the plate to bring you a iPhone 3GS jailbreak alternative. , George Hotz, has released which is currently only available to Windows users (not Windows 7 though). Mac users don’t panic, your version is coming soon! In his , not only does George explain the steps you must take to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS, he is pretty vocal on why he has decided to release purplera1n to the public. Normally I don’t make tools for the general public, and rather wait for the dev team to do it. But guys, whats up with waiting until 3.1? That isn’t how the game is played. We release, Apple fixes, we find new holes. It isn’t worth waiting because you might have the “last” hole in the iPhone. What last hole…this isn’t golf. I’ll find a new one next week. Also your purplera1nyday files ensure that you can always get back to a jailbroken state, so if you have it it’s just a matter of tools. Has this brought back to life a heated rivalry? It’s time to sit back, relax, and jailbreak! And as always, TiPb and staff take no responsibility for any bricking, failures, security risks, etc… that may occur during the jailbreak process. Proceed at your own risk! [Not iPhone-friendly video -- we know -- please encourage them to post video to YouTube in the future. Thanks to everyone who sent these in!] This is a story by . This feed is sponsored by . iPhone IM+ App Review: PUSHing You to iPhone AddictionFonte: http://iphoneblogg.info/iphone-im-app-review-pushing-you-to-iphone-addiction iPhone owners were waiting long for Push Notifications to come our way. After an initial delay, finally saw Push Notifications arrive! One of the best things about Push Notifications is that it can save your battery instead of having background apps running. This is especially important when it comes to instant messaging applications on the iPhone. Now, with Push Notifications you can be instantly notified via a pop up when somebody sends you a message. In other words, when you exit the app, you will still be “online” allowing friends to message you all day long. Sweet! IM+ All-in-One Instant Messaging App: It’s One Powerful IM Solution I was excited to use IM+ after they announced they would be supporting Push Notifications. I downloaded and installed the app. Setting up all my IM accounts was a breeze. IM+ supports the following (it’s a huge list!): - Twitter Whoa. Yes, that’s right. The latest version of IM+ supports 10 messaging networks! I setup my Twitter, MSN, and Google Talk accounts quickly and easily. You can toggle which accounts you want ON/OFF at any given time. Here are some KEY features of IM+: - Support for the most popular IM networks After getting setup, using the app was extremely straightforward. The layout is simple with tabs along the bottom for switching from contacts, inbox, favorites, status, and a more tab for accessing settings. Tap on a friend and start chatting right away. There’s an option to hide the keyboard which frees up precious screen real estate. What I found really neat was how easy it was to switch between chat windows. Just swipe to the left or the right with your finger and you can keep up on all your active chats. So easy! Also, you can choose different wallpapers (or use your Photo library) to jazz up your chat window. Landscape typing is also included too. You can set your status on IM+ to the following status modes: Online There is a default auto reply that sends your contacts a message that you’re on IM+, and that you will read their message when you launch the app again. This can be handy to let your friends you’re not ignoring them, but can also be highly annoying. Some friends complained, so I left it on for giggles. I’d message them, close IM+, and let them face the dreaded auto-reply! Suckers! To fully optimize IM+, I turned off the sound notification and left vibrate ON. I actually ended up turning vibrate OFF after a while because my iPhone wouldn’t stop buzzing from all the push notifications. Playing golf with a buzzing iPhone on your belt doesn’t help your game! You can set the number of hours/days you want IM+ to be connected. This is a great feature as obviously you don’t want push to be pounding your iPhone while you’re sleeping. The IM+ team really did their homework with this app as it covers a tonne of features and is very user friendly. How Well Do the Push Notifications Work? Push works amazingly well. If someone sends you a message on any IM network, a pop up window will appear on your homescreen just like receiving an SMS. The actual message appears, and from there you can choose to close/view the message. No longer will you have to check for twitter replies or direct messages, they’re coming to your iPhone now! Should I Buy IM+? Is it Worth My Precious $9.99? Yes, if you’re looking for a pretty feature-rich iPhone IM client with Push. IM+ is extremely well-made and it’s the all-in-one IM client with Push that we have been waiting for. There are tonnes of features, support for multiple IM networks, and the most important point of all: it works well. IM+ received every single push notification to my iPhone 3GS. The only downside to IM+ that reloading the app at certain times, it took longer than usual for my liking. Also, I experienced one crash with the app over the past two days of usage. Aside from that though, another downfall is that IM+ is going to keep you absolutely glued to your iPhone! Your iPhone battery is going to take a beating with this app. Not with Push, but with constant messaging back and forth with friends. However, I have been able to consistently last an entire day/night with Push on and constantly bugging friends on IM+. There are other Push IM apps out there. Another worthy contender would be Beejive, but I haven’t used that app yet. Beejive does not support Twitter or Skype chat though. Do your homework if you’re really torn on which one to plunk ten bucks on. Or you could win a copy of IM+ for free…WHAT?! CONTEST TIME! Win 1 of 5 IM+ Promo Codes from SHAPE Services and iPhoneinCanada.ca! , the makers of IM+ have graciously donated 5 promo codes for me to give away to YOU, my loyal readers (I asked on your behalf and they said YES)! Here is your chance to win your FREE copy of IM+ with Push! How to Enter the IM+ with Push Contest Giveaway: I’ve made some tricky ways to enter contests, but today I’m going to kick it old school (like back in the early days of this blog). To enter, all you have to do is… LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW (say something, not just “me please” or “hi”) I’ll put the names in a hat and draw five winners. Your email will be required so I can pass it onto SHAPE Services. GOOD LUCK! Contest Details: - Contest ends midnight tonight. Winners will be announced on Tuesday. to visit IM+ in iTunes. (Happy Independence Day to all the Americans out there!) Jovem de 19 anos cria primeiro desbloqueio de aplicativos para o iPhone 3GSFonte: http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u590410.shtml – by Folha Online O primeiro desbloqueio de aplicativo para o novo iPhone 3GS foi colocado à disposição em apenas duas semanas após o lançamento do novo aparelho da Apple. O criador é George Hotz, 19, empregado do Google em Nova Jersey. O desbloqueio criado por Hotz permite ao usuário que instale qualquer tipo de programa diretamente no iPhone incluindo aplicativos que não integram o catálogo da Apple. Desbloqueio para iPhone foi criado por jovem de 19 anos, que explica passos em blog Segundo o site NewsFactor, Holtz creditou parte do seu "feito" ao destravamento da primeira geração do iPhone. O destravamento da primeira geração permitia que o usuário usasse chips de qualquer operadora. "Normalmente, não faço ferramentas para uso público, e gostaria de uma avaliação do time de desenvolvimento sobre isso. Mas caras, por que estão esperando até a versão 3.1? Não é assim que funciona o jogo", escreveu Hotz, em seu blog, nesta sexta. "Nós lançamos, a Apple corrige, e nós procuramos novas falhas." No post do blog, Hotz explica meticulosamente o que os usuários precisam para o desbloqueio do iPhone 3GS, e afirma que o próximo passo é o desbloqueio do Mac OS e do Windows 7. July 03 Apple seeds iPhone SDK 3.1 beta to developersFonte: http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/30/iphone.sdk.3.1.beta/ Right on the heels of the iPhone 3.0 firmware update, Apple has released a beta version of the iPhone SDK 3.1to developers. Although the SDK is still in the testing phase, Apple included approximately 15 new OpenGL tools for 3D modeling and graphics, according to MobileCrunch. VideoEditorController and Video Picker APIs could allow third-party apps to bring up the video editing interface. Reports suggest the SDK also enables MMS by default, although the added functionality will still require support from AT&T in the US. The beta is said to include XCode and Dashcode updates as well. Developers will likely find more changes and expanded functions as they have a chance to dig deeper. July 02 NimbleKit SDK 1.3 supports orientation, GPS functionsFonte: http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/07/nimblekit.sdk.13.released/ VolnoTech has released the newest update to its NimbleKit SDKsoftware. The program is used to create iPhone applications without the need to learn programing languages. Instead, the SDK provides HTML and JavaScript templates to create the apps. Notable new features include orientation support, page scaling functions and GPS services. The update also expands navigational capabilities, with the ability to show or hide the navigation bar and animate navigation without a controller. Other new abilities include a people ticker for Address Book, native progress-bar controls, and unique phone identification. V1.3 also fixes small bugs common in previous versions. June 23 Lançado Ultrasn0w, método de desbloqueio dos atuais iPhones 3GFonte: http://www.blogdoiphone.com/2009/06/lancado-ultrasn0w-metodo-de-desbloqueio-dos-atuais-iphones-3g/ – by iLex Depois de muita espera, foi liberado nessa madrugada o Ultrasn0w, ferramenta do Dev-Team que desbloqueia todos os atuais iPhones 3G. Isso significa que quem possui um iPhone 3G comprado no exterior pode agora atualizar o OS para a versão 3.0 e então desbloqueá-lo para poder ser usado com qualquer operadora nacional. Para isso, é necessário atualizar o aparelho normalmente pelo iTunes e então fazer o jailbreak através o Redsn0w. Aí então será preciso instalar no Cydia ou Icy a seguinte source: http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com Isso possibilitará a instalação do Ultrasn0w, desbloqueando assim o aparelho. Como sempre, aconselhamos que se espere um pouco antes de realizar o processo, até que os primeiros usuários experimentem e comprovem que ele não cause “efeitos colaterais” desagradáveis. O método não desbloqueia o novo iPhone 3GS e não é garantido que funcione nos iPhones 3G vendidos a partir de agora. Por enquanto ele serve apenas para aparelhos fabricados antes de junho. Para os iPhones originais (Classics), apenas o Redsn0w é necessário para o desbloqueio. Fast iPhone DevelopmentFonte: http://www.nimblekit.com/index.html |
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