George Hotz aka GeoHot just left a little note on his Facebook page saying goodbye to the jailbreaking world and he apologized for his behaviour these last view months. He said he is not gone release anything new for the iPhone any time soon. Thank you for all your help. Source [FSM]
When Apple first introduced iAd, only big companies with a big amount of cash “1 million dollar” could apply to advertise via iAd. But now every developer can join iAd via the Apple website. You can apply using the contact form and Apple will email you back with more information. You earn your money when people click on a iAd, 40 percent will be held by Apple the other 60 percent is for the developer.
With the iPhone 4 right around the corner its time for some price comparison. The Italian website SetteB.IT created a summary of all the known iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 prices including 17 different countries (click here for full version). It turned out the cheapest place to purchase your iPhone is Hong Kong with prices from €406 till €585 and the most expansive is Italy with prices between €539 and €779 “without taxes”. There are no prices known in Germany, Japan, Vs and the Netherlands because they only sell the iPhone together with a contract.
The iPod Touch is like a iPhone with a handicap. Its pretty much the same, the iPod just misses some important features, like calling for instants. Well Yosion showed a solution for that, the Apple Peel 520. It’s a case with a build in Infineon baseband chip for your iPod that makes it possible to not only make calls but also send text messages, without the need of WiFi or VoIP. It also includes a 800 mAh battery for an additional 4,5 hours call time or 120 hours standby time. More info and a movie after the break. » Yosion Case “Apple Peel 520” Transforms Your iPod Into A iPhone
The developers of Chopper 2 has finally finished the creating the game and released it in the App Store for $2.99. You can play this game on your iPhone or iPad, but you can also combine these devices together via Bluetooth to use your iPhone as a remote control for your iPad. This way you can use the gyroscope in your iPhone 4 and watch your game on your iPad. Your mission is to protect a train and save civilians while you are flying trough 12 beautiful 3D landscapes. If you purchase Chopper 2 for your iPhone, you can download it for free for your other iDevices.
Apple just made iOS 4.1 Beta 2 available for the developers, just 2 weeks after the release of Beta 1. There is not much knows about new function, fixes etc yet except that Apple added GKvoice “VoIP for Game Kit” they also made some address book changes. We will keep you informed about interesting features, fixes or bugs.
Above you can see a speed comparison between the last 4 iPhone models to show you how much the iPhone has been improved in the last couple of years. The iPhone 2G is running on firmware 3.1.3, the 3G on 3.1.2, the 3GS 4.01 and the iPhone 4 was running 4.0.
