Interesting iPhone news found on iClarified, iHackintosh and Redmond Pie
Having come across iClarified, iHackintosh and Redmond Pie while researching jailbreaking my iPhone 3GS I’ve now had a catch-up (only just added their RSS feeds to my Google Reader account) to see what’s new…
From iclarified.com
- Put Your Contacts On Your iPhone Lockscreen – and implemented… and since switched off ‘cos it takes so damn long to load
- SpringVibe 2.0 Enables 39 Vibration Methods for Your iPhone – and implemented… though most methods switched off ‘cos otherwise it just vibrates incessantly
- PwnageTool 3.1.5 with Firmware 3.1.3 Support Released
- Accurately Dial Any Number – and downloaded…
- Image App for iPhone Shows Tricks When Scaling – and downloaded… and worth playing with…
- Keeps Eyes Free While Typing – and downloaded…
plus some interesting looking software – but which will take a bit more effort to find
- FlashPhix 2.2 Photo Lighting Released
- MonoPhix 2.0 Released
- Siri App Turns Your iPhone Into a Personal Assistant [Video] – only available of US App Store… but downloaded… and though it looks interesting it is (unsurprisingly) US specific.
and bits of hardware
From ihackintosh.com
- Baseband 05.12.01 Exploit Discovered by GeoHot, Release is imminent
- Jailbreak iPhone 2G 3G 3GS OS 3.1.3 With Pwnage Tool (Mac)
- AppTrackr Replacement of Appulous – checked it in desktop Safari and looks OK but has a crap ‘survey widget’ on mobile safari which I have no time for…
AppTrackr also introduced me to some new useful looking Music Apps including:
- ARGON – Synth – ARGON (Monophonic Virtual Analog Synthesizer) for the iPhone/iPod Touch (2G, 3G, 3GS);
- TrixMix – WIFI DAW Mixer controller for music packages such as Ableton’s LIVE, Propellerheads Reason, Apple Logic Pro, or any other music suite with MIDI access to the mixing board;
- Automap for iPhone / iPod touch – Instant, wireless, palm-sized control of your music making software;
- Gliss – a new sound application which lets you play sound files and mix them easily by drawing on your iPhone.
From redmondpie.com
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for iPhone - not a big games player – but thought I’d take a look – and downloaded…
- Make iTunes Believe You Have iPhone OS 3.1.3 Installed – I haven’t backed up my iPhone recently – this may well prove useful…
- Snappy 2.0 Adds Video Recording for Jailbroken iPhone 3GS - and downloaded v2.1
