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The Nook software for the iPad, iPhone and PC has been updated and enhanced. New features include a book rating feature on the iPad and Retina display optimised version for the iPhone 4.

The iPhone and iPod touch Nook app is new to the Apple [AAPL] devices and prior to this release, it was only available on the iPad. The iPhone version is a simple version that allows users to get on with reading without distraction. Colours can be optimised for day or night reading. A one-tap preview is also available allowing users to quickly see a theme before changing it. [Read more…]

We already know that Apple [AAPL] will be working on an iPad 2 as well as a CDMA iPhone. We have seen details before showing this and mixed with a bit of logic, it’s kind of obvious that they would be testing it.

However, we still like to see when more evidence is uncovered. The latest evidence confirms that new Apple devices are being tested out. The first bit of code looks to be related to a CDMA iPhone which is more than likely a Verizon iPhone. The next bit of code is related to an iPad 2.

The reasons for believing this is that the code found has a way for the devices to bypass the iTunes activation sequence. This is a common thing to happen when Apple tests out new phones and devices such as the Verizon [VZ] iPhone and iPad 2. [Read more…]

Apple [AAPL] only just released the iPhone 4 within the last couple of months which of course naturally leads us on to speculating what will or wont be made available in the iPhone 5 when it launches next year.

Recently, Apple hired an NFC expert (Near Field Communications) as a Product Manager for Mobile Commerce.

Most recently Vigier was product manager for mobile wallet, payment and NFC at US mobile payments specialist mFoundry. There he conceived and managed both the PayPal Mobile service and Starbucks’ barcode-based mobile payments service and was also responsible for the development of mobile wallet applications for two top US mobile network operators and an NFC wallet application for a top three US bank.

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When the Apple iPhone 4 was first revealed a few months back, Steve Jobs described the iPhone as being like a Leica camera. This inspired one guy to look up what a Leica camera was and then adapt an image and resize it so it could be printed out and attached to the back of an iPhone 4.

By adjusting an image of a Leica M8 and resizing it to the size of an iPhone 4, Rapahel Salgado of BeyondTheTech managed to print out a Leica camera with the flash and camera aligned with the flash on the iPhone 4 as described below…

I took the image and with the magic and efficiency of Photoshop, I proportioned it to the dimensions of the iPhone 4, stretching a few things around, especially to accommodate the place where the rear camera and LED flash would line up. I also removed the “M8” model name and replaced it with an “iP 4” as well as the Leica name to Apple. Lastly, I changed where it said “LEICA” in the lens to “IPHONE.”

I printed it out from my Canon photo printer and cut it so it lined up nicely in the inside of the Griffin Reveal’s clear backside, used an Exacto knife to cut out the rear camera and LED flash area, and topped the edges with a black permanent marker to hide the edges of white photo paper.

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For a while now some rumours have been going around about the Verizon iPhone 4. The latest rumour suggests that Apple [AAPL] will start manufacturing it in November in preparation for a January release.

The new iPhone 4 on the Verizon network will of course be CDMA compatible. However, DVICE is reporting that along with the CDMA innards, we can also expect to see a faster 1.2GHz CPU, a larger Retina Display and an internal antenna to prevent the death grip.

What are your thoughts on this? Would Apple change the iPhone 4 this much for Verizon users (or any network for that matter). It seems a little far fetched to us. [Read more…]

The bar for game quality has just been raised by iD software. John Carmack yesterday demoed a test version of Rage for the iPhone that is capable of running at 60 frames per second. A quote says that this version is able to “kill anything done on the Xbox or PlayStation 2.”

The demonstration (video below) uses the id Tech 5 engine and although running on the iPhone 4 in the demo, it is said to run comfortably on all older iPhone models.

Rage will launch as a “show-off” style game according to Kotaku, and a larger fuller game is due out next year. [Read more…]

Apple [AAPL] released iOS 4.0.2 and iOS 3.2.2 to fix the PDS flaw in the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, iPod touch (newer generations) and the iPad. This problem has it’s good and bad sides. The good side is that once upgrading you are safe from any malicious exploits, but on the down side, the iPhone jailbreak doesn’t work any more if you upgrade.

One other problem is for those who own early generation iPhone hardware that cannot upgrade to iOS 4 and specifically 4.0.2. The older iPhone is still prone to this attack. Apple hasn’t made a fix for the people who own the older iPhone which leaves them a little open to attack.

To make your original iPhone safe you’ll need to jailbreak it which is kind of ironic. Once jailbroken a new app can be downloaded via Cydia that seals the security hole and essentially adds the same protection that iOS 4.0.2 adds. [Read more…]

Comex, the developer of the iPhone 4 Jailbreak (JailbreakMe 2.0) has posted the source code of the said jailbreak.

The source code was released right after Apple [AAPL] launched the iOS 4.0.2 and iOS 3.2.2 updates that blocked and prevented the jailbreak from working.

The exploits that comex used to jailbreak the iOS could be used for other purposes, including delivering malicious payloads to grab control of iPhones, iPads , and iPod Touches. All that would be necessary is for hackers to dupe users into visiting a malicious Web site or persuading them to click on a link in an e-mail or text message.

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When Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 4 a few months back, a jenga style game was demoed that showed us all what the gyro was good for. This game is called Gyroblox and is available to download from the iTunes store.

The game is described as follows…

Gyroblox 4 is a demonstration of the gyroscope based on physics.
Gyroscope + accelerometer provide 6-axis motion sensing to camera.
Retina display 960-by-640 resolution is supported.

[Required Device Capabilities]
Gyroscope, Accelerometer, OpenGL ES 1.1

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With the release of iOS 4.0.2 last night, it raises the questions of jailbreaking and unlocking the new version. From what we understand, iOS 4.0.2 uses the same baseband as 4.0.1 and can therefore be unlocked. However, you need to be able to jailbreak your iPhone to apply the unlock which is where the problem is now since Apple [AAPL] closed the security hole that jailbreakme.com used to jailbreak the phone.

The current iPhone 4 jailbreak was broken with the iOS 4.0.2 update which means that if you want a jailbroken iPhone 4, you’ll need to leave it on 4.0.1 or on previous versions. The same goes for the iPhone 3GS.

However, if you updated your iPhone 3G to iOS 4.0.2 then you are still in luck as you can still use Redsn0w to jailbreak your iOS 4.0.2 iPhone 3G. [Read more…]

Apple [AAPL] this evening has pushed out a small iOS update numbered iOS 4.0.2. The update was made available to to secure the security hold that PDF files create…

Fixes security vulnerability associated with viewing malicious PDF files.

The iOS 4.0.2 update is available for the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, iPod touch 2nd Gen and iPod touch 3rd gen (late 2009 models).

Of course, if you want to use the iPhone 4 jailbreak then you need to stick with iOS 4.0.1 as the jailbreakme.com website uses the PDF vulnerability to inject the necessary code in to the iPhone. [Read more…]

Vodafone in the UK is now offering the iPhone 4 on PAYG (pay as you go). The 32GB iPhone 4 costs £570 while the 16GB costs £480. When purchasing a PAYG iPhone 4 from Vodafone, the phone arrives locked on to the network which is why they are slightly cheaper than buying unlocked from Apple [AAPL] direct.

To try tempt you in to purchasing the iPhone 4 slightly cheaper, Vodafone is giving away a years worth of data which will see users who buy the PAYG iPhone 4 before November getting 250MB/month of free data along with 1GB of free WiFi.

Although this saving sounds very minor, Vodafone is hoping to convince users to switch quickly, as buying the iPhone 4 by November 2010 on this PAYG device will land you with 12 months of free data. This gives users 250MB a month of 3G data and 1GB a month of Wi-Fi from BT Openzone. Vodafone’s PAYG rates are 20p per minute for calls and 10p texts (although presumably you can still use their freedom packs).

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