According to a recent report, the “lost” next-gen iPhone 4G which was recently reviewed and ripped apart was likely the final thing which Apple was set to unveil this summer at WWDC 2010. The famed Apple critic John Gruber of Daring Fireball revealed that the barcode of the “lost” phone N90_DVT-GE4X_0493 indicates that this prototype was very late into the game.
Well yes, you read that right ! Hackers have finally managed to run a “debug” version of Android OS on the iPhone. Almost everything is said to be working, as can also be seen in the video attached below.
Apple has published its Q2, 2010 financial report and once again their Q2 has proved as one of the most successful quarter for the company. The total revenue was $13.50 billion USD with net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion. iPhone sales raised to 8.75 million (increase of 131% from last year) and iPod sales were 10.89 million (down 1%). Here is what Apple's CEO Steve Jobs had to say.
iPhone OS 4 Beta 2 was pushed to developers yesterday and it mainly brought API improvements, increased performance and bug fixes. Apart from this, Apple has also added a new faster and smoother animation for switching between apps during multitasking. This carousel transition rotates apps in a wheel-like form. Video after the jump.
Apple has just released the Beta 2 version of iPhone OS 4 for developers, along with an updated version of SDK for iPhone and iPod touch. Only members enrolled in the iPhone Developer Standard or Enterprise Program can access these bits of iPhone OS 4 and SDK by signing into Apple Developer Connection.
Going for a vacation somewhere and don’t know anything about the place? or looking for a family pet? the iPhone has you covered. Check out these two new iPhone 3GS ads after the break.
Folks over at Gizmodo have finally spilled the beans on how they actually got hold of Apple’s darling, that is the next-generation iPhone which was lost at a bar in Redwood City. We are not sure of how much of this is truth, but at least this what we 'have been told so far.
The next-generation iPhone is expected to be unveiled in June at WWDC 2010 which will be held at Mascone Center in San Francisco. The real deal as we informed you earlier, has already been leaked in the wild.
It now seems like the new iPhone which Engadget got hold of from a bar in San Jose, California was indeed the real deal. Another gadget blog Gizmodo has now got their hands on the handset which they are said to have found from a bar in Redwood City. While we cant say for sure that this is the final design that Apple has zeroed upon, but the likelihood of this being the next-iPhone seems very high now as also confirmed by Apple critic John Gruber of Daring Fireball.
The technology enthusiast site TechnoBuffalo has been tipped by a tipster who has found strong evidences in the latest iPhone OS 4 Beta which hints towards possibility of video chat/calling options coming in the next-generation iPhone. This evidence was found via a process named “iChatAgent”, which is revealed by a $0.99 app named “Free Memory Lite” from the iTunes App Store.
