We have just been tipped off, by the user himself to an interesting story that he posted over at ModMyi Forums where he bought a new iPad (running iOS 4.2.1) for his lady as a Christmas present, only to find out that he was not able to jailbreak it using the latest version of Redsn0w.
There is now a new app available on the App Store which gives you full access to WikiLeaks’ old and new archives. Dubbed as WikiLeaks App, it delivers recent and old updates along with tweets, all presented in a nice and clean interface. The app allows you to check on the latest WikiLeaks updates from Twitter or the organization’s website. The tweets and the website are formatted for both iPhone and iPad.
Why do the likes of Google and Apple think that if they won’t roll out an update officially, it will never come the consumers way? Maybe they have that holier than thou attitude but developers in the more free world have the brains and tools to do so. Without actually waiting for the term official attached.
Earlier this month, Comex of Spirit and JailbreakMe fame confirmed that a more efficient userland-based untethered jailbreak method for iOS 4.2.1 will be released before Christmas 2010.
The developers behind the popular Air Hockey for iPhone game are working to bring the same title and experience to Mac OS X. Air Hockey on the Mac will be available on the Mac App Store at launch and is almost identical to the iOS version.
Word Lens is a new augmented reality app for iOS devices that instantly translates printed words from one language to another in real time using the camera on your iPhone. You can point your camera lens at a sign that's written in Spanish and it will immediately provide an English translation. Word Lens uses text recognition technology to work out what the word or phrase is, then translates it into the new language using automatic translation software and at blistering speed. The translation is even pasted over the original location making it even more impressive.
Brandon Holland has come up with a VNC Server plugin for the second-gen Apple TV which will allow you to remotely access your Apple TV from any VNC client, running on your PC or Mac.
My smartphone is half useless if it doesn’t have quality games or an absence of the gaming concept entirely and I bet same goes for many others. We have already seen how the PlayStation Phone is creating a lot of buzz recently after the much hyped Microsoft’s integration of the Xbox LIVE services with Windows Phone 7 devices. It becomes obvious that manufacturers are bent at giving us more than just a smartphone that lets you browse web, do email, etc. Gaming is an absolutely important element these days!
HTC Corporation has released a full-fledged YouTube client for Windows Phone 7 devices. Unfortunately though, this YouTube app is limited to HTC’s handsets only, running the exclusive HTC Hub.
It was only a matter of time wasn’t it? After managing to unlock the bootloader, some hackers have now managed to get full root access on the Google Nexus S, only a few hours after its public launch.
