One of the most popular and widely used app on the iOS devices has got an update today! This new version 3.3.3 of Facebook for iPhone brings an overall improved and polished UI for notifications, along with much better reliability and bug fixes. It also restores the ability to post as a page that you admin on Facebook.
GadgetSkin has come up with great looking iPhone 4 metal cases to give your iPhone 4 a complete new look and feel. They come in both bright and titanium silver colors, with aluminum finish to go on top of it!
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.
Cydia is a household name amongst the jailbreak community, but what does the word really mean? and why was it called that? Those of you who have jailbroken iOS devices are very likely to have used Cydia. The credit for this store which brings extra unrestricted functionality to our iOS devices goes to Jay “saurik” Freeman, who happens to be the brains behind this concept.
The iPhone 5 is yet to be seen, demoed or even announced by Apple, but this hasn't stopped a Chinese manufacturer from demoing an iPhone 5 ‘clone’. It’s very likely that the clone is not running iOS and is more likely running Android with a custom iPhone skin on it. As you can see from the picture below there has not been much imagination used, as it looks more like a thinner version of the 3GS than anything else.
EA’s explosive first person shooter title, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has arrived in the iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPod touch. The game is based on the best selling PC and console game with upto 14 single player missions across 5 battle zones. It also features a full online multiplayer mode to take on your fellow friends using iPhone or iPod touch.
The much awaited sequel to the original Real Racing title for iOS is now available for download. Real Racing 2 brings 30 officially licensed cars with unique performance characteristics.
Surprise surprise ! Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for iPhone and iPod touch has been unexpectedly released slightly before its scheduled launch date. This iPhone version of the popular game franchise of 90s offers all the fighters from the original series, along with single player arcade mode. You can also play it with your friends using multiplayer mode over a WiFi or a Bluetooth connection.
We have already told you about an upcoming tool named Antid0te which promises to enhance the security mechanism of all the current jailbroken iOS devices so that they are secured as much, or even more than the non-jailbroken iOS devices. This new method uses ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) process which has been absent from all the current iOS devices, making them vulnerable to attacks such as the ones demonstrated at Pwn2Own contest.
According to the sources close to MacDailyNews, the upcoming Verizon iPhone will support Verizon’s new faster LTE network for 4G data, and it will be announced right after Christmas. The report also cites that Verizon is waiting for AT&T exclusivity to end after which they are going to market it as the only LTE (4G-capable) iPhone.
