MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev-Team has posted a video showing a jailbroken iPhone OS 4.0.
"Something you'll only find on JB 4.0: VNC :) (BTW don't bother with betas, they're *very* buggy!)"
It's unlikely that the Dev-Team will post an update to PwnageTool until the final OS 4.0 ships...
Take a look... link below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmgriOT_9kI&feature=player_embedded
Friday, April 9, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
iPhone OS 4.0
iPhone OS 4.0 (all pix at bottom)
You heard that right, people -- iPhone OS 4 just brought multitasking to the platform! Apple says they've figured out how to implement third party multitasking without hurting performance or battery life, and they're demoing it now -- you just double click the home button and see a list of your apps, and you can just tap to switch between apps. The system actually runs the services apps need in the background -- the apps don't need to do them individually, so it's not a "true" multitasking system, but it seems plenty effective. There are seven services: background audio, which allows you to use the standard pop-over iPod controls, Voice over IP, which can receive calls in the background, location services for GPS and social networking (there's an indicator if any service is tracking you), updated push notifications with local notifications, task completion so you can finish things like uploads in the background, and fast app switching, which lets apps sleep and resume instantly. Notably missing? Anything for managing a conversation, like IM or Twitter, which is a big omission. Win some, lose some, we suppose.
Update: Here's a big "lose some" -- only the iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 3G will support multitasking. The iPhone 3G and below won't -- Steve says the hardware doesn't support it. Sad face.
Got your iPhone developer credentials handy? Then you'll want to head straight on over to the iPhone Dev Center, where you can now download the iPhone SDK 4 beta and get a taste of what everyone else will see this summer (or fall). And don't worry too much if you're not among the lucky iPhone devs.
All that great stuff we just heard about iPhone OS 4.0: multitasking, tentpoles, app folders, Game Center, iAd -- okay, maybe you weren't all that excited about iAd -- seemed destined to hit the iPad this summer. Surely, right? Instead, rather than finishing with his usual "one more thing" flourish today, Steve Jobs just left a stunned audience with the terse statement that Apple will be "bringing OS 4 to the iPad this Fall."
Just a bit more than a year after we first laid eyes on iPhone OS 3.0, Apple is back with the latest big revision of the OS that powers the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It's shipping this Summer (iPad in the Fall), and the developer preview will be out today. iPhone 3GS and new-gen iPod touch will get all the features, but some features won't make it to the iPhone 3G, original iPhone, and older iPod touches. The biggest new feature is multitasking, which Apple says is going to be the "best" implementation in the smartphone space, though it's obviously not the first. App switching is activated by double tapping the home button, which pulls up a "dock" of currently running apps, and Apple claims it can do this without hurting battery life or performance for the front app. Unfortunately, this multitasking won't be available for devices older than the 3GS and new iPod touch. Multitasking is just one of seven different new "tentpole" features, including Game Center, enhanced Mail, and more...
Notable new features for users ("tentpoles" are in bold):
Multitasking.
Spell check (like on the iPad).
Bluetooth keyboard support (again, on the iPad).
User-defined wallpaper (a jailbreak favorite).
Tap to focus when recording video, just like with photos, and a 5x digital zoom for the camera.
Playlist creation and nested playlists.
App folders for sorting apps! You can even put an app folder in the dock.
Enhanced Mail! You can have a merged inbox view, switch between inboxes quickly, and sync to more than one Exchange account. There's also threaded messaging (at last!) and in-app attachment viewing.
iBooks, just like on iPad, only smaller. You can wirelessly sync books between platforms, a la Kindle.
Enterprise features, including remote device management and wireless app distribution.
Game Center. It's like Xbox Live, but for iPhone games. Includes achievements, leaderboards, and match making. It will be available as a "developer preview," and out for consumers later this year.
Developers are getting plenty of new tricks too:
1,500 new APIs.
Full access to the camera.
Date and address "data detectors."
Background audio (think Pandora).
Background VoIP (think Skype).
Background location data, both with live GPS for backgrounded turn-by-turn, and cell tower-based for lower power draw.
Local notifications. Like push notifications, but sends a notification straight from the app without needing a push notification server, perfect for an alarm, for instance.
Fast app switching. Saves the state of an app and resumes it from where you left off, without dwelling in memory.
iAd. Apple says it's for keeping "free apps free." The ads keep you in the app, while also taking over the screen and adding interactivity -- using HTML 5 for video -- up to simple gaming in-ad. Apple will offer a 60 / 40 split on revenue, and users can even buy apps straight from an ad.
If you were wondering exactly what Apple had in mind with its acquisition of Quattro Wireless a few months back, the picture gets a little clearer today with the announcement of the iAd mobile ad platform alongside iPhone OS 4.0 today with the company saying that iPhone devs have a billion "ad opportunities" per day. The idea is to keep users in the apps to see interactive, "emotional" ad content as often as once every three minutes -- not to "yank" them out, as Steve puts it -- while developers are rewarded with a 60 percent cut of the revenue. Ads are hosted and served by Apple, and while there'll be some sort of approval process, Steve's describing it as a "light touch," so it probably isn't the same process traditional apps go through. This makes things considerably more interesting for the mobile advertising business as a whole, since Google's been trying to seal the deal on an acquisition of industry leader AdMob for a while now in the face of some pretty intense FTC scrutiny. Certainly seems like this would grease the wheel a little bit, doesn't it?
Apple just announced Game Center, which is a social gaming network for the iPhone -- it sounds a lot like Xbox Live, actually. It's has a friend system, leaderboards, and achievements -- and we're guessing it'll blow up out of the gate, given how many games are on the platform. It's being previewed in iPhone OS 4 right now, and it'll launch later this summer. We're hunting for more info, we'll let you know!
There you have it -- according to Steve Jobs at today's iPhone event, nearly half a million iPads have been pushed so far alongside 3.5 million iPad app downloads -- a perfect few orders of magnitude above the 3,500 iPad apps presently available. It's not clear whether that includes units sold to third party retailers (like Best Buy) that are still sitting on store shelves, though, so there's quite a bit of potential for variability there. Separately, he's mentioned that 50 million iPhones have now been sold worldwide alongside 35 million iPod touches -- so yeah, needless to say, the iPad has some big shoes to fill if it wants to hit the same level of rousing success.
We're on the ground outside of Apple's iPhone OS 4 event, awaiting the doorbuster stampede we hope to be a part of soon. Keep it tuned here, and check back at the times below for the official start!
You heard that right, people -- iPhone OS 4 just brought multitasking to the platform! Apple says they've figured out how to implement third party multitasking without hurting performance or battery life, and they're demoing it now -- you just double click the home button and see a list of your apps, and you can just tap to switch between apps. The system actually runs the services apps need in the background -- the apps don't need to do them individually, so it's not a "true" multitasking system, but it seems plenty effective. There are seven services: background audio, which allows you to use the standard pop-over iPod controls, Voice over IP, which can receive calls in the background, location services for GPS and social networking (there's an indicator if any service is tracking you), updated push notifications with local notifications, task completion so you can finish things like uploads in the background, and fast app switching, which lets apps sleep and resume instantly. Notably missing? Anything for managing a conversation, like IM or Twitter, which is a big omission. Win some, lose some, we suppose.
Update: Here's a big "lose some" -- only the iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 3G will support multitasking. The iPhone 3G and below won't -- Steve says the hardware doesn't support it. Sad face.
Got your iPhone developer credentials handy? Then you'll want to head straight on over to the iPhone Dev Center, where you can now download the iPhone SDK 4 beta and get a taste of what everyone else will see this summer (or fall). And don't worry too much if you're not among the lucky iPhone devs.
All that great stuff we just heard about iPhone OS 4.0: multitasking, tentpoles, app folders, Game Center, iAd -- okay, maybe you weren't all that excited about iAd -- seemed destined to hit the iPad this summer. Surely, right? Instead, rather than finishing with his usual "one more thing" flourish today, Steve Jobs just left a stunned audience with the terse statement that Apple will be "bringing OS 4 to the iPad this Fall."
Just a bit more than a year after we first laid eyes on iPhone OS 3.0, Apple is back with the latest big revision of the OS that powers the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It's shipping this Summer (iPad in the Fall), and the developer preview will be out today. iPhone 3GS and new-gen iPod touch will get all the features, but some features won't make it to the iPhone 3G, original iPhone, and older iPod touches. The biggest new feature is multitasking, which Apple says is going to be the "best" implementation in the smartphone space, though it's obviously not the first. App switching is activated by double tapping the home button, which pulls up a "dock" of currently running apps, and Apple claims it can do this without hurting battery life or performance for the front app. Unfortunately, this multitasking won't be available for devices older than the 3GS and new iPod touch. Multitasking is just one of seven different new "tentpole" features, including Game Center, enhanced Mail, and more...
Notable new features for users ("tentpoles" are in bold):
Multitasking.
Spell check (like on the iPad).
Bluetooth keyboard support (again, on the iPad).
User-defined wallpaper (a jailbreak favorite).
Tap to focus when recording video, just like with photos, and a 5x digital zoom for the camera.
Playlist creation and nested playlists.
App folders for sorting apps! You can even put an app folder in the dock.
Enhanced Mail! You can have a merged inbox view, switch between inboxes quickly, and sync to more than one Exchange account. There's also threaded messaging (at last!) and in-app attachment viewing.
iBooks, just like on iPad, only smaller. You can wirelessly sync books between platforms, a la Kindle.
Enterprise features, including remote device management and wireless app distribution.
Game Center. It's like Xbox Live, but for iPhone games. Includes achievements, leaderboards, and match making. It will be available as a "developer preview," and out for consumers later this year.
Developers are getting plenty of new tricks too:
1,500 new APIs.
Full access to the camera.
Date and address "data detectors."
Background audio (think Pandora).
Background VoIP (think Skype).
Background location data, both with live GPS for backgrounded turn-by-turn, and cell tower-based for lower power draw.
Local notifications. Like push notifications, but sends a notification straight from the app without needing a push notification server, perfect for an alarm, for instance.
Fast app switching. Saves the state of an app and resumes it from where you left off, without dwelling in memory.
iAd. Apple says it's for keeping "free apps free." The ads keep you in the app, while also taking over the screen and adding interactivity -- using HTML 5 for video -- up to simple gaming in-ad. Apple will offer a 60 / 40 split on revenue, and users can even buy apps straight from an ad.
If you were wondering exactly what Apple had in mind with its acquisition of Quattro Wireless a few months back, the picture gets a little clearer today with the announcement of the iAd mobile ad platform alongside iPhone OS 4.0 today with the company saying that iPhone devs have a billion "ad opportunities" per day. The idea is to keep users in the apps to see interactive, "emotional" ad content as often as once every three minutes -- not to "yank" them out, as Steve puts it -- while developers are rewarded with a 60 percent cut of the revenue. Ads are hosted and served by Apple, and while there'll be some sort of approval process, Steve's describing it as a "light touch," so it probably isn't the same process traditional apps go through. This makes things considerably more interesting for the mobile advertising business as a whole, since Google's been trying to seal the deal on an acquisition of industry leader AdMob for a while now in the face of some pretty intense FTC scrutiny. Certainly seems like this would grease the wheel a little bit, doesn't it?
Apple just announced Game Center, which is a social gaming network for the iPhone -- it sounds a lot like Xbox Live, actually. It's has a friend system, leaderboards, and achievements -- and we're guessing it'll blow up out of the gate, given how many games are on the platform. It's being previewed in iPhone OS 4 right now, and it'll launch later this summer. We're hunting for more info, we'll let you know!
There you have it -- according to Steve Jobs at today's iPhone event, nearly half a million iPads have been pushed so far alongside 3.5 million iPad app downloads -- a perfect few orders of magnitude above the 3,500 iPad apps presently available. It's not clear whether that includes units sold to third party retailers (like Best Buy) that are still sitting on store shelves, though, so there's quite a bit of potential for variability there. Separately, he's mentioned that 50 million iPhones have now been sold worldwide alongside 35 million iPod touches -- so yeah, needless to say, the iPad has some big shoes to fill if it wants to hit the same level of rousing success.
We're on the ground outside of Apple's iPhone OS 4 event, awaiting the doorbuster stampede we hope to be a part of soon. Keep it tuned here, and check back at the times below for the official start!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
iPhone OS 4.0 Wish List
As you may have heard, Apple will be removing the wraps on its next generation iPhone OS tomorrow. We are also hearing that Apple might unveil its new advertising platform, which is expected to be named iAd at the special event.
Ever since the announcement regarding tomorrow's media event was made, the blogosphere has been abuzz with speculations over the features that we can expect in iPhone OS 4.0.
Here is our iPhone OS 4.0 wish-list, which also includes features requested by our fantastic readers in the earlier post (thanks folks!):
Multitasking: There have been several reports in the past that point to the availability of dashboard-style widgets on the iPhone OS. With several iPhone rivals now launching smartphones with ability to multitask, we feel it is time Apple introduced the feature for their users.
App Management: There are over 180,000 iPhone apps on the App Store. With the subsequent increase in the number of apps users purchase and install on their iDevices, a better app management feature is very much needed such as allowing users to sort their iPhone apps into folders for easier access like you can do with Categories jailbreak app.
Customizations: Ability to customize the iPhone such as change wallpaper, font etc like jailbreak iPhone users can do with jailbreak apps like Winterboard.
Customized Lock screen: Users should be able to customize the lock screen so that they can see the number of new emails, SMS, upcoming appointments, weather etc on the lock screen itself, without needing to unlock the screen.
Better Bluetooth Support: Ability to transfer files with other Bluetooth devices, support for external Bluetooth keyboards like iPad and support for AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile).
Improved Mail App: It's a pity that Google hasn't released a native iPhone app for Gmail. We're hoping that Apple will bridge this gap by improving the iPhone mail app and include features such as filters/labels, ability to organize replies into conversations, improved search, universal mailbox and more. Currently it is possible to setup only one Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, this limit should be removed. The ability to download and save attachments.
Wireless Syncing: This has been one feature that we like in the Android phones. Unlike the iPhones, Android based smartphones do not require the user to plug their handsets to a computer to perform syncing operations. With competition from rival smartphone manufacturers heating up, we see this as a very useful upgrade in iPhone OS.
Improved Battery Life: It would be great if Apple can magically improve battery life in iPhone OS 4.0 on existing iPhone models.
Improved Performance: Based on the performance tests we published yesterday, it goes without saying that we expect everything to be a lot faster in iPhone OS 4.0.
Screen Rotation lock: Users should be able to stop the automatic screen rotation like jailbroken iPhone users can do with Rotation Inhibitor.
Improved Notifications: One of the other areas that needs an overhaul following the surge in the number of apps being downloaded and installed is the iPhone's notification system. The prevailing notification system may be seen as disruptive while the user is working at something important. Also, with only the most recent notification displayed at any moment, there are high chances of the user missing out on some important older notifications. We expect Apple to come up with interesting alternatives to sort this issue.
FM Radio: Since the Broadcom chips in iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS support FM radio, it would be nice surprise to see Apple enabling native support for FM Radio.
iPad Tethering: Users have long sought the ability to tether their laptop or netbook to their iPhone to browse the internet. While that sounds unlikely to come anytime soon, users may hope to see the ability to tether their iPad to their iPhone. Considering that iPhone users already pay AT&T for unlimited monthly data usage, this option could be highly welcome.
Adobe Flash Support: We know this will not happen but a wishlist for the next generation iPhone OS without this would be incomplete.
Update For All iPhone Users: We've heard rumors that iPhone OS 4.0 will be available to only iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and all iPod Touch users. We hope that the update is available for all iPhone users including the original iPhone users.
Updated:
Call Management: Additional call management features like a blacklist, call forwarding, etc. (sergeantspam)
Better Photos App: Ability to create photo albums on the iPhone itself (wolverinemarky).
Spell Check: Predictive text while using iPhone's virtual keyboard is very helpful but spell check would be useful as well and also the ability to add words to the iPhone dictionary instead of using some trick (Golan).
Direct Printing Support: Ability to print directly from apps such as Mail, Safari, iWorks for iPad etc.
These are just some of the features that we would like to see in iPhone OS 4.0. We would like to know which ones are your most requested features.
If you want us to add any other feature to this iPhone OS 4.0 wishlist then let us know in the comments.
Ever since the announcement regarding tomorrow's media event was made, the blogosphere has been abuzz with speculations over the features that we can expect in iPhone OS 4.0.
Here is our iPhone OS 4.0 wish-list, which also includes features requested by our fantastic readers in the earlier post (thanks folks!):
Multitasking: There have been several reports in the past that point to the availability of dashboard-style widgets on the iPhone OS. With several iPhone rivals now launching smartphones with ability to multitask, we feel it is time Apple introduced the feature for their users.
App Management: There are over 180,000 iPhone apps on the App Store. With the subsequent increase in the number of apps users purchase and install on their iDevices, a better app management feature is very much needed such as allowing users to sort their iPhone apps into folders for easier access like you can do with Categories jailbreak app.
Customizations: Ability to customize the iPhone such as change wallpaper, font etc like jailbreak iPhone users can do with jailbreak apps like Winterboard.
Customized Lock screen: Users should be able to customize the lock screen so that they can see the number of new emails, SMS, upcoming appointments, weather etc on the lock screen itself, without needing to unlock the screen.
Better Bluetooth Support: Ability to transfer files with other Bluetooth devices, support for external Bluetooth keyboards like iPad and support for AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile).
Improved Mail App: It's a pity that Google hasn't released a native iPhone app for Gmail. We're hoping that Apple will bridge this gap by improving the iPhone mail app and include features such as filters/labels, ability to organize replies into conversations, improved search, universal mailbox and more. Currently it is possible to setup only one Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, this limit should be removed. The ability to download and save attachments.
Wireless Syncing: This has been one feature that we like in the Android phones. Unlike the iPhones, Android based smartphones do not require the user to plug their handsets to a computer to perform syncing operations. With competition from rival smartphone manufacturers heating up, we see this as a very useful upgrade in iPhone OS.
Improved Battery Life: It would be great if Apple can magically improve battery life in iPhone OS 4.0 on existing iPhone models.
Improved Performance: Based on the performance tests we published yesterday, it goes without saying that we expect everything to be a lot faster in iPhone OS 4.0.
Screen Rotation lock: Users should be able to stop the automatic screen rotation like jailbroken iPhone users can do with Rotation Inhibitor.
Improved Notifications: One of the other areas that needs an overhaul following the surge in the number of apps being downloaded and installed is the iPhone's notification system. The prevailing notification system may be seen as disruptive while the user is working at something important. Also, with only the most recent notification displayed at any moment, there are high chances of the user missing out on some important older notifications. We expect Apple to come up with interesting alternatives to sort this issue.
FM Radio: Since the Broadcom chips in iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS support FM radio, it would be nice surprise to see Apple enabling native support for FM Radio.
iPad Tethering: Users have long sought the ability to tether their laptop or netbook to their iPhone to browse the internet. While that sounds unlikely to come anytime soon, users may hope to see the ability to tether their iPad to their iPhone. Considering that iPhone users already pay AT&T for unlimited monthly data usage, this option could be highly welcome.
Adobe Flash Support: We know this will not happen but a wishlist for the next generation iPhone OS without this would be incomplete.
Update For All iPhone Users: We've heard rumors that iPhone OS 4.0 will be available to only iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and all iPod Touch users. We hope that the update is available for all iPhone users including the original iPhone users.
Updated:
Call Management: Additional call management features like a blacklist, call forwarding, etc. (sergeantspam)
Better Photos App: Ability to create photo albums on the iPhone itself (wolverinemarky).
Spell Check: Predictive text while using iPhone's virtual keyboard is very helpful but spell check would be useful as well and also the ability to add words to the iPhone dictionary instead of using some trick (Golan).
Direct Printing Support: Ability to print directly from apps such as Mail, Safari, iWorks for iPad etc.
These are just some of the features that we would like to see in iPhone OS 4.0. We would like to know which ones are your most requested features.
If you want us to add any other feature to this iPhone OS 4.0 wishlist then let us know in the comments.
AT&T's Unlimited iPad Plan is Truly Unlimited
Wednesday, 7th April 2010, 05:04 pm
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AT&T has said that the iPad's upcoming $30/month unlimited plan will not be subject to the usual "5GB soft cap", according to GearLog.
According to AT&T's Mark Siegel, "unlimited is unlimited." Stream video 24/7 if you want; AT&T promises that they won't criticize or judge. (Well, maybe they will, but they'll keep it to themselves.) YouTube yourself silly all day and all night. Use Sling Player until your eyes go square. While Siegel also wanted to remind me that he expected iPad users to spend a lot of time in Wi-Fi hotspots (and they get access to AT&T's own hotspots for free), he said that the crazy outliers who stream data all the time won't be penalized.
This is excellent news especially considering the amount of media streaming apps like NetFlix which have been popping up in the App Store.
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AT&T has said that the iPad's upcoming $30/month unlimited plan will not be subject to the usual "5GB soft cap", according to GearLog.
According to AT&T's Mark Siegel, "unlimited is unlimited." Stream video 24/7 if you want; AT&T promises that they won't criticize or judge. (Well, maybe they will, but they'll keep it to themselves.) YouTube yourself silly all day and all night. Use Sling Player until your eyes go square. While Siegel also wanted to remind me that he expected iPad users to spend a lot of time in Wi-Fi hotspots (and they get access to AT&T's own hotspots for free), he said that the crazy outliers who stream data all the time won't be penalized.
This is excellent news especially considering the amount of media streaming apps like NetFlix which have been popping up in the App Store.
First Images of Cydia Running on the iPad
Wednesday, 7th April 2010, 12:04 pm
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Will Strafach has posted the first images of Cydia running on the iPad. His iPad was jailbroken using the 'Spirit' jailbreak by Comex.
"I didn't think anything could be faster than ra1n or gp. @comex proved that wrong. It works so naturally. All he needs now is an ego inflation and he'll be the new @geohot! *g* In all seriousness though, top notch stuff. "
Take a look at the images below...
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Will Strafach has posted the first images of Cydia running on the iPad. His iPad was jailbroken using the 'Spirit' jailbreak by Comex.
"I didn't think anything could be faster than ra1n or gp. @comex proved that wrong. It works so naturally. All he needs now is an ego inflation and he'll be the new @geohot! *g* In all seriousness though, top notch stuff. "
Take a look at the images below...
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Performance Test: iPad & iPhone 3.2 Vs iPhone 3GS & iPhone 3.0 Vs iPhone 2G & iPhone 2.0
The iPhone platform has come a long way since it was first introduced in 2007 with the first generation iPhone.
While the operational elements have not changed a great deal since then, long time iPhone users will vouch for the rapid strides observed in the performance levels through the several iterations since then.
Craig Hockenberry, developer of iPhone apps such as Twitterific, Frenzic has published a list of test results that offers interesting insights into the performance improvements that Apple engineers have managed to achieve with the iPhone platform.
iPad/iPhone OS 3.2 vs. iPhone 2G/iPhone OS 2.0
Hockenberry compared the iPad running iPhone OS 3.2 with the original iPhone running iPhone OS 2.0.
While I expected the iPad/iPhone 3.2 combination to perform a lot (lot) better than the original iPhone/iPhone 2.0 combination, I was amazed to see that the performance is several hundred times faster.
iPad/iPhone OS 3.2 Vs. iPhone 3GS/iPhone OS 3.0
Hockenberry repeated the tests by comparing iPhone 3GS/iPhone 3.0 combination with the iPad/iPhone OS 3.2. Tests on the native performance of both the OS versions indicate that the iPad is nearly twice as fast as the iPhone. While tests indicated that the JavaScript performance on the iPad OS were slightly lower, the results are still note-worthy.
While performance improvements have been an industry-wide trend, these results show that there has been significant improvements in the iPhone platform since it was released in 2007, so kudos to Apple engineers.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
While the operational elements have not changed a great deal since then, long time iPhone users will vouch for the rapid strides observed in the performance levels through the several iterations since then.
Craig Hockenberry, developer of iPhone apps such as Twitterific, Frenzic has published a list of test results that offers interesting insights into the performance improvements that Apple engineers have managed to achieve with the iPhone platform.
iPad/iPhone OS 3.2 vs. iPhone 2G/iPhone OS 2.0
Hockenberry compared the iPad running iPhone OS 3.2 with the original iPhone running iPhone OS 2.0.
While I expected the iPad/iPhone 3.2 combination to perform a lot (lot) better than the original iPhone/iPhone 2.0 combination, I was amazed to see that the performance is several hundred times faster.
iPad/iPhone OS 3.2 Vs. iPhone 3GS/iPhone OS 3.0
Hockenberry repeated the tests by comparing iPhone 3GS/iPhone 3.0 combination with the iPad/iPhone OS 3.2. Tests on the native performance of both the OS versions indicate that the iPad is nearly twice as fast as the iPhone. While tests indicated that the JavaScript performance on the iPad OS were slightly lower, the results are still note-worthy.
While performance improvements have been an industry-wide trend, these results show that there has been significant improvements in the iPhone platform since it was released in 2007, so kudos to Apple engineers.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
Verizon Has Told Apple They Want to Carry the iPhone
Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg says the company has told Apple that it wants to carry the iPhone, reports the Associated Press.
He declined to say when — or even if — the popular smart phone will be available for Verizon Wireless customers.
In remarks Tuesday before the Council on Foreign Relations, Seidenberg cited a recent Wall Street Journal report that said Apple is working on a version of the iPhone that would be compatible with Verizon's network.
Seidenberg did not provide any further details. It has long been rumored that a Verizon iPhone is in the works; however, AT&T is most definitely doing all it can to retain its exclusivity deal with Apple.
NEW YORK – Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg says the company has told Apple that it wants to carry the iPhone. But he declined to say when — or even if — the popular smart phone will be available for Verizon Wireless customers.
In remarks Tuesday before the Council on Foreign Relations, Seidenberg cited a recent Wall Street Journal report that said Apple is working on a version of the iPhone that would be compatible with Verizon's network.
But he did not confirm the report or give any further details Tuesday.
AT&T Inc. has exclusive rights to the iPhone in the United States. The company has been silent about the reports on the new iPhone model.
Apple is expected to announce details on a new iPhone operating system Thursday in Cupertino, Calif.
He declined to say when — or even if — the popular smart phone will be available for Verizon Wireless customers.
In remarks Tuesday before the Council on Foreign Relations, Seidenberg cited a recent Wall Street Journal report that said Apple is working on a version of the iPhone that would be compatible with Verizon's network.
Seidenberg did not provide any further details. It has long been rumored that a Verizon iPhone is in the works; however, AT&T is most definitely doing all it can to retain its exclusivity deal with Apple.
NEW YORK – Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg says the company has told Apple that it wants to carry the iPhone. But he declined to say when — or even if — the popular smart phone will be available for Verizon Wireless customers.
In remarks Tuesday before the Council on Foreign Relations, Seidenberg cited a recent Wall Street Journal report that said Apple is working on a version of the iPhone that would be compatible with Verizon's network.
But he did not confirm the report or give any further details Tuesday.
AT&T Inc. has exclusive rights to the iPhone in the United States. The company has been silent about the reports on the new iPhone model.
Apple is expected to announce details on a new iPhone operating system Thursday in Cupertino, Calif.
'Spirit' Jailbreak Can Jailbreak And Unlock iPhone OS 3.1.3
It took the iPhone Dev team less than a day to jailbreak iPad.
They achieved this milestone by porting the “Spirit” jailbreak to the iPad that runs iPhone OS 3.2. The question that many asked was: Will it jailbreak iPhone and iPod Touch?
MuscleNerd has confirmed that this method will also jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.3 for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
According to MuscleNerd, the “Spirit” jailbreak could also allow users of the latest iPhone 3GS models, which come with updated Boot ROM to unlock their iPhone (i.e. baseband 05.12.01 that comes bundled with iPhone OS 3.1.3) to use it with any carrier.
He tweeted:
“the "Spirit" JB will (also) work on 3.1.3 when released.”
“3GS owners benefit from "Spirit" even more than 3G (since 3G is forever JB-able). Also, both 3G/3GS can use next carrier unlock.”
However, he still hasn’t provided a release date on when the software tools to jailbreak and unlock iPhone will be released, which many users are eagerly waiting for.
It is still not clear if Dev Team and Geohot who had announced untethered jailbreak are waiting for Apple to release iPhone OS 3.2 for iPhone and iPod Touch or working hard to get their tools ready.
They achieved this milestone by porting the “Spirit” jailbreak to the iPad that runs iPhone OS 3.2. The question that many asked was: Will it jailbreak iPhone and iPod Touch?
MuscleNerd has confirmed that this method will also jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.3 for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
According to MuscleNerd, the “Spirit” jailbreak could also allow users of the latest iPhone 3GS models, which come with updated Boot ROM to unlock their iPhone (i.e. baseband 05.12.01 that comes bundled with iPhone OS 3.1.3) to use it with any carrier.
He tweeted:
“the "Spirit" JB will (also) work on 3.1.3 when released.”
“3GS owners benefit from "Spirit" even more than 3G (since 3G is forever JB-able). Also, both 3G/3GS can use next carrier unlock.”
However, he still hasn’t provided a release date on when the software tools to jailbreak and unlock iPhone will be released, which many users are eagerly waiting for.
It is still not clear if Dev Team and Geohot who had announced untethered jailbreak are waiting for Apple to release iPhone OS 3.2 for iPhone and iPod Touch or working hard to get their tools ready.
Apple Will Unveil iPhone OS 4.0 In Three Days!
Apple is sending out invites "for a sneak peek of the next generation of iPhone OS software" on April 8 at 10AM Pacific.
It's been rumored that the new OS will support Expose-like multi-tasking...
Those familiar with the design of iPhone 4.0 said that the user interface will resemble Apple's desktop Expose feature, in that a key combination -- reportedly hitting the Home button twice -- will trigger an expose-like interface that brings up a series of icons representing the currently running apps, allowing users to quickly select the one they want to switch to directly. When a selection is made, the iPhone OS zooms out of the Expose task manager and transitions to that app.
[via Gizmodo]
It's been rumored that the new OS will support Expose-like multi-tasking...
Those familiar with the design of iPhone 4.0 said that the user interface will resemble Apple's desktop Expose feature, in that a key combination -- reportedly hitting the Home button twice -- will trigger an expose-like interface that brings up a series of icons representing the currently running apps, allowing users to quickly select the one they want to switch to directly. When a selection is made, the iPhone OS zooms out of the Expose task manager and transitions to that app.
[via Gizmodo]
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