Rene and Seth talk about native apps killing the open cloud, Apple passing Nokia, iOS 4.3.5, facial recognition, iPhone 5 rumours, and Jailbreak tweaks. This is iPhone Live!
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Skyfire Labs have released their new iPhone and iPad app, Skyfire VideoQ, as a method of watching flash videos.
Skyfire VideoQ™ is a new kind of App that lets you watch Flash Videos while browsing with Safari or any iPad/iPhone browser! Simply click the ‘Mail Link to this Page’ on any browser to email the video URL to your ‘Queue’ and open the App.
One of the biggest complaints about iOS is the incompatibility with Flash. Skyfire VideoQ may not completely fill that gap, but since a huge amount of Flash content on the web is video, it’s a great solution for many people.
Skyfire VideoQ is available on the iPhone and iPad for $1.99. Screenshots and video after the break.
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Yes folks, it’s silly season, the months before a new iPhone when case leaks and device peaks dominate the blogs as everyone and their blurry cam tries to get a shot of what’s next from Apple — like a picture on a train of something in something that could be something… or nothing.
Here’s what Seth Weintraub of 9to5Mac had to say:
“Almost EVO-like” in screen size, this iPhone also appears thinner than the current iPhone 4 but also wider. The edges are rounded metal like the edges of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 but could still function as an antenna. The back is a curved/tapered glass or plastic. He couldn’t tell but if he had to guess he’d say glass. He said it looked too amazing to be built by anyone besides Apple (fanboy!).
Sure, it’s like Christmas carols in August, too much and too soon, but it’s only going to keep coming. So with all that preamble, check out the photo above let us know what you see, a new iPhone 5 with a larger screen and bigger, more rounded edges, a regular old iPhone in a case, an Android device, Elvis, Sasquatch, you know, whatever.
[9to5Mac]
Apple has made it on the personal vendetta list of various hacking groups. However, few have been as successful and perhaps benevolent as redsn0w, which aims not only to crack through the code, but also to give iOS users the level control over their devices that Apple is not yet willing to concede. The latest target of this organization is the iOS 5 beta releases.
The iOS 5 is meant to be a revolutionary upgrade featuring new and improved features, a better user interface and a wide array of security mechanisms. However, Apple would be disappointed to imagine that its new OS would be free from the scrutiny of hackers including Redsn0w. Now the battle has taken one-step further as it released yet another update to further enhance the tethered jailbreak. A previous update by the group (0.9.8b3) failed to jailbreak iOS 5 beta 4 by directing it to a previous IPSW. In response, the iPhone Dev Team released 0.9.8b4 to add the particular supporting feature. This also supports the jail breaking of all previous iOS 5 beta versions.
Furthermore, keep in mind that except for the iPad 2 the beta redsn0w version supports all iDevices, which can work with the iOS 5 beta updates. It also works with both OS X and Windows operating systems. If you are developer, you know you are going to have fun with these latest updates. However, if you were an average consumer, it would be better to wait for a more stable updates.
This coincides with AT&T rolling out some LTE devices later this year, and the assumed launch of the next iPhone.
From the sounds of things, once you hit a predetermined data limit for the month, your speed will slow down significantly — but not stop.
Sorry jailbreakers, no more torrenting over your iPhone!
Armor Games have updated their iPhone and iPad game, Siege Hero.
Tap the screen to fire. Find the weak spots. Loot the treasures. Save the innocent villagers.
Tear down the 150 castles across two Ages. If you’re good enough to earn Gold on each castle you’ll unlock the extra looting levels in the Treasure Map. Over 5-hours of gameplay with much more to come.
The update includes:
I’ve played some of the first few levels of Siege Hero and I’ll definitely be playing some more. It reminds me a little of Angry Birds, but instead of catapulting birds in the 3rd person, I’m throwing weapons in the first person. It’s fun!
Siege Hero is available for $0.99 on the iPhone and $3.99 on the iPad. Screenshots after the break.
[iPhone iTunes link] [iPad iTunes link]
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The video below can speak for itself, and quite well I must say. Honestly, it only needs a short introduction since it is something you will have to see yourself: the video is of a real product for the iPhone that can be purchased by you once we reveal exactly what this is. Keep in mind that no camera editing is used to create the effect and “what you see is what you get.” (We did not record the video ourselves, it was supplied by the creator.) Go hit “play” and prepare to be amazed, as this is where the future is heading one day.
Uh, did you see that? Virtual items displayed on the touchscreen were brought into reality. No, this is not a Willy Wonka/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-esque special effect, though it sure does accomplish bringing the infamous “candy bar sample over TV scene” into the world outside of Oompa-Loompas. It has to be reiterated for the rightfully skeptical that what you just saw is indeed a real product that will accomplish this.
Commenters need not spoil the secret. (For the three people in the world who already know what this is, please do reveal it just yet.)
Of course, watching a video of something that was almost impossible in the past leads to the question: what is it? We will answer that within the next week. Suspense and hype are always fun, right? We seem to think so. Once we do decide to be the first blog to reveal the inconceivable setup to the technology world, look for a full overview and a link to order the “accessory” if so inclined.
Something is telling me to put a “;)” at the end of this. Maybe “;p” is more fitting. Either way, try all you want to take this delicious Wonka chocolate bar (that was unfortunately discontinued, though you should still get the reference):
