iPhone-Developers.com Launched and in Beta



As you may have noticed, XDA’s Sister site has launched in Beta, iphone-developers.com is now open for registration and linking of your XDA account. The site is also looking for volunteers in the news writer and moderator department, so if you’d like to get involved, link your account and PM Arbre about available positions.

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Now, go and check it out and report any bugs about the site in the “bug report” thread on the site. Also, check out the announcement thread.

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iPhone iOS 4.1 security issue – Bypassing the Lock Screen to Make Calls




When you iPhone is locked with a passcode tap Emergency Call, then enter a non-emergency number such as ###. Next tap the call button and immediately hit the lock button. It should open up the Phone app where you can see all your contacts, call any number, etc.




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Apple Prepping A Built-In SIM; No More Unlocked iPhones?



Uh oh.. I'm not sure whether to smile or worry about this next rumor. New reports mention Apple partnering with a digital security firm called Gelmato to create a custom SIM Card that will be built into the iPhone and not self extractable as all GSM technology currently is.

According to the report, Apple's whole idea is to ease the experience for the customer by reducing their need to interact with carriers and do everything directly with Apple. It all sounds good, but probably my biggest concern is if carriers will buy this? And if they do, what happens if you buy an iPhone with a 2 year contract and wish to swap a SIM Card after a not so legal unlock through a Jailbreak? Today, all you have to do is swap the card after the hack, but what will be the new process if this future project holds water?

Now not all is lost though. Part of the report mentions this SIM Card will have an upgradable flash component that allows firmware upgrades and changes. So yeah, there will be a way to change the carrier information through a PC. The tricky part is if our beloved Dev Team will be able to also hack that new ROM with new carrier data in the future. If this will only be able to be controlled by carriers, we're doomed, but this is still rumor material, so only time will tell.

Apple's intent to control the whole user experience has good and bad parts to it. In my opinion, I'd consider the remedy to be much worse than the sickness..

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Skyfire sells out in Iphone Store in 5 hours, was Jobs wrong about Flash?



Who can’t remember back in June when Steve Jobs said that Hypercard was more popular than Flash? Furthermore who wasn’t aware of the hate-hate relationship between Jobs and Adobe and Jobs’ decision to not use flash as part of his IOS?



Well fast forward to yesterday when the Skyfire, flash enabled browser, went on sale yesterday for $2.99 in the Apple Iphone market. The popular browser, that originated as an Android app, had to be pulled off the shelves of the Iphone store in 5 hours because Skyfire didn’t have the server space to accomodate any more downloads.

After the Skyfire browser was announced, and Iphone/Ipad users found out that it supported Flash, it quickly surged in popularity. Skyfire said this on their blog:


Skyfire will add their browser back to the Iphone store after it rectifies their server capacity issues. They are working hard to insure that everyone who wants a flash browsing experience on their Iphone, can get it via skyfire.
So now we have to ask, with Skyfire overloading their servers and pulling their app off the market does this in fact mean that Steve Jobs was wrong and iphone users do care about Flash?
Android is the only mobile operating system that can work natively with flash. Android users with 2.2 froyo or better can download Adobe Flash 10.1 and an Adobe Air module that will allow for the flash experience, and interactive flash experience. Android also supports HTML 5, which Jobs’ insists is the standard going forward.
Because of their consistent developer support and robust portfolio of utilization, Adobe Flash is a staple both online and on the mobile web. The Android Operating System offers many options for it’s users to provide a seamless experience from computer to phone and back.  Android Rocks!

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Here’s How You Can Watch Free Live TV Shows on Your iPhone and iPad !


Interested in watching free TV shows on your iPad? With a new internet service called FilmOn, you can now watch HD quality television shows from channels like ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, BBC, Sky News, ITV and many more right from the comfort of your iPad.

Quality is surprising very very good for a free service with little to no lag during play. Oh and it also includes a-naughty channel for all those of you who like xXx stuff.



The best thing about FilmOn is that it doesn’t require Apple’s approval for any native app, instead, you can browse all the channels provided by the service by navigating to their site FilmOn.com via Safari browser. It also allows you to see TV schedule, pause the live show, search TV guide and so on.

The TV networks who owns these channels are naturally not happy about this free service, and they have filed lawsuits against FilmOn. But Aki David, who is the man behind the service is confident, and “believes that he is legally operating within existing US copyright law and plans to spend heavily to win his legal battle with the networks."

So FilmOn will probably live on, for the time being, anyway.

UPDATE 1: Works on iPhones too !



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i3DG Converts 2D display into a layered 3D view




i3DG is a playful analog extension to an iPhone, converting its 2D display into a layered 3D view. Using the very old technique of placing a halfsilvered mirror at a 45-degree angle in front of an image, in a novel new context, the project serves as a timely critique of the popular memes of 3D displays and iPhones. As a gadget peripheral, i3DG can support a wide range of different applications, ranging from simple 3D videos and animations to accelerometerbased games.




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Google Docs Editing Comes to iOS Devices


Back in September, Google announced that it would be bringing the ability to edit Google Docs on the iPad and Android platforms.



Today, the company announced that it has followed through on that promise and even included support for the iPhone and iPod touch, bringing Google Docs editing to iOS devices running iOS 3.0 or later, as well as Android 2.2+ devices.

With Google Docs, we're always trying to make you more productive - and part of that means making it possible for you to get things done from anywhere, at anytime. That's why we're excited that the new documents editor now supports editing on your mobile browser. We're rolling this out over the next few days.

Google has also posted a video showing off how the mobile editing feature works. The feature will be English-only during the initial rollout, but support for other languages will be coming in the future.

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Začinite iPhone ili iPod touch novim temama



Ne znam kakva je stvar s predefiniranim temama na iPhoneu ili iPod touchu ili koliko ih je dostupnih, no ekipa stranice iphone-developers.com pripremila vam je šačicu alternativnih.


Od surfate li na stranicu iphone-developers.com/themebrowser dočekat će vas deset različitih tema za iOS, a kliknete li na skrinšot bilo koje od njih bit ćete odvedeni na upute kako pojedinu primijeniti.

Naravno, da biste ih koristili uređaji vam moraju biti jailbreakani.

iphone-developers.com/themebrowser

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