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Could new iPhoto person and location tagging carry over to iPhone?

Posted in Software  by admin | January 6th, 2009

Apple showed off the new version of its iPhoto image editing software today at the Macworld expo. The application will tie in with the most popular photo-sharing websites, Facebook and Flickr, allowing users to post their snapshots without the need to download
. Support for uploading to Picasa Web Albums is notably absent, but Google's new
has that covered.
The soon-to-be-released iPhoto '09 incorporates signature features of each social networking Read the rest of this entry »

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Cynical Peak Software releases Scorecard 1.5 and Scorecard iPhone

Posted in Software  by admin | January 2nd, 2009

Cynical Peak Software releases Scorecard 1.5 and Scorecard iPhone
Scottsdale, AZ    Jan 03, 2009 in
[prMac.com] Scottsdale, Arizona - Cynical Peak Software has announced the release of Scorecard for the iPhone and iPod touch. Scorecard iPhone is a companion application to Scorecard for Mac and Windows. It allows for quick and easy round information entry while playing a round of golf. The user no longer has to manually record their round Read the rest of this entry »

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New software released to unlock iPhone 3G

Posted in Software  by admin | January 2nd, 2009

California, United States, January 2:
The iPhone Dev Team has released the unlocking software yellowsn0w to unlock the iPhone 3G.
Dev Team update from their blog reads, “The unlock works exclusively with baseband 02.28.00. This baseband is provided by the latest firmware update (2.2) from Apple. You’ll need to upgrade to this release using iTunes and then use QuickPwn to activate etc. [...] because it works on 02.28.00; it is available to Read the rest of this entry »

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VPN Software for iPhone to Enable Windows Apps

Posted in Software  by admin | December 30th, 2008

Citrix, the company behind some of the most widely used Virtual Private Networking solutions, announced (unofficially) via its
that it has been working on a XenApp solution for the iPhone.
is the Citrix application platform that allows for on demand access to applications hosted locally or remotely without the need for a full installation. Applications are processed and stored locally or remotely as CAB (cabinet) files, which are then accessed Read the rest of this entry »

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First iPhone Spy Software Hits the Market

Posted in Software  by admin | December 27th, 2008

Litchfield Park, AZ    Dec 28, 2008 in
[prMac.com] Litchfield Park, Arizona - Retina-X Studios, LLC, has announced the immediate availability of Mobile Spy for the Apple iPhone. Using this groundbreaking iPhone spy technology, users can silently monitor incoming and outgoing text messages (SMS) and call information of children or employees - even if activity logs are erased. Mobile Spy had already been available for Windows Mobile and Symbian Read the rest of this entry »

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Step away from the hype: 5 ways where iPhone 3G still lags

Posted in Software  by admin | December 18th, 2008

July 23, 2008 (Computerworld)
may have a lock on the Sexiest Gadget Alive title for 2008, but in the frumpy and boring world of things that matter to enterprise IT managers, it's no pinup.
, primarily through its licensing of Microsoft Corp.'s ActiveSync technology, the 3G and its iPhone 2.0 software remain less competent and less tested than its
counterparts.
"From an IT support standpoint, you want a hardened device, something you can fire Read the rest of this entry »

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Microsoft Puts an App on the iPhone

Posted in Software  by admin | December 15th, 2008

its Seadragon Mobile application over the weekend for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) smartphone.
It gives iPhone users the same graphic-enhanced capabilities Windows PC users now enjoy, such as viewing entire photo collections in one screen.
The application is not yet available on Windows mobile devices. No word on when it will be. That Microsoft would release an application for the iPhone suggests that the software giant at least recognizes the popularity Read the rest of this entry »

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Citrix to Extend Desktop Virtualization to the IPhone

Posted in Software  by admin | December 11th, 2008

and other mobile devices next year, a company official said Wednesday.
on their iPhones as they would on their desktop computers, and move seamlessly between the two, says John Humphreys, senior director of product marketing for Citrix.
The capability will be part of Citrix App Receiver and become available in 2009, he said. The product is a software client that would be installed on both a user's computer and mobile phone, and work in conjunction Read the rest of this entry »

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Hackers boot Linux on iPhone

Posted in Software  by admin | December 1st, 2008

Enterprising hackers have succeeded in booting a copy of Linux on Apple's iPhone – although it's a long way from being a usable alternative to OS X.
, the iPhone-Dev team have created a bootloader – dubbed
– which has successfully loaded a copy of the Linux kernel alongside the Busybox toolkit on a jailbroken iPhone. By running the bootloader code and supplying it with a copy Linux compiled specifically for the ARM processor used within Read the rest of this entry »

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Hackers boot Linux on iPhone

Posted in Software  by admin | December 1st, 2008

November 30, 2008 7:12 PM PST
Dear iPhone DevTeam,
Please put your fine skills to more useful and practical purposes.
How about working on making Linux as nice as Mac OS so that we can all really be free and happy.
November 30, 2008 7:38 PM PST
Linux can own OSX in anything except for running programs which do not have a Linux port, and it can still do that through virtualization and WINE. Just ask yourself, what runs supercomputers? Linux.
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