Category: Apple (Page 53 of 65)

      iPhone OS 3.0 Has Tethering, It’s Just Hidden

      June 17, 2009 /

      iPhone tethering in action.Most of the bad news coming with the iPhone OS 3.0 release is from AT&T, the iPhone’s sole US carrier. Despite most every other iPhone carrier in the world enabling tethering and MMS today, AT&T did not, much to her users’ chagrin.

      The software is there, though, and it’s taken less than a day for someone to figure out a hack (for tethering that is – MMS has been around since the first jailbreak). The guys at MacMegasite have a quick and dirty tutorial to get the thing running. In short, all it requires is that you download a carrier settings file and perform a defaults write command in a Mac terminal. Restore your phone while holding option down and you can add the carrier settings update without messing with the rest of your phone. Head to “Network” under your general settings and you should see tethering, with options for USB and Bluetooth functionality.

      Early reports suggest things are a little slow, and I have yet to read of a successful PC mod for this. Still, good work from everyone involved with this (seems like MacMegasite, Gizmodo, and AppleNova for some quick credits). Have you tried this yet? Did it work for you?

      Full tutorial here.

      Apple, iPhone, Mobile

      iPhone OS 3.0 Available For Download

      June 17, 2009 /

      iPhone with OS 3.0.As good as their word, Apple released OS 3.0 for the iPhone today. You’ll need to have iTunes 8.2 installed for the update, which is free for iPhone owners, $10 for the iPod Touch.

      In case you’ve forgotten, the OS update brings long-awaited features to the iPhone, like copy and paste, push notification, and universal search, among other things. Finally applications will be able to alert you when you receive new messages, and copy and paste, well I think the benefits there are obvious.

      Don’t forget to check back on Friday for an unboxing/review of the iPhone 3GS.

      Apple, iPhone

      3GS GPU Is All Out of Gum

      June 12, 2009 /

      Doom on the iPhone.Hailed (by Apple) as the fastest iPhone ever made, a lot of attention has been paid to the new processor and RAM specs in the iPhone 3GS. Those new specs will certainly translate to a faster phone, but most likely marginally so, noticeable only within apps that do a lot of algorithm munching. What’s likely to be truly impressive on the 3GS is the new graphical capabilities that come from the Power-VR SGX GPU inside the phone.

      Hubert at Ubergizmo, who used to program for Nvidia, gave a quick breakdown of the improvements we could see in iPhone gaming, and they’re pretty damn impressive. As the article notes, the new GPU offers improvements in two traditional aspects of development. First, it allows more triangle processing per second, and second, it gives a serious boost to the number of pixels that can be modified per second.

      More than the hardware, though, is the options the new GPU will offer developers. The new chip gives coders access to some of the same principles used when developing games for the Xbox 360 or the PS3. Haven’t seen many shadows on the iPhone? They’re coming. So is bump mapping, normal mapping, light mapping, and multi-textures, making it possible to render complex 3D environments with an unprecedented sense of realism.

      While people complained that this iPhone release was an evolution rather than a revolution, the changes to the GPU will be revolutionary for the hand-held device, making gaming the real breakout feature of the 3GS. I was unimpressed by the game demos at WWDC. Hopefully that wil change when developers have had their new kit for a few months.

      Source: Ubergizmo

      Apple, Gaming, iPhone

      HyperMac Adds Life To Your New Built-In Battery

      June 11, 2009 /

      Hypermac powering an iphone and macbook.One of the most alarming updates to Apple’s Macbook Pro line this week was the addition (most would call it a subtraction) of a built-in battery. The new battery technology offers improved power durations at one pretty hefty cost: the battery can’t be removed.

      It seems appropriate, then, to give you a look at a slick little external battery that could calm your nerves. The HyperMac external notebook battery comes in four varieties: 60Wh/100Wh/150Wh/222Wh at respective prices of $200/$300/$400/$500. While the top tier is certainly pricey for the device, it yields a whopping 8 hours of battery life for a Macbook Pro, 32 for the Macbook Air. Huge.

      Speaking of size, you will pay for all that power with a little bit of girth. The HyperMac is definitely small enough to fit into a laptop bag at 10.1″ x 5.91″ x 1.34″ but it weighs in at 4.7 pounds, adding some decent weight to your shoulder. The benefits of all that weight, though, include the ability to power your laptop while the HyperMac charges (freeing up your other Magsafe for use elsewhere in the house) and USB device charging at the same time.

      Sanho Corp did its best work offering different price points for different models. I’ve passed on plenty of these things because I just don’t ever need the extra 10, 16, 24 hours of battery life they provide. The 60Wh version is plenty for me.

      Apple

      Apple Keynote Video Cap Shows Schiller’s Hubris

      June 10, 2009 /

      Hero?

      Just in case you missed the event, or you don’t like liveblogs, or you just want to hear people boo AT&T for the lack of tethering and MMS support, Apple has posted video of the WWDC Keynote Address.

      You might be interested to know that the picture shown on the apple webpage is saved as “hero20090608.” Must have been that earthshattering iPhone update he announced. You know, the one that looks just like the last generation and the software update that adds basic functionality like cut and paste. Very heroic.

      Click the pic above to find the image on Apple’s servers, telling title and all. Who said Schiller wasn’t humble?

      (PS – all you photography types…calm it down. It was a joke.)

      Apple, Computers, Video

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