The new app store review guidelines and changes in iPhone developer agreement has lead to the approval of many iPhone apps which were neither approved nor rejected. Apple did not allow any native Google voice application in the app store but after the revised guidelines were published two apps have been appoved. GV Connect ($2.99, App Store) and GV Mobile … Read More
Unreal Engine SDK Coming to iOS “soon”
We have already reported on the very impressive demo that Epic showed on the iPhone 4 at Apple’s fall media event. After the event Epic made their “Epic Citadel” demo, running on the mobile version of their “Unreal” Engine, available as a free download via Apple’s App Store. It was available only for the later models of Apple’s iPods and … Read More
Apple denies Steve Jobs ninja story [Animation]
A Japanese tabloid recently reported that Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs had to go through a security scan at the Kansai International Airport in July while he was returning from a vacation on his own private jet as he was carrying “throwing stars” in his luggage. The story quickly became popular as it received media attention and then Apple PR via AllThingsD issued a statement saying: Steve did … Read More
Google Voice App for iPhone Coming Soon to the App Store
Apple has been busy updating it’s iPhone developer agreement and app store review guidelines and it sure has made a lot of people happy. Sean Kovacs, developer of the Google Voice application for iPhone called “GV Mobile” recently updated his Twitter status saying: Good news: I did get confirmation back from Apple that it will most likely get back in … Read More
Apple To Launch iPad in China on Sept. 17th. Thailand’s AIS gets iPhone 4
Apple underlined the importance it sees in the Chinese market today by announcing that it is launching the iPad on Friday, this week. According to their announcement the WiFi only version is the only model they plan to sell. The 16, 32 and 64GB models will retail at CNY3988, CNY4788 and CNY5588 respectively. Making the prices comparable to most other … Read More
Intel Purchase German chip manufacturer Infineon
Intel confirmed today what has been long rumored. They have purchased the German chip manufacturer Infineon. Why is this important to us at Touch Reviews? Well basically because Infineon provide the mobile communications chips in our iPhone, and most other mobile devices from well known smartphone manufacturers. Intel seems to have quite a roadmap ahead of itself these days. It is … Read More
Second Generation iPad in January. Smaller and Faster? [Rumor]
It is fairly obvious, if you stop and think for a moment, that Apple will have an update to the Apple A4 ready for future iPad and iPhone 4. One of the main reasons they need to do this is that as they increase screen size on these devices with Retina Display, they need more powerful GPUs to fill those … Read More
Apple’s Trick to Hobble Unauthorized iPhone Accessories
When a company wants to make an accessory for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch they are encouraged by Apple to enroll in the Apple “MFi” (Made For iPod) Program. Obviously the ‘i’, or ‘iPod’ in MFi now covers a multitude of devices. The thinking behind this scheme is that any product you buy with the MFi logo is of a guaranteed … Read More
iPhone 4 ultrasn0w Carrier Unlock Now Available (Jailbreak)
If you have already jailbroken your iPhone 4 but are still waiting to free it from a carrier lock-in in your country then you have to wait no longer. The iPhone Dev Team have just announced on their blog that their ultrasn0w carrier unlock now supports the iPhone4! If you have not jailbroken your iPhone 4 yet then be sure … Read More
Fix for JailbreakMe the iOS 4 PDF Font Security Hole (Jailbreak Required)
The recent Mobile Safari based jailbreak exploit takes advantage of a bug in Apple’s PDF font rendering frameworks to have your iPhone 4, iPad or iPod Touch execute a piece of code. Whilst this is very handy if you want to jailbreak your iPhone with jailbreakme, it actually means that any web site can run anything it wants on any … Read More
Free invisibleSHIELD 4fix for iPhone 4 owners at Best Buy
If you were not happy with Apple offering free bumper cases as a fix for the “antennagate” issue then you might want to visit the nearest Best Buy store. Even though many cases for the new iPhone 4 solve the reception issue they hide the beautiful stainless steel band but, invisibleSHIELD’s 4fix for iPhone 4 seems to be the perfect … Read More
Apple posts iPhone 4 Press Conference Video
Apple was quick to post the video of iPhone 4 press conference on its website. If you missed our live coverage then head over to Apple.com to stream the video online. Be sure to read our July 16th iPhone 4 press conference round up here. Apple has also posted some new information about its antenna design & testing facilities in which they … Read More
iPhone 4 Press Conference Round Up
Today Apple responded to all the issues raised by the media related to iPhone 4 reception and antenna design. The press conference began with the iPhone antenna song written by a youtuber. Steve Jobs gave a presentation which was followed by a long Q&A. The press conference aimed at identifying the iPhone 4 problem, providing data related to the issue and offering … Read More
iPhone 4 Antenna Song
Today Apple began their iPhone 4 press conference by playing “The iPhone Antenna Song” which has been written and uploaded to YouTube by Jonathan Mann. Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs gave a presentation today and addressed the iPhone 4 reception and antenna issues by citing data, identifying ‘antennagate’ as a challenge for the entire industry and offering free bumper cases for … Read More
Landscape & Portrait Induction Charing Dock for Future iOS Devices
One of the biggest irritations with both the iPad and the iPhone is having to plug it in to charge or sync. Second only to that is having to place it in a portrait orientation in a dock. If you want to use your iPhone or iPad any other way around you have to buy an accessory, or prop it … Read More