Celeris, the company behind the best known pool game out there, has released a version of Virtual Pool for the iPhone and iPod touch. Touted as “one of the best looking and playing VPM versions yet,” Virtual Pool Mobile gives the expression “ball on” a whole-new meaning on the iPhone, with superb 3D graphics, realistic physics, great controls, and endless re-playability. Having played Celeris’ Virtual Pool as a kid on my 233MHz computer, and seeing what the iPhone was capable of, I knew that a port wasn’t far off. I was extremely pleased not only to find that Celeris had indeed confirmed my expectations ... [read more >>] Chinese wholesale and dropship company China Ontrade claims to have received parts that will make up the 2010 iPhone model. The company was the first to start supplying iPhone 3GS parts directly from factory, and was accurate in predicting the phone’s existence before it had been introduced. A wholesale and dropship company located in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China, ChinaOntrade.com is headquartered right next to Hong Kong. Established in 2008, ChinaOntrade.com was one of the first companies to offer electronics dropshipping directly from the Mainland China market. The company is now claiming that the iPhone midboard pictured left bel... [read more >>] Apple has released iTunes 9.0.2, an update to its proprietary digital media player application for Mac and PC. According to the company developing the software, iTunes 9.0.2 adds support for Apple TV software version 3.0, as well as an option for a dark background for the Grid View, and improves the support for accessibility. However, as Softpedia has soon discovered, these are just first-glance changes. Much more is to be had with iTunes 9.0.2. According to the full changelog posted by Apple on its Downloads section, iTunes 9 comes with many new features and improvements. Those include: - An improved look and feel, including a new Column... [read more >>] Reported yesterday, changes undergone by the iTunes Store terms and conditions referenced an “Apple TV 3.0 Software Update,” with Softpedia noting that Apple was likely to issue the new software as early as this week. As expected, Apple has indeed launched the new software, introducing a redesigned main menu that makes navigating content simpler and faster, iTunes Extras and iTunes LP, Genius Mixes and Internet radio, and more. “The new software for Apple TV features a simpler and faster interface that gives you instant access to your favorite content,” Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services, sa... [read more >>] In a routine move of updating the Terms and Conditions for users of its iTunes Store, Apple has indirectly confirmed that a certain Apple TV Software Update 3.0 is pending. Apple last updated the software on its set-top-box back in June, when the company added remote app directional control, Flickr integration, and more. A screenshot of the page listing the iTunes Store Terms and Conditions is available above, courtesy of MacRumors. The text reads: iTunes Store Terms and Conditions have changed Summary of Important Changes The changes we have made to the terms and conditions include the following: - “The Terms of Sale have been r... [read more >>] iPhone Dev Team leader MuscleNerd has issued a series of tweets notifying iPhone users of the existence of new hacks. First, 9to5mac reports, there is a baseband hack called whiterat that allows 2G iPhones to send and receive photo MMS. Another baseband hack reportedly re-enables tethering on the most recent iPhone OS version – 3.1.2. The iPhone Dev Team is best known for its PwnageTool jailbreak & unlock solution for iPhone and iPod touch. The "whiterat" baseband hack allegedly unlocks the baseband of first-generation iPhones for sending and receiving multimedia messages (MMS), a feature reserved by Apple for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G... [read more >>] A new BootROM called iBoot-359.3.2 has been spotted in new iPhone 3GS units, according to MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team. The BootROM is resistant to the 24kpwn exploit currently used to jailbreak the iPhone and iPod touch. Softpedia doesn’t condone jailbreaking. Via an iClarified report, a tipster provides evidence of the new BootROM via a screenshot, with the site reporting that, “Apple is now shipping the iPhone 3GS with a new Bootrom that is not vulnerable to the 24kpwn exploit.” According to the piece, the iBoot-359.3.2 started shipping last week, while “MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev-Team has confirmed that... [read more >>] In what was very fast acting on behalf of the infamous iPhone Dev Team, PwnageTool 3.1.4 is now available for download. The tool can now jailbreak, as well as unlock devices for use under iPhone OS 3.1.2. However, the team notes that, while some devices can be jailbroken and unlocked out of the box, others must already be jailbroken in order to use the tool with IPSW 3.1.2. “Here are some details on our latest version of PwnageTool 3.1.4 for Mac OS X which supports the 3.1.2 release of the iPhone software for iPhone 2G/3G/3GS and iPod Touch 1G/2G,” the latest iPhone Dev Team update reads. “If you’re already jailbrok... [read more >>] Earlier this year, video-game publishing label Electronic Arts confirmed that work had commenced on Command & Conquer: Red Alert for iPhone and iPod touch. The game seems to be coming along, with EA now offering a sneak peek at its visuals, gameplay style and other elements that fanatics will surely spot in the recently released screenshots. A ShackNews report delivers not only the screenshots in question, but also claims to have learned of a release window, as well as other details. According to the site, Command & Conquer: Red Alert for iPhone and iPod touch is set to arrive in the iTunes App Store later this month. “We don't... [read more >>] Following the release of blackra1n by geohot, a guy going by the screen name of emac2299 posted a video tutorial explaining how to use the jailbreak tool with a Windows computer and any iPhone or iPod touch model. blackra1n is the first tool that can effectively jailbreak iPhone OS version 3.1.2 and it is available only for Windows at the moment. The guide in question is filled with information regarding the risks (for ‘unlocked’ users) of updating to iPhone OS 3.1.2 directly via iTunes, as well as information regarding device compatibility with blackra1n. Speaking of which, according to the tutorial, your device must already ... [read more >>] | 
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