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Gordon – JavaScript Hack Enables Flash on iPhone

dexxter — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:46:56 +0000

The only thing missing from the iPhone is Adobe’s Flash Player. Since Apple has taken so long to approve Flash on the iPhone, a clever programmer by the name of Tobias Schneider has managed to get the iPhone to run interactive apps created using Adobe’s Flash platform. This way of running said apps aren’t subject to Apple’s strict rules of the AppStore because it runs under the built-in web browser: Safari.

It’s called Gordon, and the software doesn’t allow Adobe’s Flash itself to work on the iPhone. Gordon is a JavaScript runtime that allows the browser to run and display .swf (Shockware Flash) files. You go to a website, the JavaScript code loads and does its thing — you’re now flash-enabled.

You may be asking yourself, does this mean my iPhone supports Adobe’s Flash? Well, no — it doesn’t. You cannot just go to any flash-based website and expect it to work. The website has to have Gordon installed. The webmaster would have to add this runtime to every instance of Flash, which is only a few lines of code.

While the project is open source and available to the public, it doesn’t solve one of the biggest problems with Flash — Flash hogs the CPU like a fat kid does cookies!

However, this clever Javascript hack potentially opens the door to a new class of interactive, animated mobile websites. While many web developers rely on Flash to accomplish things that can’t easily be done in HTML; those Flash apps won’t run on the iPhone.

If you want to see Gordon in action head over to Paul Irish’s demos by clicking here — prepare yourself to be amazed. The demos work on both MobileSafari or on any desktop web browser. The animations seem to run very smoothly on the iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.1.2.

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Gordon Flash Javascript hack Demos
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Apple tries for ‘adding a contact to a home screen’ patent, but Android beat them to the punch

dexxter — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:03:46 +0000

Despite the incredible realism of the drawing above to the left, we’re probably not looking at iPhone OS 4.0 right here. Instead we’ve got Apple doing what Apple does: applying for a patent for some pretty vague functionality that may or may not end up in a device someday. No harm in that game, but it looks like Google’s already done the “put a contact on the home screen with their picture” thing before Apple got a chance, as demonstrated on the right. There are other little tidbits to Apple’s approach, however. Apple is naturally showing that little numeric badge we know so well, to show what sort of new activity the contact has (hopefully that pulls calls, SMS and email into one pretty little package, like we’ve seen on other modern operating systems), but Apple also mentions that “an icon associated with an entity can be temporarily displayed on the mobile device based on the proximity of the mobile device to the entity.” So, Stalking 2.0. We like it, and hope to see it in some future iPhone software, but between the crazy broad claims in the rest of the patent and Android’s prior art, we’d say Apple’s chances of getting this 2008 submission approved are pretty slim.

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Operation Chokehold: Attempt to Bring Down AT&T Network

dexxter — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:36:01 +0000

Recently, AT&T has hinted at charging high bandwidth users more for their data usage. Apparently, people are a little unhappy about it and are going to attempt to bring AT&T “to it’s knees”. How? A website called “The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs” has asked it’s readers to join them by using as much data over the cellular network as possible on Friday, December 18th at noon Pacific.

Subject: Operation Chokehold
On Friday, December 18, at noon Pacific time, we will attempt to overwhelm the AT&T data network and bring it to its knees. The goal is to have every iPhone user (or as many as we can) turn on a data intensive app and run that app for one solid hour. Send the message to AT&T that we are sick of their substandard network and sick of their abusive comments. The idea is we’ll create a digital flash mob. We’re calling it in Operation Chokehold. Join us and speak truth to power!

If you’d like to get involved, here’s some tips. Obviously, turn off your Wifi; the point here is to bog down the cellular network so you’ll want to avoid connecting to a local wireless network. Also, you’ll want to use a high bandwidth app like YouTube or other video website. Make sure you check out the comments on the blog linked to above, there are some great ideas on using up bandwidth like NASA’s live video stream or Ustream’s new uploader.

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

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(Singapore) M1 and Starhub unveils mobile plans for iPhone

dexxter — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:33:54 +0000

Singapore, 7 December 2009 - StarHub today announced that it will launch iPhone in Singapore on December 9. StarHub will offer a range of new 3G mobile plans to meet the different needs of iPhone customers for voice, SMS and data usage. iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G will be available for free on the 3G SmartSurf Unlimited plan with a two-year contract.

At StarHub’s launch of iPhone, four new 3G SmartSurf price plans will be introduced. All plans will come with StarHub’s iconic mobile features including unlimited free incoming voice calls, per-second billing,100 free SMS with GIRO bill payment and free StarHub IDD 018 calls to 18 destinations for $5 monthly. In addition, local data usage charges are capped at $48 monthly so mobile users have greater peace of mind when they go online on their iPhone.

Starting December 9, 2009, customers who have pre-registered for iPhone will be given priority access for a limited time to purchase iPhone with a StarHub two-year price plan.

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Apple’s iPhone has a worm, 3 million at risk

dexxter — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:00:05 +0000

With what must have been startling rapidity what started out as a proof of concept exploit of jailbroken iphones has turned into a security nightmare for iPhone owners, with the worm, called iPhone/Privacy.A having the ability to allow hackers to connect to any jailbroken iPhone, act silently and retrieve e-mail messages, SMS messages, calendar appointments, contacts, photos, music files, videos, along with any other data recorded by by iPhone apps.

An estimated 3.2 million iPhones are vulnerable to this exploit, and while mitigating steps, such as changing the root password, is available, this is said to break many applications designed for jailbroken iPhones which are written to take advantage of a hardcoded password. As a mitigating step it also of course leaves those iPhones vulnerable to dictionary attacks commonly used to attack machines on the internet.

Jailbraking iPhones is relatively common, as it is the only way to access needed functionality like multi-tasking and desirable features such as customizing the user interface.

At present there are no antivirus applications for the iPhone.

Apple Releases iPhone Firmware Update 3.1.2, Fixes Network Issues but Breaks Jailbreak

dexxter — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:10:57 +0000

Apple has just released a new firmware update, version 3.1.2 for the existing iPhone and iPod Touch range, which contains no new features but fixes an important issue with cellular network reception. The new software fixes dropped cell connections until the iPhone is restarted, according to Apple.

However, it looks like the update does contain a new baseband version in order to fix the issue, thereforeif you have an unlocked iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS, do not update until there is confirmation from a trusted source, like the iPhone DevTeam. If you’re planning to jailbreak, you should wait as this firmware version is currently incompatible with the latest jailbreak tools. But updates will soon be released to resolve the compatibility problem, according to the iPhone DevTeam.

The complete-ish list of changes, according to Apple’s cryptic update notes, is as documented below:

Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep.
Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart.
Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming.

Clearly, it indicates no new features, unless there are some hidden ones.

To download the new firmware for your iPhone, select the model below to download it directly from Apple’s server or open iTunes and click iTunes –> Check for Updates in the menu bar.

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Japanese Upskirt iphone app

dexxter — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:23:15 +0000

Japanese people are really crazy! Bet the developer made alot of $$.

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fring Updated Adding New Features

dexxter — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:26:06 +0000

Available In: App Store

Price: Free

fring, a “mobile social hub. Talk, chat & tweet on fring and other favorite social services including Skype®, MSN® Messenger, GoogleTalk™, Twitter, Yahoo! ™, AIM®, ICQ, all through one central profile,” has been updated in the App Store to version 2.0.0.4. The new version adds a few new features including the implementation of the copy/paste and linking capabilities right in your chat. Below is more info about the update and a video demo.

fring has just released a slick, brand- new version (2.0.0.4) with lots of new features available, including a new look, more integration between social networks, improved voice and much more.

The new version includes a new user profile, which allows you to update your fring nickname, avatar and mood text, and broadcast it back to your IM friends. You can also see your friends’ avatars and mood texts from other networks – currently on Skype, others coming soon.

You can also now use SkypeOut & SIP to call your friends directly from the fring address book with a much clearer line thanks to our voice team’s big effort to improve voice quality.

If that’s not enough we added copy/paste & linking capabilities to save you time while chatting away with your friends and speakerphone support for all voice calls.

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Google Wave iPhone Web App

dexxter — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:47:44 +0000

Google
recently started to release Google Wave. During their demo video a few
months ago, they tried to show the iPhone web app but it wouldn’t work.
Engadget recently made a video showing a little bit of the app. Here’s
the video.

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Iphone netbook

dexxter — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:26:00 +0000

Have you downloaded the app that enables your iPhone or iPod Touch to do this?
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This looks really geeky turning ur iphone into a netbook!

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