Gizmodo points out a new 3rd party application that has appeared on Installer.app.
Navizon uses cell phone towers to pinpoint your location (within a few hundred yards) and is able to push those coordinates to the Google Maps application.
The result? Free GPS(ish) functionality on the iPhone.
Research firm iSuppli has torn down the latest iteration of the iPod nano to find hefty component changes.
"The changes in components have resulted in significant cost reductions in the nano design, allowing Apple to offer a product that is less expensive to build and that has enhanced features compared to its predecessor," said Andrew Rassweiler, senior analyst and teardown services manager for iSuppli.
Specifically, iSuppli estimates the bill of materials (BOM) at $58.85 for the 4 GB nano and $82.85 for the 8 GB version. Apple sells the 4 GB model at $149 and the 8 GB model at $199.
As usual, the estimate is limited to the BOM and does not include costs for manufacturing, software, intellectual property, research and development, accessories and packaging. Still, the estimate can provide some insight into Apple's profit margin on a given product.
Apple has announced that they have partnered with T-Mobile to be the exclusive German carrier of the Apple iPhone.
"We're thrilled to be partnering with T-Mobile to bring the iPhone to Germany," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Customer response to iPhone in the US has been incredible, and we can't wait to introduce T-Mobile customers to the most revolutionary mobile device on the planet."
The iPhone will go on sale on November 9th through Telekom Shops of Deutsche Telekom and the T-Mobile web shop. iPhone requires a new 2-year T-Mobile tariff and will be available in an 8GB model for 399 including V.A.T.
More information has been posted to t-mobile.de.
Though obvious, several sites are reporting on comments by Steve Jobs that a 3G iPhone is coming from Apple. PocketLint specifically claims that Jobs said "You can expect a 3G iPhone later next year", however, Engadget's reporting was a bit less definitive:
Our phone has a talk time of 8 hours and that's really important when you want to use your phone for internet and music. 3G needs to get back up to 5+ hours, something we think well see later next year.
Meanwhile, The Street claims that a 3G iPhone will be available sometime in the 1st quarter of 2008... but their historical accuracy has been quite poor.
Regardless, the fact that Apple is working on a 3G iPhone is not particularly newsworthy. Steve Jobs stated during the iPhone's Macworld San Francisco 2007 keynote that they are planning on making "3g phones and all sorts of other amazing things in the future" (video clip .mov 1.7mb)
One piece of news from the London keynote event was Apple's first public stance on SIM unlocking tools that have become available for the iPhone. The freely available software unlocks the iPhone from AT&T's service and allows users to use any SIM card from any network.
When questioned, Steve Jobs indicated that they will actively try to stop SIM unlocking:
"It's a cat-and-mouse game," said Jobs. "We try to stay ahead. People will try to break in, and it's our job to stop them breaking in."
Engadget posted a gallery of photos showing the UK iPhone which carried version 1.1.1 of the iPhone firmware. The new firmware show a number of new features for the latest iPhone update which is not yet publicly available.
- Home Button Preferences - Home, Phone Favorites, iPod, Show iPod Controls
- Version 1.1.1
- International Prefs - keyboards, region format
- TV Out - Widescreen, NTSC options, Closed Captioning
- Edge Roaming - on and off
- Wifi iTunes Store
- Carrier Preference - (present on current iPhones and only available when roaming)
An iPhone update has been rumored to be coming shortly.
Microsoft's Office for Mac team blog wrote about their thought process in developing the user interface for the upcoming Mac Office 2008.
Mac users have strong expectations about their user interface. We're often told by our users that they definitely want us to look Mac-like. .... We could have just left the Apple and app menu in place, and ignored the rest of it. Not only is this a waste of screen real estate, it breaks the user's mental model. But the Ribbon does some great things, and we want to capitalise on their innovation while still ensuring that we keep a Mac-like experience.
They've also posted a sneak peak of Mac Office 2008 at http://www.macoffice2008.com/
Today at the Intel Developer Forum, Intel CEO Paul Otellini affirmed that Intel's Penryn and Nehalem family of processors are on track for their releases this year and next year, respectively.
"We expect our Penryn processors to provide up to a 20 percent performance increase while improving energy efficiency," said Otellini. "Intel's breakthrough 45nm silicon process technology allows us to provide low-cost, extremely low-power processors for innovative small form factor devices while delivering high-performance, multi-core, multi-featured processors used in the most advanced systems."
Penryn will start shipping in November of this year, and it is expected that Apple will use the variants in its products.
Meanwhile, Otellini also previewed Intel's upcoming new Nehalem architecture.
"Nehalem is an entirely new architecture that leverages Intel's Core Microarchitecture, bringing leading-edge performance advantages, power efficiency and important new server features to market just a year after Intel leads the industry to 45nm technology," said Otellini.
One of Nehalem's advancements will be the use of the QuickPath Interconnect system archetecture, which includes an integrated memory controller and improved communication links between system components to significantly improve overall system performance. An advanced version of hyperthreading will also make a comeback in Nehalem.
While Nehalem will begin on 45nm technology in late-summer 2008, Intel plans to quickly move to 32nm production in 2009. DailyTech notes that Mac OS X successfully boots on Nehalem.
Apple has posted updated demo videos of the iPhone on their UK site. The new videos use an updated version of the iPhone's software. A few differences are notable on the videos
- International Keyboard support has been included which was first seen on the iPod touch.
- Calculator Widget icon is updated (same is iPod touch).
- iTunes Wifi store
Apple is expected to deploy an iPhone update imminently.
At Apple's media event in London, Apple launched the iPhone UK which will go on sale on November 9th for 269 (including VAT) and will use the O2 network as rumored.
- Unlimited data for all plans
- 35, 200 minutes, 200 SMS
- 45, 600 minutes, 500 SMS
- 55, 1200 minutes, 500 SMS
- 18 month contract.
- Uses EDGE (no 3g).
- iTunes WiFi Store
- 8GB Storage
Apple has also created an agreement with The Cloud to offer 7500 free WiFi spots in the UK.
O2's iPhone page is up.
- Engadget
- MacFormat.co.uk
- SlashGear
- Stuff.tv
- Gadgetshow
- Techztalk
- WorldofApple.net
- T3.co.uk
- Pocket-lint.co.uk
Apple is widely expected to launch the iPhone in the UK. O2 is rumored to have exclusive distribution rights in the UK. O2's online shop is currently undergoing "maintenance".
Discussion remains open in our Forums.
Shadowfax discovered how to restore custom ringtones (for free) in the latest version of iTunes 7.4.2 that was released. The newest iTunes apparently broke the previous iTunes hacks that allowed you to easily sync any AAC file as a Ringtone.
The workaround is simple, and simply involves combining the previous methods (file renaming, and ID3 tag changes).
You have to use that ID3 mod (Atomic Parsley), but use .m4r extensions. Once you change the STIK field to 14 using atomic parsley and change the extension from .m4a to .m4r, you can drag ringtones into your library again by hand
The ID3 mod was previously described which properly tags the AAC files as Ringtones. The M4R filetype also tells iTunes to place the ringtones into the proper location.
Due to the simplicity of the changes, it seems maybe Apple didn't maliciously break Ringtone support but simply solidified the format.
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Apple has posted iTunes 7.4.2 for Mac and Windows today.
Whats New in this Version
iTunes 7.4.2 addresses an issue with creating ringtones using iTunes Plus song purchases and includes bug fixes to improve stability and performance.
Apple recently introduced 7.4.1 on September 7th. The 7.4.1 update had disabled a workaround that allowed users to create their own ringtones out of any song. No word on whether or not the 7.4.2 update causes any problems with unofficial ringtones.
Early Reactions from Comments:
- iToner (Mac) still works.
- iPhoneRingToneMaker (PC) still works.
- Other custom Ringtones appear to be removed (via MakeiPhoneRingtone) and can not be recreated even using 'proper' tag change techniques previously described.
Ringtones: iTunes 7.4.2 ringtone workaround posted.: Doesn't appear to work.
Due to a private event the store will be closed on Tuesday, 18th September until 4:00pm.
The event kicks off at 10AM London time (5am Eastern/2am Pacific). Due to the early hour, MacRumors will not be providing SMS coverage. Links to live coverage will be posted closer to the event time.
Update: Steve Jobs is reportedly in London now for the event.
iLounge posts an extensive review of the iPod Touch and found that in comparison to the iPhone, it was somewhat disappointing. Of note, they felt that the video screen had a shallow viewing angle and an unusual "shimmering effect" in dark spots.
Similar reports and examples have been posted on various message boards (Apple thread, MacRumors thread, Flickr set, Youtube Video), and discussion has been filling our iPod Touch forum.
The Washington Post's first look at the iPod touch describes the issue in more detail:
Unfortunately the 16GB unit I picked up at the San Francisco Apple store has a display problem that makes many dark scenes almost unwatchable. Video looks reversed out in dark areas, creating a very distracting negative effect.
The issue does not appear to affect every iPod touch, as at least one user has posted photos of an unaffected iPod touch.
Apple posted a 1.0.1 (available in iTunes) update to the iPod Classic firmware which has been said to improve performance and responsiveness on the Apple iPods.
There have been criticisms of the user interface performance on the new iPods.
The Guardian reports on more confirmation that O2 will be the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the UK. They also claim that T-Mobile for Germany and Orange in France will be announced on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
Of interest, they describe that Apple pursued a "divide and conquer" strategy in partnering the iPhone in Europe, pitting carriers against each other. In the end, O2 won the deal, but at a high price:
...at the 11th hour O2 snatched the UK deal with an offer that gave such a high proportion of revenues to Apple that none of its competitors could see any way of making any return on the phone, even over three years. They believed that even if it was treated as purely a loss-leading marketing product, a better return could be had by spending the money elsewhere.
Apple is hosting a media event in London at 10am local time on Tuesday September 18th, 2007. While Apple is widely expected to launch the UK iPhone at that time, there are conflicting reports on the details.
ThinkSecret believes the iPhone will ship in the UK during the week of November 12th, and expect another media event around September 24th for France. Meanwhile, Gizmodo expects the UK iPhone to ship by the end of October.
iPhoneDevWiki has posted the first versions of an easy to use GUI version of the SIM unlocking tool that has been circulating on the internet.
This new version needs only be copied over to the phone and executed, it's full automatic. No more needs for fls or extract bin files out of the nordump. It should also cut the time down to max. 3-5 minutes.
If successful, the tool should unlock your iPhone so that you can use any network's SIM card for service. A number of commercial solutions had previously been mentioned.
This appears to be a very early version and anecdotal reports have had mixed results, so you should proceed with caution at this time.
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