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SDK groundwork laid in iPhone 1.1.3?

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Jan 26, 2008 at 11:27 AM

The latest firmware for both iPhone and iPod Touch (1.1.3) apparently includes the groundworks of the third party SDK that is expected in February. According to Creations.net, the SpringBoard doesn’t need to be modified to show other applications in the /Applications folder anymore. And apps no longer run under the… Continue Reading »

Firmware 1.1.3 unbricks iPhones

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Jan 20, 2008 at 05:59 PM

Apple’s iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 was the big iPhone fiasco last year- it caused tons of reports of “bricked” or unusable iPhones. Anyone who had hacked their iPhone to use another network was at a high risk of having their iPhone rendered unusable. At the time Apple said that the bricking… Continue Reading »

iPhone 1.1.3 update leads to problems?

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Jan 20, 2008 at 01:25 PM

Apparently, the latest iPhone & iPod Touch update isn’t fixing problems reported from the last version. Instead, it’s causing more problems. Some of the problems which have been reported in 1.1.3 include: Error message during/after install of iTunes 7.6 and firmware 1.1.3 Loss of sound output from the iPhone’s built-in… Continue Reading »

Lesser known features of iPhone firmware v1.1.3

by Michael Mistretta on Jan 20, 2008 at 07:33 AM

Everyone knows the flagship features of iPhone v1.1.3: the little jiggling icons, web clips on the home screen, and multiple SMS messages. But more has been added to the iPhone than meets the eye. To begin with, SMS limit upped from 1000 to 75,000. If you are writing more than… Continue Reading »

Macworld 2008 brings iPhone Update

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Jan 15, 2008 at 01:00 PM

Photo by MacRumors After the Airport Base Station Updates, Steve Jobs announced an update to the iPhone. It comes in the form of the leaked iPhone Firmware 1.1.3. The new iPhone firmware brings maps with location, in the form of cell phone triangulation. Just as Andru at GearLive demoed, it… Continue Reading »

Patent Application is further evidence of the actuality of 1.1.3

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Jan 7, 2008 at 04:59 AM

Hrmpf.com has dug up one of Apple’s patent applications from August of 2007 and it seems that this is fairly conclusive proof of at least one feature of iPhone Firmware Version 1.1.3. The patent describes the motion of dragging icons around on a cellular device. A portable electronic device displays… Continue Reading »

GearLive 1.1.3 Q&A

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Jan 4, 2008 at 11:56 AM

GearLive have caused quite a stir in the internet recently, after posting a video that showed iPhone Firmware version 1.1.3 functioning. GearLive has answered some of the questions that viewers have left on their forums - concerning all sorts of matters. The biggest question for me is whether to believe… Continue Reading »

iPhone Firmware 1.1.3: For real this time

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Dec 29, 2007 at 02:31 PM

GearLive posts pictures of what they claim to be Apple’s next iPhone update: Firmware 1.1.3. If you are one with a jailbroken iPhone, you may want to think again. Based on the GearLive pictures, iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 allows you to [click features for pictures] edit your home screen, drag applications… Continue Reading »

iPhone firmware 1.1.3 release soon

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Dec 12, 2007 at 08:02 AM

According to afterdawn.com, rumors on the internet seem to indicate an iPhone firmware 1.1.3 release on December 11. The original rumor indicated a release of December 8th, however, so it is hard to say how accurate this could be. CNET France weighs in on the update, saying that they think… Continue Reading »

Major fixes slip into iPhone update

by Chris Marshall on Aug 2, 2007 at 09:41 PM

The latest iPhone software fix may have had more to it than meets the eye. While the good news would be that the fix seems to have resolved some of the initial complaints, the bad news would be the way that Apple seem to have snuck the fixes in under… Continue Reading »

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