Latest news [iPhone]

Historical text from HellasProject (2009–2014). It is not current advice or a present-day service.

I have not written on the site for a while, but there is quite a bit of news for you.

First, let me make something clear..

ON THE NEW iOS 4, NOT EVERYTHING FROM MY CYDIA REPOSITORY WORKS

I have had a great many emails on this, even threats. What can I tell you; common sense has to exist too. Something made for Firmware 3.x is not necessarily going to run on Firmware 4.x, and when it says “For FW 3.x ONLY”, well, obviously it is not for 4.x, simple isn’t it? Fine, now that is clear, on to the rest!

Now the other news!

iWork on the iPhone [Rumors]
MacRumors found another hint that strengthens that possibility. The screenshot below is from the international sites for Apple’s AppleCare program:

iOS 4 for the iPad in November (?)
A new Adage piece mentions a possible delay of iOS 4 for the iPad until November.

The iPhone 4 costs $187.51 to build

iSuppli … presents the bill of materials for the iPhone 4. Overall, then, the iPhone 4 16GB costs $187.51 to manufacture, not counting marketing, R&D, shipping etc. The most expensive part is the IPS LCD at 960×640, at $28.50. Next on the list are the A4 processor at $10.75, the gyroscope at $2.60, while the front camera also added to the total though we still do not know its price.

Last week’s news in one place

• Skype said in a new blog post that the upgrade of its iPhone app with iOS 4 support is expected soon.
• iOS 4 install guide
• iOS 4 has just shipped for iPhone and iPod touch
• Apple updated iBooks to 1.1
• The dev-team updated redsn0w to 0.93 supporting the new iOS 4
• After the official iOS 4 release a little while ago (see iOS released!) Apple gave all developers the new iPhone SDK for free
• A little earlier Saurik updated Cydia and MobileSubstrate to support iOS 4
• After iOS 4 shipped earlier today Apple changed the iTunes Store terms of use.
• According to Engadget the iPhone 4 reached Walmart
• Apple announced today that iPad sales have reached 3 million in just 80 days!
• MacRumors publishes the first unboxing photos from lucky people who received the iPhone 4 two days early!
• The dev-team just announced PwnageTool 4.0 on its blog
• iFixit received the iPhone 4 and, as expected, took it apart for a look inside.
• The first speed benchmark was between iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPad using Geekbench 2
• A new Steve Jobs email to a reader, published by Mashable, confirms that iPhone–computer sync will be supported sometime in the future.
• Apple published the updated iPhone user guide for iOS 4 (for now in English)
• Below we will see a chart of Apple’s revenue by fiscal quarter from 2007 to now, after research by Andy Zaky
• The iPhone 4’s new-technology screen has impressed the whole tech community, and comparison with other devices’ screens is inevitable.
• Below we will see how we can create folders on the iPhone, a feature long missing and now supported by iOS 4
• After iPhone 4 sales started, a large wave of complaints appeared about the signal problem when holding the iPhone a certain way.
• Apple’s iMovie app is available on the App Store at $4.99 (for now only on the US App Store)
• One of the iPhone 4’s new features is the built-in three-axis gyroscope.
• According to rumours in the last hours Apple is expected to ship iOS 4.0.1 quite soon, maybe even Monday.
• Apple presents two new App Store pages titled “The best games you’ve never played” and “Awesome iOS 4 apps”
• After iOS 4 shipped, voice control also became available in Greek.

Source: iPhoneTech.gr & iPhoneHellas.gr