Flash Comes To The iPhone! Well Kinda...

 

Good news folks! You can now watch flash video on an iOS device! And how I hear you ask, by using a brand new browser called Skyfire. As you can expect, Skyfire does not use Flash exactly, because if they did Steve Jobs would kick its ass straight out the door, it converts Flash video to HTML5 so it can be played on iOS devices. However, Skyfire can't play flash games or on Hulu. 

Skyfire should be available on the App Store at 9 A.M. EST on Thursday after a wait of over a month for admission into Apple's walled garden. Check the video out below.

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iOS 4.1 Available for Download

 

Well iOS 4.1 is finally here after Steve Jobs announced it's new features last week at the annual Apple music event in San Francisco. Mr Jobs announced many things in iOS 4.1 including bug fixes to do with the proximity sensor and iOS 4 running incredibly slow on the iPhone 3G. But the main features of the new update are HDR photos and the debut of Game Center, Apple's version of Xbox Live. 

HDR photos basically takes  3 photos, one over exposed, one under exposed and one that is normal. It then combines these and takes the best parts of each of the photos, i.e. the details in the shadows and the brightness of the sky to make a very detailed photo.

While Game Center is Apple's take on Xbox Live. There are many similarities to Xbox Live, such as Achievements and online multi-player with other iOS users. There are no games available that are combaitable with Game Center as of yet but expect them soon. Also, feel free to friend me on Game Center, my user name is patrickrigby01.

It is available for the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch 2nd gen, iPod touch 3rd gen, and the iPod touch 4th gen, so go download it now if you already haven't!

iOS 4.1 Coming on September 8th

 

According to Apple's UK website , iOS 4.1 will hit devices on September 8th. Which will probably mean that the brand new iPods announced on Wednesday along side iOS 4.1 will be released on that day.

iOS 4.1 brings many bug fixes to do with ?proximity sensor issue, Bluetooth, and iPhone 3G performance but it also brings many new features such as HDR photos, TV show rentals, HD video uploads over WiFi and Game Center.

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Apple Releases iOS 4.0.2, Patches Jailbreakme.com PDF Exploit

Apple has just released the latest version of the iOS for the iPhone and the iPad. The 4.0.2 and 3.2.2 update fixes the PDF exploit that enables the jailbreakme.com jailbreak.

 

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Skype iOS4 Update

 

Skype has just released an update for it's iPhone app and it now supports multitasking! We saw this app demoed at the iOS4 announcement in April, but this is this the first time it has been released to the masses. 

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Run Skype in the background with multitasking in iOS4. Receive Skype calls and IM while other apps are running or when your iPhone is locked.You can also continue your call while you switch to another application.

No video calling in this update. Maybe next time...

Skype (iTunes Link)

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iOS 4.1 Available to Developers

 

After only 3 weeks after launch, iOS4 is getting its the first major update. Many people thought it would be 4.0.1 to fix the antenna problems with the iPhone 4, but Apple have jumped all the way to 4.1.

It seems like there is a developer preview of Game Center but no iPad support in 4.1. However, there seems to be nothing too major like fixing the antenna problem on the iPhone 4, which could mean that it is a hardware problem.

Stay tuned to find out more as we know it.

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Update on 2010-07-14 22:05 by Patrick Rigby

 

There is the increased bar size as promised by Apple which makes one bar look really good and presumably the formula to calculate the signal strength has been revised. Also, the Game Center is here.

Source BGR

Update on 2010-07-14 22:33 by Patrick Rigby

 

There is a whole new interface for Game center. It is a lot more vibrant and colourful than the older version. Hopefully because of this Game Center update, we will see a lot more games using this iOS4 feature.

Source MobileCrunch

Update on 2010-07-15 19:13 by Patrick Rigby

After the iOS 4.1 developer beta being released yesterday, Apple has just released iOS 4.0.1 to the masses. The update which has the signal strength fix for the iPhone 3G and later.

Just plug your iPhone into iTunes and download the update.

Apple to Fix Signal Problem on Monday

A rumour going round the internet is that Apple is going to fix the monumental signal problem with thier new iPhone 4. They are rumoured to release iOS4 version 4.0.1 on Monday to fix the problem that has plagued all iPhone when you hold it in your left hand. The update was referenced on Apple’s tech support forum but have have since been removed, but not before readers  told the world the information about the new update. However if the problem is hardware, Apple have got a serious problem on their hands.

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Read about the signal problem Here

Source AppleInsider