New iPhone vulnerability leaves your data wide open

A new vulnerability has been revealed today that can access your data on your iPhone, even when your phone is in a locked and un-jailbroken state. PIN codes to protect users from accessing your phone won't stop the vulnerability, according to Engadget.

Bernd Marienfeldt and Jim Herbeck discovered the vulnerability, and said it can even access most of the users data. The vulnerability can even work on an iPhone 3GS running firmware 3.1.3, when you connect it to a computer running Ubuntu Lucid Lynx, even when the phone is in a locked state.

This vulnerability can't be spread like the iPhone iRickRoll'd worm, which changed users backgrounds on their jailbroken iPhones, running SSH and who haven't changed their default password. This new vulnerability appears to only be when the phone is tethered to a computer running Ubuntu Lucid Lynx, so any person wanting your data will need to get a hold of your iPhone first.

With open vulnerabilities like this, Apple will find it hard to turn the iPhone into a prime-time corporate device, where companies like BlackBerry have proven to be reliable and secure. Apple has yet to address the vulnerability or release a patch.

Windows Phone 7 spotted on Samsung prototype, plays Xbox Live game

So far we've only seen three devices running Microsoft's up and coming Windows Phone 7 mobile OS - we've seen the ASUS prototype model that is the main testing device for WP7, the LG Panther which recently was shown on the Engadget show, and the Omnia i8910 which was hacked to run Windows Phone for a "One-off demo".

Engadget is reporting that the Omnia was shown off again this week at an event in France called "reMIX", with a recent build of Windows Phone 7 running on it - which seems to be making great progress - the OS/Phone is fast, responsive and all the features functioning - including GPS and Camera. Videos of the phone running have surfaced, which show the phone performing day-to-day tasks, as well as playing a ported Xbox Live Arcade/iPhone game, which was programmed in one week using a staggering 90% shared code.

Engadget points out that the device "looks like an Omnia" but doesn't have the Omnia's original OMAP3 processor - instead the internals have been swapped out for a more powerful SnapDragon processor.

Windows Phone 7 is Microsoft's highly anticipated update to the older Windows Mobile series, due out in "late 2010". There has been a lot of news surrounding the release, with Skype and Mozilla dropping development of their products due to OS restrictions, and leaks of new phone models surfacing regularly.

To follow Neowin's coverage of Windows Phone 7, use the Windows Phone 7 tag.

Foxconn pays family $44,000 for employee suicide

When it was reported than an employee at Foxconn committed suicide after being accused of losing an iPhone prototype China's labor laws came under scrutiny again. After first denying that it had interrogated the employee using techniques that many would consider criminal it has surfaced that the company paid $44,000 to the family for the death of their family member according to the New York Times.

Company officials have said that "Several times he had some products missing, then he got them back" but would not go on to say what all the employee may have allegedly lost or misplaced in his past. What is clear is that this was not the first time that the employee had reported misplacing a prototype but the truth will always remain obscured.

"Soon after, a security guard, who was joined by two men wearing Foxconn shirts, threatened to ‘beat up' a journalist's translator if she persisted in asking the family questions. Foxconn officials later said the guard was not on their staff and might have been with the police bureau."

While the company claims that the guard was not an employee it's likely that the money paid to the family was "hush money" or money paid to keep the family quiet and to not further pursue reasoning behind his death.

iPhone encryption can be cracked in under two minutes

One major barrier to entry into the business world is security. RIM has earned a solid reputation with reliable and secure data transmissions along with Microsoft. As Apple attempts to show that its platform is ready for the business world, a well known hacker is claiming that the phones encryption can be cracked in less than two minutes.

The ease of use of the iPhone is what is attracting many to the platform. With its finger friendly OS and an application database that is growing at incredible rates; compatibility is expanding each and every week.

Encrypting message is something every organization relies on in-case the mobile equipment accidentally falls into the wrong hands to prevent trade secrets from being stolen. Jonathan Zdziarski, a well known iPhone hacker, claims that "I don't think any of us [developers] have ever seen encryption implemented so poorly before, which is why it's hard to describe why it's such a big threat to security." He claims that he was only using off the shelf software and compromised the iPhone in under two minutes.

Until Apple has proven the strength of its encryption it may take longer for widespread corporate adoption. As the user base of the iPhone continues to grow it will become a larger target for malicious users who wish to inflict harm on individuals and corporations; security can never be overlooked.

iPod Touch with camera, the new landline

Previous rumours regarding a new generation of Nano with inbuilt camera functionality seem to have faded to dust. According to Wired magazine's website, this has paved the way for a fresh bout of rumours, this time regarding the next generation of iPod Touch.

Perhaps its a case of Apple finally noticing that they could attract more people to their media player with this simple addition; or simply because it seems to be the next logical step, either way there is now talk of camera functionality on the next generation of the Touch.

These are just rumours however, but it doesn't mean we can't get excited about them. According to Wired's 'very well connected source' Apple are readying a new version of the iPod Touch with a camera and microphone. All you've got to do is add a Skype account to this mix and apparantly you've made your home phone line redundant in seconds. This could easily transform the smart media player into almost-an-iPhone, thanks Wi-Fi hotspots and 3G-to-Wi-Fi hubs. Imagine, the only home telephone you need is infact the iPod Touch. Seems a little too much to achieve in my opinion.

According to a short article by Gizmodo, this is something At&T (The service provider for the iPhone in the US) should be a little nervous about, regarding: "The prospect of Apple eventually gaining carrier independence with a 100% VoIP solution."

According to Wired's well connected source, Apple's factories in China are already getting into the manufacturing process, however Apple PR have declined to pass comment on this rumor. Wired's source expects this new generation of the Touch to go on sale in two or three months time.

Wired also concurs with the opinion given by Gizmodo in light of this rumor:

"They will transform the entertainment-oriented iPod Touch line into a voice communications tool wherever WiFi is available."

"In addition to these voice-over-IP capabilities, which should have telephone providers quaking in their boots, the microphone (and camera) would enable the iPod Touch to understand voice commands, capture video and images, and work with a wider variety of programs in the App Store."

Rumour: Apple to break O2 exclusivity on iPhone 3G [UK]

British publication, Mobile Today, are reporting that Apple is poised to break O2's exclusive agreement for the iPhone 3G in 6 weeks time.

Apple will reportedly open the iPhone 3G to Orange and T-Mobile in a bid to boost sales. According to Mobile Today's sources the exclusivity will end as early as September, breaking Apple's two year exclusive deal with O2. However, Apple will continue to offer exclusivity to O2 for its' new iPhone 3GS device.

Orange and T-Mobile both sell the iPhone in other countries and are keen to offer the device in the UK. Mobile Today claims that sources said "O2 has been furious with the news and is concerned potential rivals will undercut its prices on the older model."

If the report is accurate then this could end O2's monopoly on the iPhone device and force prices down for the older 3G models and associated contracts. It's a good move for competition and consumers.

Update: O2 has supplied a short statement to Neowin (via Twitter) regarding this news stating "we have a multiyear exclusive with Apple - I'd suggest speaking to them about this." An Apple spokesperson declined to comment, claiming "Apple doesn't comment on rumour or speculation."

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Additional Windows Marketplace for Mobile details revealed

A few more details about Microsoft's upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile have been released, just after the Worldwide Partner Conference. As Ars Technica reports, the Marketplace will be open to all Windows Mobile 6.x users by the end of this year, and Channel 9 has stated that it will start taking submissions on the July 27.

The fact that all people running version 6.0 and above of Windows Mobile will be able to access the Marketplace is quite an important one; Microsoft apparently estimates that this will mean 30 million people will have access to it, a comforting thought for developers. If you're interesting in knowing which countries will be able to use the Marketplace at launch, they're here: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK, and the US.

The Marketplace will open this fall, and at the same time Microsoft will be launching a new advertising campaign that'll show off the new Windows phones to consumers. We've included a video (in Silverlight) of Channel 9's walkthrough of the Marketplace:

RIM ups their game, boosts app library to 2000+

There is no doubt about the fact that Apple are doing well with their online application store, over a billion downloads in under a year is a pretty impressive figure. However, it seems now that other companies have seen this success and want a slice of the action. Just looking at the popularity of the app store, I can't really blame them for having a touch of the green-eyed monster.

This piece of news courtesy of Bloomberg.com reports that Research in Motion Ltd have recently doubled the amount of applications available for their BlackBerry handsets in an attempt to lure the spotlight away from Apple's success in this matter. RIM will develop this idea by allowing users abroad to also be able to download their dedicated BlackBerry applications. The first to be able to take advantage of this, according to Jeff McDowell, vice president of global alliances will be: Italy, France, Germany and Spain with access further provided to accommodate Brazilian and Indian user in the coming months.

In terms of upping the game, this can be considered as a bit of a futile attempt. Even with the increased amount of downloads, RIM are still trailing Apple's amount of applications by less than five percent.

Apple, having more than 50,000, makes its devices more attractive to consumers, according Needham & Co.'s Charlie Wolf.

"RIM is at an increasingly competitive disadvantage," said the New York-based analyst. "That hasn't caught up with them yet -- I suspect it will." He goes on to advise buying Apple shares and holding onto RIM stock. Bad news for RIM, perhaps their efforts in terms of competitive expansion have been a little too little. However even with the previous comment, Research in Motion seem to be 'very happy' with the development though declines to disclose the exact figure. McDowell believes that it is more about quality of a broad range rather than sheer number. He states that the App World has enough variety of music, videos and games for its customers to be able to compete with Apple's offering.

"I don't think it matters whether it's 40,000 or 2,000, you've still got a broad range of choice."

I'm not so sure we'll see RIM causing Jobs any loss of sleep just yet. It's great to see another company bring something similar to the field, although i think this expansion needs a little more time before we can make a proper decision as to the outcome.

The cost of all the Apps in the iWorld

Yesterday a journalist for Forbes.com named Elizabeth Woyke published an article stating how much it would cost if an individual wished to purchase ALL of the some 55,000+ applications currently available through Apple's App.Store.

Why anybody would wish to have all of the applications is baffling, though you can be sure that some secretly rich prince has snapped them all up for his treasure chest of iPhones and iPod touches.

The number you're probably waiting for is: $144,326.06

This seems like quite a lot and way more than many would ever be prepared to invest for the title of 'worlds most fanatic app Downloader'. Woyoke goes further to say that this is calculated on the basis that it costs $2.59 per app ($3.34 if you don't include the free apps (12,538 of them) in the average)

The article goes further, and rather interestingly, to calculate the publishers and application developers who are likely to make the most money out of the humble downloader. Please find the link to the chart here, for your viewing pleasure.

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 2.0.9.1 Beta For Windows Mobile

AOL has recently announced the availability of AIM 2.0.9.1 beta for Windows Mobile. The new version of AIM has been included a number of new features and changes for enhancing mobility experience. One of the notable feature is the Lifestream. The Lifestream allows users to keep tabs on what is happening with their contacts and the Lifestream tab has been added to the Buddy List for improving convenient.

The Lifestream comes with a series of features, including the ability to get AIM activities such as status updates or add Facebook and Twitter services. Moreover, the users also have the possibility to update their settings through syncing to their accounts via lifestream.aim.com.

Beside that, the users also can add YouTube or Delicious accounts, leave comments or read comments which made by their contacts. In addition, it also include Me tab feature for complement the Lifestream feature which enables users to see when their contacts leave comments or updates.

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Apple's AppStore turns 1 year old today

It seems hard to believe but Apple's App Store is 1 year old today. The official launch day was July 11th but many users were able to get a leaked copy of OS 2.0 for the iPhones which got them a sneak peak around this time last year.

When the App store first launched no one was really sure how well it would work out for Apple but as time has shown it has been nothing but a massive success. While statistics are hard to come by because of Apple's secrecy, there are at least 50,000 third party applications in the App store as of June 8th 2009. That equates to about 137 new Apps a day.

There are some notable Apps that have seen their fair share of attention such as the iamrich App that sold for $1000.00 that displayed nothing more than a fancy red jewl on the screen. Also adult themed Apps are now making their way into the store after Apple introduced parental controls.

Because of Apple's success with the App Store competitors have been following suite. For example, RIM now has App World on the Blackberry platform and Microsoft is following the same path with its own store too.

Regardless if you like Apple and their products they have once again helped shape the mobile phone platform into something that everyone can benefit from. Here is to another successful year for the App Store and may it bring is hours of entertainment directly to our pockets.

iPods to get cameras in September?

Based on recent actions by Apple it would appear that the next generation of iPods will be getting cameras. Rumors from around the web are citing independent verification that the iPod will receive a camera which only makes sense as an evolutionary step.

The iPod Touch seems like the most likely candidate to receive the camera as it is currently the top of the line iPod for Apple. Even more so is that the software to take pictures, record video, and edit the film is already written as the software for the iPhone.

TechCrunch is citing a source from within Asia that claims "Apple has placed an order for a massive number of camera modules of the type that they include in the iPhone. These are inexpensive cameras, in the $10 range. And the size of the order, our source says, means they can only be used for one thing - the iPods."

Macrumors has also posted up screen shots of a leaked iPod Touch case that has a hole cut out for the placement of the camera. Even more interesting is that there is also a leaked case for possibly the iPod Nano that also has a hole cut out for possibly a camera too. Remember though that case leaks are not a guaranteed source of information as there were leaks about an iPhone nano that never turned out to be true.

Apple generally releases new iPods in the September timeframe and usually runs a back to school special where buying a laptop nets you a free iPod (this is done to help clear out old inventory). Will Apple add a camera to its iPod line, probably, but which iPods will receive the camera still remains a mystery.

Apple warns of summer overheating for iPhone 3G & 3GS owners

Apple has issued a warning to iPhone customers regarding iPhone 3G and 3GS devices overheating.

Sporadic reports have hit internet blogs and gadget sites this week regarding overheating issues with new iPhone 3GS models. Reports from The Telegraph suggest that dozens of users have reported overheating issues. According to some owners the device becomes so hot that it's too hot to pick up and the casing on white 3GS models has turned pink for some.

Several posts to Apple's iPhone discussion forums appear to confirm these early reports. According to PC World, one of their own writers claims "I became aware the handset had become very hot. Very, very hot -- not just on the back, but the entire length of the front face, too".

French blog Journal Du Geek posted an image of a white iPhone 3GS earlier this week showing that the back of the device had discoloured to pink due to excessive overheating.



Apple hasn't officially responded to the overheating claims but earlier this week the company posted a support article warning users if the interior temperature of the device exceeds normal operating temperatures, you may experience the following as it attempts to regulate its temperature:

• The device stops charging
• Display dims
• Weak cellular signal
• Temperature warning screen appears with the message "iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it" (see image below)

Apple claims leaving the device in a car on a hot day or using it in direct sunlight for long periods of time can cause the temperature warning. According to the company using battery heavy applications such as GPS and listening to music in direct sunlight will trigger the warning.

Thanks to member MightyJordan for the news tip

Child porn found on an iPhone application

An iPhone application named BeautyMeter, approved by Apple, has been reported by Wired.com to contain child pornography.

The application allows users to upload pictures of themselves and have them rated by other iPhone users in a rating system similar to hotornot.com.

BeautyMeter demonstrates the flaws in Apple's safeguards that now allow nudity on their applications for those 18 years or older, using developer maintained servers. The image in question shows a girl from the United States, aged just 15 years old taking a picture of herself standing in the reflection of a mirror, almost completely naked. The image has been edited and censored by wired.com to prevent distribution of child pornography.

Once aware of the problem, Apple removed the application from its AppStore but not before nearly 5,000 users rated the image. The application was removed because of the image, stating that the application was in violation of the terms in the iPhone developer program.

BeautyMeter takes users iPhone device ID number when installed, allowing the developers to trace the owner of the content. Users can be banned or tracked down by their device ID.

BeautyMeters web site, hosted at funnymals.com, states in its terms and conditions that "you may not place any insults, obscene statements, or pornographic material on this site or any other materials which may offend human dignity" and "we don't review each uploaded photo exclusively but from time to time we will clean up."

This case demonstrates Apple's inability to control adult content after the application has been approved. Apple can not protect against the content if it is not present during the approval stage.

Best and Real iPhone Battery Saving Tips

All iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS owners who have upgrade to the new OS 3 firmware are noticing low battery performance. Though Apple doesn’t provide the option of having a spare battery, they do provide some advice on how to preserve your battery life. They are all pretty much common sense to turn off unwanted things, but some provide to be useful. Below are good iPhone battery conservation tips that will help you get more run time out of a charge:

• Keep your iPhone out of the sun or a hot car (including the glove box). Heat will degrade your battery’s performance the most.
• Always make sure your iPhone has the latest software from Apple, as engineers may find new ways to optimize battery performance.

Optimize Settings in your iPhone below.

Turn off Location Services, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth. Apps that need it will ask for permission and turn it on as needed (Settings > General > Location Settings > Off)

Turn off push email if you don’t use it (Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar > Fetch New Data > Push > Off)

Fetch email manually (Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar > Fetch New Data > Fetch > Manually)

Set screen brightness to 30% or less (Settings > Brightness) and set Auto Brightness to “On”.

Set Auto-Lock to 1 minute (Settings > General > Auto-Lock) and always sleep the phone by pressing the top button as soon as you are finished with it.

Minimize use of third-party applications like games that prevent the screen from dimming.

Turn off equalizer when listening to your song play lists ( Settings > iPod > EQ and tap Off )

Use Airplane Mode in low- or no-coverage areas so iPhone will stop searching for cellular network and will not use more power. ( Settings and set Airplane Mode to On.)

tip: It is true to make sure to go through at least one charge cycle per month (charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it down). It’s important to keep the electrons in Lithium-based battery moving occasionally.

tip: Battery Replacement from iPhone costs around 85$. order here.

Apple to adopt micro-USB for charging

A large conglomerate of mega corps has backed the European Commission to support a standard of micro-USB connection for charging. The biggest surprise here is that Apple is joining in the support which means that they too will also adopt micro-USB for charging in their wireless devices.

For any other company this wouldn't mean much but because Apple has used the same port design since its iPod inception this could have a wide scale affect on its consumers.

Imagine that you bought an iPhone, a Bose radio with an iPod dock connector, your car has built in support for the connection and Apple changes its port design and all of your devices become incompatible with future products. It's a scenario that could take place if Apple changes from the iPod dock connector to strictly micro-usb leaving millions of 3rd party products incompatible.

It remains to be seen how Apple will implement the charging port as they could solely use the USB port for charging while leaving the standard Apple port for syncing or both. That scenario seems unlikely though as Apple tends to stick to a minimalist design and adding and extra port would take away from that products design. How this unfolds will be interesting for Apple customers and potential customers worldwide.

Windows Marketplace for Mobile will launch with 600 apps

Microsoft will be launching their new application store, Windows Marketplace for Mobile, pretty soon and it's just been revealed the level of content that will be initially available. In an interview with MobiFrance (yes, that link is in French), Audrey Zolghadr, product manager for Windows Mobile at Microsoft France, stated there would be about 600 applications ready for use.

So, how is this in comparison with other offerings? Apple's App Store is leading the front, as it's been around the longest, with over 50,000 applications (although apparently some of those have been deleted since). Nokia's Ovi Store has "over 20,000 items", but of course most of that is not applications, but wallpapers and the like. Additionally, we have Palm's App Catalog which has barely any at all. What you have to remember, though, is that (according to PhoneArena) Windows Mobile has around 20,000 applications currently available anyway; that '600' figure only counts the ones that will be on the store, of course.

Microsoft has put together a video about developers and how they want them to start submitting applications right now (we've included it below). There's also the official website for doing so right here. Feel free to leave thoughts below, as per usual.

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Speed Test: iPhone 3GS is faster than Apple claims

Apple has made claims that the iPhone OS 3.0 yields significant performance gains on the 3G model, and that the new 3GS can accomplish the same tasks up to twice as fast as its predecessors. Anecdotally, the new 3GS definitely “feels” faster under certain conditions. But how do Apple’s devices and OS versions really compare to one another? And perhaps of even greater interest, how does the latest hardware from Cupertino compare to smart phones recently released from other vendors?

“Objavectaweb-C” OS?
One of the key challenges in conducting an objective evaluation of software performance across devices that utilize different operating systems lies in accounting for the fundamental differences in the various OSs. While the iPhone 3G and 3GS could potentially run the same app on the same Objective-C-based operating system (making direct comparisons relatively straightforward), Android apps are Java-based, and the Palm Pre runs the entirely new Web OS. Given these divergent OS implementations, is there anything that come close to a standard unit of measure for judging performance of this growing breed of “superphones?”

Finding Common Ground
The common thread between these three OS’s is JavaScript execution in WebKit—the open source project that, in varying degrees, powers web browsing technology for these three disparate operating systems. With the exception of certain browser plugins (e.g., Flash), web rendering technology installed on today’s premiere mobile devices makes almost all—and in some cases even more—features of their ubiquitous desktop web browser counterparts available. Therefore, given the global commonality of JavaScript and WebKit-based web browsers, it becomes possible to compare the performance of these “pocket computers that make phone calls” to the performance of desktop machines.

The Yardstick
The WebKit Open Source Project provides a JavaScript test Suite dubbed SunSpider. According to the description on the SunSpider home page, “this benchmark tests the core JavaScript language only, not the DOM or other browser APIs. It is designed to compare different versions of the same browser, and different browsers to each other.” We at Medialets have found it to be one of the best attempts to measure real world JavaScript performance in a balanced and statistically sound way.

Medialets ran the SunSpider test suite in the following environments:

1. Safari 4.0.1 on a 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo White MacBook.
   The MacBook results were used as a baseline for relative comparisons.
2. Mobile Safari on the iPhone 3G with iPhone OS v2.2.1
3. Mobile Safari on the iPhone 3G with iPhone OS v3.0
4. Mobile Safari on the iPhone 3GS with iPhone OS v3.0
5. The “Browser” app on the T-Mobile G1 with Android OS v1.5 (Cupcake)
6. The “Web” app on the Palm Pre with Web OS v1.0.2

Each device was fully restored and rebooted immediately before running the test suite. Every attempt was made to assure that no atypical background tasks were executing while the tests were running. The SunSpider tests automatically run five times sequentially and the mean average from all five tests are reported. Network speed and latency have no effect on the results of the test.

Disclaimer: Before considering the results of the tests, it is important to note that each OS likely has certain advantages and features that probably make it inherently well suited for some tasks more than others. The main purpose of these comparisons is merely to compare JavaScript performance within each environment. It should not be misconstrued as indicative of which device or OS is inherently “better” than any other.

Results
The results of the iPhone-based tests alone are rather astonishing and seem to indicate that many of Apple’s claims about the performance gains of their 3.0 OS and the iPhone 3GS may hold some water. Using OS 3.0 on the same iPhone 3G yields nearly 3X the JavaScript performance in Mobile Safari vs. using iPhone OS 2.2.1. The iPhone 3GS ups the ante by another factor of 3, bringing JavaScript performance on the iPhone 3GS to just 12X that of a full-powered desktop machine that has well over four times the raw processing muscle alone. The T-Mobile G1 running the “Cupcake” version of the Android OS completed the test suite in about 91 seconds. This makes it about a third faster than the iPhone 3G running Apple’s previous OS (2.2.1). The Palm Pre came storming out of the gate with speeds that closely rival the iPhone 3G running Apple’s latest iPhone OS.

Do any of these numbers really indicate which phone might be the best choice for a given individual? Absolutely not. At Medialets we use all of these devices, and love each one for many reasons. The fact that these tests can even be performed across this many device/OS combinations is a testament to how far mobile technology has come in such a relatively short time. We are looking forward to seeing an even greater variety of advanced mobile devices and OS revisions enter the market and we’ll keep you posted as we test more devices in our lab. Subscribe to our feed, leave a comment below, or reach out to us directly if you have any questions.

Enjoy!

Apple TV 2.4 update

Apple has quietly released their 2.4 update for the Apple TV, which brings some interesting and handy new functionality, providing you own an iPhone or iPod touch. Let's have a quick look and see what new fixes and features have been brought to Apple's media device.

The first and most interesting feature is that the Apple TV can now be controlled using gestures; if you go ahead and install the Remote application for your iPhone or iPod touch, you'll see a pane where you can use touch controls to tell the media player what to do. You can do all the obvious things, like changing tracks, movies, and volume, so don't expect anything mind-blowing there. We've included a screenshot of these features at the bottom of this article.

Here's the list of new features, as reported by the official Apple TV update article:

• Remote app directional control: Control your Apple TV with simple finger gestures via the Remote app. This feature requires Remote 1.3 running on an iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 3.0.
• Flickr Search: Search Flickr photo tags to find recently updated photos of interest. Save searches to quickly find new photos or use as a screen saver for Apple TV.
• New view options: View movies By Genre, By Movie, or Unwatched. View TV Shows and Podcasts By Date, By Show, or Unwatched.
• Updated transport and chapter modes: During video playback, click right or left to fast forward or rewind. Additional clicks increase the speed. Click down to show chapter markers.

If you want to get a hold of these new features, fire up your Apple TV now and check for updates. Be sure to let us know if you find any other changes, too.

Install Cracked Apps on iPhone, iPod Touch OS 3.0 Firmware ( miPatch )

In my earlier post, I mentioned how to Upgrade, Jailbreak, Unlock iPhone 2G 3Gs, iPod Touch with OS 3.0. Unlike firmware 2.1, Apple OS 3.0 uses installd instead of MobileInstallation which does verification for installing cracked apps on device. installd can be patched using AppSync app. Appsync is mi patch for 3.0. miPatch Will Not work on OS 3.0.

• Go to “Cydia” on your jail breaked iPhone or iPod Touch running 3.0 firmware
• Click on “Manage” tab on the bottom. and click on “Sources”
• Click on “Edit” and then on “Add”. Type “http://cydia.hackulo.us” and click on “Add Source”.

• After installation is completed. Go to Sources> Hackulo.us> AppSync and install this application.

You should be now able to install all of your jailbroken apps on iPhone OS 3.0. Copy cracked ipa files into your iTunes Library (just drag and drop to the iTunes Window) and iTunes will install it.

Or Patch manually doing below

• Make a backup of the original file: /usr/libexec/installd
• SSH the patched one to SSH it over to /usr/libexec/
• Set permissions to 755
• Reboot
• Install any legal app from the AppStore (free or paid)