iPhone ‘not cool’ according to HTC

What would you say if somebody would said to you that your iPhone is not cool any more? I am sure you could muster a thing or two about iPhone apps, stability of iOS and fabulous hardware performances of your iPhone. But when a competing manufacturer of smartphones and tablets says something similar things sound a bit differently. CEO of HTC America, Martin Fitcher has stated on Mobile Future conference held in Seattle that teenagers don’t perceive iPhone as so cool anymore.

Apple opens iTunes Match for Devs only

Apple has just announced in a circular message that beta testing for iTunes Match has being offered to another group of developers based in US. For those of you which don’t know about this service, iTunes Match is an iCloud based storage service for music libraries. iTunes Match will allow individual users to access their music files from any place and at any possible time. It will be compatible with all iOS devices including iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This means that any song in your library which is available in iTunes Store will be played at the top level quality (iTunes Plus) no matter what the quality of your original song is, ie it will match the song and play it to you so you can enjoy it at its best.

Adobe flash finally available for iOS

One of the most often heard critics against iOS and Apple products in general is the lack of support of Flash which is practically a standard for delivering various content online. Former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs is well known by his crusading stance against Flash and its use in iOS citing the problems with security, bugs and battery draining which Flash according to him causes. So it is highly unlikely that Apple will change their anti flash positions in the near future. Of course Adobe is not to happy with this and since they didnt succed in convincing Apple to allow Flash they have decidedly taken another route, that is they have devised a way to deliver Flash content for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Rumor suggests iPhone 5 to have 16 GB and 32G B models

Vodafone, a mayor UK network carrier has revealed in their sales materials that the new iPhone 5 which should be launched soon will come in two varieties: as a 16 GB and 32 GB model. They have written in their sales specifications that both iPhone 5 models which will be available in black and white color will work flawlessly with their signal booster system, although we are not really sure is this really important for iPhone users.

Skydiver uses his iPhone to book a hotel room during his freefall

There are different things a person can achieve with his iPhone or iPad, You could learn, talk, write, draw, listen, type, buy and sell things and apps and much more, but some people really have unique ideas. As unique as jumping from an airplane and then using an iPhone for booking a room in a hotel. Now that is an interesting idea, don’t you think? And after he has parachuted from the sky he has checked whether the reservation was really done, and as you will see in the Youtube video bellow the operation was successful. Please do not try this at home unless you are a professional skydiver!

Sprints restricts off time for their employees in October

Sprint is apparently busy preparing their staff for the upcoming release of iPhone 5 in US. This report comes from a source inside the company which has revealed an internal document explaining the ban and the main reason for it: a launch of a new phone model. Sprint probably needs to be fully prepared and because of this, their staff will have to go trough additional training which will probably be held during the first two weeks of October.

Jailbreak tweaks for iPhone:CardSwitcher multitasking

The fall of Web OS was sharp and deep. Many developers have expected much more from such a great mobile OS. But these expectations weren’t realised, or at least not at this time. For those people which were intrigued by some aspects of WebOS here is a new jailbreak tweak introducing a Web OS like element known as the Card. Card is a multitasking app switching method, inspired by Web OS where Card was originally applied.

Rumor: this photo was taken with iPhone 5 camera

An image which is apparently taken by the new iPhone 5 with its 8 MP camera has appeared online. Rumors on new iPhone and it’s mythical powers are abundant nowadays on the tech blogosphere, probably because we are really close to the release date for this new iOS device. One of most often mentioned “facts” about the new iPhone model is its new and improved camera. iPhone 4 has already a relatively good camera, but this time it will be a 8 megapixel camera which means that you will get much sharper images with your iPhone. And now we can see a photo which was supposedly taken by this new 8 MP iPhone 5 camera.

Jailbreak tweaks for iPhone: QuitUnexpectedly

Quality of iOS as a operative system for mobile devices is well known and is one of the prime reasons of Apple being so successful. Apps which you download to your device from App Store tend to be rigorously checked and in most cases are stable and reliable but problems do appear, even on Apple devices. This happens especially when you try to run more than one app at the same time with multitasking. If some of your apps crash on you, you will need some way to clean the mess this creates. For this you’ll need some tool and this jailbreak tweak is exactly what could solve this kind of issues.

iPhone helps locating crashed airplane in Chile

After a military airplane has crashed in Chile couple of days ago it was finally located, believe it or not with a help of an iPhone and the Find My iPhone app. Chilean military airplane CASA212 has being considered missing after it disappeared from military radars during the last weekend.

The location of the crash has been found after a relative of one of the crew members has tried to locate his relatives iPhone with Find my iPhone app. Find my iPhone is an iOS only app which helps you to locate your iPhone in case you have lost it or if it’s stolen. After the app was started it has pointed to the exact location of the crash, said the officer of Chilean air forces responsible for the search and rescue mission.