FutureShop is actually owned by Best Buy (which is why they typically build the stores across the street from each other — nothing like being your own competition!), so when their big US brother started selling the iPhone 3G, we supposed it was only a matter of time before Canada got some big box love. Says MacNN : Canadian retailer Future Shop has announced it will be selling the iPhone starting in October. Customers will be able to purchase the phone at fifteen different locations initially. The phone will still be on the Rogers network, where it has previously been available directly, or at The Telephone Booth and Wireless Wave stores. FutureShop already sells all sorts of phones from Rogers (and subsidiary Fido), Bell, Telus, etc. so this is just one more page in their flyer. But hey, at least it’s not Radio Shack, eh? This is a story by the iPhone Blog . This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store . iPhone 3G in Canada: FutureShop Soon Selling?
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One of the major gripes about iPhone is the lack of video recording capabilities. But, that hasn’t stopped some brave souls from making that possible. To get this cool functionality in your iPhone, you’d have to jailbreak your iPhone. 1. You can use one of our jailbreaking guides to jailbreak your iPhone How to Jailbreak iPhone 2.1 Firmware with QuickPwn How to jailbreak iPhone using Quickpwn GUI 2. Get a free jailbreak app like Cycorder from Cydia that lets you record videos with your iPhone camera. 3. Use jailbreak app like Qik to live stream your video so your friends or family can watch it on the web. if you are wondering what that is, even Ashton Kutcher is Qikking. As you can see I was in the basement with no signal but was Qikking with wi-fi. If you are wary of jailbreaking, it hasn’t ever been easier. Just check out the first guide which is the most recent one. It took me less than 20 minutes to jailbreak it. Also, if you are not so sure about jailbreaking here’s the lowdown . It has opened up so many more possibilities like adding custom themes, Cydia apps that we can’t find in AppStore because Apple thinks it’s not good enough for us.
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Who said iPhone’s “don’t hit back”? The Boy Geniuses Report that while China may be eunuch-izing their iPhone , the special administrative zone which is Hong Kong will be getting the full on 3G, and unlocked to boot. So any Mainlanders dreading the “just no internet” model are only a hop, skip, and ferry away from “freedom” (and the US$692/$794 price tags that goes along with it). Do-Tse, Apple! Anyone planning on picking up one of these little dragons? This is a story by the iPhone Blog . This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store . iPhone in HK: 3G, WiFi, and… Unlocked? Ho-a!
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Wired’s blog picked up a story from iPhone Atlas today about a minor MobileSafari browser UI change that sees the (defaults to Google) search box surfaced right on top beside the URL address box (currently it only pops up when the top box is activated to save on vertical real estate). To compensate, the Refresh button gets demoted and tucked inside the refresh box. Not sure about the usability on this change yet…? The more interesting speculation is about cut and paste, which Wired claims NO specific info on, but offers this as part of the ongoing search for some reason why Apple hasn’t yet implemented this seemingly core functionality: It’s possible that Apple is taking so long to implement copy and paste not because it is difficult, but because Apple is reinventing it. Imagine a system-wide menu added to all applications which, instead of shuffling items off to a clipboard, lists all the places you can send that file (or text string). This would be like the existing “Open with” option available in the Mac’s right-click menu — each application effectively reports to the OS exactly what kind of files it can handle and the OS remembers this. Thus a picture could be sent to not only the Photo app, but to any other photo program. Text could be sent directly to any open dialog box in, say, Safari. Sounds good to us. What about it, Joz ? This is a story by the iPhone Blog . This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store . iPhone 2.2: Safari Tweaked, Cut and Paste Freaked?
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Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary Merriam-Webster has made its Collegiate Dictionary available to iPhone and iPod Touch users. It will cost $24.99, which makes it a fairly expensive application. However, it is certainly quicker than searching online for definitions. It has been developed by Paragon Software, and contains over 200,000 entries, 10,000 new words, and complete definitions. The software has also been compressed to reduce storage requirements. (Via iPhones Talk ) Asphalt 4: Elite Racing The range of racing games available for the iPhone has expanded with the launch of Gameloft’s Ashphalt 4: Elite Racing , featuring a multiplayer mode over Wi-Fi, 28 licensed cars from the likes of Ferrari, Bugatti, Aston Martin, and Chevrolet Corvette, full accelerometer control, full 3D graphics, and five racing modes across nine cities. Available for £5.99…
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This macro-maker and auto-reply generator for the iPhone and iPod touch is a clever conceit, undermined by a couple of annoying bugs.
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Microsoft is the only company in a position to challenge Google in online search, CEO Steve Ballmer told attendees at a Silicon Valley event Thursday night. And the Microsoft CEO had observations about Apple as well.
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We’ve previously neglected to mention Shazam [App Store] here on MacRumors. Today’s announcement by the company that over 1.5 million people have downloaded the iPhone app seemed like a good excuse to finally post something about the app.
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Midomi is an awesome yet free iPhone music app. You can find songs by humming, singing or putting your iPhone near a speaker using Midomi. You can read the full Midomi iPhone app review here. For a short period, you can get a free Midomi Microphone from Midomi. You have to do the following: Download Midmomi mobile for free on your iPhone Submit a review in iTunes for Midomi mobile Email your iTunes nickname (not iTunes account name) to support@midomi.com with your mailing address. We did it and after a week we were just notified that it’s been shipped. Sweet!
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You don’t have to be a magician to make your Mac speak. In fact, the ability to speak text in email messages, Pages documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, and other text-based files is built in to every Mac. You turn it on in System Preferences, where you’ll find all the Text to Speech options made available to you in Mac OS X Leopard. You can read about them in the latest Pro Tip.
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