Monthly Archives: October 2009
Pocket Sherpa for iPhone has promise
PocketSherpa [itunes link] is an interesting idea for a travel app, but it should be used with caution.
When you download the free app, you’ll be asked to sign up with an email address and a password. When that is done you can click on any place in the world, and have a good chance of getting a contact there you can ask questions of and get some really good local advice. I tried some out of the way places (at least for me) and found lots of people offering good information. In Bristol, U.K. for example, there were 24 people offering advice and 20 people offering to show me around.
There were contacts in Newfoundland, and in the Sudan. The developers claim 25,000 travel guides, and 30,000 experts at more than 7,000 destinations.
New Verizon Ad Directly Attacks AT&T Coverage, Claims 5 Times Better 3G Coverage
Verizon Wireless launched a new ad campaign yesterday during the big Monday Night Football game which directly attacks the “spotty 3G coverage” of AT&T.
With a catchline, ‘There’s a map for that’, the ad also takes a potshot at the now famous ‘There’s an app for that’ iPhone ad.
Business Insider: AT&T to allow VoIP on its 3G network
Business Insider is reporting that AT&T has given Apple the go-ahead to enable Voice over IP (VoIP) apps such as Skype on its 3G network. In the past, VoIP apps required a Wi-Fi connection.
The announcement was made in advance of the annual conference sponsored by CTIA – The Wireless Association. AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega is scheduled to give a keynote at the conference tomororw and could use the event to further elaborate on their intentions.
The announcement is most likely a response to recent events at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is proposing new rules that would prohibit carriers from blocking apps on their networks.
AT&T Allows VoIP iPhone Apps to Work Over 3G Network
As you might know, until now AT&T had restricted iPhone apps like Skype, Vonage (which was released yesterday) to work only over Wi-Fi and not over the 3G mobile network as they had concerns that such apps could cause significant network congestion.
That’s History! AT&T has just announced that they will allow VoIP iPhone apps to work over its wireless network.
AT&T has announced:
Geohot Planning to Release Tool to Jailbreak Any iPhone and iPod Touch Running Any Version of iPhone OS?
George Hotz (aka Geohot) who was the first to release a software called Purplera1n to jailbreak iPhone 3GS is at it again.
He has dropped a hint that he plans to release a tool that will allow users to jailbreak any iPhone and iPod Touch running any version of iPhone OS.
The brilliant iPhone Dev Team have already released PwnageTool 3.1.3 to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1 and preserve the baseband so that users can unlock their iPhone, however it has some limitations: