For reader’s convenience, we sorted out the top hot iPhone stories every week.
AT&T Continues to Temper Expectations for iPhone Tethering in 2009 (from Macrumors)
National Public Radio has updated its NPR News iPhone application [App Store, Free], adding access to live audio streaming of breaking news and special coverage, as well as numerous other improvements.
Apple Modifies Boot ROM on Revised iPhone 3GS Models to Hinder Jailbreaking (from Macrumors)
iClarified reports that Apple has apparently recently made a slight update to its shipping iPhone 3GS models, deploying an updated boot ROM that does not allow the exploit typically used to jailbreak the devices to be employed.
Apple Developing FM Radio Application for iPhone and iPod Touch?(from Macrumors)
9 to 5 Mac reports that it has received a tip claiming that Apple is in the process of developing an application to bring FM radio functionality to the iPhone and iPod touch. The functionality would reportedly be similar to that found in the fifth-generation iPod nano, which offers the ability pause radio and tag songs for use in iTunes.
Bell Canada Prepares for iPhone Rollout with Landing Page (from Maclife)
Bell Canada prepares for the launch of the iPhone 3GS with a splash page in place.
Barnes & Noble e-reader rumored to be merging of Kindle, iPhone (from Appleinsider)
Book seller Barnes & Noble is expected to announce its own e-reader next week, and a new report states the device will sport both black-and-white e-ink and a multi-touch, iPhone-like color display.
Apple fights off hackers with new iPhone 3GS firmware(from Appleinsider)
Apple’s cat-and-mouse game with the iPhone hacking community continues, as the handset maker has reportedly updated new shipping versions of the iPhone 3GS to prevent tampering.
Lite iPhone Apps Are Dead: In-App Purchases Come to Free Apps (From iPhonemofo)
Until now, the in-app purchases intro’d with iPhone 3.0 were restricted to pay applications—presumably, over concerns of bait-and-switch tactics. Well, now developers can ask you to buy stuff in free apps, too, effectively allowing upgrades for free apps.
Video: Sleep Induction Challenge(From iPhonemofo)
Follow up the instructions and test whether you can get into sleep within 20 seconds.
Must-have Apps for iPhone Photographers(From iPhonemofo)
iPhone photographers have learned to delight in their camera’s limitations and imperfections, using them as a starting point for creating artistic images. It’s no coincidence that many of the most popular photography apps in the App Store are filters that imitate film cameras of yore, like Lomos and Polaroids. Both toy-film and iPhone cameras have the allure of unpredictable results, quirky colors, and a signature look. You just need the right apps to bring out the best in your photos.
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