Here is a very good news. It is now possible to completely unlock an iPhone that shipped with 1.1.2 or 1.1.3 software. A lot of people have been waiting for this to happen.
Okay, I’ll take time later to edit and come back on Apples announces yesterday morning. Meanwhile, here is a 60 seconds version thanks to Veronica Belmont from Mahalo.
The magic of the internet & wikipedia tells us what will be released at macworld. Pretty sure this is not a scam! So here we go:
New iPhone!
Not a big revolution here, but Apple introduces the awaited 16GB version at $499. The 8GB version remains at $399.
iPhone/iPod touch SDK
Now, this is big news, even if awaited, it will now be legit to develop apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch, better late than never! Most important is that price range of the apps is controlled by Apple. Not only apps but also widgets can be developed and developers must submit source code! The SDK becomes available Wednesday as a beta and finalized in february. In details:
Developers can create both Applications and Widgets
Using Cocoa with Objective-C
Developers submit programs as source code, not executable! Pretty sure this will cause issues to some developers
Specify iPhone or both iPhone/Touch (certain features iPhone only)
Price of the apps range from $0-$6.99, Widgets’ prices range $0-$2.99
Developers get 70% of the price
Users buy/download in iTunes Wi-Fi Store / iTunes Store (Mac/PC)
Automatic updating wirelessly or when docked:
When: Developers can get their hands on a beta version of the SDK tomorrow on ADC and start developing; final version due early February
iPhone 1.1.3 new apps update
This part is certainly uncomplete since it doesn’t feature the other 1.1.3 enhancements but here are the highlights found on Wikipedia: New/available apps for download include: Apps
iChat (AIM, Jabber/Google Talk)
RSS Feed Reader(read feeds online or off)
Last.fm (scrobble tracks played on iPhone/touch wirelessly without syncing w/ computer) (not directly in 1.1.3)
Widgets
Dictionary (quickly look up words, translate, use wikipedia)
Yellow/White Book (search for contacts, add them to your address book directly from the app, will sync back with address book on your Mac/PC)
Sports Ticker (choose your sports and teams, get updates on their progress)
Twitter (not directly in 1.1.3)
New Macbooks This is the news I expected the most: New Macbooks, thinner 0.8 inch/2cm compared to actual 2.75cm! (certainly lighter) and with a wow 1440×900 resolution, starting at $1199. Here are the details:
- What would MacWorld be without a new Mac? (sorry about last year)
Completely redesignd with aluminum body like MacBook Pro
13″ screen at 1440×900
Two colors: Black and Silver
Only 0.8″/2 centimeters
DVD drive pops open on side when eject button is pressed (we’ll see how this looks)
New on all notebooks and iMac: iSight HD (720p), means better resolution photos and video conferencing
New backlit keyboard based on recent Apple Keyboard revisions (keys slightly lighter than that of laptop casing, colorwise)
New matching MagSafe cable (Aluminum ends, cord color matches that of keyboard)
New matching Apple Remote (slightly smaller with larger overall buttons)
Graphics card: Intel GMA X3100
There are 3 models
Completely phasing out the combo drive on all product lines today
BTO models can upgrade all the way to 2.6GHz/4GB Memory/320GB hard drive
4.5 hours of battery life
Starting at$1199
Others
Apple is releasing on tuesday a big 10.5.2 and upgraded their mac pro line this week
Here is a very good news. It is now possible to completely unlock an iPhone that shipped with 1.1.2 or 1.1.3 software. A lot of people have been waiting for this to happen.
