http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/27/google.earth.for.iphone/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google has released Google Earth for the iPhone [not active yet]. The free iPhone software available now from iTunes, displays the same high-resolution imagery as the desktop version for over half the world's population and a third of the world's land mass. The software allows you to tilt the device to adjust the view of the mountainous terrain as well as show the Panoramio layer to browse the mil... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/27/google.earth.for.iphone/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/06/iphone.22.street.view/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/streetview.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Some heavily-requested features may be among those added to Apple's planned iPhone 2.2 firmware, anonymous developers claim. While the first beta is said to have altered Safari's address bar, and tweaked the App Store interface to include items like a new bug report option, an updated release is said to include hooks for Google's Street View feature, which lets people access ground-level panoram... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/06/iphone.22.street.view/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/25/iphone.22.in.beta/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/iphone-distribution-10.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple today released iPhone 2.2 firmware into a first stage of beta testing, according to Gear Live. Background push notification is rumored to have returned in this version; Apple pulled background push from the fourth beta of v2.1, and left it out of the official release. The technology allows apps such as e-mail or instant messaging clients to receive messages, or other information, without req... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/25/iphone.22.in.beta/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/10/needham.on.sept.9th.event/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/ipodtouch2g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Despite its nominal focus on new iPods and iTunes 8, the two most important factors for investors in yesterday's Apple event were unrelated, writes Needham & Co. The research firm says that perhaps the most crucial moment was the appearance of a healthy Steve Jobs, defeating rumors that the Apple CEO might not speak, due to serious medical problems. Jobs' media prominence and involvement in the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/10/needham.on.sept.9th.event/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/28/iphone.security.fix.coming/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Confirming the forthcoming iPhone 2.0x software update, Apple on Thursday promised it would deliver an security update for the recently publicized iPhone security flaw that could allow users to access some password-locked iPhones. First noted earlier this week, a simple series of keystrokes -- first the emergency button and then double tapping the home button --- could allow users in some cases to... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/28/iphone.security.fix.coming/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/28/true.source.of.3g.issues/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/iphone3g-ifixit.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Ongoing 3G connection problems with the iPhone are actually a mix of software and networking issues, a new account indicates. The report from Roughly Drafted cites "an inside source from AT&T," who explains that the trouble originates with how UMTS-based cellular networks function. All devices tapping into a UMTS node demand a certain amount of power, and once a certain threshold is reached, the... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/28/true.source.of.3g.issues/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/27/iphone.2x.passcode.hack/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/18-vulnerability-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone 2.0 firmware is vulnerable to an unusually easy security bypass, a report claims. Updated iPhones have the option of a four-digit passcode, which in theory should restrict all access to the device's data. The vulnerability manifests through the "Emergency Call" button on the passcode entry screen, meant to allow simple dialing functions regardless of whether the code is remembered.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/27/iphone.2x.passcode.hack/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/21/iphone.speed.issues/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/iphone3g-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone 2.0.2 update that was supposed to improve 3G connectivity may have had an unexpectedly negative effect on download speeds, accounts say. Test My iPhone is a site that allows users to test their iPhone's download and upload speeds, and also keeps track of average speeds recorded in the last 24 hours. The site has completed just over 600,000 speed tests, and has previously shown an averag... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/21/iphone.speed.issues/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/20/openclip.iphone.project/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/openclipstory.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A developer believes he has created a way for copy and paste functions to work on the iPhone without violating Apple's SDK agreement. Zac White has started a non-profit, open-source project named OpenClip, from which developers can borrow framework for their own apps. Programs with the technology should not only be able to copy and paste internally, but between each other; this works through savi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/20/openclip.iphone.project/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/11/pwnagetool.202.out/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/iphone-distribution-10.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The unofficial iPhone Dev Team says it has released v2.0.2 of PwnageTool, its comprehensive hacking utility for 3G and 2.5G iPhones. The update incorporates a beta of Installer 4, which sports a new graphical interface and a new repository structure, which should make the download of unauthorized apps faster for users and file providers. Its associated package management interface is not enabled... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/11/pwnagetool.202.out/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:45:00 GMT