Library of Congress Adds DMCA Exception for Jailbreaking and Rooting

The Library of Congress has announced, anti-circumvention exceptions to the DMCA policies that legally allow people to jailbreak or root their phones. Now, I think Apple will not be happy by this press release from the library of congress.

Today I have designated six classes of works. Persons who circumvent access controls in order to engage in noninfringing uses of works in these six classes will not be subject to the statutory prohibition against circumvention.

Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications, when they have been lawfully obtained, with computer programs on the telephone handset.

[via Engadget]

Categories: Apple, Copyright, iPhone, Jailbreak

App Store Sales, Best Free Apps

This is the first post showing a a package of best offers of the free app in the app store, I hope this will improve the value from Coveringweb.com to its users, I will always inform you with the hottest offers in the app store daily, in addition you can follow twitter for the best app store offers. see the apps after the jump.
Tap Studio Pro:
From $1 to free.
Guitar Hero-style game

Monkey Mood:
From $1 to free.
Destroy the red blocks, being careful not to drop the monkey.

Pianola:
From $2 to free.
Play the piano on the iPhone.

Moskiller:
From $1 to free.
Kill mosquitoes.

Doodle Remover:
From $1 to free.
Destroy the red blocks in this cute puzzel game.

Block Blaster:
From $1 to free.
Shoot'em up set in space.

Stick Golf:
From $1 to free.
An original golf game.

CinemaFX for Video:
From $2 to $1.
Insert effects to your videos.

HitKit:
From $6.50 to free.
One of the best drum machine for iPhone.

Babylonian Twins:
From $3.80 to free.
An excellent plateform game.

Farm Story:
From $5 to free.
Manage a farm.

 For more App Store offers follow me on twitter.

Categories: App Store, Apple, iPhone, iTunes

Speed Up iPhone 3G on iOS 4, Turn off Spotlight Search [How to Guide]

Well, Today a member in ModMyi has posted that he could find a way to speed up iPhone 3G on iOS 4 as he noticed a lot of people complaining about iOS 4 on iPhone 3G and it really kicks iPhone 3G speed! The way was very simple and easy, it's just about to turn off Spotlight Search, Check how to do that below..
Steps:
It's simple and easy, all what you have to do is to go "Settings" >> "General" >> "Home Button" >> "Spotlight Search", Now switch off all that in there to be the final screenshot like this,

Categories: Apple, Apple Guides, iOS 4, iPhone, iPhone 3G

Jailbreak for iPhone 4 / 3GS on iOS 4 and iPad 3.2.1 Delayed

Well, this post wasn't important but I think most of you thought that Semi-Spirit Jailbreak for iPhone 4 would be out at the end of this week? nope, you may need to read this post. I will talk about two points, the first is that the Jailbreak is delayed due to some issues in FaceTime and Multitasking, Second point is that most of you think it's "Spirit" but due to some sources, It's Not!

Delayed, due to MuscleNerd tweets

Not to make it a daily thing, but since somehow people thought it would be today: the new JB+unlock won’t be out today

(there are issues with important apps like Facetime that need to be figured out…no sense releasing a half-broken JB)

Well, the second point is that it's not Called Spirit as MuscleNerd replied to someone who asking something mentioning "Spirit" and MuscleNerd told him I said it's upcoming comex jailbreak not Spirit, Also Ultrasn0w unlock will be available whenever the Jailbreak is out as the unlock is Ready! So Stay Tuned for covering the event whenever the download is available.

Categories: Apple, Comex, iOS 4, iOS 4.0.1, iPad, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4G, Jailbreak, MuscleNerd, Spirit, Unlock

Saurik talks again about the History of Jailbreaking

Two days ago, I already showed you a video showing an interview from MakeitWork with Jay Freeman a.k.a Saurik, Today he made another interview and again from MakeitWork, Saurik joined Jeremy Anticouni for an exclusive interview for Make It Work Radio, which aired Saturday July 24, 2010 talking about landscape and the history of jailbreaking!
This interview consists of two videos as it's a long one, check both videos below,



Jailbreaking iPhone 4 is really seems very near, So Stay Tuned!

Categories: Apple, Cydia, iPhone, iPhone 4G, Jailbreak, Sauirk, Videos

iPhone 3GS vs Windows Phone 7 in a Broswer Speed Test

Before you ask, Yes some folks got their copy from Windows Phone 7 but it's not final. So Here's a browser speed test between iPhone 3GS and Windows Phone 7 running on a Samsung device, In the tests, almost predictably, the iPhone 3GS’ Safari mobile browser walks all over WP7′s Internet Explorer, You can watch the video below..

This is a Real Browser war between Apple's iPhone 3GS and Microsoft's WP7 Platform, But the iPhone 3GS browser loads much faster than WP7, Check the video and tell me your thoughts!

[via NewsGeek]

Categories: Apple, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, Videos, windows phone

TwitPic Uploader, Now supports iPhone 4 and iOS 4

Of course all users of Twitter and iPhone should know this app, Twitpic uploaded upload your images and screenshots directly to show it to your Twitter users, and now it has been updated the biggest update yet, this updated brings support for iPhone 4 and iOS 4, also fix some issues! Check the full Changelog after the jump..

What's New In Version 1.4.1

The biggest update yet! Includes the following new feature additions:
- Landscape mode.
- iOS 4.0 and iPhone 4 support (including complete support for iPhone OS 3.0 and 3.1).
- Continue uploading while the app is in background. (iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3rd gen. with iOS 4 and iPhone 4 only).
- Multiple accounts (under landscape mode).
- Twitter OAuth and TwitPic OAuth Echo support.
- Does not store the twitter login password anymore.
- Settings within the app (under Accounts).
- Tweet character counter.
- Automatic URL shortening.
- No more enforced 115 max characters in Tweet.
- Automatic Tweet truncating to max available tweet length.
- Better low memory situation handling.
- Better image optimization handling.
- Crash resistant.
- Water proof. :D

Download Twitpic Uploader for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch [iTunes Link]

Categories: App Store, Apple, iOS 4, iPad, iPad Apps, iPhone, iPhone 4G, iPhone Apps, iPod, Twitpic, Twitter

A New Style To Embed YouTube Videos

Youtube has announced a new iFrame based embed style that would brings you good Flash Video for all Apple devices that only supports the much know HTML5 as iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.The embed style will use , Check the full post and an example for this style after the jump..
Here's the post:

An enhancement to our video embed capability is now available through a new embed code style. This new style uses and looks like this:

<iframe frameborder="0" height="385" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID" type="text/html" width="640">

And here's an Example!

Categories: Youtube, Youtube News, Youtube Videos

RecBoot 1.1 to Exit and Enter Recovery Mode, Now without LibUSB!

What if you stuck on Recovery Mode? or your Home Button is closed? May be you run a program and need to kick out Recovery Mode? Well, RecBoot is what you want, With Recboot you can get out of Recovery to mode without need to LibUSB.

Here's iHacker update on Recboot 1.1:

I’ve been getting TONS of emails from people saying that RecBoot wasn’t working for them because of libusb. This update makes RecBoot use iTunnel instead of iRecovery, which is based around MobileDevice.h, which means no libusb!

If you wish to enter Recovery Mode, however, you will need to download and place iTunesMobileDevice.dll in the RecBoot folder. I cannot provide this due to legal reasons. I could have made RecBoot point to the DLL from the registry, but I’m not going to, it’s just a quick open source thing I created for the community that isn’t a big deal, feel free to do whatever you want with it, use the batch files and everything else in the folder. The source code can be downloaded here. RecBoot is yours now, I’m not going to be spending all my time on a program that opens a batch file.

Download Recboot 1.1 for Windows

Categories: Apple, iHacker, iPhone, Recboot

DropBox for iPhone updated to version 1.2.4

Dropbox app for iPhone, the easiest way to sync and share your files online and across computers has been updated to version 1.2.4, Dropbox 1.2.4 comes with HD uploads for iPhone 4 and bug fixes. Complete list of features and Full change-log after the jump…

New in version 1.2.4:
- Photo & Video upload quality changes:
-- 'Camera' settings section renamed 'Upload Quality'
-- Add 'HD' setting for iPhone 4 devices (supplements 'High', which now produces 640x480 videos on all devices)
-- 'Video Quality' now affects videos selected from Photo Library (videos selected from library cannot exceed 'High' quality of 640x480. 'HD' affects newly recording videos only)
- Passcode locking changes:
-- Present lock screen more aggressively on devices that support multitasking by default (after no more than 1 minute using another app, down from 5 minutes)
-- Added 'Require Immediately' passcode setting to force immediate presentation of passcode entry if user leaves Dropbox app even for a moment
- Bugs fixed:
-- Resolved inability to export favorites files (existed on iPhone and iPods running iOS 4 only)
-- Resolved audio playback stopping after phone goes to sleep

Download DropBox Version 1.2.4 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch [iTunes Link]

Categories: App Store, Apple, iPhone, iPhone Apps

Unlock iPhone 4 is Ready, Waiting for Jailbreak

Today we have good news, MuscleNerd talked about unlocking iPhone 4, He said that you can Unlock iPhone 4 permanently without need to Ultrasn0w by getting the codes out of the seczone to calculate your NCK code, But this Process will have to go over 100 trillion combinations. So in a tweet answering someone who don't understand telling him that the Unlock is ready and he is waiting for public Jailbreak release from comex.

Here's Gangstatyzz asking MuscleNerd:

@MuscleNerd I'm guessing the jailbreak is going to be released soon Because you guyz keep talon bout how theirs a unlock for it

MuscleNerd answering him:

@Gangstatyzz hmm just staying the unlock is ready now, for whenever the public JB is done + debugged + packaged

Also Planetbeing Yesterday tweeted that Ultrasn0w will be available in Cydia whenever comex's Jailbreak updated:

It will probably be the usual thing where you jailbreak and then install ultrasn0w from Cydia.

We're gonna be able to give you an unlock with the jailbreak.

Let's talk about The next Jailbreak from Comex, It will (un)tethered "Spirit" Jailbreak and it will be able to jailbreak your iPhone 4 / 3GS (Old+New Bootroms) / 3G, iPod Touch 3G / 2G (MC+Non MC Models) on iOS 4.0.1 / 4 and also may be on iPad 3G / WiFi on iOS 3.2.1! So Stay Tuned

Categories: Apple, Comex, iPad, iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4G, iPod, iPod 2G, iPod 3G, Jailbreak, MuscleNerd, Planetbeing

White iPhone 4 Delayed till the End of 2010

Apple announced in brief Statement today that they are going to delay the White iPhone 4 again, They didn't mention a date or a specific time to the release. They Said that it will be sometime later this year.

Here's the Statement from Apple:

White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.

Categories: Apple, iPhone, iPhone 4G, White iPhone 4

Saurik Showing us a Jailbroken iPhone 4

Jay Free Man, known as Saurik, who is the creator of Cydia on Jailbroken iPhone. Now he joined the Make It Work team and Showed us a jailbroken iPhone 4, It's a real jailbroken iPhone 4.

Also Planetbeing showed us an Unlocked iPhone 4 with Cydia App List on it! So, it seems really near. Stay Tuned! [via FSM]

Categories: Apple, DevTeam, iPhone, iPhone 4G, Jailbreak, Saurik, Unlock

Skype has been Updated to Support Multitasking

Yes, It's here, Skype has been Updated to Brings support for iOS 4 and iPhone 4, it's Really Cool. Skype now works with Fast app Switching, It runs in the background with multitasking in iOS4 and you can Receive Skype calls and IM while other apps are running or when your iPhone is locked. Check the ChangeLog after the jump..

New Features in Version 2.0.1:

- Run Skype in the background with multitasking in iOS4. Receive Skype calls and IM while other apps are running or when your iPhone is locked. You can also continue your call while you switch to another application. Multitasking is available only with iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.

Download Skype for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Don't forget to Check our App Store for more iPhone Apps and iPad Apps you may also Like and would be interested in.

Categories: App Store, Apple, iOS 4, iPad, iPad Apps, iPhone, iPhone 4G, iPhone Apps, iPod, Skype

Facebook Stories Started, Start Telling your Tale!

Well, minutes ago Mark Zuckerberg announced that they Got 500 Million Active Users on Facebook, So they Celeberate for this Event by Launching Facebook Stories to let you tell other friends your Stories and Tales, Here's Mark Zukerberg explains it in a video!

Categories: Facebook, Facebook News, Facebook Stories

Facebook Got 500 Million Active Users!!

Facebook has announced that Today's Morning they got 500 Million Stories, Yes Facebook hits 500 Million Active Users connected with their families and friends over the world, To Celeberate by this Amazing event (for them), Facebook is Launching a mini-application called Facebook Stories for users to upload and share their personal Stories with others!

Here's the Post by Mark Zuckerberg:

As of this morning, 500 million people all around the world are actively using Facebook to stay connected with their friends and the people around them.
This is an important milestone for all of you who have helped spread Facebook around the world. Now a lot more people have the opportunity to stay connected with the people they care about.
To celebrate, we’ve put together a collection of stories you’ve shared with us about the impact Facebook and your friends have had on your lives.

We’re launching a new application called Facebook Stories where you can share your own story and read hundreds of others, categorized by themes and locations around the world. These stories include:

• Ben Saylor, a 17-year-old high school student, who turned to Facebook to organize a community effort to rebuild the Pioneer Playhouse, the oldest outdoor theater in Kentucky, after it was damaged by floods in May.
• Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who, during his time in office, would go jogging with 100 of his fans from Facebook.
• Holly Rose, a mother in Phoenix, who credits a friend’s status message telling women to check for breast cancer with her being diagnosed in time to treat the disease. She used Facebook for support during treatment and became a prevention advocate herself.

Our mission at Facebook is to help make the world more open and connected. Stories like these are examples of that mission and are both humbling and inspiring. I could have never imagined all of the ways people would use Facebook when we were getting started 6 years ago. I want to thank you for being part of making Facebook what it is today and for spreading it around the world.
To show our appreciation, all of us at Facebook have put together a photo album with our messages of thanks. I hope you enjoy it, and please keep sharing your stories with us.

Well Facebook Survive a lot with the Bad Privacy Policy and in the Competition with Twitter?

Categories: Facebook, Facebook News, Facebook Stories

Geohot May Come Back with "Ra1n"?

Well, a week ago we told you that George Hotz (Known by Geohot) left the Jailbreak scene by saying Good Bye and He will not make any jailbreak again, But before he left, he told us to follow his friend Mike Cohenn, Today, Mike Cohenn posted on his twitter account that it's the time to Make "Ra1n"!!

It's a surprise for both of us, but we have two facts we may put in our mind, The first that Mike Cohenn himself will release a jailbreak named xxxxRa1n and he will take the same exploit Geohot got to jailbreak iPhone 4. The Other fact that Geohot is really back and is working on a Jailbreak!
So Stay Tuned and I will inform you by any News about this Human!

Also Comex is about to update his popular tool "Spirit", It's (un)tethered Jailbreak for all devices, iPhone 4 / 3GS New and Old Bootroms / 3G and iPod Touch 3G / 2G. More Details posted here.

Categories: Apple, Blackra1n, Geohot, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Limera1n, MikeCohenn

Flipboard, a Revolutionary News App for iPad Available in the App Store

Great thanks for @scobleizer for his Release for Flipboard, This is the most amazing App for iPad, Flipboard is free News app for the iPad, It offers a simple way to Flip between news, photos, updates and even connecting you with all Social Media as Facebook & Twitter. You can see what your friends say and what they are doing through Flipboard.

Flipboard offers a new way to connect your friends on Facebook and Twitter, it works on taking all events and data from your Twitter / Facebook account and builds something called "Social Magazine", All this Features and amazing things are gone for free in a simple App for iPad called "Flipboard"

Download Flipboard for iPad [iTunes Link]

Don't forget to Check our App Store for more iPhone Apps and iPad Apps you may also Like and would be interested in.

Video App Review? Let's meet Flipboard

Categories: App Store, Apple, iPad, iPad Apps

Apple posts N97 Antenna Performance Video, Nokia will not be Happy

Well, Apple has posted a new video showing N97 Antenna Performance, It shows this Nokia Mobile with bad antenna the same as iPhone 4, Apple posted notes about N97 reception on Antenna Site saying that when holding it, it goes from 7 bars to 2 bars, I think Nokia won't be happy by this video!

Categories: Apple, iPhone, iPhone 4G, Nokia, Reception Issue, Videos

Get Internet Tethering for 0.99$ ONLY, Just for Now!

Nick Lee has developed a new App Called "Handy Light", it's an unofficial Proxy tethering to the iPhone which is hidden behind what appears to be which is a simple flashlight app that uses the screen for illumination in the App Store! The App will be removed as soon as Apple knows, so get it now.
Here's the Speed Test done after Enabling this function (better than home Wi-Fi):

Nick Lee has posted a video showing how to activate the functionality:

Download HandyLight for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Instructions to Enable this Function posted here.

Update 1: Apple has removed it, feel sorry for who missed this App!

Categories: App Store, Apple, iPhone, iPhone Apps, iPod, Tethering