Over at Gearlive, Andrew has just upped Episode 195 of Bleeding Edge confirming everything that has been said about the new iPhone firmware version 1.1.3. Earlier this was all thought to be a big scam to get Gearlive a bunch of traffic, but it actually appears to be legit.

Hit the cut for what actually is included in v1.1.3, and what we can hope is fixed for the final release.

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It looks like someone is stealing Steve Jobs' MacWorld keynote scoop with this one! That right guys, Andru from Gearlive has an iPhone upgraded to what would apparently be the iPhone firmware 1.1.3. So, what should we expect from the...

Or so we think. I’ve been checking out this video on Gizmodo of the apparent v1.1.3 iPhone firmware update that Apple should be releasing soon. The video shows a guy moving around the iPhone’s icons changing the order. Apparently the updated firmware version breaks all unlocks, and jailbreak apps, and cannot be cracked this time around because iTunes installs Apple’s private key.

Hit the cut to read why I think the video is fake, and indeed does not show the real v1.1.3.

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Altec Lansing was kind enough to send iPhonefreak two of their latest earphone sets made especially for the iPhone. The UHS306 and UHS301 products are from Altec Lansing's Upgrader Series released earlier this year. Besides having all the features of...

The folks down in Australia seem to be wanting iPhones really bad as rumors float about the Land Down Under may finally get it made available to them by February. In the meanwhile, what the Aussies have been doing to...

Look beyond the badly PhotoShop’d image and the Apple Newton revival gains further momentum with Seeking Alpha’s David Sieger piling together his evidence for an ultraportable device built around a 5.2-inch touchscreen.  Supposedly based on an image of a larger-than-iPhone unit with a “distinguishing button or depression on each side” as seen by “trusted tipster”, the device is intended to be held horizontally rather than vertically and is suggested to be using a MultiTouch-enabled 800 x 480 display provided by Balda and Wintek.

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I've seen products from Prima Cases a few times, but this was really the first opportunity I had to try one of their products. The case I received from Prima is called the Lateral Leather Case for the iPhone. This...

All phones have their positives, and all phones have their negatives. The iPhone excels in many areas other phones don’t, but other phones have some things the iPhone just couldn’t stand up to. There are things I really dislike about the iPhone, and these dislikes are small compared to everything I do enjoy about owning an iPhone. I may have some issues with my phone that I don’t know about, or it may just be me.

Hit the cut for my dislikes on the iPhone.

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First we had NES, then we had GBA, now we have PS1 emulation on the iPhone and iPod touch. Opening up the iPhone to PS1 really shows the iPhone’s gaming capabilities. While still needed to be optimized to run faster, I guess you could play a game. It’s only about 10-15FPS right now, but as we saw from the other emulators, after time we eventually obtained playable FPS rates on most games.  

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Ultimate Ears is showcasing for iPhone owners a new voice integrated, iPhone compatible earphone which has a universal fit. It's called the SUPER.Fi 4vi and it is priced at around $150. The Ultimate Ears SUPER.Fi 4vi sports a lightweight, aluminum...

Following a three year lawsuit in which Apple attempted to force Mac fan-site Think Secret to reveal the names of industry sources leaking privileged information, a settlement has been made that will see the site take its tipsters identity to the grave. 

“Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results in a positive solution for both sides. As part of the confidential settlement, no sources were revealed and Think Secret will no longer be published. Nick Ciarelli, Think Secret’s publisher, said ‘I’m pleased to have reached this amicable settlement, and will now be able to move forward with my college studies and broader journalistic pursuits’” Think Secret Official Statement

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Aftermarket earphones for the iPhone often call for a decision between either high-quality music or having a microphone for hands-free use; of course, there are choices which have the functionality of both, but they’re usually expensive.  Ultimate Ears, who already have a strong reputation for audiophile-pleasing headphones, have announced their latest addition to the Super.fi range: the 4vi designed especially for the iPhone.

 

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Sony has taken Apple’s two-fingered MultiTouch and raised them to five, meaning that we could soon see devices from the Japanese giant that recognise all the digits of a user’s hand.  Unlike the Apple system, as featured on the iPhone and the iPod Touch, which can track either one finger for selection or dragging, or two fingers for zooming control, the Sony LCD panel is an identical size (3.5-inches) but is able to differentiate between up to five different points of contact or, alternatively, a stylus.

 

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If you happen to live in a very cold area within the United States, don’t bother using the weather application on your iPhone. The weather application does not display negative Fahrenheit temperatures and just replaces them with 0F. If you’re using Celsius, the application for some reason displays negative temperatures. This was pointed out by a person in Alaska who posted on the Apple discussion boards.

I live in Alaska. The temps here have all been below zero F or more than -18C but the weather reported on the iPhone never goes below zero F. right now it is -13F and going to Yahoo says this but the iPhone shows 0F.

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