By now you’re probably aware that it is possible to add custom ringtones on your iPhone. However, as this process isn’t actually supported by Apple, thus it’s not that easy to do it. Luckily, “iPhone hackers” have been working on this and now we have an application called iFuntastic, which simplifies the whole thing. Actually, it’s better to say that iFuntastic makes the adding of custom ringtones more manageable — it brings a GUI for the Jailbreak application, making you feel like you know what you’re doing. You’ll still have to do all the (seven) necessary steps, though.

Anyway, iFuntastic works only on Intel-based Macs and is available for download from here.

[Via: Gizmodo]

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TrafficGauge, the service which offers live traffic information for 17 metropolitan areas, just added iPhone to its list of the supported devices. As expected, the iPhone version of TrafficGauge’s service works pretty much the same as their “Mobile Web” version - it’s just optimized for iPhone’s larger screen.

Now, all you need to do is jump over to TrafficGauge’s site, enter your phone number, and wait for them to send you the link to TrafficGauge for iPhone. Alternatively, you are free to browse from here.

TrafficGauge’s coverage is still not nationwide - at the moment they are providing the service for the following cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Louisville, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Portland, OC / Inland Empire, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, San Fernando, and Seattle.

[Via: Navigadget]

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Here’s something for all the iPhone users who love reading the newspapers, but don’t want to bother with all the paper. NewspaperDirect’s PressDisplay.com is now offering “500 newspapers from 70 countries in 37 languages” — all optimized for your beloved handset.

According to NewspaperDirect’s CEO Alexander Kroogman iPhone’s huge touchscreen is ideal for PressDisplay.com because “its rich user interface complements the advanced navigation and browsing capabilities of PressDisplay.”

Interested? Plans are starting from $2.75 for a single paper (issue) to between $9.95 and $199.95 per month for various levels of access.

[Via: CrunchGear]

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While there is no real iPhone RSS feed reader application, there are a number of web-based solutions which could be easily used on your shiny new handset — Apple even made its own web-based RSS reader optimized for their phone. Still, you may want to use your current RSS reader on your iPhone, to keep track of all the saved entries and categories/tags. In case you’re using Bloglines, well… now you can use it on your iPhone! The popular web-based RSS reader just launched the version of its service optimized for iPhone’s touchscreen at i.bloglines.com. All your feeds are there and the images are re-sized for faster loading time, which I find especially important when accessing through EDGE network. One thing that bothers me is that I can’t see my saved entries. Hopefully, Bloglines will fix this…

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Given the huge success of the Apple iPhone, it’s not surprise that throngs of windows shoppers have hit their local Apple Store to get a chance to play with the almost iconic device. What is surprising is Apple’s newest move to help curb the incredible crowds that have started to inundate Apple Stores. Following a successful pilot program in Canoga Park, California, Apple Stores across the nation may start to institute a $5 “cover charge” for iPhone window shoppers.

Vince Sciopiano, vice president for Apple’s retail stores, said that, “Part of the move was to limit crowds to keep the stores safe, but also we wanted to keep the right kind of people in the stores. By ‘right kind of people’ I mean true Apple customers with money, willing to pay just to look at our newest wares.”

Shoppers would buy a $5 badge that would track the customer’s movements throughout the Apple Store. Upon purchasing an item, the $5 entrance fee would be deducted from the purchase price.

However, Mr. Sciopiano’s statement that Apple wants to limit entry into their stores to people “with money, willing to pay just to look a” Apple products seems a bit elitist. Sciopiano asserts, “That’s exactly the case.”

Update:
Turns out the source of this story was a parody of Apple’s techno-snobbery. Hilarious.

[Via: Tech.co.uk]

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Those silly geeks over at PC Magazine have put together an “iPhone Death Watch.” Essentially a countdown timer for your iPhone’s battery, the “watch” ticks off the seconds to the day that your iPhone will die. They say their countdown timer is based on “scientific calculations.”

Don’t take this “Death Watch” seriously folks. As we mentioned before, the battery is not dead after 400 charge-cycles, just reduced to 80% capacity. You’re not likely going to need to replace the batter at such time, but if you want, Apple offers their battery replacement program.

Keep in mind that a charge-cycle is defined by a full discharge followed by a battery-topping refill charge. So, the 400 charge-cycle estimate is bound to last quite some time. PC Mag estimates that after 675 days, the iPhone’s battery will have such reduced performance that you will likely be looking for replacement.

Honestly, we’re not likely to keep the iPhone for anywhere close to two years, so the battery life problems is something of a non-issue for us. And, we figure most early adopters of the iPhone will be looking to replace it with the next-gen iPhone before the battery craps out.

Still, the “iPhone Death Watch” is pretty amusing. We got a good chuckle out of it.

Check out the countdown timer here.

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The Best Page in the Universe has released a comparative review of the Nokia E70 (his current choice) and the iPhone. Everybody who scours the Internet knows the Best Page in the Universe. And now, he reviews the iPhone…

First of all, the E70 has a full keyboard, not some *bleep* stripped down, tap-and-pray smudgy piece of *bleep*. Nokia uses a technology that’s even more advanced than the iPhone’s tap screen, allowing you to actually feel the keys you press as you’re pressing them! The technology is called “tactile response,” and it allows you to do things like dial a phone number without staring at your screen like a *bleep*-chucking ape. In fact, every other cellphone ever made has this technology, sometimes called “buttons.”

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Rugged cases maker OtterBox announced that the iPhone case is coming soon. According to their release, it will consist of 3 layers of protection, ensuring that all surfaces are covered at all times. Naturally, you will be able to use the touchscreen thanks to OtterBox’ touch-screen membrane, as well as the buttons via pass through buttons. And if that’s not enough, potential buyers will also get a swivel belt clip that provides full impact protection for the screen…

My two cents: this may not be the most beautiful iPhone protection there is, but is certainly one of the best. Plus, it will make the iPhone look more “active”, although uglier at the same time.

[Via: Gizmodo]

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TVersity, the service which allows users to access their media on virtually all their devices, just added support for the iPhone. According to the company’s release, owners of the Apple’s handset will be able to play video files in formats not natively supported by the iPhone, and access audio and video podcasts and media RSS feeds — without a copying files to the phone. Apparently, the idea of NOT storing files locally on the iPhone should appeal to the iPod Video owners who got used to their 30GB or higher storage capacity devices.

The way I see it, TVersity is offering a pretty much same/similar service as Orb does. If you’re into all the “my media everywhere” fuzz, this might be something you were looking for…

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In case you don’t like the current wallpaper or you want to add some personal touch on your brand new iPhone, you can change it with another one. Good place to look for cool iPhone wallpapers is IconFactory, which just recently added support for Apple’s handset. Simply browse through the catalog and click on the iPhone icon where available and voila… you’re almost there. Now, save the file, copy it to your iPhone and set it as a wallpaper — you’ve just added a tiny, yet important differentiating element to your already cool handset. Enjoy!

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