It so far looks like the best karting game for the iPhone yet. It’s got more than you would expect from a game for a mobile phone - twelve tracks, a few characters to choose form, lots of weapons and power-ups, and it uses the iPhones great multi-touch interface and built in 3 way accelerometer for controls.
Here are some of the key features and screens hots from the developers website, and stay tuned for more info on pricing and availability.
Key features:
– Stunning, console quality graphics
– Twelve beautifully crafted tracks
– The famous Crash Bandicoot cast of characters
– A host of weapons, items and power-ups
– Fully configurable controls
Apple has always delivered when it comes to creating and producing amazing and easy to follow tutorials and presentations, and this time is no different. The iPhone 3G, which will be available on July 11th, should seem almost familiar in your hands with these two great new videos from Apple.
The Guided Tour is obviously for iPhone newbies (but is still good to watch or skip through to maybe find features you didn’t already know (I saw some cool features with the Apple headphones that I didn’t already know - double clicking the mic to skip songs etc - cool stuff).
The What’s New vid is great is you just want to check out the new software and hardware features and then get on with your life. (I like how the apps you purchase on your iPhone will download right there on the springboard with a progress bar and allow you to continue using your phone - are you listening Installer/AppTapp/RipDev :))
I must admit, when the iPhone 3G was first announced i wasn’t so impressed, but seeing it being used with the new features (and I guess the rumor-hype has entirely wore off). I want one, even if it costs me $699 USD.
Macnn.com (and now Engadget) got me all excited this morning when I read that they found AT&T’s pricing plan online and it included pricing for the iPhone 3G with “no-commitment options”. No commitment options in my books means unlocked, and the pricing sounds about right for an unsubsidized (unlocked) iPhone 3G - way more than anyone wants to pay for one. Unless you are not in one of those lucky supported countries, and remember the N95 and other smart phones do cost about the same unlocked on eBay or Amazon.
“AT&T has released some of its first official pricing for the iPhone 3G. Those new to AT&T, or simply eligible for an upgrade, can pay the lower $199 and $299 prices for 8 or 16GB phones; those who are technically too early to qualify for an upgrade must spend $399 or $499. In either case a two-year contract is required, along with an $18 upgrade fee. “Coming soon,” according to the company, will be no-commitment options, priced at $599 and $699.“
Is Apple going to follow suit? Are we going to be able to buy a iPhone 3G unlocked from Apple Stores or Apple.com? I truly hope so. Even if I have to wait a couple months and pay a little more (ok well allot more).
One thing has me weary about all of this that Macnn.com posted, I can’t find it on the AT&T site, anywhere. UPDATE - Here is what I have found:
“What will I pay for iPhone 3G?
If you are upgrade eligible and your account is in good standing, you will pay $199 for 8GB (black) and $299 for 16GB (black or white). Two-year contract required.
You have the option to purchase an early upgrade priced at $399 for 8GB (black) or $499 for 16GB (black or white). Two-year contract required. Coming soon, AT&T will offer a no-commitment option of $599 for 8GB and $699 for 16GB.“
If you can find it on the AT&T site, please either send it to me or post the link in the comments. Either Macnn.com got some insider info, or AT&T quickly took the info down as they would have probably felt the hard end of Apple’s big rod of correction.
Well it’s about time! One of the first apps that I ever requested has come out. VideosTone simply allows you to use a video file as a ringtone on your iPhone. Apple never added this as a feature of iPhone OS X - yet.
VideosTone comes from iFoneTec.com, a Hong Kong based software development company that specializes in iPhone Software Development.
Thanks to ModMyiFone.com the new installer source is http://modmyifone.com/installer.xml and Cydia source: http://apptapp.saurik.com
“The first in the ability to activate video ringtones on in-coming call for the Apple iPhone from iFoneTec.com. You will be able to assign designated video ringtones on your Contact list. More customize Video Ringtones are under development and will soon be made available at iFoneTec.com. VideosTone is the first in the World to have Video Ringtone playback capability on the Apple iPhone. Support iPhone Firmware 1.1.x (2.0 is under development). Test in 1.1.2 and 1.1.4.”
To install this great little app, add http://app.ifonetec.com to your installer sources. To add your own videos to the app you simply upload the videos via OpenSSH and the FTP ap of your choice to the following directory on your iPhone: /var/mobile/Media/VideoTone/Video/
Here is a great Tip - Use MxTube to download your favorite music video on your iPhone, then use MobileFinder to copy and paste the .mp4 file to the VideosTone video folder, works great for me
SwirlySpace.com has announced the first official release of their Multimedia Messenger Client for the iPhone called SwirlyMMS v1.0
It is the first and only MMS app for the iPhone and I installed it and got it working in a couple minutes. This update comes with allot of great additions and improvements compared to past versions.
SwirlyMMS has been nice enough to give users a 14day trial, so you have enough time to see if Apple delivers or if you will fork out the eight bucks for this app. Whether or not SwirlyMMS will be available from the AppStore is still yet to be seen, but I highly doubt seeing the way Apple wants to control what apps can and can’t do, and plans from past patents that hint that even if it’s not included in this 2.0 firmware, it’s on their minds and in development.
“After having traveled on a very long journey and having put countless of hours into our baby project, we are now extremely happy and proud to finally have reached our goal of releasing a full-featured MMS application to the iPhone community!
SwirlyMMS v1.0 release brings you the following new features:
An easy-to-use user-interface, inspired by the mail application, which allows you to navigate through your received and sent multimedia messages.
Ability to send and receive: images, text, audio, video. In fact, you can send and receive any file you like!
You will be able to send and receive messages containing multiple multimedia parts. For example you can send an image together with a long text in the same message.
A built-in media viewer is provided so that you can easily view your messages from within SwirlyMMS.
You can easily reply to the sender, or forward the message.
You will be able to select multiple recipients.
You can save an multimedia message part to a file of your choice.
You can save an image to your camera roll (/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/100APPLE) and view it with the Photo application.
To send a photo, you will be able to select it, not only from your camera roll but also from your synched photo library or use the built-in file browser to pick any file.
Also, you will be able to take a photo with the camera from within SwirlyMMS and send it right away.
When composing a multimedia message with several parts, you can easily rearrange and remove any part.
To help you configure the application with the MMS settings, we have developed a package which handles settings delivered over-the-air!
We would like to take the opportunity to thank all of you who have downloaded and used our previous version v0.3.8 (you are about 500.000(!)) and all of our donators and swirlyspace.com forum users! And, of course, an extra big thank you goes to our brave beta testers who have given us great and valuable feedback and helped us releasing this major upgrade of our application!
As you may already know, this v1.0 release is not free. But it is cheap, or a bargain as some people say It costs only $8 USD, and you will be able to use a full-featured demo version in 14 days before you decide to buy. If you like it, you buy it easily with your VISA, American Express or MasterCard via a secure Paypal link.
Just add http://swirlyspace.com/SwirlySpace.xml to your source in the Installer application and you are off to swirl away MMSs. In a day or two from now, you will find this release in one of the community sources, probably in STE’s repository.
As we have stated before, all of you who have donated and supported our early development efforts will have this release for “free”. Just install v1.0, click the Buy button, read and accept the license agreements, click Buy, which starts the Safari Web browser. Click the ‘+’-sign and choose “Mail Link to this Page”, which starts the email application. Together with the link, add your Paypal confirmation number to this email and then send it to: tommy@swirlyspace.com. We will take care of the rest So, from now on, you must buy the application. It is not enough to donate $1…
We will continue our efforts in developing this application even further and will bring new exciting features in the forthcoming versions. Also, we will of course support the application via our forum over at http://swirlyspace.com/forum
Thanks again to all of you!”
Regards,
The Happy and Proud SwirlySpace Team
Tommy & Mats
Polarbit who brought us Raging Thunder, is working on a Crash Bandicoot-branded kart racing game for the iPhone.
Apple has always delivered when it comes to creating and producing amazing and easy to follow tutorials and presentations, and this time is no different. The iPhone 3G, which will be available on July 11th, should seem almost familiar in your hands with these two great new videos from Apple.
The 
Well it’s about time! One of the first apps that I ever requested has come out. VideosTone simply allows you to use a video file as a ringtone on your iPhone. Apple never added this as a feature of iPhone OS X - yet.
But it is cheap, or a bargain as some people say 
