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Native combined Skype/instant message client for iPhone debuts

Though the official iPhone AppStore is only months away, developers are still delivering some incredible native applications built under the unofficial "jailbreak" umbrella. The latest is "fring," an application that lets users make voice calls with Skype or SIP. It also has a built-in instant messaging component for conversing over Yahoo!, AIM, MSN Messenger and Google Talk and ICQ.

Gil Regev, Online Marketing Coordinator for fring, told iPhone Atlas "During this R&D period, we?ll be listening to feedback, so we can fine tune the final version and create a truly kicking user … Read more

JAJAH promises native iPhone VoIP application

During a question and answer session following the iPhone Software Roadmap event in early March, a press member asked about the possibility of a VoIP (voice-over-IP) application for the iPhone. Steve Jobs left the door wide open, saying that while Apple wouldn't allow such an application to access the cellular network, VoIP is certainly a possibility over WiFi.

JAJAH has announced plans to capitalize on this opportunity by offering a native iPhone application built with Apple's SDK this Summer. The app will work as a full VoIP client when connected to WiFi networks, and use a callback methodology (… Read more

3D game dev app to get iPhone tools

Neglecting to release any specifics on how the development environment will integrate with Apple's official SDK, Unity Technologies has announced that its multiplatform 3D game development tool, called Unity, will soon be able to create titles that run on the iPhone.

A brief statement from Unity reads:

"The Unity engine is the core technology that facilitates visually rich, engaging 3D game play, whether it's on a traditional desktop, or on the Web at major gaming sites like shockwave.com, or now on the world's leading mobile device - the iPhone. [...] With support of the iPhone platform, … Read more

ZiPhone 3.0 -- unlock/jailbreak tool -- gets new features, fixes

ZiPhone, the most popular tool for automatically jailbreaking and unlocking iPhones, has been updated to version 3.0. The new release includes these enhancements:

No more need of fix nvram Solution for GREYED wifi No need for YouTube Fixes Embedded apps installer Customized plugins

The new release is available in both Mac and Windows versions from this download page. For further instructions on jailbreaking and unofficial third-party applications, see our resource page.

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First downloadable application for iPhone OS 1.2 "Aspen"

Jonathan Zdziarski has made available the first publicly available application for iPhone OS 1.2, a port of his popular NES emulator. The application, for which source code is available, can be built in Xcode and run on iPhone 1.2 devices. Currently iPhone OS 1.2 is only in the hands of developers accepted to Apple's iPhone Developer Program and holders of leaked copies.

The NES emulator uses modified headers to build applications harnessing the full breadth of lower-level iPhone objects rather than the restrictive subset offered by Apple's official software development kit. Official third-party applications run … Read more

Spore demoed as native iPhone game

During today's "software roadmap" special event in Cupertino, Electronic Arts demonstrated a version of its upcoming game "Spore' as a native iPhone application. In Spore, users control the evolution of species from single-celled organisms up through land-walking creatures.

The game makes full use of the iPhone's accelerometer.

More on the way...

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Tool offers full iPhone backups, search, theme creation

Despite its quirky interface, the venerable tool Mac OS X utility iFuntastic [70MB download] offers some great tools for customizing and manipulating jailbroken (full read/write access to the filesystem enabled) iPhones. With a new release -- version 5.0 -- the tool adds a few noteworthy new functions:

can copy all files from the iPhone to a disk, performing a complete backup find files and folders on the iPhone by name, or perform a full text search directly edit graphics and text files on the iPhone and write them back to the device install third-party applications downloaded to your … Read more

What iPhone SDK applications do you want?

We don't often conduct user surveys here on iPhone Atlas, but with Apple still apparently planning to "have an SDK in developers' hands in February," and February rapidly coming to a close, we'll bluntly ask: what third-party applications would you most like to see materialize after the advent of the software development kit?

A number of developers of unofficial third-party applications have told us that they're planning to leap into the Apple-sanctioned realm post-SDK, but there are undoubtedly those who are waiting to see a distribution framework and other specifics before investing in the platform. … Read more