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Get read-only access to your Google shared documents. Point your iPod Touch (Mobile Safari) to docs.google.com/m and view them in all their glorious splendor.
Hopefully we’ll see some full read/write access in the near future.
Jailbreaking your iPod Touch just got easier. Simply point Mobile Safari to jailbreakme.com and it will use the TIFF exploit and allow you to install AppSnapp. This will jailbreak your iPod Touch and allow you to install applications and games.
Since the introduction and jailbreak of the iPhone many apps have been created to extend the functionality of it. And with the iPod touch jailbreak we received all of the apps. Here are the top 5 apps for your touch-screen media player from Apple.
1)App Tapp (A.K.A Installer.app)
Yes very obvious why this is number one, but they also do a very good job with it. App Tapp allows you to add applications from various sources to your iPod touch/iPhone with just a tap of the install button. Version 3 looks great and with the update for it still functions very well.
2)SummerBoard
Once again this is almost required to run applications (at least on the touch). You can customize icons, background, dock backgrounds, and the status bar through themes downloaded from App tapp. Some themes aren’t great, but for the most part it gives you some good customization. Its rival, Customize, doesn’t function properly on the touch so I can’t say much about it.
3)NES
We all love a good break from all the hard work of school or work. NES (or iNES) is just as the name says. It’s a NES emulator that works very well. The controls are ok, but can be annoying if you miss the key. It performs well and covers about all the basic features of an emulator.
4)Apollo IM
A fantastic IM client. There are a couple others available, but this one seemed very finished and worked well on my touch. It supports multiple accounts at once (which I never used, but seemed very straight to setup and use). A great alternative to the web apps available.
5)Lights Off
A very simple game that is addictive and hard. The game I like and the interface is very nice and suites my touch. There are many levels and a great way to pass some time.
Honorable Mentions
Five Dice: A Yatzee game
Tap Tap Revolution: A fun game modeled after DDR
I’m sure we will see a surge of 3rd Party apps with the SDK. Personally I would like a good RSS (the one available is annoying and needs work). A mobile word processor would be nice and a handy tool. I’m sure wireless syncing will come soon and can’t wait for it! Yes, I understand Installer and Summerboard are kind of essential, but they are 3rd party and function extremely well.
Cheers,
Tommy
P.S. Have any favorites of your own? Leave a comment!
Apple has announced that they will be releasing an SDK for native iPhone/Touch application development by February.
Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February. We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for our users. With our revolutionary multi-touch interface, powerful hardware and advanced software architecture, we believe we have created the best mobile platform ever for developers.
Good news for all those iPod Touch owners who would rather not jailbreak their Touch.
Looks like some hackers have figured out how to backport the latest firmware from the Ipod Classic to their older 5 and 5.5 g siblings. Article found over @ the Giz says its a little quirky and not bullet proof yet. You can read more here
As the title suggests, there’s a one-step process for all you PC user’s out there wanting to Jailbreak your iPod Touch.
Prerequisites
Get it @ www.slovix.com/touchfree/
A fancy GUI for Intel Macs is now available for Jailbreaking your iPod Touch!
“iJailBreak is an automated jailbreaker for your iPod Touch licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 written by 13-year-old AriX. The only user interaction required is for you to restart the iPod Touch. Works on Macintel OS X Tiger. PPC version is in the works.
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Get it at: ijailbreak.com
A lengthy guide has surfaced to Jailbreak your iPod Touch and seemingly run all existing iPhone apps.
“I need some beta testers for the exploit to make sure everything is perfect for the release. If you are interested. Please jump on my IRC server.
irc.toc2rta.com #iphone or #itouch
\Niacin”
- source: irc.toc2rta.com
The new Jailbreaking method for the 1.1.1 firmware utilizes the familiar TIFF exploit, which is run through MobileSafari.
From tuaw.com:
“The iPhone/iTouch Dev guys have been hard at work for weeks and have finally managed to jailbreak 1.1.1. Right now, they’re nowhere near releasing a general-use tool but the first steps have been made. Congratulations to dinopio, asap18, netkas, Martyn, mjc, Niacin, BloomFilter, pytey, tE_gU, pumpkin, roxfan, sam, SmileyDude, NerveGas, Nate True, Arminius, DirectriX, Edgan, ixtli, kroo, xorl, and the rest of the team.”
The wait is almost over.