📅 January 24, 2011

HOW TO: Enable Hardware Rotation Lock On iPhone 4 Running iOS 4.3 Beta

First we showed you how to add the multitouch gestures to an iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3 beta, and today we’re going to show you how to make your iPhone more like the iPad by adding hardware rotation lock.

First we showed you how to add the multitouch gestures to an iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3 beta, and today we’re going to show you how to make your iPhone more like the iPad by adding hardware rotation lock.

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📅 January 21, 2011

HOW TO: Add Multitouch Gestures On iPhone 4 Running iOS 4.3 Beta

Earlier today, we showed you a video demonstrating the multitouch gestures on the iPhone 4. Although they are a bit of a handful, you probably want to try them yourself, so we’re going to show you how to do it

Earlier today, we showed you a video demonstrating the multitouch gestures on the iPhone 4. Although they are a bit of a handful, you probably want to try them yourself, so we’re going to show you how to do it.

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📅 January 20, 2011

iOS 4.3 Beta Multitasking Gestures Demonstrated On iPhone [video]

iPhone 3GS running IOS 4.3b1 with multitasking gestures and lock/mute switch from iPad 4.3b1

One of the new features uncovered in iOS 4.3 beta was multitouch gestures for multitasking, which can be very useful on the iPad while, on an iPhone, sounded like a bit of a handful. Now we have some video evidence, with Antoni Nygaard managing to get them working on his iPhone, along with the lock/mute switch toggle as well. Given these multitouch gestures aren’t coming to the iPad (yet) we’re guessing it won’t be hitting the iPhone either, but we can always hope.

Take a look at the iPhone multitouch gestures in action, after the jump…

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📅 January 13, 2011

Find My Friends: New iOS Feature Revealed In iOS 4.3

Some further digging into the newly released iOS 4.3 developer build has revealed settings for a new feature called “Find My Friends”. The strings are associated with the Settings app and is related to “MobileMe”.

Some further digging into the newly released iOS 4.3 developer build has revealed settings for a new feature called “Find My Friends”. The strings are associated with the Settings app and is related to “MobileMe”. The obvious interpretation is that Apple may be looking to offer a location-based friend-finding service like Loopt and Google Latitude.

Services like Loopt allow you to find your friends who near you at any given time by leveraging your mobile phone’s GPS signal. The constant updates can broadcast your location to your friends to know who is nearby. Obviously, these sort of systems are opt-in only, but shows what Apple maybe up to in fleshing out their MobileMe service.

[via MacRumors]