Earlier today Saurik pushed an update for both Cydia and MobileSubstrate, which should now be iOS 4-compatible. To install the updates, just fire up Cydia and do a complete (recommended) upgrade.
WordPress App Updated to Support Fast App Switching on iOS 4
Apple has just approved a new version of the official WordPress application (2.5) which, like many other apps this week, adds support for iOS 4.
This update is more important than other apps though, considering that WordPress is the world leading blogging platform and that the iPhone / iPad app has been flawed by terrible bugs and UI inconsistencies for months.
Apple Releases iBooks for iPhone
Apple has updated iBooks and made it a universal application for iPad and iPhone. The update comes together with the release of iOS 4 earlier today, which lists iBooks support as one of the most important features.
Go download iBooks for iPhone here.
Geohot Already Working on iPhone 4 Exploit
George Hotz (a.k.a. geohot) confirmed during the “nuit du hack” meeting in Paris that he’s already working on an exploit for the iPhone 4. He said that he posted pictures of his jailbroken iPad way before Spirit released its tool, and now he’s working hard to release its exploit once the new iPhone is released.
How he believes the exploit is gonna work we don’t know, but in the meantime check out the (blurry) video of the meeting after the break.
iOS 4 Now Available For Download [UPDATE: Direct Links and Readme File]
Apple has finally released iOS 4, which is available as a software update in iTunes. The update is free for iPod Touch and iPhone users, but the compatible models are: iPhone 3G (no multitasking), iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and 2nd / 3rd generation iPod Touches.
Google Updates Gmail for iPad, Adds Fullscreen Compose Window
Google has rolled out some nice improvements for Gmail on the iPad, introducing a fullscreen compose window and several scrolling bug fixes.
“Today we’re happy to announce an improved experience for writing emails on Gmail web interface for iPad. When you write an email you’ll now get a big full screen compose window instead of splitting the screen between your inbox and the compose view. More text is visible at once and there are no more distractions with messages on the side. We’ve also fixed problems that prevented scrolling on long messages. Thanks to everyone who reported the issue via the ‘Send feedback’ feature at the bottom of the screen.”
Pandora with iOS 4 Support Out in the App Store
A 3D City on the iPad [Video]
Developed by Newscape Technology on top of a Blom dataset, the result is quite impressive. We look forward to the application in the App Store.
Could Multitouch Lead to Musculoskeletal Disorders?
If you read MacStories or any other Apple-related blog out there, I guess you’re all big fans of the multitouch technology. You know, that little patented thing that powers your iPhones, iPods, iPads and Macbooks. Gestures, that’s how we interact with our devices nowadays. And now a group of researchers of Arizona State University is telling us that our beloved multitouch might actually lead to musculoskeletal disorders.