This is a rolling news page which shows all stories run over the last 7 days...one year ago. It's a great way to find reviews, software releases, or the elusive hack that you might otherwise have missed. Keep an eye on this page to catch all the "should not be forgot" items as they rotate through.

SummerBoard Allows iPhone Home Screen Scrolling
posted Monday, September 03, 2007 - 10:49 AM EDT

iPhone hacker "lg" has developed a way to place as many icons as you desire in your iPhone's home screen by hacking customizations into SpringBoard, the iPhone menu system. This modification, known as SummerBoard, extends SpringBoard by making use of custom routines loaded through a back door, allowing scrolling of the icon list and the use of custom wallpaper behind said icons. Installation of SummerBoard can be achieved by way of Installer.app. While some users report having to perform multiple iPhone reboots to get things up and running, most have experienced no real issues, it seems. A clever bit of work from an able iPhone hacker. [ via TUAW ] (13948 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

iToner 1.0 Released
posted Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 09:32 AM EDT

The clever folks at Ambrosia Software have released iToner 1.0 for the iPhone, a custom ringtone app that does not require hacking your iPhone. iToner enables you to quickly transfer custom ringtones for your iPhone - without modifying, hacking or having to reset your iPhone. Simply drag and drop your MP3 or AAC audio files on iToner's window, click the Sync button, and you're done! Even better, your ringtones will continue to work with future iPhone OS updates. iToner is a $15 shareware app, but a fully functional demo is available for download. Custom ringtones done right. Bravo, Ambrosia! (1232 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

Floola 2.0 Released
posted Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 06:10 AM EDT

Floola 12.0 has just been released. Floola is an application to efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone (any model that supports iTunes) under Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Video and music files can be easily added and removed. Playlists can be managed with simple drag-and-drop. Lyrics and artwork are supported. Tracks can be submitted to last.fm. Podcasts are supported as well. Some new features of this release: AAC audio conversion bug shuffle playback wasn't working for iPod shuffle [ironic] sync wasn't working under linux and mac fixed minor cosmetic issue when adding artwork fixed crash under linux when using some keyboard shortcuts (4170 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

Creative's Travelsound i50 for iPod Shuffle
posted Friday, August 31, 2007 - 07:50 PM EDT

Creative Japan has rolled out the Travelsound i50, a rather handy and stylish portable speaker system for the second-generation iPod shuffle. The single-piece unit is wrought of brushed metal, matching the styling of the shuffle, and is designed to allow the shuffle to dock directly into on end of it. A clear, snap-on cover is provided to sheath the docked nano, lending protection to the unit. The mated assembly can be hung from a belt loop or backpack with the supplied carabiner. The Travelsound i50 features a rechargeable battery than can be recharged via standard USB hookup. The unit is currently selling in Japan for the equivalent of about $69 USD and no information is currently available regarding the release of the i50 outside of Japan. [ via technabob ] (1283 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

Capuccino iTunes Skin 0.8.2 Released
posted Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 10:28 PM EDT

Tired of the brushed-metal look of iTunes? Change the look of your favorite music player to "capuccino" with Capuccino iTunes Skin 0.8.2 for Mac OS X. To install: Click right button of the mouse on iTunes.app. Click on Show Package Contents. Replace the file with the iTunes.rsrc in Contents/Resources. As simple as that. Make a copy of your iTunes.src file beforehand, we'd advise. Enjoy. (4364 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )

Pod Access 4.1.1 Released
posted Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 10:25 PM EDT

Findley Designs has released iPod Acces 4.1.1, a popular utility allowing the copying of files from the iPod to a host Macintosh, a feature not available through iTunes. Unlike some other, similar utilities, iPod Access does not simply read ID3 tags to gather information about individual tracks, but accesses the iPod's internal database, bringing to bear a far richer dataset to the transfer of files back to your Mac. New in this version: Improved iPhone Support. Shared registration between user accounts. iPod Access is a Univeral Binary application, able to run natively on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs. (3969 reads) ( read more / comments? |   | )