In yet another sign pointing to a Verizon iPhone launch, Apple has posted a job listing on their careers website looking for engineers with knowledge of, among other things, CDMA network.

"Cellular Systems Perf Engineer" familiar with GSM, GPSRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, CDMA, etc."

Current iPhones use GSM, including the slow GPRS, the 2G EDGE, and the 3G HSDPA and HSUPA (high speed download/upload). They don’t currently use CDMA, the technology of choice for Verizon and Sprint in the US.

Rumors of Apple letting Verizon join in on the iPhone game have been thrown around the web for as long as we can remember, but much more so recently than ever before. Many industry specialists believe the Verizon iPhone could come in the first quarter of 2011, however neither Apple or Verizon have yet to confirm such rumors.

With Apple continuing to seek professional engineers who know there way around the CDMA network, how close do you think a Verizon iPhone could really be? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

[Forbes]

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Based on a recent patent filing, it looks as if Apple may be looking at even more ways to buy and share apps. This approach would be a bit more social as it would allow your friends to share applications with you that they think you may enjoy. This could work through the network, through a cloud service, or through IR.

The patent explains a way in which you could have a list of applications that are able to be shared. When sharing, the person receiving the recommendation would have access to either the full apps with a trial period limit, a demo, or a restricted (lite) version. I’m assuming this would probably depend on each developer’s preference. The user would see a list of applications to share and they could drag them to a specified location in order to share them with others.

There is also talk of this being a way for Apple to offer incentives to people who refer applications to others. Whether those incentives would include App Store credit, promotional material, discounts or something else isn’t clear. Regardless what it is, it’s definitely something I could see as a good model to boost App Store sales even further.

The patent also shows that this model could be used across several devices including iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads, and Mac computer platforms. This makes sense considering Mac will now offer an App Store as well. We can only assume a lot of apps will offer compatibility with Macs in the future.

Is this a feature you think you’d use? I frequently get family and friends asking for app recommendations and this could potentially make my life a bit easier when it comes to sending them a list of apps I recommend. I could simply send them straight to their device. And if Apple wants to give me some perks for doing so, even better!

Patently Apple

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blueSLR is a bluetooth accessory that will allow you to use your iPhone as a remote control for your DSLR. In addition, blueSLR will embed GPS information from the unit into your photos. Since the device makes a bluetooth connection with your iPhone, line-of-site is not necessary to trigger your camera.

With the blueSLR companion app, you can use your iPhone to adjust focus, shutter speed, timer, and tell the camera to take a certain number of pictures within a given timeframe. You can also edit the GPS update frequency. GPS information will be embedded into the RAW or JPEG files and is compatible with iPhoto, Flickr, and Picasa.

blueSLR is currently only available for Nikon cameras, but XEquals promises to bring Canon support soon. There are three different models, Nikon Essential, Advanced, and Professional. From these 3 products, you will find support for the following Nikon cameras: D3100, D5000, D90, D7000, D3(S), D200, D300(S), and D700.

The blueSLR can be yours for $149 with free shipping if pre-ordered today. The companion app is available for free in the App Store.

Check out the photos after the break! Anyone planning to pick one up?

[BlueSLR - via Electronista]

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Frustrated that your iPhone auto-correct dictionary has “learned” an incorrect word and curious how to reset it? Worried you might have a damnyouautocorrect moment when SMS’ing that important contact? Apple doesn’t give you very many options when it comes to editing dictionary entries but if your iPhone has learned to incessantly auto-correct something that isn’t right, there’s an easy way to fix it. We’ll show you how after the break.

Until Apple gives us the option to individually edit entries into the keyboard dictionary, the only option we have is to reset it. Not ideal, but it does fix any incorrect entries the phone may have learned. As a side note, you can also do this on the iPad and iPod Touch as well.

• Go to Settings: General: Reset
• Tap Reset Keyboard Settings.
• Your keyboard dictionary will reset back to factory default.

I’ve had a few times where my iPhone or iPad has learned an annoying word combination from me either entering a word wrong and dismissing the auto-correct on accident, or from me using an abbreviation. I abbreviated Olive Garden to OG only one time and my iPhone decided every time I typed the word “of”, it would auto-correct it to OG. Very annoying, but this simple trick fixed it.

So if you guys have had issues, give this a try and let us know how it works for you!

Tips of the day will range from beginner-level 101 to advanced-level ninjary. If you already know this tip, keep the link handy as a quick way to help a friend. If you have a tip of your own you’d like to suggest, add them to the comments or send them in to news@tipb.com. (If it’s especially awesome and previously unknown to us, we’ll even give ya a reward…)

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Google quietly announced that the desktop version of their Google Docs editor now works on the iPad. Google recommends you use the desktop version mainly for advanced editing such as the generation of new spreadsheets and alignment modifications. If all you need to do is make a few quick and easy edits they still guide you towards their iOS friendly mobile editing version.

Will this help make you more productive or is the mobile version more than enough to satisfy your document editing needs? Let us know if this is a welcome addition for you in our comments section.

[Google Docs blog via 9To5 Mac ]

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The Incipio NGP Matte Case is made from semi-rigid next generation polymer (NGP) that is tear and elongation resistant. Even though the case is rather thin, there’s no denying its durability. It also provides necessary friction to keep the iPad from sliding from your lap while still feeling soft to the touch. Although the Incipio NGP Matte Case is tear resistant, it is not scratch resistant. I have only used this case while at home, yet the back has obtained some prominent scratch marks.

This skin allows easy access to all ports and buttons. To provide some additional protection, the case covers the volume and power buttons, however,the material is molded to fit over the buttons perfectly, so it is still very easy to use them.

The Incipio NGP Matte Case is available in five stylish colors: black, confetti, sage, gunmetal, and cerulean and is available in the TiPb iPad Accessory Store. If you’re looking for a good durable skin case, be sure to check this one out!

Pros

• Tear and elongation resistant
• Thin, yet durable
• Covers volume and power buttons for extra protection
• Includes screen protector and cleaning cloth
• Available in 5 colors

Cons

• Scratches easily

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Apple is sending out a mailing to international customers encouraging them to give the gift of an unlocked iPhone 4 this year.

iPhone 4 is everything they’re wishing for—all in one gift. And it’s unlocked and contract free, so it works with the carrier of their choice. Reserve iPhone 4 for pickup at the Apple Retail Store, or shop online and get free shipping.

Curiously, clicking on the “Reserve iPhone 4 for pickup” brings you to a page that tells you iPhone 4 isn’t currently available for reservation and is instead first come, first served.

Obviously this doesn’t apply to anyone in the US since iPhone is still locked to AT&T there, and may stay locked even if it goes to Verizon in 2011. (Bah, humbug!) Still, would you go with the $650 or $750 unlocked model if you could? Or is $199 or $299 on subsidy, along with some Jailbreak/Unlock help from TiPb, the limit of your Christmas cheer?

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More rumors out of the supply chain today suggest that iPad 2 might indeed have a camera — front and back, actually — and once again a better resolution display is being mentioned as well. Kelvin Soh and Argin Chang, reporting for Reuters, spoke to four people “familiar with the situation”:

Two could only confirm they were ramping up for a new round of production in the first quarter for components previously supplied for the original iPad, while two said the ramp-up was for a new iPad.

One of those said the revamped model would feature cameras on the front and rear, while the other said the new model would be slimmer, lighter and have a better resolution display.

I’m sticking by my *Imagining iPad 2” predictions for now. 2 cameras, not as high end as iPhone 4, but giving the ability to FaceTime and switch between self-portrait and world view (hey! Look at those kids!). Still don’t see a higher res screen because there’s no way a 2048 wide display at iPad size is feasible and anything less than same resolution or pixel-doubled would be a nightmare for developers.

What do you think?

[Yahoo! Finance]

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Real Racing 2 for iPhone and iPod touch, the much anticipated sequel to Firemint’s hugely popular, ADA-winning race game, will be hitting the iTunes App Store on December 16 with 30 licensed cars, a 16 car grid, and online races. The full feature list includes:

• 30 officially licensed cars
• 16 car grid against AI, and 16 player online racing – an iOS first
• Career mode with well over 10 hours gameplay and a range of event types
• Earn in-game currency to buy and sell cars, and buy upgrades
• 5 game modes: Career Mode, Quick Race, Time Trial, Local Multiplayer (8 players), Online Multiplayer (16 players)
• 15 locations with 40 miles of highly detailed race track
• Vehicle damage
• Online Save Game
• Game Center and Cloudcell integration, multiple profiles
• Wide range of control options
• HUD with minimap that can be turned on or off
• 5 camera angles including fully 3D cockpit view, and TV style replays
• Powered by Firemint's exclusive Mint3D™ engine

It’ll be priced at $9.99. Video after the break!

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In an effort to make your iPhone more secure, security analyst and jailbreak developer Stefan Esser is releasing Antid0te on December 14th. Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is a security technique which involves randomly arranging the positions of key data areas. This usually includes rearranging the base of the executable and position of libraries, heap, and stack, in a process’ address space. This makes it difficult for someone trying to execute shellcode injection on the stack by requiring them to have to first find the stack. Many of the most popular and sophisticated Operating Systems already use ASLR, including Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX (10.5+).

Just how secure is your iPhone? Earlier this year at the Pwn2own hacking competition the winners of the event, Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Weinmann, took home first place for hacking an iPhone 3GS and downloading all its stored SMS messages in only 20 seconds. This past summer, jailbreak developer Comex used a PDF exploit that allowed an integer overflow in IOSurface.framework to get root access and privilege.

While Comex used this exploit to jailbreak the device and install Cydia, someone more malicious could have used the same exploit to steal personal data and download it remotely. Jay Freeman, also known as the jailbreak developer and Cydia creator Saurik, released a patch to plug this exploit weeks before Apple released their patch.

Although some would want you to believe otherwise, jailbreaking a device does not in and of itself make a device less secure. It merely uses existing security holes to give root access and privileges in order to allow the user to make desired changes, including patching security holes and making the device more secure than a jailed and stock iPhone. Like Saurik, Esser believes that iOS does have serious security limitations and that Antid0te will go a long way in resolving some of them.

Is Apple doing enough to make our devices secure? Would you jailbreak for a more secure iPhone? Let us know by leaving a comment below!

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