Apple May Offer iPhone Background App Support

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Wouldn't it be great if every time you jumped to the iPhone home screen Pandora kept streaming music? The only application that Apple currently allows to run in the background is the iPod, however if recent reports are correct, this could all change.

Pandora is just one example of how useful allowing apps to run in the background could be. Another likely use would be keeping an instant messaging chat connected. Rumors have been swirling about just how Apple would implement background processing considering the limited resources of iPhone hardware.

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Can I Jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0?

iPhone Dev-Team has reported that Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 has been jailbroken. In fact, unless changes to iPhone hardware are made in the next generation device, the Dev-Team reports that the jailbreak will work on all existing iPhones and iPod Touches.

Jailbreak apps such as Cycorder and Qik do not currently work using iPhone OS 3.0, and more beta releases are on the way. As a result, the iPhone Dev-Team plans to wait until a final release from Apple before releasing a new PwnageTool and QuickPwn.

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AT&T Considers Drop in iPhone 3.0 Plan Pricing

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In a move to preserve the exclusive relationship with Apple and increase iPhone sales, AT&T may be considering changes to iPhone data plan pricing with the introduction of the next generation device. A typical two-year contract would see a price decrease of $10 per month, bringing the cost back to what original iPhone users signed up for in 2007.

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Market research has shown that the high monthly cost associated with iPhone contracts may steer some users away from purchasing the device. The minimum cost over the required two-year contract amounts to over $1700 not including text messaging, taxes and fees.

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Can I Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5.7 with a Jailbroken iPhone?

The short answer is yes. In fact, according to the iPhone Dev-Team, the latest version of Mac OS X is more iPhone jailbreak-friendly than the previous version. This is due to the fact that version 10.5.6 prevented users from putting the iPhone into DFU mode.

The Dev-Team states, "The new 10.5.7 Leopard update is safe. In fact it's more jailbreak-friendly than 10.5.6, since the DFU-mode bug is gone."

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How can I export my Shazam tagged songs list?

First of all, your iPhone must be jailbroken and running SSH. There is currently no built-in functionality in Shazam to export tagged songs or backup tagged songs to a web account.

SSH is free and can be found on the Cydia installer. Connect to your Wi-Fi network and look for the name of your network under Settings -> Wi-Fi. Select the blue arrow for more information about your network and make a note of the IP address of your iPhone.

Connect to your iPhone from a computer using an SSH client. The username is 'root' and the default password is 'alpine' to connect.

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