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News Roundup for November the 24th
Apple Eclectic —
... the 2.2 versions of the PwnageTool and QuickPwn jailbreaking apps. “1337,” as I believe the cool kids are saying these days. Now here’s an interesting new stat for anyone playing iPhone vs. iPod Touch Top Trumps: apparently the 2nd generation Touch is a bit of a screamer in the 3D graphics department, beating even the flagship iPhone 3G. But one thing they both now share is a distinct lack of cheesecake, since Apple has ...
New iPod Touch is a differnet animal..
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... We knew the new iPod touch had its processor cranked a bit higher (500MHz vs. 412MHz) than its predecessor and the results prove it. The reason for Apple cranking up the juice on the iPod touch vs. the other devices (including older iPod touches) is still unknown but Apple appears to be intent on distinguishing otherwise almost identical hardware with software changes. The iPod touch appears to be a gaming device first while loosing other ...
3D Power Is Highly Varied Across iPhone/iPod Touch Iterations [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... news that the new iPhone is a more powerful gaming machine than the old iPhone, it's an unsettling proposition when you consider that there's only one store for the entire iPhone/iPod touch platform. And if this performance trend continues, which we expect it will, consumers will either be forced to upgrade for an optimum gaming experience or have their smarter, newer hardware dumbed down. Honestly, neither scenario sounds all that wonderful at the moment. [Touch Arcade via MacRumors]
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Signs of iPhone v3 in latest firmware
The Apple Core —
... numbers to distinguish between different hardware models. The original iPhone carries the model number of “iPhone 1,1″ while the 3G iPhone is labeled “iPhone 1,2″. These numbers do not change for simple storage increases and instead represent functionally different devices. Similarly, the iPod Touch was originally introduced as the “iPod 1,1″ and the most recent hardware revision was labeled “iPod2,1″. The 2,1 iPod Touch added a speaker, volume controls, microphone support and a much faster processor than the 1st generation model. MacRumors also notes that some Web server ...
