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Protect Your iPhone with Revo

The iPhone is known to be a surprisingly durable phone. According to the Stress Test performed by PCWorld, it can withstand cell phone drop and scratches. Yet it doesn’t mean that you’ll just leave the phone as is. If you want to extend its life, give it a good cover.

iSkin has just announced that it will start shipping Revo cases for your iPhone at a price of $39.99. But you wonder, why has Apple consented to such setup rather than depend on their own cell phone cases? Here are the reasons:

1. Duotone Design. Revo cases are popular because of its duotone design. It offers more sophistication to your phone, by color accents that perfectly complement your phone’s body color. The colors aren’t flashy yet expressive and come in a variety of choices. You can definitely add your own style in your iPhone.

2. ViSOR. iSkin employs casing technology called ViSor, which makes your phone resistant to any scratch, especially its screen. It also reduces the effect of impact of objects to your phone. It is a good combination of polycarbonate, which makes it durable, and coated with optical clear-coat. ViSor can be easily snapped to the phone’s front cover then protect its screen. It’s as easy to snap it too at the rear so the case can blend seamlessly.

3. Antimicrobial. Mobile phones are known to contain some harmful bacteria that can be transferred to the human body through constant contact. This is proven by clinical studies. iSkin included antimicrobial protection in their Revo cases to prevent the growth of fungi and germs. Revo cases become the first silicon protector that provides such type of protection.

4. Extensive Coverage. Revo is considered to be the best choice in keeping both you and your iPhone well protected. Its design contains features that are all useful and well-thought of. It’s made of the best kinds of materials that allow the case to cover all vulnerable spots of the phone, controls, and ports. This means that you’re sure to achieve peace of mind—the ultimate benefits you get for a protector from iSkin. It also protects the iPhone from surface damage and shock due to accidental drops.

5. A Definite Grip. Revo case is made of strong exterior silicone that features a very subtle texture that promotes a more enhanced grip for the iPhone. It also prevents sliding if the phone is placed in more angled surfaces. It’s also coated with antidust to avoid lint and dust.

So protect your iPhones with elegant Revo cases. Get your iPhone Silicone Skin Cases Here!

Running OS Applications on iPhone

The iPhone is considered to be the smartest phone ever created. Made by Apple, it combines such revolutionary technologies such as touch-screen interface, virtual keyboard, Internet connectivity, iPod, and basic phone functions.

But a lot of people are dissatisfied. This is because the iPhone is not open to other platforms, which makes it uncustomizable. You cannot install any other programs, or any open source applications.

Nevertheless, all hope is not lost, as latest development suggests that you can now create your third-party applications intended for your iPhone. This is viewed to be one of the most important hacking achievements.

Expect better applications on the iPhone
So how did someone do that? An anonymous hacker who has worked extensively with ARM processors developed a “Hello, World!” application and ran it in the iPhone.

It wasn’t long, however, before tools started to get better and more applications are produced. In just a span of a few days, the group called iPhone Dev Wiki has expanded their created applications by refining their build tools. This has given a lot of people the opportunity to develop their respective applications and run them in the iPhone. The tools are still in its early stages, yet a clever debugger is already in place, so everyone will just have to expect a lot of progress in the coming days.

With even such rudimentary tools, programmers can compile as well as run certain third-party programs, such as open source applications. This includes Python, Apache, and Dropbear SSH suite, among others. You may also get to compile some of your Unix favorites such as vim.

If you are interested with these kinds of hacks and would love to use them in your phone, all binaries and compilers of some of the mentioned programs can be obtained in iPhone Dev Wiki. Meanwhile, one cannot expect any graphical third-party software or even kernel alterations for the phone anytime soon. These things, however, require, more advanced kinds of tools.

The current breed of OS applications is a very big step forward. SSH along with the other tools can definitely pave the way to more decent capabilities. By building these applications, developers are gaining more knowledge and experience. Thus, we all just need to sit back, relax, and anticipate these number of applications to grow as the tool chain improves gradually.

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