EA has released its second NFS game for the iPhone, following its success with NFS Undercover, some controls have changed and the overall feel of the game remains steady and attractive. This version, like Undercover, also follows the story/gameplay of the main franchise version that is available for XBOX 360, PS3, and PC.

Here is a gameplay video courtesy of Touch Arcade.

Grab it from iTunes for $9.99.

Here are some of the many ways you can keep your phone (iPhone, Nokia smartphones, even your DROID) running for a longer while, even when its dieing.

1. Turn off unneeded widgets
2. Turn off push mail, weather, etc.
3. Turn off themes
4. Turn off 3G, EDGE, and Wi-Fi when not in us
5. Turn off auto-brightness
6. Turn down your display brightness
7. Turn off applications running in the background such as GPS, mail,and music players
8. Turn off notifications
9. Keep it out of the heat
10. Don’t constantly respring, restart or turn off and turn on your phone
11. Reduce number of email accounts for the phone to check
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This is a proof of concept, ported by Wert of iSoftTeam. The iPhone 3GS, which clocks at 600 MHz is capable of running both versions of the ported OS’es but not so smoothly. Basic applications such as the calculator and paint run as they would on the original OS except a bit slower. Check it out:

Well, here we go again, after the successful release of OS 3.0, Apple is at work on FW 3.1. They have currently seeded 3 betas to developers and a September release date is expected, along with possibly a new iPod Touch. The new iPod Touch will supposedly have a camera and mic allowing for phone calls via VOIP and also 64 GB worth of space.  Here is the list of new features for Firmware 3.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch so far:

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With the release of the iPhone 3GS, Apple demoed and promised a few features such as video recording and editing, voice control, faster Safari and more. They also stressed that this is the fastest and most powerful iPhone yet, as per their tagline for the 3GS. What Apple usually tends to hide is the actual specs sheet in terms of processor, RAM, graphics etc. But thanks to the internet and some curious minds and accidental hands (T-Mobile) it was revealed shortly after the release of the phone. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, it has been revealed that the iPhone 3GS boasts an ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz processor and PowerVR SGX graphics. It also has been upgraded to 256 MB of RAM from 128 MB on previous iPhones. I just got my unit yesterday (a bit late I know) and I have started to play around with it. Jailbreaking took about 5 minutes and so I entered the world of free apps and mods from Cydia. I decided to run some apps and games and push the 3GS’s processor to max out the memory. A video of the multitasking can be seen below.

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