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Free Download: iPhone 4 High Resolution iBooks-Themed Homescreen Wallpaper by Ryan


Recently, Apple released a new version of the iBooks store, complete with a new icon and revised app graphics. I've been looking for a wallpaper based on the latest iBooks Store bookshelves for my lockscreen, but nothing I found online was quite right. So I spent a couple of hours playing around and designed one myself from scratch. The graphics were ported straight from the latest iBooks app file - I then manipulated and redesigned the layout in Photoshop CS5 to make it suitable for the iPhone 4 homescreen springboard. Click the image below to download the high resolution wallpaper:

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I hope you like it - If you use this yourself, please leave a comment below and say thanks! Finally, please do not repost this anywhere else online or attmpt to pass it off as your own. Thanks.

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Final Release: High-Resolution iPhone 4 Textured Wallpapers Light & Dark Grey

Finally, after painstaking (and admittedly questionable) work, here are the final High-Resolution iPhone 4 Textured Wallpapers in Light & Dark Grey. The images & wallpapers/backgrounds were created using system files and images extracted from the iPhone iOS 4 package. The dark grey texture exactly match the images used as the multitasking background and folder background in iOS 4.+ (Light Grey Theme is used in iBooks and iMovie)

Please say thank you in the comments below! Or drop me a line at ryan@uselessdesires.co.uk

Enjoy...

Dark Grey Theme:

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Light Grey Theme (used in iBooks and iMovie):

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Reproduced for educational purposes only. Images Copyright © 2010 Ryan Price and Apple Inc.

Textured iPhone 4 Wallpaper

I painstakingly created an iPhone 4 Wallpaper based on the backgrounds used in the multitasking dock and in the folders in iOS 4.1. You can download this at the end of this article.

I'm currently using this as my springboard/homescreen background:

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Here's the high-res Retina Display wallpaper for download; click/tap to get the fulll size image and to download to your iPhone camera roll, tap and hold the enlarged image and select 'save.'

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Copyright © 2010 Ryan Price - Not for general distribution. Not for publication in whole or part without the express permission of the author and/or creator. Any usage of images or text created and published on www.uselessdesires.co.uk or its affiliated sites, or on social networking sites, must be credited to the original author/creator, and a link back to this website must be provided if images or text are used on any other website. Any images and/or text must be credited as follows:
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Download iPhone 4 iOS 4.1 Theme Files & Images - Bundles UI Part 2 of 2 - Icons, Wallpapers, Backgrounds, Images, Themes

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Click here to download:
iPhone4_Bundles_UI_Part_2.zip (23.42 MB)

NOTE: This is Part 2 of 2

Download both attachments from this blog (two topics - Parts 1 & 2) and extract the compressed folder into 1 newly created folder, which you should name 'iPhone4 Bundles-UI').No sound files are included in this download.

Everything you need to theme an iPhone 4 with high-resolution Retina Display Icons, Wallpapers, Backgrounds, Images, Themes etc. I extracted the iPhone 4 Firmware images simply because I needed the multi-tasking/folder background/wallpaper.

Here is also a link to download the full package here (however, no guarantee can be given for the validity or integrity of this download.)
4.0 Stock Theme.zip:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ejwnyzyzlym

All files in this attachment © 2010 Apple Inc. Reproduced for educational purposes only. 

Download iPhone 4 iOS 4.1 - Bundles UI Part 1 of 2 - Icons, Wallpapers, Backgrounds, Images, Themes

Iphone-4

Click here to download:
iPhone4_Bundles_UI_Part_1.zip (22.04 MB)

NOTE: This is Part 1 of 2

Download both attachments from this blog (two topics - Parts 1 & 2) and extract the compressed folder into 1 newly created folder, which you should name 'iPhone4 Bundles-UI').No sound files are included in this download.

Everything you need to theme an iPhone 4 with high-resolution Retina Display Icons, Wallpapers, Backgrounds, Images, Themes etc. I extracted the iPhone 4 Firmware images simply because I needed the multi-tasking/folder background/wallpaper.

Here is also a link to download the full package here (however, no guarantee can be given for the validity or integrity of this download.)
4.0 Stock Theme.zip:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ejwnyzyzlym

All files in this attachment © 2010 Apple Inc. Reproduced for educational purposes only. 
 

Reeder 2 - A Phenomenal first-in-class Google Reader App for the iPhone hits the AppStore as a FREE update!

Google Reader, Pocket-Sized... (for iPhone & iPod Touch)

Reeder 2.0 (a free update from Reeder 1+) from developer Silvio Rizzi has hit the AppStore! The best RSS reader on the block for Google Reader is now even faster than before, with extra features like optional image caching, state saving, and increased contrast. There are also more services available (Open in Safari is back!), and holding on a link will now open up the services menu, so you don’t have to load up a page before being able to tweet the link.

Finally, the gestures have been much improved, so it’s easier than ever to swipe to star or mark as read. I also think a new gesture set was added, since I can now pull up after reading an article to switch to the next one — very slick.

Reeder 2.0 is still available for £1.79/$2.99 if you haven’t bought it yet.

Here are some screenshots of this fabulous app:

 
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For more information, and the full feature-set, check out:
www.reederapp.com

Or download now direct from the AppStore:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reeder/id325502379?mt=8

Follow @reederapp & @uselessdesires on Twitter for more

~ Ryan

Osfoora for Twitter - App for the iPhone AppStore Review

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"A Serious Contender to Tweetie 2"

(Star Rating: 5 out of 5)

The UI is intuitive and elegant, while adding a bucket-load of essential features, some of which seem unique to Osfoora. Tweetie has been my app of choice for a long time and I've professionally tested almost every Twitter app available on the app store. Osfoora is now my default Twitter app, and although there's still room for a few improvements/additions, if there was an award for best-newcomer, Osfoora would win! Five stars! The developer always replies to feedback/questions on Twitter, which is really special. Keep the updates coming - I love what you've done with this beautiful app so far.

A few requests:
- Push notifications
- Bookmarklet capabilities
- Swipe the top left button to return to home/timeline
- Swipe a tweet in timeline view to reveal more functions
- Inline image preview
- Post to Posterous support
- Inline geotag preview image
- With the 'now playing' function (which is great!), the ability to create a custom tweet template of the initial text you want to insert

That's all I can think of for now - I'll update my review as the updates keep coming; looking forward to the 1.2 update! And thanks for a great experience...

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