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Trimensional app is a overly simplified 3D scanner that allows you to capture fairly accurate 3D models of faces and things using the iPhone 4’s front camera.

The app uses the screen on the iPhone 4 to light up the subject being scanned and then capturing light patterns reflected back by the subject with the iPhone 4’s front camera to build a true 3D model. Trimensional.

Take a look at the video after the jump for a demo of how the app works. The resulting 3D image is not bad considering the iPhone 4 was never intended to be a 3D scanner by anyone’s account.

Trimensional works with the fourth generation iPod touch as well. Direct iTunes link here. It’ll set you back US$0.99.

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The 360 Panaroma is a photography app that lets you take 360-degree panoramic shots of your surroundings and it is so darn tooting easy to use. The app take pictures of your surroundings and arrange them in tiles, all you have to do is align the phone so the tiles line up nicely to create a 360-degree view of where you are.

The app has just issued an update that takes advantage of the 3-axis gyroscope in the iPhone 4 that allow users to view the panoramic pictures simply by moving the iPhone 4 around. It provides for a very immersive picture viewing experience that will definitely impress your friends.

The app is on offer in iTunes now for US$0.99 — 66% off original price. For your RM3, you get to a dead easy to use panorama app that can churn out 360-degree view pictures in under 20 seconds (with a little bit of practice of course), you can upload and share the pictures via email or Twitter or save them directly to your iPhone camera roll.

Here’s the iTunes link for more info on the app.

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The latest Sykpe for iPhone update today and finally lets you do video calls over wifi or 3G to another iPhone or to a Skype desktop user.

This update is long overdue. Since the iPhone 4 launched in June, introducing FaceTime, we’ve all been waiting for Skype to catch up and update their application to allow video calls. FaceTime is great, but not everyone owns an iPhone 4, thus it makes it hard to have a video call with someone who’s not an iPhone 4 user…

This isn’t a problem anymore. You’ll now be able to make video calls from iPhone to iPhone. You can also receive video calls on the third-generation iPod touch and the iPad. You’ll need iOS 4.0 and above to run the latest version of Skype.

Here is what’s new in this updated version of Skype:
• Make Skype to Skype video calls on WiFi and 3G*
• Call Skype desktop users (Mac OS X or Windows) and other iPhone users.
• Two-way video calls supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4th gen.
• Receive only video supported on iPad and iPod touch 3rd gen, with no camera.
• Make video calls in portrait and landscape.
• Skype video calling requires iOS 4.0 or above.

You can still get Skype for free in the App Store.

Now tell us. Isn’t it great news that Skype finally lets you do video calls from your iPhone?

A popular method of tethering your non-3G iPad with iPhone’s data connection is by installing MyWi and using it as a WiFi access point. The problem with using MyWi is that it uses WiFi which uses a lot of battery power. The solution to this problem is to use iTether which tethers your data connection using Bluetooth. iTether has to be installed on the device which will connect to your iPhone with tethering enabled. When tethering is turned on, your iPad/iPod Touch or iPhone can easily connect to it and share the data connection.

Here are the benefits of using iTether over MyWi:

- High performance
- No jailbreak required on iPhone side ( if no patching )
- Much lower battery consumption than WiFi tethering
- Bluetooth 2.1 speed up to 3,000,000 bps
- Clean interface with zero configuration
- Rapid Bluetooth chip booting up
- Better security than WiFi WEP
- Free upgrades

iTether has been developed by the same guy behind iBluever. To use iTether, you may need a jailbroken iPhone. Find out how to jailbreak your iPhone easily with JailbreakMe here. You need to have tethering enabled on your iPhone which can be done by visiting help.benm.at using Mobile Safari.
iTether is available in Cydia in BigBoss repository for $5.

Here’s an intriguing browser for the iPhone coming out of Japan: Sleipnir Mobile is a web browser for iPhone that enables you to browse smoothly and efficiently with functional tabs. Tabs are always displayed on the screen so that you can open, close and sort them while viewing a page. Tab operation feature – flick to close a tab and touch and hold a link to open in new tabs in the background etc. – are very unique to Sleipnir Mobile.

Billed as a “web browser with highly functional tab features,” Sleipnir Mobile’s tabbed browsing features a couple of fun characteristics. The “Flick Wipe” function allows users to very simply flick a tab (located along the bottom, not on top) off screen by pushing it down out of view. The browser’s “Hold & Go” feature lets you touch and hold a link to open it up in the background.

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