Guides

IOS

Jun 27, 2010

How To Jailbreak iOS 4, iOS 4.0.1 Using Redsn0w For iPhone 3G Users [Mac]

Andy

Redsn0w is a popular jailbreaking tool developed by the iPhone Dev Team for Mac and Windows users. The latest version, RedSn0w 0.9.5 beta, allows iPhone 3G users to jailbreak iOS 4, iOS 4.0.1. In this guide, we will take you through the step by step procedure to jailbreak iOS 4,...

IOS

Jun 27, 2010

How To Jailbreak iOS 4 Using PwnageTool For iPhone 3G Users

Jason

iPhone Dev Team had released PwnageTool 4.01 to allow iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS (old bootrom) users to update and jailbreak their iPhone with iOS 4. Yesterday, we had published our step-by-step guide to jailbreak the latest iOS 4 using PwnageTool 4.01 for iPhone 3GS users. This guide is for...

IOS

Jun 26, 2010

How To Jailbreak iOS 4 Using PwnageTool For iPhone 3GS Users

Andy

iPhone Dev Team had released PwnageTool 4.01 to allow iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS (old bootrom) users to update and jailbreak their iPhone with iOS 4. In this article, we will take you through a step-by-step procedure to jailbreak the latest iOS 4 using PwnageTool 4.01. This guide is only...

IOS

Jun 26, 2010

F0recast: Easiest Way To Find Out iPhone 3GS Bootrom Version

Jason

Though there are tools that make it easy to jailbreak iPhone, things have got a lot more complicated and confusing with the release of iOS4 and updated boot ROM in iPhone 3GS models. We had published a step-by-step guide on how to find out iPhone 3GS bootrom version. But as...

IOS

Jun 20, 2010

Are You Ready For iOS 4? Here Are Some Tips [Updated]

Jason

Apple will be releasing iOS 4 tomorrow (or in just a few hours). Here are some tips to ensure you're ready for the latest iPhone software update as soon as it is released. Availability and Compatibility: iOS 4 will be available as a free upgrade to iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS,...

IPHONE 4

Jun 20, 2010

How To Convert A Mini-SIM Into A Micro-SIM For iPhone 4

Andy

As you may have known by now, Apple is offering SIM-free and unlocked units of iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 to customers in UK, France and Canada. Since these iPhones are not locked to a carrier, users can sign up with any compatible carrier of their choice. However, unlike iPhone...

CARRIERS

Jun 3, 2010

How To Check Your iPhone Data Usage To Select The Ideal AT&T Data Plan

Andy

As you may have heard by now, AT&T has announced major changes to its data plans starting June 7. If you are an existing customer, you may retain the unlimited data plan without the option to tether. Alternately, users who consume very little data may opt for a DataPlus plan...

GUIDES

May 9, 2010

How To Backup SHSH Blobs (ECID SHSH) Using Firmware Umbrella [Windows]

Andy

SHSH blobs or ECID SHSH is a unique digital signature that Apple assigns to each iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Whenever you connect your iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch 2G/3G or iPad to iTunes to restore or update iPhone OS firmware, the ECID is sent to Apple servers for authentication...

GUIDES

May 9, 2010

How To Backup SHSH Blobs (ECID SHSH) Using Firmware Umbrella [Mac]

Andy

IOS

May 8, 2010

How To Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch Using Spirit For iPhone OS 3.1.3, iPhone OS 3.1.2 [Windows]

Andy

Earlier this week, Comex released the much awaited Spirit untethered jailbreak solution for iPhone OS 3.1.3, iPhone OS 3.1.2 that allows users to jailbreak their iPhone or iPod Touch. This tutorial will offer Windows users a step-by-step guide to carry out this jailbreak. If you are a Mac user, you...

IOS

May 8, 2010

How To Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch Using Spirit For iPhone OS 3.1.3, iPhone OS 3.1.2 [Mac]

Andy

The much awaited Spirit untethered jailbreak solution for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad was released earlier this week by Comex from the iPhone Dev team. This tutorial will provide you with step-by-step instructions to jailbreak your iPhone and iPod Touch using Spirit. Please note that this tutorial is for Mac...

IPHONE APPS

May 7, 2010

How To Transform Your iPhone Into A Wireless Modem For iPad

Andy

Should you go for a 3G enabled version of the iPad or should you stick with a Wi-Fi only model? This is one question that has been asked several times by our readers over the past few weeks. While a 3G enabled version of the iPad can help you connect...

GUIDES

Mar 20, 2010

How To Backup And Restore Jailbreak iPhone Apps

Andy

If you own a jailbroken iPhone, you might well realize that backing up your existing jailbreak iPhone apps before installing new firmware is extremely crucial to avoid the task of reinstalling them all over again. Thanks to applications like PkGBackup, backing up your jailbreak apps is extremely simple. This tutorial...

GUIDES

Mar 16, 2010

iPhone Tip: Quicker And Easier Way To Select An Entire Paragraph

Jason

One way to select an entire paragraph on the iPhone is to touch and hold to select a word and then drag the grab points to select the paragraph. Folks at MacOSXHints have stumbled on an easier and quicker way to select an entire paragraph while editing text on the...

GUIDES

Mar 6, 2010

How To Restore The Casing Of A Scratched iPhone

Andy

I love the look of the shiny back case of the iPhone but it only takes a drop or a few weeks of rough use for your iPhone to get scratches all over its surface and lose its shiny luster. If this has already happened to you, here is a...

IPHONE APPS

Mar 3, 2010

My3G – Jailbreak App Enables 3G For “Wi-Fi Only” iPhone Apps

Andy

iPhone Carriers like AT&T's stand on data streaming applications has not been favorable to a major extent. While that has been a welcome change over the past few months with the decision to allow data streaming iPhone apps like SlingPlayer Mobile and VoIP iPhone apps to work over 3G. We...

GUIDES

Mar 2, 2010

Push Doctor Fixes Push Notification Issue On Hacktivated iPhone For Free

Jason

One of the known issues with a hacktivated iPhone running iPhone OS 3.0 or later is that the Push Notification feature doesn’t work. The iPhone Dev Team had released a fix to resolve the issue back in July, but it had a major flaw. There is finally some good news...

GUIDES

Mar 1, 2010

How To Extend Your iPhone’s Battery Life [iPhone Tips]

Jason

Apple claims that iPhone 3GS offers up to 5 hours of talk time on 3G (12 hours on 2G), 5 hours of Internet use (9 hours on Wi-Fi), 10 hours of video playback or 30 hours of audio playback and finally 300 hours of standby time. However, you might have...

IPHONE APPS

Feb 26, 2010

iControlPad: Play iPhone Games With Physical Buttons And Joystick

Andy

We first wrote about iControlPad nearly two years ago. It's a pretty cool iPhone accessory that will help you replicate a gaming console experience on your iPhone by augmenting touch screen controls with actual analog joystick based controls. The accessory allows you to slide your iPhone or iPod touch into...

UNLOCK

Feb 21, 2010

F0recast: Tool To Find Out If Your iPhone Is Tethered Jailbreak, Unlockable And Can Downgrade Baseband

Jason

Though there are tools and step-by-step guides that make it easy to jailbreak and unlock iPhone, things have got a lot more complicated and confusing with the release of iPhone OS 3.1.3 and updated boot ROM in new iPhone 3GS models. iH8sn0w, developers of popular jailbreaking tool, Sn0wbreeze have recently...

GUIDES

Feb 20, 2010

How To Set Up A More Secure Passcode For Your iPhone Or iPod Touch

Andy

If you are the kind who is very particular about security, you might have realized that the four digit passcodes for unlocking your iPhone is not fool-proof enough. Fortunately, it is possible to set a more secure alpha-numeric passcode with the help of Apple's iPhone Configuration utility. This tutorial will...

IPHONE APPS

Feb 18, 2010

Turn Your iPhone Into a Flash Drive With iPhone Explorer

Andy

A lot of iPhone and iPod touch users never really use up all the space available on their device. If you are one of them and would like to double up your iDevice as a flash drive, iPhone Explorer is for you. This is a nifty piece of software for...

ACCESSORIES

Feb 14, 2010

DIY iPhone Stylus

Jason

The iPhone has revolutionized finger based touch screens but when it’s extremely cold and you’re wearing gloves, the use of finger based touch screens doesn’t seem very practical. You could always buy an iPhone accessory like Pogo Stylus or use indigenous solutions like using a sausage as a stylus for...

IPHONE APPS

Feb 14, 2010

How To Enable Tethering on Your iPhone Using MyWi iPhone App

Andy

There have been quite a few iPhone apps that have brought tethering to the jailbroken iPhone like iPhoneModem and PDANet. But currently the most popular jailbreak iPhone app to enable tethering on the iPhone is MyWi developed by Intelliborn. Here is a step by step guide to install and configure...

IPHONE APPS

Feb 1, 2010

How to Force Quit When iPhone App Hangs or Free up Resources Used by an iPhone App

Andy

What do you do when an iPhone app hangs? In older versions of the iPhone OS, namely iPhone OS 1.0 and iPhone OS 2.0, a 'press and hold' of the home button would most often do the trick. It was also a good trick to free up resources used by...

GUIDES

Feb 1, 2010

How to Turn Your iPhone or iPod Touch Into an iPad Look-A-Like

Andy

Though a lot of discussion has happened over the iPad in the past one week, a vast majority of us will not get to lay our hands on the device for at least another month. If you are curious to check out the look and feel of an iPad in...

GUIDES

Jan 30, 2010

iPhone Tip: How to Turn Off Camera Notifications

Andy

You might have noticed that whenever you connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer, the operating system recognizes the device as a digital camera and displays a notification. This can be quite annoying and can occur in both Windows and Mac OS X systems. This is because digital...

IPHONE APPS

Jan 25, 2010

Reduce Size of iPhone App Icons With Shrink

Andy

If you are anything like me and have several dozen iPhone applications installed on your iPhone, sifting through the numerous home screen pages can be a daunting task. One way you can make your life easier is by adding additional columns to your Springboard so that you reduce the number...

ACCESSORIES

Jan 24, 2010

DIY Instructions to Build Custom Car Mount for Your iPhone

Andy

GPS is among the most popular apps available on the iPhone. If you use the GPS apps on iPhone, you might have realized the problem with mounting the iPhone on your car. With unique car docks available for different GPS devices, choosing the right dock can not only be difficult...

CARRIERS

Jan 12, 2010

Korean Newspaper Claims: iPhone 4G Coming in April with OLED Screen, Removable Battery, Video Chat Capability

Andy

In an article published today, the Korea Times newspaper reports that the next generation iPhone could be launching in the country as early as April of this year. The newspaper quotes a senior executive from KT, Apple's local partner for iPhone as saying that all legal formalities have been cleared...