iPhone

IOS

Aug 13, 2010

4 iOS 4 Tricks That You May Find Useful

Andy

Apple has introduced so many new features in iOS 4 that it has not been easy to keep track of all these cool new additions (especially the minor ones). While most of you must have gotten used to new features like FaceTime (for iPhone 4) and iBooks on the iPhone,...

IOS

Aug 12, 2010

Install PDF Patch On Your Jailbroken iPhone To Fix Security Vulnerability In iOS

Jason

Apple released iOS 4.0.2 yesterday to fix the security vulnerability in iOS 4 and iOS 4.0.1 that was used by JailbreakMe – the web-based method to jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Experts had raised concerns that the security vulnerability in iOS could be exploited in a similar way by...

IPHONE APPS

Aug 12, 2010

Apple Removes Camera+ iPhone App From The App Store After Developer Reveals Hack To Enable Hidden Feature

Jason

Camera+, a popular iPhone app developed by tap tap tap has been removed from the App Store. Apple seems to have removed the iPhone app after the developer revealed a hack to enable a hidden feature, which allowed iPhone users to use the volume buttons as a camera shutter button...

UNLOCK

Aug 11, 2010

iPhone Dev Team Releases Ultrasn0w 1.1-1 To Improve Battery Life

Jason

Last week, iPhone Dev Team had released Ultrasn0w 1.0-1 making it the first software solution to unlock iPhone 4. It has been extremely popular as more than 750,000 iPhone users have already used it to unlocked their iPhone. Dev Team have just released an updated version of Ultrasn0w – Ultrasn0w...

IPHONE APPS

Aug 8, 2010

Simple Method To Install Frash – Hack To Run Flash On Your iPhone

Jason

Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs had posted an open letter elaborating on the reasons why Apple has chosen not to allow Adobe Flash on their platform. But that hasn’t stopped Comex, developer of jailbreaking tools like JailbreakMe and Spirit from figuring out a way to hack iOS to get Flash content...

UNLOCK

Aug 8, 2010

How To Fix MMS Problem After Jailbreaking And Unlocking iPhone On T-Mobile US

Jason

Some of our readers who had jailbroken and unlocked their iPhone to use T-Mobile SIM in the US have complained that MMS doesn’t work. We have some good news if you’re facing the issue. The iPhone hacking community has released a patch to fix the issue that can be installed...

UNLOCK

Aug 8, 2010

How To Fix “Different SIM Detected” Problem After Jailbreaking Your iPhone Using JailbreakMe

Jason

JailbreakMe 2.0 released by Comex is the easiest method to jailbreak iPhone but it doesn’t hactivate the iPhone, which is required if you don’t want to use the official iPhone carrier SIM. Sherif Hasim had figured out an easy way to activate iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G without...

GUIDES

Aug 8, 2010

What To Do If You Drop Your iPhone In Water

Jason

If you ever happen to accidentally drop your iPhone in water then you will find the do-it-yourself procedure posted by iFixYouri useful, especially since warranties don’t cover water damage. According to iFixYouri, a repair shop for iPhones, water damaged iPhone is one of the most common iPhone repair types. Here...

IPHONE APPS

Aug 5, 2010

Infinifolders – Jailbreak App Allows You To Add Unlimited iOS Apps To Folders

Jason

Folders is one of the major new features introduced in iOS 4. With over 240,000 iPhone apps available on the App Store and the subsequent increase in the number of apps users purchase and install on their iDevices, a better app management feature like Folders was very much needed. Categories...

IOS

Aug 2, 2010

How To Prevent Malicious Websites From Using Security Hole In iOS Used In JailbreakMe – Web-Based Jailbreak Method [Updated]

Jason

I’m sure everyone agrees that JailbreakMe 2.0 released by Comex yesterday is the easiest method to jailbreak iPhone. Comex has managed to develop a web-based method by using a security hole in iOS 4, iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch and iPhone OS 3.2, iOS 3.2.1 for iPad. Here’s...

IPHONE APPS

Aug 2, 2010

How To Enable Emoji Icons On Your iPhone Using Free iPhone App [No Jailbreaking Required]

Andy

Japanese users make extensive use of emoticons in their text messages and web pages. The use of these emoticons, called Emoji, is so prevalent that a standardized set of emoji icons are built into all the wireless handsets - including the iPhone. Though Apple is known to have built the...

IPHONE 4

Aug 1, 2010

JailbreakMe 2.0 Released To Jailbreak iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G On iOS 4, iOS 4.0.1 And iPad On iOS 3.2.1, iOS 3.2 Using Mobile Safari [Updated]

Jason

Comex has just released the most eagerly awaited tool to jailbreak iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It’s called JailbreakMe and is the world’s first solution to jailbreak iPhone 4. Comex’s solution is the mother of all jailbreaking solutions for iDevices as an iDevice can be jailbroken using Mobile Safari. JailbreakMe...

IOS

Jul 26, 2010

How To Make iPhone 3G On iOS 4 Faster

Jason

While a vast majority of iPhone users are enjoying the new features and performance improvement in the latest iOS, some iPhone 3G users have reported that iOS 4 has slowed down their iPhone, which has forced some of them to downgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3. It has also motivated someone...

UNLOCK

Jul 26, 2010

Jailbreaking iPhone Is Now Legal In The US

Jason

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has just announced that they have won two critical exceptions to the DMCA, which makes it legal for users to jailbreak and unlock their iPhone. For the 2009 rulemaking, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) had filed an exemption request with the U.S. Copyright Office to the Digital...

IPHONE 4

Jul 18, 2010

How To Activate Your iPhone Without Official iPhone Carrier SIM

Jason

Sherif Hasim has figured out an easy way to activate iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G without needing the official iPhone carrier SIM. Please note it doesn’t unlock your iPhone but it activates it. But it helps you to hactivate your iPhone without the need to hack your iPhone....

IPHONE 4

Jul 17, 2010

Apple Explains Smartphone Antenna Performance And Their Weak Spots

Jason

At the special iPhone 4 conference yesterday, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs claimed that every smartphone lose signal strength if you hold it in a certain way and it is not something unique to iPhone 4. Steve Jobs explained that they have got to the heart of the problem, and that...

IPHONE 4

Jul 16, 2010

Apple To Fix iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor Issue In The Next iPhone Software Update

Jason

Some of our readers have been complaining that there is a problem with the proximity sensor in iPhone 4. At the special iPhone 4 press conference where Apple talked about the reception problem, Steve Jobs also revealed that they’re looking into problems with the proximity sensor and expect to fix...

IPHONE 4

Jul 16, 2010

Coverage of Apple’s iPhone 4 Press Conference

Jason

Apple's special iPhone 4 press conference should be underway shortly. It is being held at Apple's Cupertino headquarters at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, less than one hour from now. Apple is expected to talk about iPhone 4’s reception problem at the press conference. Updates will be posted from top to...

UNLOCK

Jul 15, 2010

iOS 4.0.1: Update For iPhone Jailbreakers And Unlockers From Dev Team

Jason

Apple has just released iOS 4.0.1 (8A306) for the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G to fix the incorrect display of signal strength. So what should iPhone jailbreakers and unlockers do? Firstly, iPhone Dev Team has warned users who want to jailbreak and unlock their iPhone to avoid iOS...

IPHONE 4

Jul 14, 2010

iOS 4.1 Includes Changes To Fix Incorrect Display Of Signal Strength; New Baseband

Jason

MacRumors is reporting that iOS 4.1 Beta 1 that was just released by Apple to developers of its iPhone Developer Program includes the signal bar changes to fix incorrect display of signal strength. It will provide users a much better indication of the reception that they are getting in a...

IPHONE 4

Jul 13, 2010

Engineer Claims Consumer Reports iPhone 4 Reception Problem Study Is Flawed

Jason

Consumer Reports, a popular product review and comparison organization had announced yesterday that it can’t recommend iPhone 4 due to its widely publicized reception problems. It is turning out to be a PR nightmare for Apple as mainstream media have also picked up the story. PR experts believe that Apple...

IPHONE 4

Jul 11, 2010

iOS 4 Safari Vs Android 2.2 (Froyo) Browser; Which One Is The Fastest Mobile Browser?

Jason

Folks at Ars Technica and Engadget carried out some tests to find out whether Android 2.2 Froyo’s browser is faster than iOS 4’s Mobile Safari browser. They carried out the tests on Google’s Nexus One and Apple’s iPhone 4 to find out which one is the world’s fastest mobile browser....

IPHONE APPS

Jul 10, 2010

iChatr – Random Video Chat: iPhone App Brings Chatroulette to iPhone 4

Jason

I’m sure most of you’ve heard of or probably tried Chatroulette, a website that pairs random strangers from around the world together for webcam-based conversations. iChatr, an iPhone app for iPhone 4 has just been released that brings Chatroulette to the iPhone. It enables iPhone 4 users to video chat...

IOS

Jul 7, 2010

How To Run Adobe Flash On Your iPad Using Frash

Jason

If you were missing Adobe Flash content on your iPad then we’ve some great news for you. Frash, the hack that was going to allow Flash content to run on Apple’s iDevices is now available for iPad. You can currently install Frash only on a jailbroken iPad. Here are the...

IPHONE 4

Jul 6, 2010

iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor Problem: Few Solutions To Fix It

Jason

We had reported last week that a number of iPhone 4 users were reporting that the "super-sensitive" proximity sensor on the new iPhone was causing calls to be unintentionally dialed, hung up or muted without user consent. We continue to receive comments and emails from our readers who have just...

IPHONE 4

Jul 6, 2010

DIY Kit Turns Black iPhone 4 Into A White iPhone 4

Andy

Are you waiting for the white iPhone 4? Apple had announced last month that the company has been forced to postpone the launch of the model to the second half of July due to challenges in the manufacturing process. However, if you are someone who cannot wait until then to...

IPAD

Jul 4, 2010

Frash: Hack Allows Flash To Run On iPad; Will Also Support iPhone, iOS 4

Jason

Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs had posted an open letter elaborating on the reasons why Apple has chosen not to allow Adobe Flash on their platform. But that hasn’t stopped folks from figuring out a way to hack iOS to get Flash content to work on Apple’s iDevices. Comex, developer of...

IOS

Jul 4, 2010

How To Jailbreak iOS 4 For iPhone 3GS (New Bootrom) Users With SHSH Blobs (Mac)

Jason

iH8sn0w, developer of popular jailbreaking tools such as Sn0wbreeze has just published a detailed guide on how to jailbreak iOS 4 for iPhone 3GS with new bootrom for Mac users. Windows users can checkout this guide to jailbreak iOS 4 for iPhone 3GS (new bootrom) with SHSH blobs (ECID files)....

IOS

Jul 4, 2010

How To Jailbreak iOS 4 For iPhone 3GS (New Bootrom) Users With SHSH Blobs (Windows)

Jason

iH8sn0w, developer of popular jailbreaking tools such as Sn0wbreeze has just published a detailed guide on how to jailbreak iOS 4 for iPhone 3GS with new bootrom. iH8sn0w was planning to release an updated version of Sn0wbreeze to make this possible but has decided to write the tutorial as he...

IOS

Jul 3, 2010

How To Add Fancy Symbols To Folder Names Using Glyphboard

Jason

Folders is one of the major new features introduced in iOS 4. It helps you keep the apps organized and reduce the clutter on your iPhone’s home screen. I really like the way it automatically assigns a name to the folder based on the iPhone apps inside it. If that...