Archive for the ‘iPhone’ Category

How to Turn Your iPhone 4 into iMac Mini

iPhone comes with a lot of accessories, and that is not a surprise for anyone. You have countless stuff, from high quality earbuds and headphones, to several attractive skins and pouches, but the accessory which we are about to discuss here for iPhone tops all the rest.


How to Unlock iPhone on iOS 4.0.2 with Ultrasn0w

A new version of iOS is out for iPhone and iPod touch, dubbed as iOS 4.0.2. If you have jailbroken this firmware on your iPhone already, then you must now be in a mood to unlock your iPhone to catch a signal from your favorite carrier.


How to Jailbreak iOS 4.0.2 with Redsn0w [Complete Guide]

The new iPhone firmware iOS 4.0.2 is finally here and it has been jailbroken already using the existing version of Redsn0w. Here’s the how-to guide on jailbreaking your iPhone 3G or iPod touch 2G (non-MC model) running on iOS 4.0.2 using Redsn0w tool.


How to Fix Different SIM Detected Problem in iPhone 4 / 3GS / 3G

The “Different SIM Detected” problem occurs mainly in those iPhones that were jailbroken using the easiest jailbreaking method – JailbreakME. Apple has managed to cover the exploit  but now its possible yet again to activate your iPhone for a different network and get rid of the “Different SIM Detected” problem, as shown in the screenshot [...]


How to Fix MMS Problem on iPhone 4 iOS 4.0/4.0.1 on T-Mobile

MMS service might not properly work on jailbroken iPhone 4 using T-Mobile carrier. To fix the this MMS service on T-Mobile, you need to patch up your jailbreak with the new fix that is available via Cydia. Here are the details:


How to Fix an iPhone that was Dropped in Water

So you have accidentally dropped your expensive, cool iPhone in water and now you are wondering if it would ever work like before again? Well, you don’t need to worry because there is a fix for that.


Rage running at 60 FPS… on an iPhone!

With today’s consoles having caused graphical fidelity in games to plateau, it’s easy to forget what developers like John Carmack are truly capable of. The game guru from id software has really pulled out all the stops on this one, he demoed his latest creation at QuakeCon , when Carmack showed a version of Rage [...]


Electrotactile Feedback demoed on iPhone Display

Touchscreens are becoming increasingly popular on devices ranging from smartphones to all-in-one desktops. Current touchscreens don’t offer much in the way of tactile feedback, but that could change thanks to E-Sense technology developed by Senseg and Toshiba. E-Sense runs current through surface-mounted electrodes to simulate texture, pressure, and pin pricks. This “electrotactile” array can be [...]


AT&T hints at loss of iPhone exclusivity deal

The rumors have been doing the rounds for a while now, but in the first official inkling of the end of AT&T-Apple partnership has been made in an SEC filing, predicting the loss of “certain exclusivity agreements” and the impact they might have on the financial outlook of the company. AT&T predicts rather too optimistically [...]


Apple VP of iPhone design resigns

Mark Papermaster, the former IBM exec who sparked a lawsuit when he tried to move to Apple in 2008, has now left Apple for greener pastures. The New York Times confirmed with Apple that Papermaster was no longer working there, though it was unclear whether he had quit or was let go. Papermaster was Senior [...]


Android Becomes the Bestselling Smarthpone OS

Well, that didn’t take long. The NPD Group reports that Google’s Android OS outnumbered all other smartphone operating systems on devices sold in the US during the second quarter of this year. Android captured 33% of smartphone sales in the quarter, moving ahead of RIM, whose share dropped to 28%. Despite a “small gain” from [...]


Ultrasn0w 1.0-1 released to unlock iPhone 4 baseband 01.59

iPhone Dev Team has released Ultrasn0w 1.0-1 to unlock iPhone 4. This makes it the world’s first free software solution to unlock iPhone 4. iPhone Dev team had already released Ultrasn0w 0.93 to unlock all basebands since iPhone OS 3.0 including baseband 05.13.04 that comes bundled with iOS 4 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G [...]


Facetime, MMS, purple screen fixes for JailbreakMe 2.0 on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS,3G, iPod Touch 3G/2G and iPad

There are numerous issues that newly jailbroken iPhones, iPods and iPads are facing, after using the JailbreakMe 2.0 aka Star userland jailbreak tool, released recently by the iPhone Dev team, to jailbreak there iDevices, while some like the Facetime and MMS issues were fixed promptly, you might want to see the fix if you were [...]


Jailbreak iOS 4.0/4.0.1 on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G using JailbreakMe 2.0

The new jailbreakMe 2.0, aka Star, has been released by The iPhone Dev Team (comex et al.). This userland method tool jailbreaks all iOS devices including the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS [new bootrom/old bootrom] and iPhone 3G on iOS 4.0.1.  This tool uses the safari browser from within your iDevice to perform the jailbreak, so [...]


Jailbreak iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G on iOS 4 / 4.0.1 and iPad on iOS 3.2.1 with JailbreakMe 2.0

JailbreakMe 2.0 is the name of the new jailbreak tool which uses the userland jailbreak method to jailbreak the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G on iOS 4.0/4.0.1. It can also be used to jailbreak the iPad on iOS 3.2.1.


Apple Delays White iPhone to late 2010

Those of you holding out for white iPhone 4s will have to continue your practice in patience: Apple says that they continue to be a challenge to manufacture and won’t be available until later this year. That’s right—no longer will they be available in the second half of July, which was already pushed back from [...]


Free iPhone 4 case program requires app

After the Apple press conference/Phone industry mocking event last week, Apple’s iPhone 4 Case Program has begun in earnest. The program provides a free iPhone 4 case for any user who wants one, in an effort to mitigate the device’s signal loss problem. iPhone 4 owners who have already bought a Bumper from Apple or [...]


AT&T reports profits on the back of iPhone success

It seems the halo effect of the iPhone is spreading way beyond Apple. After Apple announced record profits earlier this week, its network partner in the iPhone has now announced a 26 percent year on year improvement in profits as well, attributed mostly to the 3.2 million new iPhone 4 connections that it activated.


iPhone 4 unlocked once again by Musclenerd

One of the members of the iPhone Dev Team has managed to unlock his iPhone 4 by a new method to the one shown by Planetbeing last time we reported. This hack by musclenerd, is also rumored to be the second of three possible methods by which an iPhone 4 can be unlocked.


Simple Solution for iPhone 4 Reception Problem

The simplest solution for iPhone 4 reception or antenna problem is here, and this time its something like a bumper sticker, but only more effective: