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By Gary Ng on July 18th, 2009

There are certain apps on the iPhone that require a WiFi connection to work. Such apps include Skype, SlingPlayer, AOL Radio, YouTube (for high quality videos), and the App Store/iTunes (for downloads over 10MB). How does one get around this limitation? Easy. You’ll have to jailbreak your iPhone and get access to 3rd party apps,…

By Ex on July 18th, 2009

Making your own ringtones is one of the many functions that people want to do for their iPhones. There are many methods available, both free and paid, of making your own ringtones, but most of these methods all share a commonality of not being so easy to use. Today I have an application from PocketMac…

By Gary Ng on July 17th, 2009

For those who travel or live overseas with their iPhones, having an unlocked iPhone is extremely valuable. You can freely pop in any SIM card from any worldwide GSM carrier and avoid roaming charges with Rogers. Currently, our iPhones in Canada are locked to either Rogers or Fido. If you’re not smart about it, your…

By Gary Ng on July 13th, 2009

Do you own an iPhone 3GS? Been curious about all this “jailbreaking” hoopla you’ve been hearing about lately? Well, you’re in luck because about a week ago the iPhone Dev Team (and other young hackers) released an updated version of redsn0w. We have lots of updated jailbreaking guides here. Anyways, here’s a quick video I…

By Ex on July 9th, 2009

Looking to jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 1G, or iPod Touch 2G? You have come to the right place! What is ‘Jailbreaking’? Jailbreaking is a term used that refers to modifying the software on your iPhone/iPod Touch. These modifications essentially “free” your device from the device constraints and…

By Ex on July 7th, 2009

The iPhone 3GS jailbreak and unlock for firmware 3.0 has arrived! Before we begin however, please take some time to review the notes below as they are very important: – Do not update to firmware 3.1 if you want to be able to unlock or jailbreak your iPhone/iPod Touch – The methods listed below can…

By Gary Ng on June 17th, 2009

So last night the iPhone Dev Team demonstrated their soft unlock for the iPhone 3G running 3.0 firmware. With QuickPwn/PwnageTool updates coming shortly after 3.0 is released today, the iPhone 3G 3.0 carrier unlock, dubbed UltraSn0w will be available Friday. What Does This Mean for iPhone 3G Users? Here’s a hypothetical situation iPhone 3G users…

By Gary Ng on June 16th, 2009

Tomorrow is the day iPhone OS 3.0 firmware is officially released! Talk about an exciting day that everyone has been anticipating for the longest time. On top of waiting for 3.0, people have been wondering about the state of the iPhone 3G carrier unlock. Well, yesterday the iPhone Dev Team addressed these concerns by announcing…

By Gary Ng on June 15th, 2009

In two days, Apple will officially release iPhone OS 3.0 firmware to download. iPhone users will rejoice as their iPhones will instantly gain new features and functionality. New features such as copy and paste, MMS, and search were not available to us before. We had to jailbreak our iPhones to get access to 3rd party…

By Gary Ng on May 13th, 2009

Do you have a Slingbox? Do you possess and worship an iPhone? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you are in luck because the Slingbox application, SlingPlayer Mobile has been released in the App Store. Although this much anticipated app has been welcomed by everyone, there are a few gripes. First, the…