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By Gary Ng on June 24th, 2010

The iPhone Dev Team released PwnageTool 4.01 the day after iOS 4 was released. This Mac-only jailbreak tool works for the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS (old bootrom), and iPod Touch 2G by creating a custom firmware to install. What about Windows users wanting to jailbreak iOS 4 with the same devices? The answer is with…

By Gary Ng on June 23rd, 2010

We just received an anonymous email from a tipster that noted Bell will be launching the 8GB iPhone 3GS on June 25th. We’ve also received word that Rogers and Telus will also be launching on the same date too–not surprising at all. Apple will be selling these units one day before on June 24th. We…

By Gary Ng on June 21st, 2010

We have some breaking news from the iPhone Dev Team! They have released Ultrasn0w 0.93, which will unlock all iPhones since the 3.0 firmware. What does this mean for you? It means your iPhone can now be unlocked to use with ANY wireless carrier from around the world. Ultrasn0w 0.93 will unlock the following basebands…

By Ex on June 21st, 2010

When the iPad launched, one of the killer apps was iBooks and the accompanying iBookstore. Today, with the release of iOS4 for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 2G, and iPod touch 3G, Apple has released iBooks (and the iBookstore) for those devices. The current version is iBooks 1.1, making iBooks a universal app for…

By Gary Ng on June 21st, 2010

The day you’ve been waiting for is here folks: iOS 4 is now LIVE in iTunes. This latest firmware is free for all iPhones (except iPhone 2G) and iPod Touch models (2G/3G). The biggest feature awaiting users is the ability for multitasking, which is limited to the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G. Love your…

By RoryPiper on June 20th, 2010

One of the smaller, not widely known features of iOS 4, is the ability for carriers to push out updates, over the air. Previously, this could only be done, via iTunes. This isn’t Apple firmware updates, but rather carrier specific updates. The iOS 4 betas have been coming with Rogers carrier updates. Rogers 6 was…

By Gary Ng on June 17th, 2010

A previous report by Digitimes stated the next iPhone was going to sport a higher resolution display and 512MB of RAM. With the announcement of the iPhone 4, the Retina Display verified that rumour. The 512MB of RAM story hasn’t been verified until now–as Apple confirmed this during a 2010 WWDC session (Session 147, Advanced…

By Gary Ng on June 16th, 2010

Yesterday Apple announced some major news for people in Canada, the UK, and France–the iPhone 4 will be sold unlocked when you buy it outright. What’s so significant about this? Benefits of Purchasing an Unlocked iPhone and Going Contract-Free For starters, when you travel you’ll be able to pop in a SIM card from your…

By Gary Ng on June 15th, 2010

Last night the Apple Store went down and when it came back up–some changes occurred (aside from a refreshed Mac Mini). We read about how the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 will now be sold UNLOCKED from Apple when you buy them outright. Once again, the wording goes as follows: When you purchase your iPhone…

By Ex on June 15th, 2010

Alongside the USA and select international country iPhone 4 preorder launch this morning, Apple Canada has made a massive change in its iPhone sales policy. Before today, if Canadians wanted to buy an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS from Apple, they had to go to an Apple Retail Store. Once there, they could choose to…