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By RoryPiper on March 30th, 2010

Developer limneos has released a new tweak for the iPhone and iPod Touch called “SpringBoard Rotator“. This new tweak brings a little bit of the iPad to the iPhone, in that it allows landscape mode for your entire iPhone interface. Not just within the apps, but on all the springboard pages. Similar to the iPad, you can…

By RoryPiper on March 26th, 2010

George Hotz, the original iPhone unlocker, made a quick post on his blog yesterday, showing a new jailbreak. Also known as “Geohot”, this hacker is the guy who brought us Blackra1n and Blacksn0w, and also discovered an exploit that could allow for the PS3 to be rooted and modded. He always seems to pop up…

By RoryPiper on March 25th, 2010

iPhone hackers iH8sn0w have released a Mac version or their popular Windows application, “f0recast“. F0recast easily allows you to find out what device you have, what firmware you’re running, what baseband you’re on, and whether or not you can jailbreak and unlock said device. iH8sn0w released the Windows version a while ago, but now that…

By RoryPiper on March 15th, 2010

Developer limneos has annouced a new tweak for the iPhone 3GS called “SpringBoard Rotator”. This new tweak allows you to rotate the entire springboard, including your wallpaper, in any direction, just like the iPad. Just as you would turn your iPhone to landscape mode in any application, you can turn your home screen to landscape…

By RoryPiper on March 7th, 2010

t was recently reported that Apple has started pulling all WiFi finder apps from the App Store, due to an issue with an undocumented, private API being used in some of these apps. Developer Aspecto Software has decided to go the jailbreak route, and release their app, WiFiFoFum in Cydia, for Free.

By RoryPiper on February 28th, 2010

At CES 2010, L5 Technologies announced their “L5 Remote“, for iPhone and iPod Touch. It is a universal remote control for the iPhone and iPod Touch, that will control any IR (infrared) device in your home. A small IR transmitter peripheral plugs in to the dock connector of your Apple touch device, and an app…

By RoryPiper on February 24th, 2010

Hey everyone, Just quick note to warn you all about the supposed jailbreak tool, Gull1hack. It is a fake. DO NOT update to an official OS 3.1.3, and try to use this jailbreak. It was just some kid, proving that he could easily gain access to your Windows PC, if he wanted to. Visiually, the…

By RoryPiper on February 21st, 2010

I remember, about 4 years ago, when I had my little Sony w810i phone, I could transfer all kinds of different files to other phones and computers. Well, MeDevil, the creators of “iBluetooth” for iPhone OS 2.x.x, have released “iBlueNova”, for iPhone OS 3.x.x, which allows you to transfer ANY file from/to your jailbroken iPhone,…

By Gary Ng on February 19th, 2010

MobileMe subscribers will be happy to know that the Find My iPhone now works on Mobile Safari. Apple’s MobileMe support page now has the following info: Accessing me.com with your iPhone/iPod touch allows you access to the following items: * A link to setup instructions for setting up Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Find my iPhone…

By Gary Ng on February 12th, 2010

Umm…say what?! Don’t worry, this post is safe for work. Let’s move onto the important story that’s spreading like wildfire right now: the love of handling skinny sausages by South Koreans and their iPhones. I know this isn’t related to Canada, but the weather here can get pretty darn cold. Want to hear more? Keep…