Stories by Gary Ng

Cameraless iPhone

Singapore Carrier M1 Now Sells a Camera-less iPhone 4S

According to the International Business Times, Singapore iPhone enthusiasts will soon be able to buy a cameraless iPhone from M1, the country's biggest mobile phone provider. The camera-less iPhone will cost an estimated $38 more than a standard iPhone 4 or 4S but the modification, performed by M1, will void Apple's warranty. Demand for an...

How to Jailbreak iPhone 4S with Absinthe [Tutorial]

Today the world finally received the iPhone 4S untethered jailbreak thanks to @pod2g and the 'Dream Team'. GreenPois0n Absinthe was released first by the Chronic Dev Team. Want to jailbreak your iPhone 4S? Here's a quick tutorial on how to jailbreak it with GreenPois0n Absinthe. Absinthe iPhone 4S Jailbreak Prep: - Ensure you are on iOS...

CLI 0.4.3 iPhone 4S Jailbreak Updated for Windows Users

MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev Team has noted the Corona A5 command-line interface (CLI) has been updated to support Windows users, as its initial release was for OS X only, If you know how to use the advanced CLI, you will be able to jailbreak your iPhone 4S and iPad on your Windows computer! Details...

NIKE+ FuelBand Announced to Nab Former Jawbone UP Customers

In the wake of a disappointing product launch, Jawbone has gone back to the drawing board with their UP wristband. This was their beautifully designed bracelet meant to be worn at all times to help track your sleep and your daily activity. Sadly, many users reported issues with synchronization and monitoring prompting an apology from...

Details of Apple’s In-Depth Siri Patent Published

Yesterday, Patently Apple released an extensive look at the patents that have been published revolving around Siri, the most exciting feature from the iPhone 4S. The patents that Apple has filed make it clear that they have every intention to embed Siri into many more of their products including a rumoured yet to be released HDTV....

Command-Line Interface (CLI) iPhone 4S Jailbreak Released by iPhone Dev Team

The iPhone Dev Team, as part of their initial blog post that detailed today's Absinthe A5 jailbreak tool, has released their command-line interface (CLI) to jailbreak the iPhone 4S and iPad 2: iPhone Dev have also incorporated the exact same flow into an alternative command-line interface (CLI). This will allow us to help users through...

GreenPois0n Absinthe 0.1.2-2 Update Released to Jailbreak your iPhone 4S

Update 1: Absinthe v0.2 has been released. Download it here. Pod2g has just notified the world that an update has been released to GreenPois0n Absinthe just now. Version 0.1.2-2 is a new build that will point the Absinthe web clip to greenpois0n.com rather than the absinthe dedicated page, notes @pod2g. He says this will handle...

‘Absinthe’ is the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Jailbreak Tool Coming Soon

The iPhone 4S and iPad 2 jailbreak dream team has been doing a great job of keeping the rest of the jailbreak community in the loop as to the progress of the impending tool's status. This morning, or evening depending on where you are, the most definitive and shortest ETA yet along with the upcoming...

Card.io Lets You Take Payments On Your iPhone Without A Swiper

Technology that allows a merchant to begin accepting payment for their goods or services directly within a mobile device has been getting a lot of ink lately. Recently, we reported on PAYD, one of the new smartphone dongles that put the power of a credit card terminal in your pocket. But now, thanks to Card.io,...

Twitter Buys Social Media Aggregator ‘Summify’ For Undisclosed Amount

Twitter has acquired Summify, the startup that takes news from all of your personal social media accounts and your favourite blogs and condenses it all down to the most important stories. The purchase price has not been announced but this marks the second big announcement from Vancouver-based social media startups as HootSuite recently announced hitting...