Stories by Gary Ng

redsn0w 0.9.6beta5 Download to Unlock iPhone 3G/3GS

Update 1: If you're on iOS 4.2.1, and inject the 06.15 iPad baseband, you won't be able to restore to stock firmware, or downgrade your baseband to 05.xx. Explained by the Dev Team: WARNING — YOU DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!  PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF UPDATING TO 06.15. There is no way to...

Ultrasn0w Unlock for iPhone 3G/3GS on iOS 4.2.1 Released!

Update 2: from the Dev Team: There’s an error in the bundle for the iPhone3GS 4.1 that prevents the new baseband from being used.  If you know your way around OSX, please download the fixed bundle, and unzip it if Safari hasn’t already done so.  Then “Show Package Contents” of PwnageTool.app, navigate to Contents->Resources->FirmwareBundles and...

Pull to Refresh for iPhone Mail App Available [Cydia]

The jailbreak community comes up with some amazing stuff. Today the latest tweak is Pull to Refresh for the iPhone's Mail app. Pull to refresh first came to the iPhone via Loren Brichter's Tweetie app. Now, that feature is commonplace amongst various iPhone apps (E.G. Facebook app). Pull to Refresh for Mail is something that...

Canadian Tire Retail iPhone App Available

Whenever I see a Canadian Tire commercial on TV I can't get their jingle out of my head. If you love Canadian Tire then you'll be pleased to know they now have an iPhone app. You can browse the entire store catalogue along with product availability, plus there is a built in barcode scanner. iTunes...

OpenNotifier: Notification System for iPhone Status Bar [Cydia]

Even though iOS 4.2. is upon us, there are still features 'missing' that everybody wants. One of those includes an improved notification system. A new tweak in Cydia, called OpenNotifier is now taking your iPhone status bar to another level. Similar to old tweak Notifier, OpenNotifier allows for more customization as there is dedicated section...

An Insider’s Look at Working at the Apple Store?

Here's an interesting Saturday read. An employee of an Apple Retail store has documented his/her 'hate' for working at Apple. The blog, titled "Welcome to the crApple Store" goes into detail about how working at the Apple Store is the worst job in the world. Now, I know a few people who do work at...

Ultrasn0w iPhone Unlock Working on 4.2.1

The iPhone Dev Team told us a couple days ago ultrasn0w will be released on Sunday to unlock your iPhone on 4.2.1. Dev Team member MuscleNerd tweeted tonight that ultrasn0w is working fully on 4.2.1. This is great news for those that require an iPhone unlock. As always, do not update to iOS 4.2.1 via...

Apple Canada Black Friday Sale Now Live!

Yesterday we posted about Apple Canada's Black Friday teaser poster, and how Apple USA revealed their sale prices. Canadians can now rejoice as Apple Canada's Black Friday sale is now live. Here's what's on sale, the notable items (there's more on the website) iMac/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air: Save $101 iPod nano: Save $21 iPod touch: Save...

Apple Canada Black Friday Teaser Posted, US Deals Revealed

Apple Canada has finally posted their Black Friday teaser poster, with deals to be unveiled tomorrow. As for the Apple US store, prices have been revealed on Macs, iPads, iPods, and accessories. As you can see from the image above, Apple US Black Friday deals reveal the following savings: iMac, MacBook Pro, iMac: Save $101...

iBooks Folders Coming

Similar to folders on the iOS homepage, iBooks will soon be updated with "Collections" - the ability to group together your 'visual media'. You'll have the ability to name the collection what you like for easy access. Collections can be of either books or PDFs. Further enhancements apparently will include the ability to email PDFs...

iPhone in Canada Holiday Gift Guide

It's only 1 month away from the biggest gift giving day of the year, and we at iPhone in Canada want to help our loyal readers with some last minute suggestions to add to your list to Santa, or maybe to help find that last minute gift for the iPhone lover on your Christmas list....