Stories by Gary Ng

Geohot recently turned down a $10,000 offer to buy his 05.11.07 iPhone unlock. Why? Well, that's because iPhone jailbreak and unlock tools should always be free! There are a lot of evil people out there repackaging the hard work of the iPhone Dev Team and Geohot as their own, and selling it as a service....

Yesterday we posted about Geohot and his attempts to the unlock the latest 05.11.07 baseband. Well, it looks like Geohot has been successful in his efforts! Today he posted a video showing proof that he has indeed unlocked an iPhone on the 05.11.07 baseband. Here is the video: blacksn0w Scheduled to Be Released November 4th...

Just a short tidbit for all you iPhone unlockers out there. Earlier this week, revered iPhone hacker, Geohot (maker of the blackra1n jailbreak utility) announced on twitter that he was going to start searching for an exploit for the 05.11.07 baseband (the current iPhone baseband firmware; use PwnageTool 3.1.4 to preserve your baseband!). blacksn0w: The...

Are you an avid blogger? Well, if you are and you have a Wordpress blog, you'll be happy to know that Wordpress 2 is now available in the App Store for download. This second revision is much improved over the original version, which quite frankly wasn't the best to use. Here are some highlights from...

Well, do you? If you do, you're probably in the same boat as hundreds of thousands, if not millions of iPhone and iPod Touch users that take their devices with them into the washroom. Remember the days of grabbing that Archie book with you to "drop the kids off at the pool", but now that...

You going to any Halloween parties this week? Are you a huge Apple "fanboy" that's tired of dressing up as Steve Jobs, yet again (black turtleneck, blue jeans, New Balance shoes, water bottle with sport top)? Well, if you haven't seen the following video yet, this is by far the most amazing iPhone Halloween costume--ever....

Sometimes when Gmail's IMAP or Push interface isn't working properly within the Mail app on the iPhone, you can always fall back on the HTML5-powered web interface on your iPhone. If you're looking to search within your Gmail, the web version is definitely your best bet. The Iterative Web App: New Auto Expanding Compose Box...

If you're looking for some of the strongest iPhone cases out there, then you've probably heard of OtterBox. They are the makers of the Armor Series for the original iPhone and the Defender Series for the iPhone 3GS. Today we're going to review two of their newest cases for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS....

If you've been into the whole jailbreaking game, you're probably familiar with Icy and Kate. These two apps are some of the most popular 3rd party apps created by the Ripdev Team. Here's a brief description of what Ripdev was: Ripdev was a team* dedicated to the development of innovative applications for the iPhone. Started...

Just a few days ago I finally had the time to update my iPhone 3GS to 3.1.2 firmware via PwnageTool 3.1.4. Why didn't I just click 'Update' within iTunes? Well, that's because I want my modem firmware to remain fully unlockable. By restoring with a custom 3.1.2 firmware via PwnageTool, I can still unlock my...

Who loves watching movies? Raise your hand if you do (I do!). What about Canadian movies, documentaries, and cartoons? How about all of the above but those that were made in Canada? Well, you're in for a good surprise as the National Film Board of Canada just released their wicked iPhone app. National Film Board...

Hey everyone, this post is just a quick housekeeping tip. I've had increased emails of people asking me about how they have missed out on contests because they haven't had a chance to visit the blog, or they received blog email subscriptions late. Let's review a couple solutions for those who aren't already using one...