Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff

Gull1hack Jailbreak is a Fake

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...

Bluetooth File Transfer for iPhone with “iBlueNova 2.0”

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,...

iDroid Mini Browser: An Android-ish Browser for iPhone

Have you been looking for an alternative to Mobile Safari, for browsing the web on your iPhone? Take a look at "iDroid Mini Browser". Typically, when we hear about a new browser for the iPhone, that is somewhat based another mobile platform, it would only be available in Cydia, for jailbroken iPhones. Well, some how,...

How To: Change the Names of Your SMS Tones

Hey, everyone. Rorypiper, again. Got a great tutorial this week, that will show you how to change the names of your SMS tones. Typically, when you download new SMS tones from Cydia, and apply them in Winterboard, you still have the same stock names of the tones, when you go into Settings -> Sounds ->...

Make Your iPhone Look Like an iPad

Since the announcement of Apple's iPad, there have been a few new themes pop up in Cydia, emulating the look of the iPad's UI. This isn't much of a stretch, as the iPad UI is very similar to that of the iPhone and iPod Touch. With some subtle changes to the wallpaper, lockscreen, and dock,...

Sn0wbreeze Public Beta Released, Then Retracted!

Developers iH8Sn0w had released a public beta to their upcoming jailbreak tool, "Sn0wbreeze". This is basically the iPhone Dev Team's Pwnalge Tool, ported to Windows. Sn0wbreeze will jailbreak and hacktivate iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3GS, except the ones with the newer bootrom, and any serial number starting with MC. It will also jailbreak iPod Touch...

ZapBrowser Brings the Palm Pre’s Browser to iPhone

It seems indie iPhone developers have some obsesion with the Palm Pre's UI. Not too long after the Pre was released, we started seeing Pre inspired themes in Cydia. In fact, we here at iPhoneinCanada wrote about how to "Make Your iPhone Look Like a Palm Pre", including changing the font, with "Font Swap". Then,...

Affordable iPhone and iPod Accessories

Happy Holidays, everyone! Hope you all had a great Christmas. I'm sure you're all aware that there are tons of Boxing Week sales out there right now, but I stumbled upon a site, that has great prices all year round. www.monoprice.com has all kinds of iPhone compatible accessories, at unbelievable prices. USB sync cables and...

Where is the Free WiFi?

With all the issues with Rogers over the past week, I thought it might be worth mentioning an app that will help you find free WiFi near you. Take a look at "Free WiFi Finder". This app is free, in the App Store. When you open it up, it automatically looks for your location, and...