iPhone
Do You Miss Your Jailbreak? To 3.1.3 or not to 3.1.3.
My good friends over at the Apple Store recently replaced my iPhone 3GS. I was having some intermittent issues and my battery was lasting about 2 hours with minimal use. As usual, the experience was painless and I left with a new iPhone 3GS. When I got home to sync it I noticed that the...
SpringBoard Rotator Brings Another Piece of the iPad to the iPhone
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...
Different Firmware For iPhone & iPad Until Fall 2010?
It is always very exciting when there is new firmware available for the iPhone, especially when the release brings many new features and enhancements. The current iPhone firmware is 3.1.3, having just recently been updated, and users are now feverishly waiting for a 4.0 release. As many may be aware, the Apple iPad, scheduled to...
WiFiFoFum Released for Free, in Cydia
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.
L5 Remote, for iPhone Coming Soon!
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...
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,...
Virgin Mobile Launches HSPA+ Network, Releases Smartphone Plans
Virgin Mobile has officially launched their HSPA+ network that now supports the iPhone. Alongside the release, the company has introduced new price plans as well. The company has launched two types of plans; Smartphone Combo plans that include a voice plan and a data plan or customers can opt to separate the two and choose...
redsn0w 0.9 Beta 3 Released!
Great news for the iPhone community! Earlier today MuscleNerd annouced the realese of redsn0w 0.9Beta3. As you may know, redsn0w is a cross-platform jailbreaking, unlocking, and customizing tool for iPhones and iPod Touch which now supports FW3.1.2. (Keep in mind that this release is still BETA and you may come across some bugs) UPDATE: Need...