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[30 Jul 2010 | 70 Comments | ]
Giveaway : Xilisoft iPod Video Converter, DVD Converter and iPod Magic

There are plenty of videos in the world but you can’t play every video on your iPod directly. That’s because they first need to be converted to an iPod-friendly format. Xilisoft is worldwide leader in iPod Video Converter software. It does a great job of converting just about any file format you can name to a format that can be viewed on your iPod, including AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, RM, RMVB, DivX, ASF, VOB, and 3GP. It can also convert audio files to iPod-friendly formats as well, including these: WAV, …

Apple »

[29 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Apple is Looking at iPhone 3G iOS 4 Slow Performance

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is studying problems with iOS 4 on iPhone 3G. The main complaint is phone has become slow after the update, quickly drain the battery and heat up the device.  Apple support forums, blogs are filled up with same complaints. For some people, the iPhone 3G was totally unusable after the update.
The iPhone 3G is already two years old and maybe not so suitable for the new features of IOS 4. Apple already omitted some memory hog features, such as multitasking, background wallpaper etc.
WSJ …

Apple »

[27 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Apple Announces Magic Trackpad

Yes Magic Trackpad, leaked a few weeks ago at the FCC is a real deal. Today Apple launched Magic trackpad with the new iMac and Mac Pro lineup. The new Magic Trackpad uses the same technology used in MacBook Pro trackpad. Obviously the whole surface of Magic trackpad is clickable and the device has the same slope of the Apple Wireless Keyboard, so as to improve the overall ergonomics while using combination of both.
Trackpad works over Bluetooth with a range of up to 10 meters. Magic Trackpad also has a …

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[26 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
iPhone Jailbreaking, Unlocking is now Officially Legal

Long time ago we posted an article about iPhone / iPod jailbreaking, unlocking is legal or illegal? We answered you that it’s legal but unofficially. Finally the dilemma is over and JB / UL is now officially legal. According to a recent report over MSNBC
Owners of the iPhone will be able to break electronic locks on their devices in order to download applications that have not been approved by Apple. The government is making that legal under new rules announced Monday.
The decision to allow the practice commonly known as “jailbreaking” …

jailbreak »

[25 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Saurik Shows Off Cydia Running on iPhone 4

Jay Freeman, better known by his pseudonym saurik as the creator of Cydia, gave a very interesting interview for the site of Make It Work. In an interview in Make it Work , “a relieved important American publication,” Jay talks about the jailbreak and displays his jailbroken iPhone 4, Saurik also mentioned that jailbreak is coming soon and will be free. Saurik also demonstrated Cydia installed on iPhone 4. Obviously, having Cydia is the result of a jailbreak.
Following is the video interview with Saurik himself. Furthermore, we can see the …

iPhone 4 »

[23 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
iPhone 4 White Delayed Once Again

Apple has announced today with an official statement that the iPhone version 4 will continue to be unavailable for a while. ” The new iPhone 4 white model produced more challenging than expected, because of what will be available later this year. The availability of the most famous black iPhone 4 remains unchanged. ” There is no specific date mentioned, just “later this year.” The black iPhone is easily available.
Late June.
Engadget already pointed with this article about the difficulties that may be responsible for this delay. The first is related …

iPhone 4 »

[22 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Free Bumper Costs $ 175 Million to Apple

On 16 July 2010, at a press conference, Steve Jobs announced that Apple would provide all iPhone 4 owners with a free case to help solve the antenna issue and a refund to those users who had already purchased a Bumper. The free case offer would be valid until 30 September 2010, when Apple would reevaluate the situation. Free bumper solution is not permanent solution to Antenagate problem, though a good first step.
However, in the shareholders meeting Apple, confirmed that free Bumpers going to cost $ 175 million. If you …

iPhone »

[19 Jul 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
Activate iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G Without Official SIM

Does the name Sheriff Hashim remind you of anything? Well, if it doesn’t have a look here. Sheriff Hashim, is an iPhone hacker who managed to find a new exploit for baseband 05.12.01. Sheriff once again rocked with a new discovery, lets you activate your iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G without the official SIM card. This new discovery is very useful for those who got shipped unlocked iPhone 4 and still looking for jailbreak / unlock. All you need is a phone book card, usually used to transfer contacts from …

Apple »

[16 Jul 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Watch Apple’s iPhone 4 Press Conference Live Blog, Audio Video Streaming

Apple has invited reporters to attend a special conference on the iPhone 4 to be held this Friday in California. No further information available at this time but surely the conference is to clarify all the controversy that is being set up around the iPhone 4 antenna reception issue (Death Grip) during those days. The new version of smartphone from Apple has been accused time and again to have reception problems when held in a particular way, which is especially annoying for lefties.

Apple has invited a small number of journalists …

jailbreak »

[16 Jul 2010 | 12 Comments | ]
Jailbreak iPhone 3GS iOS 4.0.1 with Pwnage Tool (Unofficial)

Apple released the iPhone Software update iOS 4.0.1, the latest firmware update contains same baseband as iOS 4.0, BB 05.13.04 and it’s compatible with Ultrasn0w. So if you are already pwned on iOS 4.0, then you can update to iOS 4.0.1 pwned with the help of modified pwnage tool.Following is the guide to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS with iOS 4.0.1 final version. Please read the whole post thoroughly and then try to jailbreak your iPhone.
Note : Pwnage tool linked in this guide isn’t released by Dev team, it’s an unofficial …