Month: November 2010

Will the iPhone 4GS Be the Fastest, Most Powerful iPhone Yet?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 23, 2010

The iPhone 3GS was a much needed stop-gap between the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 4. It was so much faster than the iPhone 3G, that pretty much anything the iPhone 4 can handle, the iPhone 3GS can still handle adequately to this day.

In all actuality, the iPhone 3G should have been what the iPhone 3GS was from the get-go; that would have resulted in a lot more satisfied customers over the long term.

As you may have noticed, when more and more iOS updates were released, the iPhone 3G became slower and slower, leading to numerous consumer complaints. This is a testament to the fact that the iPhone 3G should have been released in the form of its beefed up big brother from the very beginning...

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Amazon Releases New App, Price Check for iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

"Price Check" is Amazon's latest attempt at getting in your pocket. This shopping app lets you compare prices of products on Amazon.com. Amazon already has their popular Amazon Mobile app in the App Store, but they apparently thought that a more focused shopping app would be a welcomed addition to their mobile offerings.

Price Check allows you to instantly check the price of something with a variety of search options...

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Your iPhone is the Remote with New Orb TV

Guest Author ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

Orb TV is a new entry into the streaming media market, and it sets itself apart from its main competitors of Apple TV and the Roku player in a couple of ways, the most interesting of which is using the iPhone as a remote control.

Once you have an Orb TV device ($99), you use the Orb TV Controller App (click the link to get it free in the App Store) to access your menu and choose your service (Hulu+, Netflix, Youtube, and more).

It also works to control your streaming media, so if you're listening to music in the kitchen but the stereo's in the living room, you don't have to go back to change the song. Your iPhone is your remote control to access both your media library and the online services on your Orb TV.

In doing a little research, I've found Orb TV isn't without its drawbacks...

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Tutorial: How to Jailbreak Your iPhone iOS 4.2.1 with RedSn0w

Sébastien Page ∙ November 23, 2010

RedSn0w was recently updated to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1. While this is excellent news, it doesn't come without its drawbacks as only the iPhone 3G, older iPhone 3GS, and non-MC iPod touch 2G get the untethered jailbreak.

Other devices get a tethered jailbreak, which means that every time you reboot your iPhone, you will have to plug your iPhone in your computer, and launch RedSn0w to start your iPhone. Hopefully the Dev Team will come up with a way to bypass this soon.

If you are an unlocker, you should not update to 4.2.1 yet. You will lose your chances of unlocking. Wait for PwnageTool, which should be updated relatively soon.

This step by step guide will show you how to jailbreak your iPhone iOS 4.2.1 with RedSn0w. This tutorial was made using an iPhone 3GS but the steps are the same, no matter what device you are using...

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Download RedSn0w to Jailbreak iPhone 4.2.1

Sébastien Page ∙ November 23, 2010

The Dev Team just updated RedSn0w to version 0.9.6b4, which will jailbreak iOS 4.2.1. As we explained yesterday, thanks to a combination of pwnage2 exploit, the arm7_go exploit, 24kpwn, and LimeRa1n, you will get an untethered jailbreak for iPhone 3G, older iPhone 3GS, and non-MC iPod touch 2G.

Unfortunately, other devices will get a tethered jailbreak, which means you will have to plug your iPhone in and launch RedSn0w every time you reboot...

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GreenPois0n Jailbreak for iPhone iOS 4.2.1 Released in a Few Days

Sébastien Page ∙ November 22, 2010

iPhone hacker P0sixNinja just posted an update on Twitter saying his GreenPois0n jailbreak should be updated to support the recently released iOS 4.2.1 within a few days. According to his words, the jailbreak will be tethered or semitethered, whatever that means.

Earlier today, the Dev Team also gave us an update about the iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak and unlock saying they were working hard on it. Things look pretty good and it seems everyone will be able to get a jailbreak relatively soon. Older devices like the iPhone 3G and 3GS will most likely even be untethered and unlockable...

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Dev Team Gives Us an Update About the iPhone 4.2.1 Jailbreak & Unlock

Sébastien Page ∙ November 22, 2010

Earlier today, Apple released iOS 4.2, or more precisely 4.2.1. Every time we have a new software update, the questions come back. When can we get a jailbreak? For what models? Tethered? Untethered? Can I unlock? You know the drill.

The Dev Team wrote a blog post a few minutes ago updating us about the status of the jailbreak and unlock for iOS 4.2.1. Here are the most important points:

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Cydia Down! Is it Being Updated?

Sébastien Page ∙ November 22, 2010

I've been having problems loading Cydia for a couple of hours now. After asking around on Twitter, it appears that I'm not the only one. Every time I launch Cydia I get an error message telling me it was unable to load Cydia.

With the recent release of iOS 4.2 and knowing that Cydia wasn't working properly with iOS 4.2.1 GM, it's not unreasonable to think that Saurik might be working on updating the homepage of Cydia...

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How to Enable Find My iPhone on Non-Supported iDevices

Sébastien Page ∙ November 22, 2010

A few minutes ago, we explained you how to set up Find My iPhone on your iPhone 4. Technically, the newly free Find My iPhone only works for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch running iOS 4.2. There is however a trick to make this work on older devices.

The funniest part is that Apple is even telling you how to bypass their own rules...

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Download iOS 4.2 for iPhone Now [Jailbreakers Beware]

Sébastien Page ∙ November 22, 2010

As we reported earlier today, iOS 4.2 for iPhone is now available for download. To get iOS 4.2 on your iPhone, simply make sure your have updated iTunes to the latest version available (version 10.1), then plug your iPhone in.

iTunes should tell you that a newer software is available for download and prompt you to update. If iTunes doesn't tell you anything, click "check for updates". If you still can't see anything, try again later as iOS 4.2 might not be available in your area just yet, as it takes time to propagate throughout the servers...

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How to Set Up ‘Find My iPhone’ on Your iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

The news just fell that iOS 4.2 will be available later today iOS 4.2 is available for download. One of the big news about iOS 4.2 for iPhone is that it's coming with a free access to the Find My iPhone feature, which was previously part of the $99/year MobileMe.

Now that Find My iPhone is free, I'm wondering what makes it compelling to still pay 100 bucks a year for MobileMe, a service that you can pretty much substitute for free by Google Sync.

This being said, here are instructions on how to set up Find My iPhone on your iPhone, no strings attached...

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