Month: December 2010

Every Question You Had About Angry Birds Not Answered

If you've played Angry Birds before, you probably wondered a few things about the story behind the game. Who are these birds? Who are these pigs? Why are they stealing birds' eggs? And maybe more importantly, why can't these birds fly?

You're not the only one having questions about Angry Birds. In this video, you'll see that an Angry Bird himself is wondering about the purpose of this game. It's funny and really worth 40 seconds of your time...

iPhone Quick Tip: How to Email a Photo

My cousin jut got his first iPhone a few months ago and he's what I'd call a total noob about it. A couple days ago when we were in Vegas, he asked me how to email a photo he had taken with his iPhone. I couldn't help laughing at him but I quickly realized that if he didn't know how to do that, there's probably other people out there in the same situation, which is why I thought it'd be a good thing to write up a quick tip about this.

Obviously, this is a tip for beginners. If you've had an iPhone for a while, you most likely already know how to do that.

In this post, I'll show you 3 ways to email pictures from your iPhone...

Anyone Know Where We Can Get a Decent CDMA Engineer?

If you happen to know, give Apple a call, because they're looking as well; that is according to a recent posting on the Cupertino based company's hiring website.

The Cellular Systems Performance Engineer position in particular mentions that the candidate be familiar with various forms of CDMA tech, among other preferences.

Hmm, now if we could just figure out why in the world Apple would need a CDMA engineer. Anyone know? We're drawing a blank here.

[AppleInsider]

Apple Declares The Hottest Apps of 2010

In classic iTunes tradition, Apple has posted their "iTunes Rewind" for 2010. The best content from the iTunes Store is listed in different categories, from "top grossing" to "hot trends."

A huge section of iTunes Rewind 2010 is dedicated to the App Store, as one might imagine. There's a huge selection of chosen apps to check out...

StayOpened Keeps the App Store From Closing While You Shop

Don't you just hate it when you're in a store, and a clerk comes on the P.A. system, and blurts out, "This store will be closing in 15 minutes"?

That's how I feel every time I purchase an app from the App Store. It closes, and I'm not even finished shopping! Wouldn't it be nice, if we could keep the App Store opened  when downloading an app? That's the premise of StayOpened, a new tweak for jailbroken iPhones...

Get a Free iPhone 3GS at Best Buy Tomorrow (December 10th)

New to the iPhone arena? What better way to start out then by scoring a free iPhone 3GS from Best Buy on Friday, December 10th. That's right free, zero, nada, ziltch.

That's $99 dollars cheaper than the current going rate for the least expensive iPhone, and a pretty rare find for an Apple product. Check inside for the full scoop...

Is ASLR The Antid0te For a More Secure Jailbreak?

At this years annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, where contestants are challenged to exploit specific software and computing platforms, an iPhone 3GS was successfully hacked in about 20 seconds.

Fortunately, one hacker is making plans to release a jailbreak tool -- aptly entitled Antid0te -- that makes your iPhone more secure.  Just how is this accomplished? We divulge the details inside...

App Store Promo Codes Can Now Be Used Worldwide

Apple recently announced on the iTunes Connect website that app developers can distribute promo codes to iTunes users outside of the U.S. Previously, promo codes only worked for iTunes users in the U.S.

This news is a great thing for app users around the world. You now have the opportunity to receive codes for apps that developers wish to share for free...

The Fastest Way to View Cydia Updates

Many of you like to see new packages in Cydia as soon as they're available. If you're put off by the time it takes Cydia to load, then here's an alternative method to view changes, updates, and newly posted apps.

To do this, you will need an RSS reader app, or at the very least a Google Reader account. I recommend using the free version of MobileRSS, but any will do. Once you have a way to view RSS feeds on your iPhone, add the feed listed below.

iOSFlashVideo is Another Addition to the Growing List of Flash Workarounds for iPhone

First there was Frash, then there was the much hyped SkyFire browser. It's obvious that there are plenty of folks out there that still want Flash capabilities on the iPhone.

Though much of the need has been quelled with the mass adoption of HTML 5 video tags, there are apparently still a few sites that haven't made the switch. Obviously this presents an issue for us iPhone users.

As a remedy, we've had jailbreak solutions and we've had official App Store app solutions. Now, we can officially say that we have a Safari bookmarklet solution -- iOSFlashVideo.

Dev Team Working on Baseband Downgrade for Easier iPhone Unlock

Those of you who recently unlocked their iPhones running iOS 4.2.1 or 4.1 know that the process wasn't as straightforward as we expected. The latest UltraSn0w unlock works for the iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS with baseband 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01, or 05.13.04. It also works with iPhone 4 with baseband 01.59.00. But if you're iPhone is on a different baseband, you have to upgrade to 06.15.00, either using RedSn0w or PwnageTool.

This new unlock doesn't come without its share of issues, with battery drain for some of us, and/or GPS issues for others. Fortunately, it seems the Dev Team is working on a baseband downgrade method, which would make the unlock process easier, and safer...