Tutorial: The Easiest Way to Enable HD Video Recording on the iPhone 3GS

By Alex Heath on Nov 11, 2010

We recently linked to a Cydia app that was rumored to enable HD video recording on the iPhone 3GS. Apparently, that app didn’t work. There is, however, an easy way to enable HD recording through some file modifications on your iPhone 3GS.

The 3GS has had the ability to shoot in HD since it was released. Apple, for whatever reason, places a software limitation on the 3GS video recording capabilities. The ARM Cortext processor inside the 3GS is more than capable of handling 720p video encoding. I’m going to walk you through the easiest way to enable HD video recording on your 3GS…

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Omnio Reveals the “WOWKey” Keyboard With iPhone Integration

By Alex Heath on Nov 9, 2010

Does an iPhone-integrated keyboard for your Mac or PC sound interesting? The Korean tech company, Omnio, thinks so.

The WOWKey device is a desktop keyboard that boasts iPhone integration through a built-in dock. This “made for iPhone” keyboard is the first of its kind, offering extensive integration with iOS. This inventive gadget opens up a world of possibilities…

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PwnageTool iPhone Jailbreak for Windows Coming Soon?

By Sebastien Page on Nov 1, 2010

According to a tweet from MuscleNerd, iPhone jailbreak developer Chpwn will soon start working on a Windows version of the PwnageTool jailbreak. To date, PwnageTool is a Mac only jailbreak that allows you to update your iPhone to a jailbroken firmware while preserving the baseband so you can unlock your iPhone.

The news about PwnageTool for Windows came from an argument between MuscleNerd and iH8Sn0w on Twitter. I’ve never been a huge fan of iH8Sn0w and his Sn0wBreeze tool, and it seems that the Dev Team isn’t either… Read More

 

Limera1n for Mac Released

By Alex Heath on Oct 14, 2010

Geohot just released his Limera1n jailbreak for Mac. OS X jailbreakers – you know what to do. Up until now, LimeRa1n was only available for Windows.

While you’re waiting for your phone to jailbreak, read about Limera1n and about how to jailbreak with Limera1n.

Fire off in the comments below about how the LimeRa1n Mac download works for you!

 

Windows 95 Running on the iPad

By Sebastien Page on Sep 16, 2010

Why? Why would anyone want to get Windows 95 running on an iPad? I guess because they can! That’s what YouTube user MSComputerVideos did by creating this tutorial that whill show you how to get Windows 95 on your iPad.

Let me warn you, it’s ugly! Not as bad as the music used in this video though…

Thoughts?

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Apple’s iOS is the 3rd Most Popular Internet Platform

By Guest Author on Sep 2, 2010

Have you ever wondered how popular iOS devices are amongst internet plaforms? Well you can stop wondering because Computer World has the details that show Apple’s operating system is currently 3rd amongst all platforms.

iOS devices of course include the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad tallied up as 1.1% of all hardware that used the internet. They ousted Linux with that number which fell for the second straight month to 0.85%. Windows took first place with Mac OS coming in 2nd. Read More

 

How to Watch Apple’s Special Event Live on Windows

By Sebastien Page on Sep 1, 2010

Yesterday we told you that Apple will be streaming their special event live but unfortunately, not all systems are supported. For example, if you are on Windows, you cannot watch the event.

There is always a workaround for everything though. Mac Rumors figured out a way to bypass the restrictions and play the video on any platform. Read More

 

Dev Team to Release RedSn0w 0.9 to Jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2 on Windows

By Sebastien Page on Jan 8, 2010

I knew they were up to something… Some great news coming from the head of the Dev Team, MuscleNerd announced that they are working on releasing an update to the famous RedSn0w, the fast jailbreak method for Windows users.

RedSn0w might be the solution for frustrated BlackRa1n users who are having troubles with their jailbreak. While RedSn0w 0.9 might not be as fast as BlackRa1n, it’s most likely going to be much more reliable.

As soon as RedSn0w is available, I will write a tutorial on how to jailbreak your iPhone with it, so stay tuned :)

 

How to Jailbreak iPhone 3GS 3.1 on Windows Tutorial

By Sebastien Page on Oct 3, 2009

This step-by-step guide and tutorial will show you how to jailbreak firmware 3.1 for iPhone 3GS using a Windows PC. If you have a Mac, you might as well follow this tutorial.

This guide is just a workaround as there is no official iPhone 3GS 3.1 jailbreak tool for Windows yet. We are going to get a custom firmware cooked on a Mac machine and install it on your iPhone 3GS on a PC. This is a safe and simple way to update your iPhone 3GS to a custom jailbroken 3.1 firmware. Read More