Quick Pwn Beta

The DevTeam just realeased a VERY beta version of an application called Quick Pwn. This application will pawn your phone pretty quickly without having to restore. If you're already on a 2.0.2 pawned device, you don't need to do this. Actually, since it's still in Beta and quite unstable, it is only recommended to "experienced" users... This version is only compatible with Windows so far but the Team should develop a Mac version soon.

Download Quick Pwn and extract it to a folder. Download the proper firmware image such as 2.0.1 3g or 2.0.1 2g. Start iTunes and make sure your phone is recognized by it. Leave iTunes running but don’t touch it again. While the command  prompt will say “kill all itunes processes”, you must ignore this step. Plug your phone up to your PC and double click either  “iPhone 2G.bat”, “iPod touch.bat”, or “iPhone 3g.bat” depending on which device you have. Some crazy codes will show on your screen. Per the instructions on the screen, turn off your phone by holding power, sliding to power off, and waiting for it to power off. Do not take the phone off the PC connection or else you will have to start over. Get your phone into DFU mode. This can be quite tricky and you may have to try several times. I usually get it right the first time. If you're not sure how to do this, either YouTube it or check this out. Press ENTER when you are in DFU mode. Then ignore the directions on the screen until it recognizes your phone is in DFU mode. Optional step for 2g phone only. If you need to unlock your phone, install bootneuter from Cydia and run it! Select “neuter, unlock, do not change bootloader settings, and then flash!”.

Troubleshooting:

You see this: Is your device connected to your computer via USB? Type “Y” to continue. Is your iPhone currently powering on? Type “Y” to continue. If you see these questions it means that your phone is not being recognized by the PC. Remember you must have iTunes running and it must see your device. Close and reopen iTunes, disconnect and reconnect your device, or even reboot your PC.

Thanks Boss

How to install iphone games / applications without Cydia or SSH in ISPW

Thought I’d share something i just tried and worked.

Full credits go to Dabbler who originally posted this on MMI and Hackint0sh.

You want to install iPhone games and applications, but if like me, want to keep your phone as stock as possible (no Cydia, no SSH or any of that) then this is how you do it.

1-Create a custom firmware using the latest pwnage 2-Do not select Cydia, packages or anything else (unless you want to unlock / neuter etc) 3-When pwnage tool asks you for your admin password, around 3/4 of the way through the process – DO NOT ENTER IT 4-Look for the finder window that has opened on your desktop 5-Navigate to navigate /System/Library/PrivateFrameWorks/MobileInstallation.framework 6-Delete the file MobileInstallation 7-Cope the modified MobileInstallation to this folder (I will not say where to get it, but the usual places for modified iPhone stuff would have it) 8-Get the info on the file and set all permissions to read/write 9-Close the window 10-Enter your password that was asked for earlier in pwnage tool. 11-Continue as normal and flash your apparent vanilla ispw to your iPhone. 12- Sync one legit (free or purchased) iPhone app or game to your iPhone.

This is the good bit, you now have a iPhone with no Cydia, no SSH nothing except a modified MobileInstallation framework!

What does this mean? Well you can obtain IPA’s of iPhone applications and games, double click them – they will import to the itunes applications section and you can sync them to your phone just like store bought applications! It also means you can also delete them directly from the iPhone using the hold-app-press-x method – No more SSH or Cydia.

Solar Powered Case for iPhone 3G

I'm sure you will not deny that the new iPhone 3G is a batteries sucker. If like me, you spend quite some time every day surfing the web, emailing and calling from your phone, you probably end up with a dead batteries by mid-day.

To combat this power problem, Mobile Fun has just released a range of Solar Powered cases for the new iPhone 3G. As well as protecting your iPhone 3G from everyday knocks and scrapes these energy saving cases can charge your iPhone.

Built with 1500 mAh battery this can provide one full charge for your iPhone and will recharge itself through the solar panel mounted to the front of the case, or via Mini USB if you’re in a badly lit area. These solar chargers come in both black and white in genuine leather casing.

The solar case can provide enough charge for functional use in less than 3 hours, but it will take a full 10 hours to fill the battery. Maybe the thing to do is leave the case on the dashboard or window sill all day, then charge your phone up at night.

The case is slated for release in August in both black and white versions for around $54.

iPhone software 2.0.1 is out

Apple just released the version 2.0.1 of the iPhone software, supposed to deliver "bug fixes" as Apple likes to call it. Here are some improvements that have been noticed:

You can now drag an app icon across multiple pages in one motion, rather than having to drag it, drop it, pick it up again and drag it over to next page, and repeat. Contacts are now more responsive. After installing 2.0.1, each successive backup is much faster. Keypad loads quicker. Screen rotation in Safari appears to be smoother.

Notes that some apps may ask to be updated after the firmware upgrade.

List of apps available on Cydia

Here is a list of applications that are currently available on Cydia. Please feel free to add any other app in the comments.

Administration

IOKit Tools – ioalloccount, ioclasscount, ioreg iPatcher – removes the brick mode from iPhone Kernal Extension Tools – tools that work with kernal extensions Isof – shows what files programs have open Sudo – temporarily assume root priviledges top – at-a-glance process watching tool

Archiving

cpio – predecessor to tar that is used by RPM DMG2IMG – converts compressed dmgs to HFS+ fastjar – faster native alternative to Java’s Jar libarchive – backend library for working with tar files rzip – the best compression algorithm unrar – de-compress files in rar format 7-zip (POSIX) – claims to be a good compressor

Data Storage

cvs – the original popular revision control Git – fast content-addressable filesystem Subversion – modern version control system

Development

APR – platform abstraction library from Apache APR-util – data structures and utilites for Apache APR Assuan – GnuPG’s inter-process communication Bison – GNU parser generator derived from Yacc Bootstrap Commands – Mach interface and stub generator Class Dump – reverse engineer Objective-C headers Csu – library loading and support stubs Darwin CC Tools – linker and assembler for the iPhone developer-cmds – ctags, error, hexdump, rpcgen, unifdef Flex – GNU lexer derived from Lex glib – basic object management used by Gnome GNU C Compiler – a native c compiler _on_ the phone GNU Multiple Precision – (Big) Arithmetic Library GNU Portable Threads – portable threading library used by X Google Data API’s – GData client library (Objective-C)

indent – automatically prettifies a C program iPhone 2.0 Toolchain – Full *compatibilty toolchain with one click! Use this to compile your 1.1.x apps for 2.0 with some limitations. BigBoss’ headers for 1.1.1 from working Cygwin toolchain. Also depends on all other necessary packages. Copies to /var/include and symlinks /usr/local/include to /var/include if possible. Also links gcc to arm-apple-darwin-gcc.

libffi – dynamic generation of function calls libgpod – ipod data access library libsigc++ – callback framework for C++ LibVNCServer – backend library for VNC servers Link Indenty Editor – pseudo-codesign Mach-O files Make – dependency-based build environments Patch – merge a difference onto a file XML Parser Toolkit – Stream-oriented XML parser written in C

Games

Macman – an outstanding Pacman knock-off with a nice twist!

NES – NES Emulator for iPhone quake4iphone – Includes shareware Quake files. Retail files highly recommended. Visit zodttd.com for more info.

ScummVM – is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files.

Java

Classpath – open source implementation of Jave iPhone/Jave – example applications (with source) in Java JamVM – Small, intricate, fast Java interpreter Java SQLite – JNI bindings and JDBC driver for SQLite Jikes – native faster alternative to Java’s javac JocStrap – Java/Objective-C connection library Rhino – Java implementation of Java Script UICaboodle – iPhone-specific JocStrap extensions

Localization

BrFix – Brazilian Regional Fixes RuFix – Russian Regional Fixes Slovak Language Replacement

Multimedia

FAAC – open source library for MPEG-4 AAC FAAD – open sournce library for MPEG-4 AAC Festival-Lite – embedded text-to-speech library LAME – open source (lgpl) mp3 encoder Ogg – open multimedia container format png – library for manipulating PNG files SwapTunes – Allows you to Sync with multiple iTunes libraries. TIFF – Tagged Image File Format library Vorbis – Open audio compression format x264 – open source implementation of x264

Thanks to Cliffeman for compiling this list over at Everything iCafe.

App Store is live. This is how to access it

The new iTunes 7.7 is now up and running. This new version of iTunes will work directly with the iPhone firmware 2.0 when available.

I just downloaded and installed the new version of iTunes and it took me a while to figure out how to access the App Store as it is not fully shown yet.

To access the App Store, simply search for "AOL" and it will show you 3 apps available. Click on any of them to have the full description. Now click on the "App Store" tab at the top of the page and it will take you to the App Store home page.

Why I will buy my iPhone at an ATT store

Unless you were away from this universe for a while, you probably know that the new iPhone 3G is coming out this Friday. There already are some insane fanatics camping in front of some Apple Stores a little bit everywhere (Japan, New Zeland, US, etc...).

My solution for getting an iPhone on Friday without having to wait in line for hours? Simple. I have already located a tiny AT&T store not too far from me. This store is buried somewhere in a little shopping center that no one ever goes to. There is no doubt that there won't be any line at this store.

Yes, buying your iPhone at AT&T is not as glamorous as going to a trendy Apple store. But fuck that! I don't care about having cool geeks around me. I just want the phone in as little time as possible.

If you decide to do the same, visit the AT&T store locator.

iPod.iTunes 4.0 Released

crispSofties has released iPod.iTunes 4.0, the latest version of its synchronization software for Mac OS X. iPod.iTunes synchronizes songs, videos, playlist and meta data in both directions between iPods and iTunes libraries.

The new version, a 1.6 megabyte download, adds the following features and fixes:

Full support for jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches Auto sync suppression to keep iTunes from deleting songs on the iPod that the user plans to transfer back into iTunes The ability to eject an attached iPod or iPhone from within the application

iPod.iTunes 4.0 requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, and is priced at 24.90 Euro (about $39) for a single user license. A demo version is also available.

iPhone 2.0 Firmware to be out on June 27th

It's not official yet but the Australian site of Apple is showing a release date of the AppStore for June 27th. Steve said during its keynotes that the iPhone 2.0 software as well as the AppStore would be launched early July. Waiting for an official confirmation...

Chocolate Case for iPhone

Oh, excuse me one sec, my chocolate bar is ringing! Haha, quite funny but this iPhone case might have passed its sell-by date...

The Homade ChocoCase is a silicone cover with a screen protector. Although it's pretty funny looking and will certainly get people's attention, it makes the iPhone look even bulkier than it already is.

Besides, this case was designed for the "old" iPhone and probably won’t fit correctly on the upcoming 3G version, which is going to be more rounded and a tiny bit thinner.

It can be your for about $30 from GizFever.

iPhone SDK agreement forbids GPS?

Apparently Apple inserted a special provision in the SDK agreement prohibiting developers from creating apps "marketed for real time route guidance; automatic or autonomous control of vehicles, aircraft, or other mechanical devices; dispatch or fleet management; or emergency or life-saving purposes." No real-time route guidance? That means no GPS...

We know TomTom said that its app is ready to go on the iPhone so maybe Apple is just trying to cover its butt. However, these terms are copied almost word-for-word from the Google Maps API terms, which means that TomTom and others are probably free to use their own maps to do real-time guidance.

AT&T to penalize iPhones not activated within 30 days

An AP report suggested today that AT$T will penalize iPhone 3G owners that do not activate their phone within 30 days.

There would be penalties for users who do not activate the iPhone in the first 30 days, AT&T said, in a move aimed at reducing the number of customers who buy an iPhone and tweak it so that they can use it on another network.

What the penalty is is a mystery so far but we're hoping to learn a little more in the close future.