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Apple’s Hidden Agenda

August 23, 2010 Apple Inc.

A patent filing by Apple in February 2009 was made public last week. This patent is related to the “Systems and methods for identifying unauthorized users of an electronic device”. In the patent it details how Apple’s technology is capable of identifying unauthorized users of an electronic device. This unauthorized user of the electronic device [...]

Why You May Not Want to Jailbreak iPhone or iPad?

August 2, 2010 iPad

After the release of iOS 4 users of the iPhone had been waiting for the iPhone Dev Team to release their jailbreak software. This morning @comex (who is not on the iPhone Dev Team) released a jailbreak for the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad right from within MobileSafari without using a computer (Windows or OS [...]

Downgrading iPhone 3GS from 3.1 to 3.0

September 16, 2009 iPhone

A few days ago I mentioned in my post, Things to do Before Upgrading iPhone to 3.1.x, if you do not do what described then you will not be able to jailbreak or unlock ever again, or until the hacking community figure out a way. Well there is now a way. If you had stored [...]

OS 10.5.7 is Safe for iPhone 3G

May 15, 2009 iPhone

Apple released the new OS X update 10.5.7 on Tuesday evening (US PST). When it was released most users with unlocked iPhone 3G were worry that the latest OS X update will further hamper their Mac’s ability to place the iPhone into DFU mode. Now the iPhone Dev Team has tweeted yesterday that OS 10.5.7 [...]

10 Things a Layman Should Know About Hong Kong iPhone 3G [Updated]

February 6, 2009 iPhone

Recently a friend of mine commented that my articles (posts) on the iPhone and its usage in Hong Kong are very helpful, but they are a bit technical for layman user like himself. So, for the sake of helping as many potential iPhone users understand what’s involved before committing to a purchase of an iPhone [...]

iPhone Firmware 2.2.1

January 28, 2009 iPhone

Apple released a new firmware for the iPhone (v2.2.1). Again for anyone who had or plan to jailbreak or unlock your iPhone (2G or 3G) please be patience and DO NOT upgrade to the latest iPhone firmware. This is especially important for all those who are currently using unlocked iPhones (2G). The iPhone Dev Team [...]

How-to: Enable Emoji On iPhone WITHOUT Jailbreaking

January 27, 2009 iPhone

There is a new way to enable the Emoji icons on your iPhone with firmware 2.2. The trick is to purchase the USD0.99 iPhone App 老地方冰果室 (aka “FrostyPlace”). This is an application that allows you to view the latest posts from an Apple discussion forum in Taipei, Taiwan. Therefore if you read Chinese it may [...]

7 Things You Love to Ask About iPhone Unlocking

December 24, 2008 Advice

Over the past year and a half I had assisted many people with the unlocking of their iPhones. Many more people ask me about unlocking. So instead of answering each of these people over and over again, I thought I post an article in my blog, which I can refer them to for more details. [...]

QuickPwn for Macintosh Released

August 31, 2008 Observation

Yesterday the iPhone Dev Team released QuickPwn (the Torrent link) for Macintosh. This is the Macintosh OS X version of the same tool they released for Windows users several weeks ago. The different between this tool and the Pwnage Tool the iPhone Dev Team has also released for the Macintosh is that the QuickPwn will [...]

Upgrading My iPhone (1st gen) to 2.0.2

August 29, 2008 Hack

After Apple released the iPhone firmware 2.0.2 over a week ago and the rumored fixes it contains, which suppose to resolve many of the issues introduced by the iPhone firmware 2.0. I was eager to be able to upgrade my iPhone (1st generation). Unfortunately, my iPhone was jailbroken and unlocked, so I had to wait [...]

iPhone Firmware 2.0.1 NOT For All

August 5, 2008 iPhone

I should add “YET!”. Apple made available firmware 2.0.1 for the iPhone and iPod Touch. If you have an iPhone 3G (non-jailbroken), original iPhone (non-jailbroken and locked) or a pristine iPod Touch, then you should definitely upgrade to this latest firmware. So far all reports show that applications runs faster, quicker synchronization with iTunes and spiffier overall [...]