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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 [...]

How-to: Handle iTunes’ iPhone Carrier Update Dialog?

February 8, 2009 iPhone

You may have read in forums and elsewhere about the “iPhone Carrier Update” dialog presented by iTunes each time the iPhone is connected to iTunes 7.7 or later. In the past I had suggested that if your iPhone is “carrier unlocked”; not connected to one of the Apple carrier partners in your country, you should not apply this [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

iPhone 3G Unleash-able from Three HK

July 12, 2008 iPhone

There was a report last night that the iPhone 3G sold by the carrier, Three, in Hong Kong is unlocked; meaning it is not tied to a specific carrier. This news was a bit hard to believe as news from other countries like US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, the iPhone 3G sold there are [...]