September 2007 Archives
Downgrade your iPhone from 1.1.1 to 1.0.2
BOOM! It feels like I'm reliving the battle between Sony and PSP hackers. The iPhone Dev Team has come up with a way to downgrade your iPhone from 1.1.1 to 1.0.2. This still leaves the iPhone unable to use the phone part of it's name but it will allow you to use everything else as well as third party applications.
iPhone 1.1.1 has secret bug: Bluetooth streaming music
Seems like the iPhone's 1.1.1 update has an interesting bug in that it allows you to now send audio (yes music) over to your bluetooth headset. Unfortunately the audio is only in mono and the audio keeps playing out of the built in speaker as well. [via engadget]
BOOM! It feels like I'm reliving the battle between Sony and PSP hackers. The iPhone Dev Team has come up with a way to downgrade your iPhone from 1.1.1 to 1.0.2. This still leaves the iPhone unable to use the phone part of it's name but it will allow you to use everything else as well as third party applications.
iPhone 1.1.1 has secret bug: Bluetooth streaming music
Seems like the iPhone's 1.1.1 update has an interesting bug in that it allows you to now send audio (yes music) over to your bluetooth headset. Unfortunately the audio is only in mono and the audio keeps playing out of the built in speaker as well. [via engadget]
Aside from bricking the iPhone, one of the many features of the iPhone Update 1.1.1 was that it supposedly made the speakerphone louder as well as the headset.
Reader Conley asks:
Has anyone reported the speakerphone not being upgraded by the new version. I have two iphones and neither one of them have a louder speakerphone. It's terrible!
That's a great question because after we performed the update on the 3 phones we have here, we could detect no noticeable difference in volume of the handset. We reset the phone a few times just to make sure the update took and still, there wasn't any noticeable increase in volume to our ears.
Has anyone out there with this update found that it actually made your speakerphone louder? Perhaps it's just our imagination that it isn't.
People are still hemming and hawing that there's some law that entitles them to a unlock code to their iPhone after 90 days of service on their current cell carrier.
First of all, there is no "law" stating this. However, there is a DMCA exemption currently stating that it is legal to break encryption on phones for the purpose of unlocking them but that's all it says. There's no law that says Apple can't release an update to the iPhone that breaks your hack. Theres also no law stating that Apple or AT&T cannot enter into a contract with you saying that you agree not to tamper with the software on the iPhone (this is your EULA).
AT&T can voluntarily give you an unlock code to your phone after 90 days. Yes, thats right. They can if they want to. That's all. There is no law that forces them to do this.
BTW, after some digging around we have found out through AT&T technical support that they do not currently have any unlock codes for the iPhone simply because Apple has not supplied them to AT&T due to their exclusive agreement with Apple.
Let's face it folks. If you wanted an unlocked phone, you should have bought an unlocked phone. For those that are traveling, you can always get an unlock code for a cheap disposable phone or one that you already had before the iPhone came out.
First of all, there is no "law" stating this. However, there is a DMCA exemption currently stating that it is legal to break encryption on phones for the purpose of unlocking them but that's all it says. There's no law that says Apple can't release an update to the iPhone that breaks your hack. Theres also no law stating that Apple or AT&T cannot enter into a contract with you saying that you agree not to tamper with the software on the iPhone (this is your EULA).
AT&T can voluntarily give you an unlock code to your phone after 90 days. Yes, thats right. They can if they want to. That's all. There is no law that forces them to do this.
BTW, after some digging around we have found out through AT&T technical support that they do not currently have any unlock codes for the iPhone simply because Apple has not supplied them to AT&T due to their exclusive agreement with Apple.
Let's face it folks. If you wanted an unlocked phone, you should have bought an unlocked phone. For those that are traveling, you can always get an unlock code for a cheap disposable phone or one that you already had before the iPhone came out.
Tonight we read countless comments and forum postings from those unfortunate folks who unlocked their iPhones and then installed the new iPhone update. Well... what can we say... sorry.
Many folks are very, very upset but then again I'm not sure if they have the right to be. Many of these folks are quoting that there is a law that AT&T must give out the unlock code after 90 days. I did a little bit of research and could find no laws stating this. I also read a lot of flaming of Apple and Steve Jobs (in all caps mind you) and I have to just scratch my head and wonder... why?
If you bought an iPhone from Apple and then activated it with AT&T, you went into it knowing well that you would have a 2 year contract with AT&T and that you'd have to stick with their service. Unlocking the iPhone doesn't put any money into their pockets, in fact the exact opposite is more probable. Unlocking the iPhone was a choice you made and no matter how you try to justify it, you knew what you were doing and the risks involved. After all, if AT&T or Apple wanted you to unlock the phone, they would have provided the tools for you to do it.
If you bought an unlocked iPhone to use, hopefully you understood what you were getting into. If you didn't, all we can say is "oh well". Apple iPhone's are not sold by T-mobile, Sprint or Verizon... so that should have been a sign that maybe the unlocked iPhone was too good to be true... but I digress.
If you iPhone is bricked, we'd say just take a wait and see stance. Perhaps others who have iBricks will come up with a solution by the weekend. Maybe even tomorrow.
Many folks are very, very upset but then again I'm not sure if they have the right to be. Many of these folks are quoting that there is a law that AT&T must give out the unlock code after 90 days. I did a little bit of research and could find no laws stating this. I also read a lot of flaming of Apple and Steve Jobs (in all caps mind you) and I have to just scratch my head and wonder... why?
If you bought an iPhone from Apple and then activated it with AT&T, you went into it knowing well that you would have a 2 year contract with AT&T and that you'd have to stick with their service. Unlocking the iPhone doesn't put any money into their pockets, in fact the exact opposite is more probable. Unlocking the iPhone was a choice you made and no matter how you try to justify it, you knew what you were doing and the risks involved. After all, if AT&T or Apple wanted you to unlock the phone, they would have provided the tools for you to do it.
If you bought an unlocked iPhone to use, hopefully you understood what you were getting into. If you didn't, all we can say is "oh well". Apple iPhone's are not sold by T-mobile, Sprint or Verizon... so that should have been a sign that maybe the unlocked iPhone was too good to be true... but I digress.
If you iPhone is bricked, we'd say just take a wait and see stance. Perhaps others who have iBricks will come up with a solution by the weekend. Maybe even tomorrow.
So the day finally arrives!
Yep, we've been waiting for iPhone Update 1.1.1 and all of the wonderful goodies it brings. But the real question was if our hacked iPhone (via Installer.app) would be able to be updated.
The answer is yes. We installed the update right over our hacked iPhone and the update installed just fine. Of course all of our hacks were erased but we knew that would happen. Was it worth it? For us, the ability to double-tap the home button and get to either the iPod controls or the Favorites phone list was worth it. The speakerphone and earpiece are also louder now. Mail attachments can be viewed in landscape mode. There are now options for TV out from the iPhone as well.
We're still playing around with the iTunes Wi-Fi Store, and no, it does not work over edge. There were also security fixes in Mobile Safari and the option of having a different SMS text message sound.
Apple released a video documenting many of the new features, we hope they keep doing these videos.
Yep, we've been waiting for iPhone Update 1.1.1 and all of the wonderful goodies it brings. But the real question was if our hacked iPhone (via Installer.app) would be able to be updated.
The answer is yes. We installed the update right over our hacked iPhone and the update installed just fine. Of course all of our hacks were erased but we knew that would happen. Was it worth it? For us, the ability to double-tap the home button and get to either the iPod controls or the Favorites phone list was worth it. The speakerphone and earpiece are also louder now. Mail attachments can be viewed in landscape mode. There are now options for TV out from the iPhone as well.
We're still playing around with the iTunes Wi-Fi Store, and no, it does not work over edge. There were also security fixes in Mobile Safari and the option of having a different SMS text message sound.
Apple released a video documenting many of the new features, we hope they keep doing these videos.
VoIP (Voice over IP) for your iPhone?
Blognation had a chance to witness the first VoIP calls made from an Apple IPhone. The company Truphone showed off a very early alpha version of its VoIP software for the iPhone, bringing VoIP calls closer to reality for hacked iPhones everywhere!
The application is no where near complete as it still requires the use of the terminal on the iPhone to operate. The software also requires you to jailbreak the iPhone. The company hopes to make things easier and plans include a seamless switch from SIM card to WiFi when in range of a WiFi network.
[via Blognation]
Apple next big thing: The Newton?
AppleInsider is reporting from sources that Apple's next project in the works is a PDA, much like a reincarnated Newton, but utilizing Apple's multitouch technology. Their sources say that the project has been in the works for months and has been off and on but they are expecting Jobs to speak about the "Newton" as early as MacWorld 2008. I bought the first Newton the day it came out and I loved it. Many, many people hated it but I loved it's simple interface and the way it had action commands... I didn't really care for it's handwriting recognition... but it did get better with future versions. We'll put this one on the backburner and see where it takes us.
[via AppleInsider]
Blognation had a chance to witness the first VoIP calls made from an Apple IPhone. The company Truphone showed off a very early alpha version of its VoIP software for the iPhone, bringing VoIP calls closer to reality for hacked iPhones everywhere!
The application is no where near complete as it still requires the use of the terminal on the iPhone to operate. The software also requires you to jailbreak the iPhone. The company hopes to make things easier and plans include a seamless switch from SIM card to WiFi when in range of a WiFi network.
[via Blognation]
Apple next big thing: The Newton?
AppleInsider is reporting from sources that Apple's next project in the works is a PDA, much like a reincarnated Newton, but utilizing Apple's multitouch technology. Their sources say that the project has been in the works for months and has been off and on but they are expecting Jobs to speak about the "Newton" as early as MacWorld 2008. I bought the first Newton the day it came out and I loved it. Many, many people hated it but I loved it's simple interface and the way it had action commands... I didn't really care for it's handwriting recognition... but it did get better with future versions. We'll put this one on the backburner and see where it takes us.
[via AppleInsider]
Amazon Launches AmazonMP3
DRM free. EMI, Universal and a lot of small record companies. Singles are between $.89 and $.99. Albums from $5.99 to $9.99. Most top 100 tracks are going for $.89. One must wonder just how much Universal is taking per track at these prices. Quick! Click the link above and buy some tracks and make us millionaires!
A message from the iPhone Dev Team
The iPhone Dev Team has issued a statement regarding Apples recent announcement about iBricks due to iPhone unlocking. They have vowed to release a tool to restore your iPhone to a factory-fresh state.
[via Erica Sadun at Tuaw]
Change your Notepad font to Helvetica
Mr. Gruber gives us the low down on how to change the font in our notepad from the funky Marker Felt font to Helvetica. Specifically if you're the nit-picky type!
DRM free. EMI, Universal and a lot of small record companies. Singles are between $.89 and $.99. Albums from $5.99 to $9.99. Most top 100 tracks are going for $.89. One must wonder just how much Universal is taking per track at these prices. Quick! Click the link above and buy some tracks and make us millionaires!
A message from the iPhone Dev Team
The iPhone Dev Team has issued a statement regarding Apples recent announcement about iBricks due to iPhone unlocking. They have vowed to release a tool to restore your iPhone to a factory-fresh state.
[via Erica Sadun at Tuaw]
Change your Notepad font to Helvetica
Mr. Gruber gives us the low down on how to change the font in our notepad from the funky Marker Felt font to Helvetica. Specifically if you're the nit-picky type!
''This has nothing to do with proactively disabling a phone that is
unlocked or hacked,'' Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of
worldwide product marketing, said in an interview. ''It's unfortunate
that some of these programs have caused damage to the iPhone software,
but Apple cannot be responsible for ... those consequences.''
[via AP]
[via AP]
Has the news of Apple's upcoming update to the iPhone got you scared because you unlocked your iPhone? Erica Sadun has posted a step by step iPhone re-locking guide to relocking over at TUAW.
She says she'll be doing a test of her re-locking guide but "This method in no way guarantees that your iPhone will survive the update after being unlocked." You'll need to download the iPhone 1.0.2 firmware to do this and it doesn't look like it will be an easy thing to do if you've never used the terminal.
We're sure someone will come out with a GUI version shortly though...
She says she'll be doing a test of her re-locking guide but "This method in no way guarantees that your iPhone will survive the update after being unlocked." You'll need to download the iPhone 1.0.2 firmware to do this and it doesn't look like it will be an easy thing to do if you've never used the terminal.
We're sure someone will come out with a GUI version shortly though...
If you unlocked your iPhone, you may have done irreparable damage to your unit. Apple released this press release late today stating this for a fact.
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed. Apple plans to release the next iPhone software update, containing many new features including the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store (www.itunes.com), later this week. Apple strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs on their iPhones. Users who make unauthorized modifications to the software on their iPhone violate their iPhone software license agreement and void their warranty. The permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone's warranty.
© 2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, iPhone and iTunes are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
So far this has not been posted to www.apple.com/pr. [10:54am HST]
[Via Press Release]
also see:
http://prnewswire.com/
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070924/aqm208.html?.v=5
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed. Apple plans to release the next iPhone software update, containing many new features including the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store (www.itunes.com), later this week. Apple strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs on their iPhones. Users who make unauthorized modifications to the software on their iPhone violate their iPhone software license agreement and void their warranty. The permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone's warranty.
© 2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, iPhone and iTunes are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
So far this has not been posted to www.apple.com/pr. [10:54am HST]
[Via Press Release]
also see:
http://prnewswire.com/
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070924/aqm208.html?.v=5
Sorry for the lack of updates! More coming soon... promise!
Apple iPhone invades Europe. Orange will get the iPhone in France (November), Tmobile gets iPhone in Germany.
Steve Jobs was subpoenaed by the SEC for deposition about options backdating. We're wondering if this is going to go well for Steve... Here's Fake Steve Jobs take on the situation:
Apple iPhone invades Europe. Orange will get the iPhone in France (November), Tmobile gets iPhone in Germany.
Steve Jobs was subpoenaed by the SEC for deposition about options backdating. We're wondering if this is going to go well for Steve... Here's Fake Steve Jobs take on the situation:
Hackers / Developers are still having a hell of a time breaking into the iPod Touch. So far the future looks bleak as they haven't made much progress yet. We're hoping that this isn't the future for the iPhone as well when the next update hits. Some think that Apple may want to keep the iPod closed off to developers in order to create a sort-of iPhone is better notion, but we don't think so.What's really going on? It's like this. We threw Fred and Nancy under a bus, and said that I was completely innocent due to my utter ignorance of all things related to stock and money and finances. So the SEC says, Okay, well, Steve, then we'd like you to help us build our case against Nancy. How about you come in and answer some questions. Tell us all about how you knew nothing and it was all Nancy's idea. No problem if we put you under oath, right?
It's called a perjury trap. Oldest trick in the book. So how did I respond? That part I can't tell you. [via The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs]
Apple Inc (AAPL) announced today that the iPhone would be sold in the UK by O2 on November 9, 2007. The Apple iPhone UK webpage allows UK folks to sign-up to get info on the iPhone when it hits Europe. Steve Jobs, Apple CEO said it will offer the 8-gigabyte model for 269 pounds, or $536 -- or $139 more than what Apple charges in the U.S. Read more about Apple's UK iPhone announcement here.
After the announcement, Jobs fielded questions from reporters. Some of them concerned the iPhone being unlocked, Developers making third-party applications without Apple's approval, 3G iPhones and the possibility of Apple dropping the price 2 months after introduction at the UK.
iPhone being unlocked? Jobs said:
"This is constant cat-and-mouse game," he said of the ongoing attempts to untether the handset from its intended carriers. "[P]eople are going to try and break in and it's our job to try and stop them."
iPhone third party apps? Jobs said he is intrigued by a lot of the apps that are coming out and Apple is looking at them closely, especially those that don't require internet access.
3G iPhone? Job says they're waiting for a 3G chipset that won't kill battery life. (This is the same song and dance we've heard before).
via AppleInsider.
The iPod Touch is no where near being Jailbroken still. [via Erica Sadun @ TUAW]
After the announcement, Jobs fielded questions from reporters. Some of them concerned the iPhone being unlocked, Developers making third-party applications without Apple's approval, 3G iPhones and the possibility of Apple dropping the price 2 months after introduction at the UK.
iPhone being unlocked? Jobs said:
"This is constant cat-and-mouse game," he said of the ongoing attempts to untether the handset from its intended carriers. "[P]eople are going to try and break in and it's our job to try and stop them."
iPhone third party apps? Jobs said he is intrigued by a lot of the apps that are coming out and Apple is looking at them closely, especially those that don't require internet access.
3G iPhone? Job says they're waiting for a 3G chipset that won't kill battery life. (This is the same song and dance we've heard before).
via AppleInsider.
The iPod Touch is no where near being Jailbroken still. [via Erica Sadun @ TUAW]
This weekend we paid a visit to the local Apple Store just to see if the new iPod Touch was in stock. We were lucky enough to come home with a 16 gig version!
After unboxing and checking out the contents were surprised at what we found but more suprised with what we didn't find.
For those of you who were hoping that the iPod touch would be an iPhone minus the phone part, we hate to break this to you. The iPod not only doesn't come with the phone, it also leaves a lot of other things. More on this later.
The first thing we noticed with the iPod Touch (iTouch) is that the device is really, really thin. Thinner than an iPhone and almost as thin as the previous all aluminum nano. It's thin slick exterior is surrounded by black framed trim unlike the iphones chrome trim. the back of the iTouch has a full chrome back just like any othe iPod. Unlike any other iPod, it also has an antenna built into the rear top left corner.
Unboxing the iPod Touch was almost like opening the iPhone. The big difference is that the iPhone came with a charger and a dock. The iPod Touch comes with a iPod USB cable, headphones and a little plastic stand. It's sucks that Apple no longer includes a charger but they don't include one for any other iPod either.
The iTouch features the same "Slide to Unlock" feature as the iPhone as well as the iPhone's springboard application selector. But thats as far as the similarities go, because the iTouch features only a few apps from the iPhone. An updated version of Mobile Safari, You Tube videos, Calendar app (that you can't add to via iTouch), Contacts app (you can add to this via iTouch), Clock app, Calculator app, Settings and of course the iPod functions.
So what's different with the iPod Touch compared to the iPhone?
While I didn't get the iPod Touch for myself (it's for my fiancé) I don't think I'll have any regrets not having one just yet since I have my iPhone. I'm too addicted to getting wireless access regardless of if I'm in the vicinity of a Wi-fi network.
After unboxing and checking out the contents were surprised at what we found but more suprised with what we didn't find.
For those of you who were hoping that the iPod touch would be an iPhone minus the phone part, we hate to break this to you. The iPod not only doesn't come with the phone, it also leaves a lot of other things. More on this later.
The first thing we noticed with the iPod Touch (iTouch) is that the device is really, really thin. Thinner than an iPhone and almost as thin as the previous all aluminum nano. It's thin slick exterior is surrounded by black framed trim unlike the iphones chrome trim. the back of the iTouch has a full chrome back just like any othe iPod. Unlike any other iPod, it also has an antenna built into the rear top left corner.
Unboxing the iPod Touch was almost like opening the iPhone. The big difference is that the iPhone came with a charger and a dock. The iPod Touch comes with a iPod USB cable, headphones and a little plastic stand. It's sucks that Apple no longer includes a charger but they don't include one for any other iPod either.
The iTouch features the same "Slide to Unlock" feature as the iPhone as well as the iPhone's springboard application selector. But thats as far as the similarities go, because the iTouch features only a few apps from the iPhone. An updated version of Mobile Safari, You Tube videos, Calendar app (that you can't add to via iTouch), Contacts app (you can add to this via iTouch), Clock app, Calculator app, Settings and of course the iPod functions.
So what's different with the iPod Touch compared to the iPhone?
- No blue tooth connectivity
- No cellular radio so theres no Edge
- You can't add calendar events to your Calendar app (lame)
- but for some reason you can add people into your contacts.
- No Mail app
- No link sharing in Mobile Safari
- No Notes app
- No external playback of music
- No external volume buttons
- No camera, so no taking photos on the go.
- No Stocks, Weather or Google Maps widget
- and last but not least, no Jailbreak app (yet) to add more apps to the iPod Touch.
- iPhone maxes out at 8 gigs, the iPod Touch has up to 16 gigs
While I didn't get the iPod Touch for myself (it's for my fiancé) I don't think I'll have any regrets not having one just yet since I have my iPhone. I'm too addicted to getting wireless access regardless of if I'm in the vicinity of a Wi-fi network.
When we learned from Apple hardware marketing chief Greg Joswiak that the iPod Touch ran the exact same OS as the iPhone, we knew this would be a great toy for hackers to play with once it arrived. Well the iPod Touch (affectionately known as the iTouch) has fallen into the hands of the iPhone dev team and they've already started to try and figure out how to "jailbreak" the iPod Touch.
Erica Sadun has a report over at Tuaw, and so far things have not been going so hot. Jailbreaking is the iTouch isn't the same as jailbreaking an iPhone according to Sadun. The problem lies in getting the iTouch file system to mount on the Mac in order to read and write files and so far thats a no go. Erica reports that many of the iPhone devs are frustrated and that at this point a jailbreak for the iPod Touch seems unlikely.
Give them a few more days and some sleep. We're sure their confidence will be restored and we'll see the iPod Touch jailbroken by next week Friday. Where theres a will, theres a way right?
Erica Sadun has a report over at Tuaw, and so far things have not been going so hot. Jailbreaking is the iTouch isn't the same as jailbreaking an iPhone according to Sadun. The problem lies in getting the iTouch file system to mount on the Mac in order to read and write files and so far thats a no go. Erica reports that many of the iPhone devs are frustrated and that at this point a jailbreak for the iPod Touch seems unlikely.
Give them a few more days and some sleep. We're sure their confidence will be restored and we'll see the iPod Touch jailbroken by next week Friday. Where theres a will, theres a way right?
Apple today let the floodgates open and released their $100 iPhone Store Credit. Everyone was curious about how they would do it as some of the early adopters (many of them) tried to make a quick buck by buying 2 iPhones which was the limit you could purchase on the first day. Looks like Apple wants that iPhone registered along with a real telephone number in order to get the $100 store credit.
The Apple website instruction are as follows:
The Apple website instruction are as follows:
Theres also a lot of terms and conditions so be sure to read them. So whatcha waiting for? Go get your Apple Store credit today and go pick up a new iPod!Step 1: Identify your iPhone
To confirm eligibility, simply enter your phone number and iPhone serial number in the fields provided.
Step 2: Enter your access code
You will receive an SMS text message on your iPhone containing the access code to redeem your $100 credit. Enter your phone number and your access code in the fields provided to generate an electronic store credit.
Step 3: Get your $100 Apple Store credit
You will receive a $100 electronic store credit to purchase products at the Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store.
The hacker named Cleverboy is at it again! This time he discovered what makes ringtone work in iTunes. Using a software app called AtomicParsley, a command-line meta-data editor, he was able to figure out that a line of metadata allowed the ringtones to be ringtones. By modifying this line, any ACC file immediately became a ringtone and appeared in the ringtone list.
If you're hack happy and want to give it a try (it really works, we've done it), you can get AtomicParsley here and run this command:
If you're hack happy and want to give it a try (it really works, we've done it), you can get AtomicParsley here and run this command:
Read the entire story of how he discovered it and what he did to get it to work.AtomicParsley mmbop.m4a --stik value=14
So not even a few hours after the iPhoneDevTeam releases their iPhone SIM unlock software, another hacker releases the same code technique using a GUI (Graphical User Interface)... and releases it for FREE.
The GUI requires Apple iPhone firmware 1.02 and the phone still needs to be Jailbroken but once you get that far, it should be duck soup. Simply upload the GUI Application to your iPhones /Applications directory and you're set.
The whole process takes 20 minutes to complete which is kinda long, but the developer say that he's working on it and can possibly get the process to take 2-5 minutes.
Feeling adventurous? Try it out: FREE GUI iPhone Software Unlock
The GUI requires Apple iPhone firmware 1.02 and the phone still needs to be Jailbroken but once you get that far, it should be duck soup. Simply upload the GUI Application to your iPhones /Applications directory and you're set.
The whole process takes 20 minutes to complete which is kinda long, but the developer say that he's working on it and can possibly get the process to take 2-5 minutes.
Feeling adventurous? Try it out: FREE GUI iPhone Software Unlock
Tonight, hot on the heels of iPhoneSIMfree, a group of iPhone hackers have duplicated the technique used by iPhoneSIMFree for unlocking the iPhone to run on any SIM card.
From the looks of it, this hack depends on a buffer overflow of sorts and we here at iPhoneNewsBlog.com all agree that this will probably break with the next iPhone upgrade. So do this at your own risk!
The hack involves uploading a few files to your iPhone and following step by step guide. You can download them here. The whole process looks easy enough if you are accustomed to using the terminal app, if you aren't then this might NOT be a good time to learn.
We haven't tried it out ourselves but please report your findings if you try it out! [via Macaper]
From the looks of it, this hack depends on a buffer overflow of sorts and we here at iPhoneNewsBlog.com all agree that this will probably break with the next iPhone upgrade. So do this at your own risk!
The hack involves uploading a few files to your iPhone and following step by step guide. You can download them here. The whole process looks easy enough if you are accustomed to using the terminal app, if you aren't then this might NOT be a good time to learn.
We haven't tried it out ourselves but please report your findings if you try it out! [via Macaper]
We couldn't get our custom ringtones to work with iTunes, even though we posted how to do it. It just never worked and we didn't like the chore of having to switch the file naming and switch it back thing.
Luckily the folks at <a href="http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/posts/Article/MakeiPhoneRingtone-2007-09-11-09-00">Rogue Amoeba</a> have come up with an app that can get iTunes to recognize your custom ringtones, <a href="http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/posts/Article/MakeiPhoneRingtone-2007-09-11-09-00">MakeiPhoneRingtone</a>.
We haven't tried it yet, but we will later on today. We hope it works and we really hope this won't break with Apple's next version of iTunes
Luckily the folks at <a href="http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/posts/Article/MakeiPhoneRingtone-2007-09-11-09-00">Rogue Amoeba</a> have come up with an app that can get iTunes to recognize your custom ringtones, <a href="http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/posts/Article/MakeiPhoneRingtone-2007-09-11-09-00">MakeiPhoneRingtone</a>.
We haven't tried it yet, but we will later on today. We hope it works and we really hope this won't break with Apple's next version of iTunes
To all the mighty iPhone devs and hackers, rejoice! Apple notices you!
Speaking to editors of PC Magazine, Greg Joswiak, Apple hardware marketing cheif said that Apple takes a "neutral stance" on the native third-party iPhone applications.
From Gearlog.com:
I find that the iPhone development folks out there add so much more functionality to my phone. I'd really love to see Apple embrace this movement because it can only help them in the long run.
Speaking to editors of PC Magazine, Greg Joswiak, Apple hardware marketing cheif said that Apple takes a "neutral stance" on the native third-party iPhone applications.
From Gearlog.com:
"I asked him about independent, native software development for the iPhone. He said Apple doesn't oppose native application development, which was new to me. Rather, Apple takes a neutral stance - they're not going to stop anyone from writing apps, and they're not going to maliciously design software updates to break the native apps, but they're not going to care if their software updates accidentally break the native apps either. He very carefully left the door open to a further change in this policy, too, saying that Apple is always re-examining its perspective on these sorts of things."To sum up the meeting: Apple will neither support nor forbid native code on the iPhone or iPod Touch, but they will not design software updates specifically to break native apps but if the updates do break them, too bad.
I find that the iPhone development folks out there add so much more functionality to my phone. I'd really love to see Apple embrace this movement because it can only help them in the long run.
UPDATE: If you were having problems with iMT's graphics, you weren't alone! Six Apart has fixed the problem and now the graphics work beautifully. This really is a fantastic plugin for MovableType and a great way to blog on the iPhone!
If you're blogging using one of SixApart's great blogging platforms like TypePad or MovableType, you can finally do it all from your iPhone! SixApart released plug-ins for both TypePad and MovableType that allow you to work on your blogs directly in Mobile Safari.
We've installed the plug-in and we're testing it out. So far it's been really a great tool. We've had a problem with loading some of the graphics in our install but it might just be a conguration problem on our end.
Read more about TypePad and MovableType for iPhone.
Steve Jobs announced today the Apple Inc. (AAPL) has sold their millionth iPhone three weeks ahead of schedule.
The announcement comes after a rough week where Apple Inc. shares dipped 5% after Jobs announced a $200 price cut on the iPhone.
Congratulations Apple on the successful sale of 1 million iPhones!
[via AP]
The announcement comes after a rough week where Apple Inc. shares dipped 5% after Jobs announced a $200 price cut on the iPhone.
Congratulations Apple on the successful sale of 1 million iPhones!
[via AP]
Well it seems like Apple killed the ability to create your own custom ringtones with non-iTunes music... or did they?
Joe Mailer suggested to try renaming the ringtones from .m4a to .m4r in order to get the ringtones to show up again as ringtones. We haven't tried this yet but you can if you've already made ringtones via iTunes and have updated to the new iTunes 7.4.1
Joe Mailer suggested to try renaming the ringtones from .m4a to .m4r in order to get the ringtones to show up again as ringtones. We haven't tried this yet but you can if you've already made ringtones via iTunes and have updated to the new iTunes 7.4.1
MacRumors today posted info from a forum member cleverboy on how to create custom ringtones in iTunes 4.7.
Cleverboy posted instructions on our forums on how to "convert" AAC music files to ringtones in iTunes 7.4. He states that ringtones and song files are only distinguished by file extension. The file extension for Ringtones is "M4R".Click here for some screenshots and a step by step.
So you've updated to iTunes 7.4 and now you realize all of your hacks are broken. Yep, iTunes 7.4 "broke" many existing hacks... especially things that used jailbreak and ringtone installers.
The folks at Ambrosia Software are already at work on getting iToner back up and running. Ambrosia's Andrew Welch:
"We’re on it. Here’s what is happening. iTunes 7.4 thinks it is the sole entity that puts custom ringtones on your iPhone. As such whenever you sync (even if you aren’t using any ringtones from iTunes), it just blindly writes over the database of user-installed ringtones."
My favorite installer, Nullriver's AppTapp Installer.app is already updated to work with iTunes 7.4! Gotta hand it to these guys. Sometimes they release new updates 3 - 4 times in a day.
It seems like the new iTunes changes a few things in order to get ringtones to work. Devs are saying that anything in the iTunes folder on the iPhone is ruled by iTunes but putting ringtones into a ~/Library/Ringtones folder seems to solve the problem.
In any case, sit back and hang on tight or hold off on installing that new iTunes until the developers get a handle on whats going on with this new version.
The folks at Ambrosia Software are already at work on getting iToner back up and running. Ambrosia's Andrew Welch:
"We’re on it. Here’s what is happening. iTunes 7.4 thinks it is the sole entity that puts custom ringtones on your iPhone. As such whenever you sync (even if you aren’t using any ringtones from iTunes), it just blindly writes over the database of user-installed ringtones."
My favorite installer, Nullriver's AppTapp Installer.app is already updated to work with iTunes 7.4! Gotta hand it to these guys. Sometimes they release new updates 3 - 4 times in a day.
It seems like the new iTunes changes a few things in order to get ringtones to work. Devs are saying that anything in the iTunes folder on the iPhone is ruled by iTunes but putting ringtones into a ~/Library/Ringtones folder seems to solve the problem.
In any case, sit back and hang on tight or hold off on installing that new iTunes until the developers get a handle on whats going on with this new version.
In a move to calm the storm of rage, Apple Inc. (AAPL) said it would issue a $100 credit for Apple Stores to iPhone users who paid full price for the product.
This was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in a letter posted on Apple's website this afternoon.
In this letter which was addressed to all iPhone customers, Jobs said he recieved hundreds of emails from iPhone customers who "are upset about Apple dropping the price of iPhone by $200 two months after it went on sale. After reading every one of these emails, I have some observations and conclusions."
Jobs justified his decision to lower the price on the iPhone 8GB unit from $599 to $399 stating it was the right thing to do and the right time to do it.
"iPhone is a breakthrough product, and we have the chance to 'go for it' this holiday season. iPhone is so far ahead of the competition, and now it will be affordable by even more customers. It benefits both Apple and every iPhone user to get as many new customers as possible in the iPhone 'tent'. We strongly believe the $399 price will help us do just that this holiday season."
Jobs apologized by saying:
"...we need to do a better job taking care of our early iPhone customers as we aggressively go after new ones with a lower price. Our early customers trusted us, and we must live up to that trust with our actions in moments like these."
So to sum it up:
"Therefore, we have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any product at an Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store. Details are still being worked out and will be posted on Apple's website next week. Stay tuned."
So for all of you who felt burned by Apple, Steve is listening. He understands your anger and will do something to make it right.
We'll be standing in line for all of our iPhones for this $100 credit.
This was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in a letter posted on Apple's website this afternoon.
In this letter which was addressed to all iPhone customers, Jobs said he recieved hundreds of emails from iPhone customers who "are upset about Apple dropping the price of iPhone by $200 two months after it went on sale. After reading every one of these emails, I have some observations and conclusions."
Jobs justified his decision to lower the price on the iPhone 8GB unit from $599 to $399 stating it was the right thing to do and the right time to do it.
"iPhone is a breakthrough product, and we have the chance to 'go for it' this holiday season. iPhone is so far ahead of the competition, and now it will be affordable by even more customers. It benefits both Apple and every iPhone user to get as many new customers as possible in the iPhone 'tent'. We strongly believe the $399 price will help us do just that this holiday season."
Jobs apologized by saying:
"...we need to do a better job taking care of our early iPhone customers as we aggressively go after new ones with a lower price. Our early customers trusted us, and we must live up to that trust with our actions in moments like these."
So to sum it up:
"Therefore, we have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any product at an Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store. Details are still being worked out and will be posted on Apple's website next week. Stay tuned."
So for all of you who felt burned by Apple, Steve is listening. He understands your anger and will do something to make it right.
We'll be standing in line for all of our iPhones for this $100 credit.
USA Today asked Steve Jobs what he would say to customers who just bought a new iPhone for $599.
Many of the early iPhone adopters are outraged by the price drop and are fuming mad. The Apple Support forums are filled with hate threads and are being deleted by Apple.
Honestly folks, if you stood in line or bought the iPhone at $599, we hope you felt it was worth at least that before you opened your wallet. This is the price of technology and we don't think this will be the last time this happens. We're now awaiting the next iPhone lawsuit where someone claims that Apple is deceptive and demand a refund of $200 for every iPhone bought before September 5, 2007.
"If they bought it this morning, they should go back to where they bought it and talk to them," he said. "If they bought it a month ago, well, that's what happens in technology."He added that Apple won't take a hit on costs by lowering the price by $200.
"We're in high-volume manufacturing, and we're pretty good on the costs side. We're also willing to be more aggressive. We think we have a real winner, and customers love the iPhone. The product's been extremely well accepted; we want to put the pedal to the metal. A holiday season is approaching; we'd have to wait another year for another one."
Many of the early iPhone adopters are outraged by the price drop and are fuming mad. The Apple Support forums are filled with hate threads and are being deleted by Apple.
Honestly folks, if you stood in line or bought the iPhone at $599, we hope you felt it was worth at least that before you opened your wallet. This is the price of technology and we don't think this will be the last time this happens. We're now awaiting the next iPhone lawsuit where someone claims that Apple is deceptive and demand a refund of $200 for every iPhone bought before September 5, 2007.
Today Apple released iTunes 4.7 for Mac and Windows
Some of you iPhone owners are raging mad that Apple lowered the price of the iPhone by $200. Seriously though, if you didn't think the iPhone was worth $600 when it came out, you shouldn't have bought it. If you bought the iPhone in the last 14 days, ESPECIALLY IF YOU BOUGHT A 4 GIG iPhone, go into an Apple Store TODAY and return your iPhone! You'll pay the 10% restocking fee but at least you'll get approx. $160 back in exchange. MacNN has full coverage about angry iPhone users here.
Apple iPhone Sales are Slow?
There are some articles we read through last night that claim that Apple must not be selling many iPhones, hence the price drop. Well ummm, I don't think so. Apple is set to sell their 1 millionth phone this month, and thats a pretty good number. I believe Apple had set the price of the iPhone higher than it's intended price because it could due to supply and demand. Apple isn't really lowering the price of the iPhone, rather they're selling it for the real price they intended to all along. It's just our opinion though.
About iTunes 7.4 for MacAngry iPhone Owners cry Foul
With iTunes 7.4, sync your favorite music and more with the new iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod touch, plus create custom ringtones exclusively for iPhone with many of your favorite songs purchased from the iTunes Store. You can now also play purchased videos with closed captioning (when available), easily rate your favorite albums from one to five stars, and watch videos at a larger size inside the iTunes window.
Some of you iPhone owners are raging mad that Apple lowered the price of the iPhone by $200. Seriously though, if you didn't think the iPhone was worth $600 when it came out, you shouldn't have bought it. If you bought the iPhone in the last 14 days, ESPECIALLY IF YOU BOUGHT A 4 GIG iPhone, go into an Apple Store TODAY and return your iPhone! You'll pay the 10% restocking fee but at least you'll get approx. $160 back in exchange. MacNN has full coverage about angry iPhone users here.
Apple iPhone Sales are Slow?
There are some articles we read through last night that claim that Apple must not be selling many iPhones, hence the price drop. Well ummm, I don't think so. Apple is set to sell their 1 millionth phone this month, and thats a pretty good number. I believe Apple had set the price of the iPhone higher than it's intended price because it could due to supply and demand. Apple isn't really lowering the price of the iPhone, rather they're selling it for the real price they intended to all along. It's just our opinion though.
TUAW has a new article today about what to do now that Apple has dropped the price on the iPhone by $200.
Basically, us diehards who stood in line almost 3 months ago will just have to take it as the price for early adoption but for those of you who may have purchased one maybe yesterday or last week, you do have some options. Read what you can do here.
Basically it says if you've paid for an iPhone in the last 14 days, you should be able to go in for an exchange. You may be charged $40 restocking fee, but there shouldn't be one since its an exchange.
If you bought the iPhone with a credit card you might have a refund for the difference in price.
You can also complain and call your store...
I'll say that the iPhone was worth the extra $200 (well it's extra NOW) and that it really saved my vacation from the moment I got off of the plane and realized that I forgot to bring my hotel information and vouchers. Luckily, I had the iPhone and was able to get that information via Safari and a few phone calls.
Basically, us diehards who stood in line almost 3 months ago will just have to take it as the price for early adoption but for those of you who may have purchased one maybe yesterday or last week, you do have some options. Read what you can do here.
Basically it says if you've paid for an iPhone in the last 14 days, you should be able to go in for an exchange. You may be charged $40 restocking fee, but there shouldn't be one since its an exchange.
If you bought the iPhone with a credit card you might have a refund for the difference in price.
You can also complain and call your store...
I'll say that the iPhone was worth the extra $200 (well it's extra NOW) and that it really saved my vacation from the moment I got off of the plane and realized that I forgot to bring my hotel information and vouchers. Luckily, I had the iPhone and was able to get that information via Safari and a few phone calls.
Steve Jobs today announced the iPod everyone's been waiting for... the iPod touch featuring the same wide screen and UI as the iPhone as well as Wi-Fi. The iPod Touch also has a Facebook app, YouTube and Safari built in.
He also announced that an iPhone update later this month will bring iTunes Wi-Fi Store to the iPhone so folks with an iPhone won't be left out.
Finally, Jobs announced that the 8gb iPhone is getting a price cut of $200 and will now be sold for $399. If that's not gonna get folks to buy an iPhone... who knows what will!
He also announced that an iPhone update later this month will bring iTunes Wi-Fi Store to the iPhone so folks with an iPhone won't be left out.
Finally, Jobs announced that the 8gb iPhone is getting a price cut of $200 and will now be sold for $399. If that's not gonna get folks to buy an iPhone... who knows what will!
Apple's iPhone, although not yet released in Asia, is being sold there for twice as much as it's being sold here in the US... and the phone doesn't even receive calls!
Folks in China who are clamoring for the iPhone are said to be willing to lay out 8,800 yuan ($1,170 US) just to own the device. According to the electronics newspaper Dian Nao Bao, the phones are being sold in electronic markets in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
Apple is currently only selling the iPhone in the US and plans an official release in Asia sometime in 2008. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the company wasn't aware of specific reports of the iPhone being sold in China, but added that sales of the handset were not authorized by Apple.
[via AP]
Folks in China who are clamoring for the iPhone are said to be willing to lay out 8,800 yuan ($1,170 US) just to own the device. According to the electronics newspaper Dian Nao Bao, the phones are being sold in electronic markets in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
Apple is currently only selling the iPhone in the US and plans an official release in Asia sometime in 2008. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the company wasn't aware of specific reports of the iPhone being sold in China, but added that sales of the handset were not authorized by Apple.
[via AP]
After a month of owning the Power Support Crystal Jacket set, I think it's time for a review.
I've owned an iPod since they first debuted and have had every single model ever since. My fear was always that i'd scratch my precious, shiny white and chrome gadget. In the past, I've tried everything from rubber suit cases, cloth or material cases but none did better than the Agent18 plastic case. The Agent18 case was made of some kind of poly-clear plastic that was molded around the iPods curves. It fit snugly and snapped together and gave it durable protection from all sorts of things. I could safely put the iPod in my pocket without worry. If anything the Agent18 case would get scratched. Not my iPod.
When the iPhone arrived, I looked around for a similar plastic shell casing and saw that Contour had one as well as Belkin. After waiting a bit and seeing how others liked the case, I was a little wary of purchasing any of them... including the Crystal Jacket Set. I read a few reports that said the early versions of the crystal jacket interfered with one of the proximity sensors and that part of the design was being retooled. I'm glad I waited for the newer version! The older version of the Crystal Jacket had a frosted front face. The newer one has a completely clear front, back and sides.
I've owned an iPod since they first debuted and have had every single model ever since. My fear was always that i'd scratch my precious, shiny white and chrome gadget. In the past, I've tried everything from rubber suit cases, cloth or material cases but none did better than the Agent18 plastic case. The Agent18 case was made of some kind of poly-clear plastic that was molded around the iPods curves. It fit snugly and snapped together and gave it durable protection from all sorts of things. I could safely put the iPod in my pocket without worry. If anything the Agent18 case would get scratched. Not my iPod.
When the iPhone arrived, I looked around for a similar plastic shell casing and saw that Contour had one as well as Belkin. After waiting a bit and seeing how others liked the case, I was a little wary of purchasing any of them... including the Crystal Jacket Set. I read a few reports that said the early versions of the crystal jacket interfered with one of the proximity sensors and that part of the design was being retooled. I'm glad I waited for the newer version! The older version of the Crystal Jacket had a frosted front face. The newer one has a completely clear front, back and sides.
Continue reading Power Support Crystal Jacket Set Review.
Tonight as I was killing some time with the iPhone, I started up the Installer app and noticed a brand new application called SummerBoard. SummerBoard's description said:
On a whim, I installed it and was pleasantly surprised at how well it worked! SummerBoard is version 1.01 but will probably see tons of updated before the end of the week just as all of the applications do that are handled by Installer app. SpringBoard really works and even shows your wallpaper! Get it by installing Installer.app which we talked about here.
SummerBoard extends SpringBoard to add scrolling, wallpaper and soon more!For those of you who don't know what the SpringBoard is, it's the launcher that appears once you power on your iPhone. Currently, if you're using Installer and putting in tons of cool apps, you're limited to just 16 apps on that one screen because the SpringBoard doesn't scroll at all.
On a whim, I installed it and was pleasantly surprised at how well it worked! SummerBoard is version 1.01 but will probably see tons of updated before the end of the week just as all of the applications do that are handled by Installer app. SpringBoard really works and even shows your wallpaper! Get it by installing Installer.app which we talked about here.
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