Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Camera In The Next iPod Touch Could Be Backed Up By A Microphone.

We talked so much of the new iPod Touch, in all probability , will be presented tomorrow at the annual Apple Keynote dedicated to music. The rumors appeared on many network have assumed the arrival of a device with a camera for taking photos and video for the FaceTime .

Some pictures about new cases , reported by Macitynet, The new device will not combines a LED flash like this on the iPhone 4, referring to the image above , Apple may replace it with a microphone. also we can see the headphone jack and speaker will be positioned at the bottom of the device.
Anyway we will catch this tomorrow in the Apple event.
Update 1: You can check the full summary of the Apple Special Event here.

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3:48 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

New iPhone 4s Coming by End of September?

CanalMX reports that Apple is set to release a newly version of the iPhone 4 that do not have the malfunction of the reception by the end of September. The iPhone 4 users were reporting a lot of issues as antenna issues which experienced when holding the device. Also users complained about a proximity sensor glitch which may not be fixed in iOS 4.1. Below is the Google Translation from Spanish,

He [Marco Quatorze, Telcel's Director of Value Added Services] also said that as of September 30 Telcel will be available in new devices that do not have the malfunction of the reception and explained that the company will have several options to make changes from one phone to another flawed not to take: “If the previous plan is over, you will need to hire a new change for iPhone 4. If, for example, already has one and take three months for payment, change the cell with a re-employment and takes into account the previous time, so instead of paying 24 months, only done in 21. “

The question of the case beyond the phone company that we hire, it is worth evaluating whether to purchase the first version of iPhone4 with all its flaws, or wait a month to be available the new version promises to vindicate the reputation of this controversial but attractive device, though no doubt there will be many users who are not willing to lose this dream so long Smartphone.

Last month Apple offered free bumpers for iPhone 4 users but it seems like a mistake as it damages the iPhone. Also, the iPhone 4 bumpers program ends by end of September, so is that an evidence for the truth of this story? But is that the only way to fix iPhone 4 issues? to make a new one! [via 9to5mac]

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12:22 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Already Available Films And Protective Covers For Coming iPods ?

The online shopping site Alibaba, is now showing a number of protective films for the iPod Nano 6 and the next generation of iPod Touch 4G. The protective shell for the iPod Nano is very similar to those of the old model of iPod Shuffle with hole for dock connector, the power key and that the inclusion of audio jack.

but according to the films available for iPod Touch, there appears to be no existing for the possible front camera that would be used by FaceTime video call, We have to wait the Apple event after a couple of days.

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1:39 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Intel Buys Infineon Wirless Unit With $1.4 Billion

Inter has recently confirmed the acquisition, long overdue, unity Wireless Solutions (WLS) of Infineon, a German company for $1.4 billion. This acqusition will allow Inter to continue the expansion in th production of chips for smartphones and mobile devices such as netbooks and tablet.

The acquisition is also very important to Apple that has long avoided in favor of Intel processors. For those Apple devices using the Infineon baseband and now becoming part of Intel will be improved further.

Since 2006, Intel processors are used on all Macs and its therefore it is not impossible that the next iPhone, iPad and iPod touch can rely on any dedicated new Intel product. The same company has already declared that all mobile devices that seek to ensure full access to the Internet should be based on Intel technology.

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12:13 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Monday, August 30, 2010

iTunes Song Samples may be Doubled to 60 Seconds on September 1st Event?

According to a report in the early morning, Apple is expected to double the length of free song samples within the iTunes Store, from 30 seconds to 60 seconds this week. The report says that Steve Jobs may announce that iTunes users will be able to sample a minute of a song before purchasing instead of half a minute.

The report claims that Apple's media event on September 1st will cover a lot of changes to iTunes by saying "a large part" of the event detailing how the new iTunes improves the user experience. But Apple is not expected to introduce a cloud-based iTunes service according to the report.

We may consider the launching of iPod Touch 4G, iWatch, iTV, iLife major update, iOS 4.1 software update, iTunes cloud and wireless synchronization, TV Show rentals, and who knows what Steve Jobs is hiding!

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4:37 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

How to: Setup Push Hotmail with ActiveSync for iPhone

Today, ActiveSync arrived to your iPhone and iPod Touch which enables you to automatically be notified when a new email arrives rather then waiting for a scheduled check. Starting from today, you can push email, calendar and contacts using ActiveSync.

Step 1: From your iDevice, navigate to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Add Account.
Step 2: A list of accounts will appear, Select Microsoft Exchange from the list of account types.

Step 3: Input the following information:

Email: Your Hotmail address (yourname@hotmail.com)
Domain: Leave it blank
Username: Your Hotmail address (yourname@hotmail.com)
Password: Your Hotmail password
Description: Hotmail

Step 4: After the details entered above are successfully verified. You will get another screen where you need to enter m.hotmail.com for the Server name

Step 5: Now a screen will appear, enable push for either Mail, Contacts, or Calendar or all three and tap on Save.

Now, Enjoy with push email, calendar and contacts for your Hotmail account.

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4:05 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

How to: Downgrade iOS 4.0.2 to 4.0.1 / 4.0 Without SHSH Blobs [EXCLUSIVE]

Yes, you read it write! Now you can downgrade the annoying new iOS 4.0.2 to iOS 4.0.1 or iOS 4, without having your SHSH blobs saved. YES! without SHSH blobs. The tip was sent to us by one of our readers who wishes to remain anonymous, we made some tests and we got our conclusion at the end of the post.

Step 1: Download the iOS 4.0.1 from here, download iTunes from here.
Step 2: Extract it with Winrar or Winzip to a folder on the desktop. You may need to rename the firmware file from .ipsw to .zip to be able to extract.
Step 3: Open buildmanifest.plist file from the extracted files using Notepad (for Windows) or TextEdit (for Mac OS X) Search and replace all – 8A306 with 8A400. Do the same with restore.plist file and save both of them.

Step 4: Now download iOS 4.0.2 and extract it using Winrar or Winzip.
Step 5: Drag all files extracted files from iOS 4.0.1 and replace them with all files of iOS 4.0.2.
Step 6: Delete all ".dmg" files that end with 002 leaving files that end with 001. Then zip the new customized firmware and change it to ".ipsw" file, for example "downgrade.ipsw".

Step 7: This step is option, it helps you to ensure you get an SHSH file request for the future, but should not be necessary to just restore 4.0.1

Locate "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\" for Windows and "/etc/" directory for Mac, then locate “hosts” file and Open it in Notepad (for Windows) or TextEdit (for Mac OS X) then add this line at the bottom of the file and save it.

74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com

Step 8: Connect your iPhone to your PC / Mac and launch iTunes (downloaded above)
Step 9: Now, put your iPad in DFU mode by following this steps,

Connect your iPad to your computer.
Turn iPad off.
Start iTunes.
Hold Power and Home buttons together for 10 seconds or so.
Release Power button but keep holding the Home button until your computer recognizes a new USB device.
iTunes will now recognize your iPad.

Step 10: Almost done, you will have to restore your iPhone to the firmware you have customized and saved in the above steps by Clicking on iPhone icon that appears in the left of iTunes then hold left “alt” button or “Shift” button on Windows from the keyboard and click on “Restore” then release the alt button. You will be promoted by a window to select the firmware, select your firmware file "downgrade.ipsw" you have made in the previous steps.

Step 11: After series of processes, iTunes will restore your device to the required firmware.

Now, You will be finally able to jailbreak and unlock your device using our guide posted here to jailbreak and unlock any iPhone.

[Thanks Anonymous for the tip]

Update 1: While downgrading from iOS 4.0.2 to iOS 4.0.1 / 4.0, users may face error 1015 in iTunes, use Error 1015 Fixer (download here) to bypass from this error.

Update 2: Here's the modified .ipsw file that you should restore to for iPhone 3GS users It is a 4.0.2 firmware bundle, with the 4.0.1 files inside (as instructed) After restoring you will be at 4.0.1. it can be downloaded from here.

Update 3: If you got stuck in recovery mode, just use Recboot 1.1, our guide posted here.

Update 4: Just got all the modified firmwares for iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G,
iPhone 4 http://www.mediafire.com/?7i4zjgv41h1ql
iPhone 3GS http://www.mediafire.com/?fzi76aw20t5sc
iPhone 3G http://www.mediafire.com/?uur4hp6cl12x8

[Thanks Behzad for uploading the files]

Update 5: Well, here's a quick explain why it don't work for all. Users who reported of this method being working for them had at some point in past saved their SHSH files on Cydia, we can't say this method is fake, but it's pretty not working for people who don't have SHSH files on Cydia. Notcom explains on his blog..

There is much discussion on many blogs about a potential means of downgrading iOS 4.0.2 to 4.0.1 by simply changing a couple values in the buildmanifest.plist and copying all of the images from 4.0.1 into 4.0.2 and then deleting the files ending with 002. Following all of this, perform a DFU restore and somehow you will be on 4.0.1.
There is a perfectly logical explanation for all of this and I will lay out exactly what is happening and explain why it is working for the folks that are the lucky ones.
Let me get this out first.
This is not a miracle, at least not in the sense you all hope for
SHSHs are STILL required for any iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPod Touch 3G, and iPod Touch 2G (MC Model)
There is NO way around this… unfortunately this method included.
Let me start by explaining something very important. The buildmanifest is used by iTunes to build much of the TSS request that is used to obtain your SHSH for any given firmware revision. Unfortunately, the BuildNumber has no part to play in the request for SHSH. All that you ended up doing in following these directions is request 4.0.1 SHSH blobs.THAT IS ALL. Since every single one of you that got this to work changed your hosts file to point to Cydia, Cydia responded to the TSS request with an SHSH blob that was ALREADY "on-file". There was no magic. There was no miracle, apart from the lucky break that your device had been put on Cydia’s SHSH request list at some time in the distant past.
That’s it in a nutshell folks. There was no amazing technique for bypassing Apple’s TSS. There was no amazing exploit that exists in DFU mode allowing for 4.0.2 -> 4.0.1 downgrading. It’s simple; Cydia had your SHSH because at sometime in the past either:
Someone saved your SHSH with that device using TinyUmbrella and the default options
Someone restored that device with Cydia in the hosts pointing to gs.apple.com
Someone jailbroke the device and pressed ‘Make my life easier’

Yes, wait, wait and wait!

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8:46 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Apple Spokeswoman: No Fix for Proximity Sensor Issues Patched to iOS 4.1

When the iPhone 4 was launched, there were a series of issues. First, and the most important is antenna issues when you hold the iPhone, but also iPhone 4 owners complained of a proximity sensor issues that results hanging up of calls or mysterious button presses that would mute or invite another person into the call. There were some reports that proximity sensor issues will be fixed in the final iOS 4.1 release which expected next week.

Steve Jobs last month said the sensor problem would be fixed in a future software update, but this hasn’t yet appeared. Apple Australia spokeswoman Fiona Martin has acknowledged that the company has yet fix the proximity sensor issue, but iPhone 4 users will be surprised when they download the update, only to find the issues are still there. [via 9to5mac]

8:14 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Why Apple Should Stop Its War Against Jailbreak ?

Last week we reported that Apple applied for a patent which designed to specify the jailbrking and/or unlocking devices or removal of SIM card from a phone so the device will be disabled. Apple has also released a new iOS which only for patching the jailbreak hole, but the Dev-Team fired this back announcing that they will be able to disable the new patent.

I think Apple should stop wasting these big efforts in this war, Apple should ask,Why iDevices users interested in jailbreak? , the answer is that the jailbreak allow them to access to a growing number of apps which not supported by the App Store, specially (tethering and pron apps), but simply, just like tethering apps can be controlled by mitigating the tethering usage be AT&T or whatever the carrier is, with a metered data plans, also, when it comes to porn and anything else users could access, Apple can simply say "We don't support that garbage" maintain its policy that jailbreaking automatically void warranties.

Last reason of why Apple should stop its war against jailbreak is the revenues from the App Store which like a drop in the bucket compared to Apple's overall bottom line.which means that jailbreak (Cydia) will not affect Apple revenues.
Finally, after discussing these major items, I think it is quite logical that Apple shall stop the war against jailbreak. [via jkontherun]

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5:15 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Rumor: SkyFire, Web Browser To View Flash Content On iPhone Next Week

According to rumors, the developers behind SkyFire, the popular mobile browser which supports Flash technology, which allows playback of Flash content in web pages, could be landed on the iPhone next few weeks.

Following approval of Opera Mini from Apple, SkyFire developers alomost finished the version for iOS and they ccould send to Apple as early as next week, According to some sources, extremely reliable.
We will see if Apple will approve another alternative browser to Safari Mobile, particularly adding support for Adobe's platform. What do you think? Would you like to have a browser that allows you to view flash content? [via techcrunch]

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4:40 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Auto3G, Extends your iPhone’s Battery Life by Automatically Turning Off 3G [Update x1]

6:38 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Use Your iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad While Syncing with iTunes using Synchronicity

Synchronicity is a new tweak in Cydia allows you to use your iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad while syncing with iTunes instead of being stuck on the at the lock screen while you transfer new content. You can run apps, make calls, play games, and anything you want to do except running the Music app which is disabled during syncs to prevent data corruption.

Image via MacStories

Synchronicity is available in Cydia via Big Boss repo only for $2.99 and works on any device on iOS 4 / 4.0.1.

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2:55 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Can Twitter Really make a Twitter Edit Button?

There were a lot of tweets floating around by people (including me) about #TwitterEditButton which was started by Arron Hirst, people think that Twitter should introduce a new option to edit tweets they have already published. No one can deny the importance of "Twitter Edit Button", But can Twitter really make it?

The real question is Would it be technically possible? Yes, Twitter is working on "Annotated Tweets" feature which allows you to annotate a tweet with structured metadata. Also, Twitter has the ability to undo tweets. In brief, Twitter can make just a simple edit button but it may not be for long periods! So Twitter, how about an Edit Button?

10:23 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Facebook Says, There are Only 44 Million Active Monthly iOS Users, not 104 Million

It was just a week ago when Facebook posted that there's over 150 million active monthly users on mobile platforms, 104 million of them were browsing Facebook on the service’s popular iPhone app. This was a rather false figure, Engadget got in touch with Facebook and has updated its figures saying that there are only 44 million active monthly iOS users not 104 million. Here's what they say,

There are currently 44 million monthly active users of the Facebook for iPhone app. We recently changed the definition of mobile active users to exclude those who have only liked or commented on stream stories. Instead we are counting “active” users as people who have taken explicit actions within an application. This practice is more aligned with how we count overall active users for the site.

Well, it still an impressive figure. In my opinion, the 44 Million active monthly users are using iPhone and iPod touch not iPad, as the Facebook app bugs a lot on the iPad.

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7:15 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

How to Suck at Facebook? [Funny Gallery]

This gallery really shows you How to suck at Facebook? Guys over TheOatmeal don't like what people do on Facebook as inviting for playing FarmVille popular game by saying "I just upgrade my pigs to level 13", inviting you to become a fan for their website page, Tagging you in any picture without a purpose, they just want you to check this photo. And more things like this, check the gallery below and tell me how do you like it?

6:59 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Live Coverage of Apple’s September 1st Special Media Event

Preparations of well under way for Apple's September 1st media event, one of the most anticipated events of the year for the tech community. We may consider the launching of iPod Touch 4G, iWatch, iTV, iLife major update, iOS 4.1 software update, iTunes cloud and wireless synchronization, TV Show rentals, and more! This post is showing where can you keep updated with the event live on the web.

We are covering the most helpful sites that would be covering this live below:

Gdgt Live (iPad Friendly)
Engadget (iPad Friendly)
MacRumors Live (iPad Friendly)
Tech Trader Daily
Ars Technica
CNET

Oh, forgot about the time. The event will start at 10am PT (check your local time), Wednesday on 1st September. Also Stay tuned here on CoveringWeb and we will cover this news, announcements and full coverage of Apple's event. Don't forge to Bookmark this tab (Ctrl+D from your browser) and come back when Apple event start, so we will update this post.
Update 1: You can check the full summary of the Apple Special Event here.

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6:16 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Chinese Operators Offering iPhone 4 and iPad Including Jailbreak To Increase Sales

According to some reports, the China Unicom carrier begun to advertise the sale of both iPhone 4 and iPad with Jailbreak included. Thanks to JailbreakMe the online service offered by Comex, the Jailbreak has never been so easy and fast, so that the phone carrier has turned into a marketing scheme.

In the above screen shoot you can read this:

“Support Service: Free SIM-trimming, jailbreak, installation of more than 10 hot apps.”

And all this free for just purchasing the device. An interesting point to note is how they intend to run the jailbreak on iOS 4.0.2, which breaks JailbreakMe.[via 9to5mac]

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5:03 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Exclusive: Download Any File Directly From Safari On iPhone [iOS 4 Tip]

A new iOS 4 tip just discovered accidentally by Razorianfly, the iOS 4 offers you the opportunity to download files directly from Safari, then view the downloaded files on your iPhone using the appropriate supported application.

You can download any file on the web by clicking on it from Safari, the download will start, after finishing the download it will load a new window through which you can choose the application you want to use to view the file, you can use iFiles from the AppStore or any appropriate application. If you have a jailbroken iPhone you can use iFile from Cydia for free, obtaining the same benefits.

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4:01 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Get Your iPad Now, Shipping In 24 Hours

3:23 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Manage All Files On Your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad Using iFiles 1.7

iFiles is a beautiful application, which works similarly to Air Sharing. With a Wi-Fi, you can access your device with a browser and download any file within the application itself and then open it, edit it, delete it. iFiles is a file manager, document viewer, text editor, voice recorder, wifi drive, and more. Yesterday it is available in version 1.7

Let's check the changelog:
- Added Rackspace Cloud Files support
- Fixed WebDav list and other issues with some Servers
- Fixed crash issue when memory is low in some cases
- Dropbox move/rename commands fixed
- Dropbox, now its possible to copy to clipboard/email links to files in Public folder (just got to file properties by swiping over a file left to right, select email and click Copy Public Link)
- Web downloader will use Content-Disposition header for file name when available
- Fixed crash after upload/download on iPhone 3G and iPod 2G running iOS 4
- More Retina support changes
- New global options for selecting video import and record quality, also configurable per service
If you need an application that allows you to easily transport your files, iFiles is the right choice. iFiles is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, it requires firmware 3.1.2 or later.
Download Get It for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch [iTunes Link]. Price $2.99

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1:05 AM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

Saturday, August 28, 2010

New Apple Patent to Merge Audio Jack Holes

We have announced before about the recent Apple patents just like disable jailbroken devices, iMac Touch, faster autofocus and etc. , Today a new patent by Apple reports that it wants to merge the two holes in its device to one hole, as you know the two holes are one for the headphone jack and the other one for the microphone.

So, fewer holes in the device itself, fewer ways for dust and other gunk to find their way inside.

The new patent would enhance voice quality, finally we may get a better voice quality instead of currently iDevice's voice quality. [via Gizmodo]

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4:15 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

New and Cool Features Coming to TinyUmbrella in the Future

Notcom, the developer behind TinyUmbrella which lets you enable save the SHSH blob so you can downgrade, (we have guide posted here for latest version) has posted a new post showing really nice and cool features will be added to TinyUmbrella in the future. He didn't mention anything about the release time but it's probably not in the next update.

Here's the fixes:

Device History: TinyUmbrella will remember device information of devices that have connected so that saving SHSH's for those devices in the future no longer requires you to connect the device.
Save All SHSH's Available "On-File" at Cydia: TinyUmbrella will now automatically check Cydia for ALL SHSHs for the connected device (or device from history :) )
TinyUmbrella will also help you detect what application is running on your computer that is taking up port 80 and will give you the option to kill that application. This should help many of you that don't know what application may be listening on port 80 (ie. Skype)
TinyUmbrella will also tell you what firmware versions you can safely downgrade or restore to whenever you connect the device (or select a device from history)
TinyUmbrella will be sporting a cleaner UI based on some of the great suggestions from @chpwn (a friend and fellow chronic dev team associate)
Support for PowerPC and more stable runtime for folks having problems running TinyUmbrella for odd and various reasons.

Big ones:

Activation Support: I've started looking into the way the phone requests (and obtains) activation from apple's servers. I'm confident I can duplicate this process but I have more investigation as the the process is incredibly complicated.
Full Restore Support without iTunes: I'm looking at implementing my own complete restore mechanism. I have not decided if I'll directly use @p0sixninja's libirestore or whether I'll try to do something that hasn't been done before... ie in java :)

Stay tuned and we will keep you informed!

3:49 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

iWatch is Scheduled to be Launched Next Week on September 1st?

Leaving reports about next generation iPod Touch with a square shape, access to 3G cellular networks and Apple's iTV that will change everything! Let's talk about something new, 9to5mac is reporting that iWatch may be introduced by Apple at the next Apple's event on Wednesday (September 1st). It is pretty much going to be screen, battery, System on Chip and some way to charge it.

In my opinion, if Apple will introduces iWatch next week, it will kill the iPod. In brief, Why people should buy a heavy iPod and put it somewhere in pockets to listen for music while running or studying Although iWatch may do this, in addition to a clock, handy worn, and lighter. All what I can say, Let's wait!
Update 1: You can check the full summary of the Apple Special Event here.

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3:31 PM by iPhone Jailbreak · 0

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