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iPhone Wikipedia gives connection-free reference library

by Chris Davies on February 8, 2008

Got 2.2GB of storage free on your iPhone (or iPod Touch) and fancy carrying around a wealth of knowledge to impress ladies, ace the pub quiz and generally come across as a Smart-Alec?  Then you'll be wanting to follow Patrick Collinson's instructions to put the entire English version of Wikipedia (minus extraneous links, unnecessary pictures and other rubbish) onto your cellphone, and never again be subject to the whims of ... continued »

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iJailbreak Mobile: Jailbreak firmware 1.1.3 directly from your iPhone

by Chris Davies on January 29, 2008

The same geniuses who brought you the iJailbreak solution for Apple's latest iPhone and iPod Touch 1.1.3 firmware have gone that extra mile of tweaking and created iJailbreak Mobile: now you can enable unofficial third-party software on your cellphone or PMP without even needing to use your Mac or PC.  Requiring your device has already been Jailbroken for versions 1.1.1 or 1.1.2, the process involves adding 'http://ijailbreak.com/repo.plist' to Installer.app and ... continued »

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iPhone 1.1.3 Jailbreak causing issues

by Chris Davies on January 25, 2008

The stability of the latest iPhone Jailbreak method - which allows unofficial third-party applications to be run on handsets with the latest 1.1.3 Apple firmware - is being questioned, as multiple users report issues with their iPhones after installing the patch.  Most common is for AT&T customers who have previously upgraded to 1.1.3 being unable to connect to the network after attempting the Jailbreak.   continued »

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iPhone 1.1.3 Jailbreak software released

by Chris Davies on January 25, 2008

After suspicions that the rumored iPhone 1.1.3 Jailbreak solution was a hoax, the Dev Team have pleased us all by rolling out a working patchfor the latest iPhone firmware that leaves unlocked handsets compatible with any SIM and, thanks to some clever on-the-fly adaptation of Apple's official firmware update, doesn't wipe any data from your cellphone.  Available in Mac and PC versions, the software downloads the 1.1.3 upgrade, decompresses is, ... continued »

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SNES Emulator for iPhone and iPod touch

by Ken Allen on January 23, 2008

After playing with a NES, Game Boy, and Playstation 1 emulators, a current release of a SNES emulator has been released in a beta version. The video shows the emulator running at promising frame rate. As of now the beta release isn't open to the public, but can be obtained if you're impatient by donating to the dev team. No idea when it'll be out but I know I still ... continued »

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v1.1.3 Firmware brings back Bricked iPhones

by Ken Allen on January 18, 2008

All iPhones that were bricked after attempting a firmware upgrade from an unlocked iPhone can now get their iPhones back by upgrading to Apple's latest v1.1.3 firmware. Put the iPhone in recovery mode, and hook your brick up to your computer to start iTunes. After restoring and upgrading, iTunes will not automatically activate your iPhone so you will have to restart your iPhone (Top + Home) to get signal and ... continued »

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‘Listen’ Song Reconition App

by Ken Allen on January 9, 2008

The application Listen, developed by Erica Sadun is nothing new amongst cell phone users of other brands and service providers, but for iPhone users on AT&T, it's a brand new sight. Listen takes a sample of a song and then looks for it in a song database. Listen then provides a Song Title, Artist, and Album name. Listen lets you search for the song on iTunes or email the information. ... continued »

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