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[M_2NR]

haha beast sims those.

Sigh, right now i trying to sort out why contacts not adding. 1st sms now this >_>

[zcrugby]

Some apps in iOS 4 are not working too nice. One is Quran Karim. I purchased it so i doubt anyone is using it. I think i will email the dev.

Also, i have a new issue with my custom ROM, i can't seem to add any contacts. I assume that is because i am using my old Addressbook sqlite file. >_> stueps. It works on my dad phone but not mine.

hey Bezman or anyone else who knows... how can i buy an app from the app store?

You need to use an iTunes Card. You does know the AppSync men eh

not to sure if u misread me or not.. i have one of the old sims.. like OLD OLD.. if it broke jus buy a new one...lol.. i wud rather not waste the money to by a punch.. its pretty strainght forward.. 4 cuts an one small cut to get the slanted edge.. an yea.. u shud see how fast the facetime camera takes pics.. ill try a test now..

Trust meh, mine is older. Had it since 2004 i think. Yours is newer shaped. This was the old shape:
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt133/corolla_2nr/31e35cdd.jpg

(load the image, i wont embed cuz its 1200x1600.)

to put another smile on your faces... i cant even loose one bar with this so called "death grip" and thats in fernandez industrial center in LAVENTILLE...lol... full 5 bars..

That my friend is the best news i've heard in a LONG while lol.
BTW save your 4.0 SHSH blobs eh. Don't forget.

There must be other colourful stuff to take a pic of than flowers lol.

>
who woulda think?

sigh, i never thought that this day would come.

sigh.. i guess theres no 3usd gift cars??? oh yes urs is older.. lol.. yea got my sister to save thoose blobs since she got the fone lol...

[JWT]

why does the apple store in canada sell the 3gs as an 8gb and not the 16gb

[Sully]

Do USB devices work as they supposed to via Windows when running it in parrallels with MacOS X?

(Not USB hard drives, but other devices like bluetooth dongles, etc.

[zcrugby]

why does the apple store in canada sell the 3gs as an 8gb and not the 16gb

because the 16gb and 32gb 3gs are discontinued.. and theres a new 8gb 3gs

[zcrugby]

Do USB devices work as they supposed to via Windows when running it in parrallels with MacOS X?

(Not USB hard drives, but other devices like bluetooth dongles, etc.

if your tryin to jailbreak your device on mac or something i suggest u install mac as a second os and not as a virtual os...

[SRASC]

Mongoose Studio has posted a video showcasing a cluster of iPod Touches forming a video wall.

The displays are controlled by a 13th master iPod which can trigger movie playback or display a clock for verifying synchronization.

Take a look below...



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Dev-team member MuscleNerd gave an update — via Twitter — on the carrier unlock progress of the iPhone 4…and so far, things are looking up. The baseband-unlocking code used by the dev-team on the first, second, and third generation iPhones (ultrasn0w) needs to be completely rewritten for the fourth generation model — thanks to a new baseband employed by Apple. MuscleNerd quips:

Next step is to keep the task backgrounded like we did for 3G/3GS http://is.gd/dh7Jh. Backgrounded task is the unlock

Things are looking up for those iPhone 4 owners who want an unlock.

[Sully]

Do USB devices work as they supposed to via Windows when running it in parrallels with MacOS X?

(Not USB hard drives, but other devices like bluetooth dongles, etc.

if your tryin to jailbreak your device on mac or something i suggest u install mac as a second os and not as a virtual os...

It's not that. I'm looking at getting a Mac, but I need the laptop to be compatible with an external device that's programmable via USB. There's no non-windows interface.

[zcrugby]

Do USB devices work as they supposed to via Windows when running it in parrallels with MacOS X?

(Not USB hard drives, but other devices like bluetooth dongles, etc.

if your tryin to jailbreak your device on mac or something i suggest u install mac as a second os and not as a virtual os...

It's not that. I'm looking at getting a Mac, but I need the laptop to be compatible with an external device that's programmable via USB. There's no non-windows interface.

oh ok now i understand.. shudve explained it like that first.. in that cause a simple google search or if u went to the parrallels site u wudve seen this... Connect your favorite USB devices... so i guess it works..

[M_2NR]

Parallels is awesome. the way the OS is almost integrated is quite epic. If i could, i would get my padna to test it, but he doesnt have a dongle. (neither do i)

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Guys, quick question, anyone wants to get iTunes Cards? A very helpful powerseller is willing to help us out.

$50 iTunes Cards should cost no more than $400. But i wont be buying more than a $15 Card.

[SRASC]

AppleCare has confirmed what we already knew: The incoming software update won't fix the iPhone 4's transmission and reception problems. They acknowledged the antenna problem exists, offering the same solution as before: Buy a case or hold the iPhone differently.

I was secretly hoping that the software update would magically fix the iPhone 4's antenna design problem, because I really wanted to buy what otherwise is an great gadget. Unfortunately, the cosmetic change to the bar display—which promises to show the actual signal strength—will not fix the transmission/reception problem that countless iPhone 4 users are experiencing.

AppleCare's response
We called AppleCare three times today to confirm it. We told them that we were experiencing voice quality problems and call drops, as well as problems with internet access. Their response was immediate and unequivocal, the same in the three cases:

• There is an antenna interference problem when you hold the iPhone 4 in a certain way (the tests by Anandtech and many demonstration videos in the internet show that the signal drop will happen every time when you touch the phone's dead spot, on the left bottom corner).

• One solution is to hold the phone differently, avoiding to touch the left bottom corner of the phone (coincidentally, this is how models hold the iPhone 4 in most of Apple's promotional material).

• The other other solution is to buy a case or one of Apple's $30 bumpers (we are hosting a petition to ask Apple for free cases. You can sign it here).

• The incoming software update will not fix this antenna problem, only change the way the phone displays the available signal, make it more accurate.

While we already knew about it, the official AppleCare response is sad news. Like Gizmodo reader and former RF engineer for HP Medical products Gordon Cook said in a recent email: "Wrapping a metal antenna around a phone is simply asking for trouble, and Apple may in fact have realized too late that they had a real can of worms, so chose to release what they had instead of enduring a lengthy shipping delay. Now, after millions of phones shipped, and given the alternatives, screwing with the software is the only realistic way of fixing this, even if it's mostly cosmetic."

But cosmetic fixes will not stop the problem from happening. Apple should provide with a real fix to a design problem that ruins what could have been the best smartphone experience out there, bar none. And if they can't fix the units currently in the market, they should fix their manufacturing so this doesn't happen and at least provide with a free solution, like free bumpers or cases.

[Wolfie]

I sometimes wonder how Apple were able to supply those bumpers so quickly.

They would have to have been supplied to meet the release date of the phone, which begs the question...

Did Apple already know about this issue before release ?

dum de dum...


Anyways it looks like MN has almost got the BB cracked, kudos to the hard working hackers out there, if you guys can spare it - donate to Dev Team or send them a postcard from Trini .

[copper_shot]

guys i need some help here

first time iphone user

i bought a used iphone, 4gb Model:A1203
i went to settings and choose to delete all settings and info
when the phone restarted all i see is a pineapple icon

so i figured that has something to do with the software that was used to unlock it
i decided to do a firmware update and unlock the phone myself

but my problem is my pc won't recognise or detect the iphone
its not showing in itunes or device manager
no indiciation whenever i plug it into the pc, i already tired another iphone cable

can anybody help?

[zcrugby]

guys i need some help here

first time iphone user

i bought a used iphone, 4gb Model:A1203
i went to settings and choose to delete all settings and info
when the phone restarted all i see is a pineapple icon

so i figured that has something to do with the software that was used to unlock it
i decided to do a firmware update and unlock the phone myself

but my problem is my pc won't recognise or detect the iphone
its not showing in itunes or device manager
no indiciation whenever i plug it into the pc, i already tired another iphone cable

can anybody help?

WOW a 4gb iphone...lolll... u have to put ur iphone in dfu mode... plug in ur iphone to your computer.. hold down the home button (circle button on front of fone) and power button) button on top of fone) for EXACTLY 10 seconds then let go of the button on the top while continuing to hole the circular button untill u see itunes finds ur iphone..

[copper_shot]

^ lol thanks alot

its seeing it now, attempting to update firmware and unlock

[SRASC]

Simple way to get an unlocked/jailbroken iPhone 2G, use this custom firmware (from M_2nr).
Press Shift on your keyboard while pressing the Restore button on iTunes, select the downloaded firmware & iTunes will deal with the rest.

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To promote the forthcoming launch of the Droid X handset, Verizon this week took out a full-page ad in The New York Times in which it mocked widely reported reception issues with the iPhone 4.

As first noted by Macworld, the ad touts a number of features found with the Droid X, including an 8 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, 3G Mobile HotSpot for sharing Internet connectivity with up to five Wi-Fi devices, and an HDMI output. The advertisement also makes note of reception with the device.

"Most importantly, it comes with a double antenna design," the advertisement reads. "The kind that allows you to hold the phone any way you like and use it just about anywhere to make crystal clear calls. You have a voice. And you deserve to be heard."

Of course, the advertisement is referring to recent widespread reports that the iPhone 4 can lose signal when held in the left hand. Users can cause their handset to experience a reduction in reception when using their palm to cover a seam that separates the device's two perimeter radio antennas.

Apple said last week that the software in the iPhone 4 calculates bars of signal strength incorrectly, and the problem will be addressed in the coming weeks through a free update. As for the hardware, the company has said that all handsets experience some signal loss when held in the hand.

Verizon had to correct a previous advertisement that incorrectly claimed the Droid X sports a 720p high definition screen. The actual resolution of the Droid X is 854 by 480 pixels, which is the same resolution as the original Motorola Droid released last November. For comparison, Apple's newly released iPhone 4 has a 960-by-640 pixel resolution display.



The attack on Apple is similar taken to the approach with the original Droid. Last year's ad campaign also directly targeted Apple, lampooning its commercial style with the tagline "iDon't." The TV spot, which teased the then-impending launch of the Droid, attacked the iPhone's lack of a physical keyboard, inability to multitask with third-party applications, and absence of a camera flash. The latter two issues were addressed with this year's iOS 4 software update.

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A post-doctoral biochemistry fellow at a leading American university has told Wired that Apple likely missed the iPhone 4's reception issues due to cleanliness.

Take a look at this email sent to Steve Jobs and a couple other Apple employees. The biochemist suggests that when engineers washed their hands before touching devices they stripped off their natural hand electrolytes and therefore didn't experience the reception issues now widely reported.

Apparently Apple can fix these issues at minimal cost by placing an electrically insulating organic hydrophobic layer atop the bare metal. This could even be performed at the Apple Store or via a simple self application kit sent to customers.

Code: Select all

Subject: HowToFix for minimal cost — hydrophobic organic thin film layer

Hi,

In truth, Apple’s explanation for iPhone 4 signal reception problem is inaccurate at best and disingenuous at worst. iPhone users are in some of the hottest and most humid parts of the country this summer and have salty, damp hands especially at events such as baseball games, barbecues, or other outdoor activities. having bare metal antennae purposely handled will absolutely short the signal. This problem will be difficult to reproduce in Apple’s labs because the engineers are required to wash their hands before touching devices, which also strips off the natural hand electrolytes that are ever-present in the field on a hot day.

Anyway, the solution is not a redesign of the phone, but rather an electrically insulating organic hydrophobic layer atop the bare metal. a variety of plastics will work, such as polyethers, polystyrenes, or nylons. you could even use the plastic labels ever-present on aluminum soda cans, which likewise have an electrically insulating effect when holding said cans. these plastic coatings can be very very thin films which do not ruin the aesthetics of the device, and would require a minimal change of your production line. More importantly, this coating in no way affects the ability to recycle the aluminum — the organic thin film layer will burn away cleanly during the aluminum remelt process. Phones that have already shipped could easily be coated with this new layer at any Apple retail store or with a simple kit you could send to your customers.

In summary, this is a problem of electrochemistry, and certainly NOT a problem of software design, nor one that can possibly be solved by a software update.

Apple needs to hire some chemists.

Best regards,
XXXXXXXXXX, Ph.D.

[wheelbarrow]

AppleCare has confirmed what we already knew: The incoming software update won't fix the iPhone 4's transmission and reception problems. They acknowledged the antenna problem exists, offering the same solution as before: Buy a case or hold the iPhone differently.

I was secretly hoping that the software update would magically fix the iPhone 4's antenna design problem, because I really wanted to buy what otherwise is an great gadget. Unfortunately, the cosmetic change to the bar display—which promises to show the actual signal strength—will not fix the transmission/reception problem that countless iPhone 4 users are experiencing.

AppleCare's response
We called AppleCare three times today to confirm it. We told them that we were experiencing voice quality problems and call drops, as well as problems with internet access. Their response was immediate and unequivocal, the same in the three cases:

• There is an antenna interference problem when you hold the iPhone 4 in a certain way (the tests by Anandtech and many demonstration videos in the internet show that the signal drop will happen every time when you touch the phone's dead spot, on the left bottom corner).

• One solution is to hold the phone differently, avoiding to touch the left bottom corner of the phone (coincidentally, this is how models hold the iPhone 4 in most of Apple's promotional material).

• The other other solution is to buy a case or one of Apple's $30 bumpers (we are hosting a petition to ask Apple for free cases. You can sign it here).

• The incoming software update will not fix this antenna problem, only change the way the phone displays the available signal, make it more accurate.

While we already knew about it, the official AppleCare response is sad news. Like Gizmodo reader and former RF engineer for HP Medical products Gordon Cook said in a recent email: "Wrapping a metal antenna around a phone is simply asking for trouble, and Apple may in fact have realized too late that they had a real can of worms, so chose to release what they had instead of enduring a lengthy shipping delay. Now, after millions of phones shipped, and given the alternatives, screwing with the software is the only realistic way of fixing this, even if it's mostly cosmetic."

But cosmetic fixes will not stop the problem from happening. Apple should provide with a real fix to a design problem that ruins what could have been the best smartphone experience out there, bar none. And if they can't fix the units currently in the market, they should fix their manufacturing so this doesn't happen and at least provide with a free solution, like free bumpers or cases.

here's my fix...

sorry eh couldn't resist...

[M_2NR]

Stueps i still want one

damit zscrugby

[zcrugby]

lol... as far as i see it we dont need to follow that death grip story anymore cause we are (atleast i am not infected by it)..

[copper_shot]

Simple way to get an unlocked/jailbroken iPhone 2G, use this custom firmware (from M_2nr).
Press Shift on your keyboard while pressing the Restore button on iTunes, select the downloaded firmware & iTunes will deal with the rest.

i tried restoring it with the "custom firmware"

but after itunes says "preparing to restore " i get an error "iphone could not be restored" An unknown error occured

i'm using the latest version itunes

[M_2NR]

i think you need to be jailbroken 1st. Get the 3.1.2 IPSW:
like:
http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-7268.20091008.32pNe/iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw

and run redsn0w on it. You can follow this:
http://www.ihackintosh.com/2010/02/jailbreak-and-unlock-iphone-2g-os-3-1-3-with-redsn0w/

[SRASC]

I don't think it matters. Last time prior this 4.0-ized 3.1.3 I have installed I downloaded my custom 3.1.2 from here, fresh after a restore & it worked fine. But it doesn't hurt to try...

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While Apple isn't giving away free cases to people experiencing the iPhone 4's antenna problem, a company called cases.com claims they will. They say they will give you a black, purple, rose, blue, or white LifeGrip silicone-based case for free.

You only have to pay for the shipping (First Class Mail brings the total to $3.73). This kind of silicon case could also help with the glass shattering. Note: Gizmodo or Gawker Media doesn't endorse or have any relationship with this company. They just posted a note in our Fix the iPhone 4 Facebook Petition Group.

[copper_shot]

thanks a mil guys!!!!

this link worked just fine
http://www.ihackintosh.com/2010/02/jail ... h-redsn0w/

i'm up and running...

[air wick]

i installed OS4.0 on my 3G... I find it moving a bit slower than when I had 3.1.2

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[SRASC]

i installed OS4.0 on my 3G... I find it moving a bit slower than when I had 3.1.2

IMG_0001.png

http://appletoolbox.com/2010/06/iphone- ... -0-update/
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=10216

[zcrugby]

i installed OS4.0 on my 3G... I find it moving a bit slower than when I had 3.1.2

IMG_0001.png

im pretty sure u have multitaskin an wallpapers an battery % installed.. this is exactly y steve didnt add these features in the 3g for 4.0 because yes it can run but it degrades the performance drastically.. personally ive had a boost by jus usin wallpapers or multasin ALONE.. which is up to u.. i cud do with out the wallpapers so i jus had multaskin installed an it worked alright but not perfect for the simple fact that steve said so..lol... ive tried wallpapers alone as well an it runs alright aswell.. u can jus re run redsnow and untick the options wen they ask you ..MAKE SURE AN UNTICK THE INSTALL CYDIA OPTION...

[air wick]

This works to some extent...

Fixes

Perform a “hard reset.” Hold down the sleep/wake and home buttons simultaneously for roughly 15-20 seconds, until the screen powers off then an Apple logo appears, which signifies a reboot. Some users have (oddly enough) reported that performing two hard resets resolves the slowness issue.

[zcrugby]

oh how i wish i had an ipad http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/how- ... -for-real/

[SRASC]

M.I.C. gadget posts a series of photos showing Apple's forthcoming white iPhone 4, as well as the device's box, which appears identical to that of the black iPhone 4 with the exception of the color of the iPhone on the front of the box.



The photos come courtesy of a Japanese source who was able to obtain one through unknown means.



The white iPhone 4 was has been unavailable since Apple began taking pre-orders for the device in its launch markets in mid-June. The company announced just prior to the initial iPhone 4 launch late last month that availability of the white models will be delayed until the second half of this month due to manufacturing challenges.

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Immediately after the iPhone 4 was released, Michael D'Ulisse of MoreBluSky came up with the idea to make an app that used the iPhone 4's camera flash as a Flashlight. Apparently, he wasn't alone as a number of other Flashlight apps were apparently also submitted to the App Store. Despite submitting his app the day following the iPhone 4's release, however, the app hadn't been quickly approved by Apple.

D'Ulisse contacted Apple about the delay and was told that such apps would be rejected as "inappropriate use of hardware". The developer then reached out to Apple's Phil Schiller who promised to meet with the App Review department to review their policy. D'Ulisse's arguments must have been convincing as after some consideration, Apple has approved MoreBluSky's Flashlight - For iPhone 4 app as well as the many other iPhone 4 flashlight apps in their approval queue. Each app, however, must include a disclaimer that continued use of the iPhone's LED may dramatically decrease battery life.

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YouTube has introduced a new mobile website (m.youtube.com) for iPhone and Android devices.

Features:
● It's really fast.
● The new user interface incorporates larger, more touch friendly elements, making it easier to access videos on the go.
● It incorporates many of the features you've come to expect from YouTube.com, such as search query suggestions, options to create playlists, and the ability to "favorite," "like," or "unlike" videos directly on your device.
● As we make improvements to YouTube.com, you'll see them quickly follow on the mobile website, unlike native apps which are not updated as frequently.

The webapp uses HTML5 to display higher quality video then the built-in iPhone application. You can watch an intro video below...

[M_2NR]

thanks a mil guys!!!!

this link worked just fine
http://www.ihackintosh.com/2010/02/jail ... h-redsn0w/

i'm up and running...

glad it worked man. I saw yuh ride today actually, by tacarigua.