Archive for the 'iPhone Hacks' Category

User mods his iPhone 3GS with titanium exterior casing

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Recently we have seen images of the titanium iPhone 3GS floating around the web, and it turns out that the phone is real and seemingly pretty sweet looking. The length people will go to if they do not like the gadgets they are carrying will never surprise me and this one was done because Martin

Jailbreaking news: Redsn0w will not yet jailbreak every device

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Those that jailbreak do so with the knowledge that they may have difficulty upgrading immediately after Apple offers an update, and that is the case with OS 3.1.3. This post is dealing with redsn0w, and it has been noted that it is able to jailbreak OS 3.1.3 — but not on every device. According to the

Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: QuickReply

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Just to offer something a little different from all of the rumors, I will mention another app that makes me willing to jailbreak. Of course, I should point out that after the announcement later today, the whole jailbreaking scene is likely to become unstable for a little while again. So if you decide to jailbreak

Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: Shrink

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Of course, assuming we see the unveiling of iPhone OS 4.0 the jailbreak scene is going to become very unstable for a while, and given that I would not necessarily recommend now as a time to begin jailbreaking. But just in case you already are, here is another app that makes me willing to jailbreak.

Jailbreaking news: Fix the push notifications on your unlocked/hacktivated iPhone with PushFix

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Those currently running a hacktivated/unlocked iPhone may be missing one nice feature that arrived with OS 3.x — push notifications. If you have activated your iPhone (original,3G,3GS) without an authorized SIM card (i.e. Hacktivated) and are running OS 3.x, then your push functionality is probably not working. The existing fixes haven’t worked because there is

Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: ProSwitcher

Monday, December 21st, 2009

I have not been as vocal lately in my love for jailbreaking, but worry not, I still love and could not imagine using my iPhone 3GS in a non-jailbroken state. That said, I seem to have fallen into a place where I am happy with my current setup. Heck there was even almost a full

Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: iClassic

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Sure, this latest app is not quite as exciting as some of the other apps that make me willing to jailbreak, but it still seems like a good reason to me. Even if it is a little bit more for fun and novelty than productivity. The app is called iClassic and brings that classic iPod

Developer gets his 1000+ apps removed from the App Store for faking reviews

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

It looks like another developer has been caught doing something shady, and in turn that shady behavior has resulted in their apps being pulled from the App Store and them being banned from submitting any in the future. The developer in hot water goes by the name of Molinker and had a reported 1,011 apps in

App that make me willing to jailbreak: Multifl0w

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

It has been a little while since I last posted something in regards to an app that makes me willing to jailbreak, but this latest should be worth the wait. The app is called Multifl0w and as the name implies will allow the user to easily switch between multiple apps. This one does require, and actually

Yet another iPhone worm makes the rounds, this one targeting Dutch ING bank users

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

And the damn that is holding back the worm floodgate seems to be giving way just a little bit. Of course for the vast majority of iPhone users there is still nothing to worry about, which means that yes, this latest threat is once again targeting those that jailbreak. This latest worm goes a little