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Windows: iPhone 3GS Jailbreak 3.0

ipp — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:07:24 +0000

This is the moment we all been waiting for, a fully functional 3.0 jailbreak for the 3GS. Currently this is windows only, there isn’t much of this software it is from an individual and not the dev-team as they delayed their release of the jailbreak.

What you need

Latest Version of iTunes (8.2)
iPhone 3GS
PurpleRa1n(click windows logo to download)

Steps

Ensure iPhone is connected
Run PurpleRa1n, click “Make it ra1n”

It will send your iphone into recovery
Once it detects recovery it will display the image you see to the right
If it is here more than 2 minutes, something wrong happened. Either copy and paste purplera1n.log (located same directory as purplera1n) to our forums or email it to purplera1n.support[at]gmail[dot]com.

Open the “Freeze” app
Install Cydia
Restart iPhone
I highly recommend you to upgrade cydia once installed, just open it and go to changes and “upgrade all”
Optional: Unlock the iPhone 3GS

[via: iphonejtag]

Share Your Mac’s Internet Connection!

ipp — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:34:40 +0000

Did you know you can share your computers internet connection with others? So if your mac has ethernet(cabled) connection, you can create a wireless network. Or if your MAC has a wireless connection you could share with an ethernet connection(useful for game systems!)

How To:

Open up System Preferences, click the apple in the upper left of your screen and select it.
Under Internet and Network select Sharing
Click on “Internet Sharing” but don’t click the check box yet!
On the Right select where you want to share your connection from and share it to. Example: Share from Built-in Ethernet to AirPort, will create a wireless network.
Check the check box.

Notes:

If creating a wireless network you will not be able to join any wireless networks until this is disabled, just uncheck the box.
If creating a wireless network, before you enable the service you can change the name of the network or even encrypt it via WEP by clicking on “Airport Options”

Hacked iPhone? Say no to the Beta!

ipp — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:30:56 +0000

At 5PM PDT the beta version of 3.1 will go live, however to upgrade to it you will lose: Jailbreak, Unlock, and the Free Tether. That being said you can always downgrade to get a Jail Break / Tether working however that is not always true for the unlock. As always we will be posting guides on performing those tasks as soon as we find out how to, so if you want to keep any of those functions DO NOT UPGRADE.

That being said here are the “new features” of 3.1.

Voice Control now works over Bluetooth
Updated AT&T profile to 4.2 (MMS may now be enabled)
Improvements to OpenGL and Quartz.
iPhone vibrates when moving icons
Non-destructive video editing means trimming a clip no longer saves over the original video but gives you the option to “Save as copy…”
APIs to allow third party apps to access videos and edit them.
Updated modem firmware to 5.08.01

[via: tuaw]

Alternatives to The Pirate Bay

ipp — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:49 +0000

As you may of heard, The Pirate Bay’s ship hasn’t sank but it has been overtaken(bought) by the Global Gaming Factory, they plan to make the site a bit more legal. The Pirate Bay staff assured us not much would change(link); however if it does this will not stop piracy. Trackers are like a hydra; kill one head several will grow in its place there are literally hundreds of trackers out there:

Note: Keep in mind most likely piracy is illegal where you live; although chance at prosecution is slim-none, there is a chance.

MiniNova, many trackers appeared after the falling of SuprNova, in our opinion this is the best one that came from that group. It indexes from other trackers giving it thousands of torrents, the downside? Well every now and then you get a torrent from a private site which will either not download for you or go extremely slow.

Demonoid, is hard to classify it is a “private” tracker meaning only members can use it and the sign ups are closed. However it isn’t hard to get in they often will open registration up for a day, it is probably the easiest private tracker to get in and can be a doorway into more private ones.

1337x.org, currently a very small tracker letting Pirate Bay Users know they are safe here. Best of all this place has a 24/7 chat and several DJ’s giving it a nice place not only to pirate but hang out.

Google Analytics: Graph by Hour

ipp — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:07 +0000

Google Analytics is a one piece of software no site owner should be without, it pulls more information from your visitors than you know what to do with. Want to know what sites are linking you? Or how about what search terms are leading to your page? Your visitors browser? It will even pull their screen resolution. However one useful piece of information hidden away in their menus is the ability look at your sites activity in a 24 hour window. Have a site and google analytics? Check this graph out:

Instructions:

Log into Analytics and load the profiled site you wish to see hourly statistics for.
Select Visitors then Visitor Trending from the left menu.
Select an item under Visitor Trending
The regular graph will appear, however just above the graph on the right there are a few buttons, click the clock(left most) and enjoy your hourly reporting!

Note: Graphs will only display 24 hours, if multiple days are selected it will respectively combine the days on one 24 hour graph.

Tether on your Rooted Android G1 (wifi)

Abolfazl — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:01:43 +0000

Tethering allows you to use your internet connection on your G1 on your laptop or computer, giving your computer access to the internet wherever you go. This will require a rooted G1 as this is an unsupported feature and actually has the possibility of violating your cellular contract. However as long as you don’t use this as your primary internet source, download from p2p networks, or download large files; your cellular provider won’t even know. This is great for those times you want to check a page or chat but are tired of using the small device to di it.

If you wish to Root your Android G1 we have a guide here.

Installing Wifi Tether

Navigate to http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ from your phone’s browser or email yourself the download link
- If you know what QR Code is you can scan the code found at the bottom of their page
Click on the download found on the right side of the above page
Open the download once it is finished, If it complains about it not being from the google market:
- Click settings and check “Unknown Sources”
- Click Ok and then reopen the download
Click Install
When install is done click “Open”

Tethering

Launch the App
Touch the green symbol.
Join your computer to the wireless network your Android G1 just made.
Browse the web.

Configuration (Menu > Setup)

Enable/Disable Bluetooth Tether.
Wifi Encryption / Passphrase (Require Password to Get on the Network, must be a 13-character key)
Change SSID (Wireless Network Name)
Enable Access Control (Only computers you specify can access, uses MAC Addresses.)

Helpful Hints

Enable 3G on your phone (Settings>Wireless>Mobile Networks). Your Tether speed is only as fast as your G1’s Speed
Have your phone be charging (AC or USB) because 3G drains your phones battery
Don’t make your passcode easy to guess. Be sure to change it often

Windows: Tether Andriod to Your Computer via USB with PDANet

ipp — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:46 +0000

This software will support HTTP(web browser) communication free for lifetime, however for a one time fee of $30 you will have a full tether. Beware this may violate your contract with your cellular provider and if you use too much bandwidth you will get a call from them, just don’t: Replace your internet with this, Use p2p programs(limewire, torrents, etc), download large files, etc and you should be in the clear!

If you want to have full tether for free, check out this guide.

Download PDANet for Android here
Launch the application you just downloaded
It will go through several screens of instructions to get the application onto your phone
Once it is installed launch the application on your phone
Ensure your phone is connected via USB
Right click on your the PDANet icon of your systray(lower right hand corner by your clock, you may have to click on the arrows to see it)
If you do not see the icon, try launching PDANet, it should be somwhere in: Start > All Programs
Click Connect

Remove the Fee in PayPal

Abolfazl — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:00:12 +0000

Did you know paypal generally charges a fee of 3% + $0.30? Well if you are just giving the person money and you trust them, you should send it to them as a “gift” (located on the personal tab). Paypal currently does not charge any fee’s when sending money via a gift; however it probably would harder to “dispute” a fund, which is why we say make sure you trust them if you expect them to send you anything.

How-To

Login to Paypal.
Click Send Money as you normally would.
You should be on the screen where you can input who and how much money to send.
Above “This is a purchase of: Goods, Services, Ebay Item” there are two tabs, click Personal
Select the Gift Button
Continue and Send

Root (jailbreak) an Android G1

Abolfazl — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:01:31 +0000

With all the hype about jailbreaking the iPhone, we figured we would give you a guide on “jailbreaking”(rooting) the G-1. You will lose the ability to upgrade OTA (Over-The-Air) as it would kill your root, your phone is still upgradable, it just won’t do it on its own. We are going to reflash the device, so please backup any data you may need such as your contacts!

This process should take the average user 15-30 minutes to do and will “void” your warranty, however it is possible to hide the evidence so you are still covered!(Details at the bottom)

Note: This guide is US Only, UK People please ask in the forums if you need a help with rooting your device.

What you gain:

Ability to alter system files, this means you can now do things like installing a new theme
Run special apps such as tether.
Backup your entire system
Relocate your applications/cache to your /sdcard

The Process

Downgrade to RC29
Obtain root
Upgrade to desired ROM

Downgrading to RC29

Download the RC29 NBH file.
Connect your Android G1 to your computer so we can write to your SDCard
Place this file on your sd card (it is best if you format the card to FAT32 before this step, if you run into errors try that).
Turn the device power off and make sure your sd card is inserted.
Hold down the camera button while you turn on your phone to enter bootloader.
Once in the bootloader press the camera button.
After it finishes, press the trackball and perform a soft reset by pressing “Call” + “Menu” + “End” to reboot.

Obtain Root

Once your phone boots to the desktop hit the key twice and then type “telnetd” and press again (Yes, it will start up a contact search, don’t worry. Just type it.)
On your phone download Android Telnet client run it and connect to “localhost”. If you are unable to connect, try steps 1 and 2 over again until you can. Also, you can try doing a factory wipe (alt+w in the recovery menu) and retrying if all else fails.

Upgrading ROM

Download CyanogenMod v3.4.6 ROM to /sdcard and rename it to update.zip (when you are done it should be “/sdcard/update.zip”).
Download the modified recovery and unzip it.
Place”cm-recovery-1.2.img” in /sdcard
We will now need to flash the modified recovery so go back to the “root-terminal” previously used and Enter the following commands:
- mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
- rm -f /system/recovery.img
- flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.2.img
Reboot your phone, but do not do a recovery yet.
Once fully rebooted, power off your phone (hold power and select “Power Off”),
Turn your device on and hold home until you enter the recovery console
When you enter the recovery console hit “alt+S” on your phone. This will flash the update.zip file that you downloaded and placed there. If you have any problems with this step you missed something above.

Back Out / Unroot

Incase you started this process or wish to restore it back in order to go back “in warranty” we have a guide here.

[via: Android Unleashed]

Unroot and Restore your Android G1 to Factory Settings

Abolfazl — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:00:18 +0000

This will completely restore your G1 software to what it was like out of the box. We recommend doing this whenever you will be giving physical possession of your phone away for long periods of time, such as when you sell, replace, and/or send it in for repair. Not only will this hide any software modifications you have done which basically “unvoids” your warranty but also clear out your personal data.

If you have custom splash2:

You will need to erase it before you start this tutorial

On your computer extract this to your desktop
Turn off your phone
Plug it into your computer by USB
Load into fastboot (Hold Camera & Power button)
If you see “serial0″ hit the “back” key and it should say “FASTBOOT” now
On your computer go to Start>Run. Type in “cmd” and push enter
type in “cd desktop” then enter
Then type “fasboot erase splash2″ then push enter

Once your custom splash(if had) is gone:

Ensure your phone is connected and you can write to /SDCard
Download the Original G1 SPL and rename it to “update.zip”
Copy update.zip to /SDCard
Go into your phones recovery (Hold the home & power button)
Push Alt+S on your G1 to flash it with update.zip
Download the RC29 NBH and place it in the root of your SDCard
Load your phones bootloader (Hold the Camera & Power button)
Press the Power button to start the update (Do NOT interrupt this process)
Hit the action key (Trackball down) and your phone will reboot.
At this point your phone will be unrooted but it will have the out-of-date RC29. Your phone should download updates OTA(Over The Air) soon but you can also force this by going to Settings>About phone>System Updates