Here we go again. The latest iPhone 2.0.1 OS has apparently been causing problems for some iPhone 3G users. Previous reports indicated that some people were having problems using their iPhone 3G’s GPS hardware, trying to get a reliable lock on their position. We even posted a potential fix to the iPhone 3G GPS problems…
iPhone Dev Team releases PwnageTool 2.0.2 to jailbreak iPhone 2.0.1 OS – iPhone and iPhone 3G can run free!
Avoiding that new, performance-enhancing iPhone 2.0.1 OS update for fear of losing your jailbreak applications? Don’t want to risk not being able to unlock your iPhone 3G after updating to the iPhone 2.0.1 OS? Well, good news, you iPhone hacking fiend, you. The always reliable iPhone Dev Team has released their latest PwnageTool update. PwnageTool…
iPhone blacklist can only prevent core location services?
It seems that there’s an alternative explanation to the discovery of an iPhone feature that allows the handset to phone home (connect to an Apple server) and check for unauthorized applications. The “Blacklist” feature, as it’s been called recently, checks the iPhone’s installed application against a known list (a blacklist, if you will) of malicious…
Apple looking to infinite iPhone and iPhone 3G storage capacity – Stream media from desktop iTunes library
The iPhone and iPhone 3G have been and are offered with storage capacities of 16GB at most. While many will find the 16GB is more than enough to store all their music, pictures, emails, and a good chunk of their video library, there are those out there with media libraries that can easily eclipse the…
Apple can blacklist and remotely disable applications on your iPhone
Sounds a bit Orwellian, doesn’t it? The idea that some corporate entity can monitor the applications installed on your iPhone and remotely disable blacklisted apps just seems wrong. But, newly discovered code within the iPhone 2.0 OS and the newer iPhone 2.0.1 OS has confirmed that Apple has built a blacklisting mechanism in to the…
Schmap optimizes website contact info for iPhone users
The iPhone. It’s everywhere. Be it the iPhone or iPhone 3G, webmasters and administrators will probably have already noticed that iPhone traffic to their websites has increased in the past months. Schmap, the iPhone-optimized maps mashup, has announced a new iPhone-optimization service for websites looking to offer iPhone a convenient way to contact or find…
Apple’s lack of respect for iPhone customer wishes pushes jailbreak market to new levels
Apple’s getting better at considering their customer’s wishes and feelings with regard to the company’s services and products. They’ve embraced responsibility for the MobileMess and Steve Jobs even owned up to botching the launch. That’s a great first move from a company that has traditionally been the most locked-down and cold-shouldered company in the tech…
LiMo Foundation picks up 11 new members
When it comes to a Linux-based mobile platform, Google’s Android captures more than its fair share of the wireless industry’s attentions. The Android initiative is spearheaded by Google, after all. But, that doesn’t mean Android is the only game in the Linux mobile market. In fact, while Android struggles with bad press from unfair developer…
Qik goes iPhone – Stream video from your jailbroken iPhone
With Flixwagon already launched and bringing live video streaming to the iPhone, rival iPhone-as-video-stream application developer Qik has finally come to market with their very own video streaming solution for jailbroken iPhones. Both Qik and Flixwagon, which respectively have applications bearing their namesake, provide software that allows compatible handsets to broadcast live streaming video to…
iPhone 2.0.1 OS breaks PwnageTool jailbreak, possibly kills unlocking hopes
With the iPhone 2.0.1 OS firmware update already being pushed to millions of iPhones and iPhone 3Gs worldwide, it’s clear that keyboard lag has been reduced and overall system speed has been improved. But, are the benefits of iPhone 2.0.1 OS worth the drawbacks? The iPhone Dev Team just recently released their PwnageTool 2.0 (and…