What could multi threading ‘run in background’ support in iphone 3.0 look like? I was writing a post on the best way to use Pandora on the iphone (link to article) and it struck me that THIS is how we may see ‘run in background’ support working on the iphone and why we want it. First a few words on the Pro’s and Con’s of running an app… Read More
Run Pandora in the background on the iPhone.. Jailbreak only of course. This is great. I use Pandora as my radio when I drive for my radio music exclusively. I have another app for BBC and NPR, but music… pandora. I do not even remember the last time I listen to the radio for music. Funny thing though, the radio stations in the Bay area stink for… Read More
A jailbreak (limited) App store! Cydia in full, well limited, effect.. Yes, I know, I have not been active in a LONG time. Between twittfilter.com, my taxes (which are still not done) and this monster flu, I’ve been gutted.. However, lots to talk about, so hopefully I will get back into the flow of things. First off, I guess 4 or 5 days ago, Cydia released… Read More
iphone 3.0 beta has been jailbroken.. what took so long? Ok, a joke there. The fact it was jailbroken so quickly is quite impressive. I would have figured early summer, but the proof code is out there. Course, Apple has some language in the SDK agreement saying that you will NOT contribute to jailbreaking efforts. This will not stop the jailbreaking, but does give the… Read More
iphone 3.0 presentation is complete. So what did we get that we have in jailbreak? A few days back I wrote a post asking.. are there clues to what we can hope to see, and expect to see, in 3.0 that has proven successful in the jailbreak world. I took my top ten list and looked at the odds of each app coming to 3.0. Now keep in mind that… Read More
Kill process (cnt-alt-del) for the iphone.. SBSettings gets cooler and cooler There is a good reason SBSettings is Ichiban for my 10 ten best iphone apps list, I use it daily. Really.. Daily! Mostly turning the 3G off and on. When 3G is on at my place, my odds of missing a call climbs to 20%. Well, whats really great about this app is other people… Read More
Can Apple send jailbreakers to jail? A statement from Apple came out today claiming ‘Jailbreaking an iPhone constitutes copyright infringement and a DMCA violation..’ Well, based on what I’m reading from Fred von Lohmann on the EFF site, I’m thinking no. Here is why; Apple’s copyright infringement claim starts with the observation that jailbroken iPhones depend on modified versions of Apple’s… Read More
Turn by turn GPS directions on the iphone and ipod with xGPS I already wrote about these guys awhile ago, but their app just hit Cydia, so I thought I would pass the word. I’ve downloaded the app to play with it, but have not had time to read the instructions yet. (did not work out-of the-box). Here is the orginal post.. and this post…… Read More
Two new apps make my top 10 jailbreak apps list Yes, its been awhile since I’ve updated my top 10 list, but in the last 2 weeks, there have been a number of really good apps coming online, and 2 of them are MUST haves. First new entry: Clippy Clippy was first sold as a ‘kinda’ cut and paste system. And ‘kinda’ is about as… Read More
Jailbreak for iphone 2.2.1 is out for both Mac and PC. As expected The dev team is on the ball, as expected. I never upgraded to 2.2.1 because I did not want to bother with it. Note, QuickPwn has been updated to version 2.2.5-2 for the windows users. Remember QuickPwn and PwnageTool are not the same things.. so read up. Here is the link http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ Remember, normal rules… Read More
Insert text, whole words and phrases, cut and paste on the iphone. Re review of Clippy. When I first wrote about Clippy, I liked it but I thought it’s usefulness was somewhat limited. However, its been improving bit by bit over time. Something they added a while back is a feature called the ‘Clipboard Stack’. It did not hit me right off, but one night I was filling out my login… Read More
Improved iphone photos with clearcam.. and yea, it works We all know that the camera on the iphone is about as poor as it gets. Basically its the same thing I had in my treo600/650. I’ve learn to accept this and move on with life. Well, seems like someone was not willing to take this laying down and did something about it. In comes… Read More
Track iphone cell minutes with CallCounter useage tracker It’s taken awhile, but finally a function I have really missed when I used to have my treo. I have a limited phone plan, so keeping track of my cell minutes is important, but more importantly, I need to know where my minutes are going. Although you can go on the web to get your… Read More
Unlock for 3g 2.2 Even if I quickpwned? According to the instructions Wait a min. Something odd going on here. Remember all those warnings when jailbreak for 2.2 first came out? NOT to update the baseband? Ok, so now I’m reading the steps for unlocking using yell0w snow. Based on what I read, I should be able to do this on my phone despite the fact I… Read More
Video on unlocking the iphone 3G, done using Qik A few days back I posted about the unlocking coming at the end of the year. Well I just a got a tweet on this video from one of the Qik guys. Shows an unlocked iphone 3G running on t-mobile. Get some popcorn and enjoy.… Read More
iphone 3G unlock (not just jailbreak) by New Years! We knew it was coming…. ok, so it took a bit longer then expected, but the l33ts have done it. Now all that is left is to wrap it up in a nice friendly GUI and let ‘er rip! … Oh, you DID take care NOT to use QuickPwn which everyone, including me, warned you… Read More
Qik and CupCake Camp {update 2} First… What is CupCake Camp? From the site.. CupcakeCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and eat cupcakes in an open environment. This was put together by: Ariel Waldman, Lynn, Marianne Masculino and Cindy Li created the CupcakeCamp phenomenon. From me.. CupCakeCamp is an excuse to make… Read More
How to upgrade to iphone 2.2 and then re jailbreak. I know I said I was not going to bother upgrading to 2.2, but the geek blood that flows just cannot resist trying it out and seeing what will happen. That and I feel this certain journalistic responsibility to find out for my readers… (hope this feeling goes away soon 🙂 So I thought I… Read More
iphone 2.2 upgrade pwn your phone? Steps to downgrade (restore) back to 2.1 I still have not moved from 2.1 to 2.2, but the temptation is there with the promise of a better browser for javascript sites.. I saw this as a comment to another post.. I have not tried it but when I read it the steps seems fine. Try at your own risk, but if your… Read More