Jailbreak and carrier unlock for latest Apple iPhone 3G S seems to be here, the famous iPhone Dev Team has now released an video demo displaying successful carrier unlocking on official 3.0 firmware which means it should be able to unlock iPhone 3G S which comes pre-loaded with same operating-system version, the DevTeam has decided not to reveal the exploit named UltraSn0w until iPhone 3G S finally hits the stores tomorrow.
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iTunes can sometimes get on your nerves displaying confusing error messages without providing proper explanation even when help button is clicked, something similar occurred when my iPod firmware got corrupted and I used the Restore function in iTunes but to my surprise iTunes displayed error – “The iPod BNB could not be restored because the firmware file could not be found.” , I allowed iTunes to check internet for firmware download but the error Read the rest of this entry »
If your are not an audiophile and don’t care much about audio/video quality, cheap chinese MP3/MP4 players are just for you, these devices are quite popular and just get the job done, since there is no quality control over these devices they do not last long, one of the most common problems faced with these portable players is the issue of firmware software corruption, I encountered a similar problem with my friends PMP which refused to Read the rest of this entry »
Despite all the warnings if you upgraded your iPhone to the latest iPhone OS 3.0 Beta without a developer account you must be locked-out from normal phone functionality, downgrading your iPhone to an earlier version is pretty straight-forward but downgrading your baseband (which is responsible for the unlock being not functional anymore) is not possible with newer versions, You can downgrade iPhone OS 3.0 To earlier 2.2.1 version using Read the rest of this entry »
Users have now found a way to install and use iPhone OS 3.0 Beta on iPod Touch without an developer account, the hack involves using the iPhone OS 3.0 Beta .IPSW restore file with iTunes blocking the applications access to internet via firewall.
The trick is that iTunes uses an active internet connection to verify whether the current device using the BETA OS is developer registered or not, if it founds non-developer registered Read the rest of this entry »
If you have an older Apple iPod Touch (First Generation) having firmware version 1.x.x upgrading to the latest iPod Touch Firmware 2.x.x requires paying Apple a one time $9.95 fee through the iTunes Store, but here is simple trick to upgrade to the latest available firmware version without paying anything.
iTunes will start the restore process.
Upgrading iPod Touch OS 1.x.x To iPod Touch OS 2.2.1 :
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