Posts tagged iPod Touch
“Explicit” Removed; Parental Control on iTunes
0There were reports that Apple has added a new “Explicit” category in the iTunes Connect system for App Store submissions. Recently Apple removed as many as 5,000 titles from the App Store that it determined were inappropriate.
MacRumors speculated:
The reason for Apple’s addition of the new category is unknown, although it seems possible that the company may have reconsidered its decision to remove the “overtly sexual” applications in the face of backlash from developers and users and has decided to create a dedicated category in an attempt to find a middle ground in the controversy. The use More >
Flash Developer Explains Why Touchscreen Devices Cannot Use Flash
0February 23, 2010
by _GadgetNews
in Adobe, Apple, Applications, Development, Flash, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTouch, SmartPhones, Tech
There has been a lot of discussion lately over the lack of Flash support in iPhone OS.
Most of the arguments presented have been about the technology being buggy, crash-prone and resource intensive. Steve Jobs has also called it a “dying technology”.
However, one perspective that has largely been missed so far has been about a fundamental way in which most Flash applications operate that makes it unsuitable for use on not just the iPad or iPhone, but also for the most touchscreen SmartPhones that are available in the market.
According to Flash developer Morgan Adams, one of the biggest More >
iPhone Dev-Team Discovers Yet Another Exploit For iPhone OS 3.1.3
3February 22, 2010
There is more good news for iPhone users who want to jailbreak and unlock their iPhone.
MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team has tweeted that just re-discovered a crashing command that yellowsn0w, the iPhone unlocking software was originally going to use. It means that he has found another working exploit for the baseband bundled in iPhone OS 3.1.3, which should help them figure out a way to jailbreak and unlock the latest iPhone OS.
The iPhone hacking community has already discovered two working exploits for the baseband 05.12.01 that is bundled in iPhone OS 3.1.3. Last week, Sherif Hashim had More >
iPhone/iPodTouch Get Vertical Scrolling Icons Tweak
0February 19, 2010
There are unlimited hacks and tweaks out there for the iPhone/iPodTocuh users if the device is jailbroken. Every other day the developers are coming out with new features and are making these devices more and more popular.
The developer, chpwn of the popular iPhone tweaks like Proswitcher and Infinidock for jailbreak community has come up with another sweet tweak for jailbroken iPhone and iPod Touch. This new (still unnamed) tweak will enable vertical icons scrolling on iPhone and iPod Touch.
The vertical icon scrolling tweak is in private beta testing now. More open beta will be offered More >
iPhone/iPodTouch Stuck in Recovery Mode Loop? There’s an app for that
3February 18, 2010
Sometime during jailbreak or restoring iPhone/iPod Touch using custom firmware your device won’t boot normally and stuck into recovery mode. Every time you reboot your iPhone/iPod Touch it enters into recovery mode asking for restore. This is called recovery mode loop.
This guide will walk you through fixing recovery mode loop on iPhone and iPod Touch. To get out of recovery mode loop you can use iREB or iRecovery.
This guide is NOT discussing the recovery mode that all New Device users face whenever they reboot their iPhone 3GS or iTouch 2G (MC) & iTouch 3G. These devices are tethered More >
Get iPhone 3.1.3 Jailbreak and Unlock Status via F0recast
0iH8Sn0w, the developer of Sn0wbreeze has released another handy tool for jailbreak community named F0recast. F0recast is a great little utility for all iPhone 3GS, 3G, 2G, iPod Touch 3G,2G,1G users. F0recast tells iPhone and iPod Touch users everything about jailbreak and unlock.
F0recast provides all the needed information related to jailbreak and unlock iPhone & iPod Touch. It tells you the serial number, baseband version, bootloader version and model of your iPhone and iPod Touch. It also tells you if your iPhone/iPod will be tethered jailbreak or not, if your iPhone is unlockable and what More >
Exploit Discovered with iPhone OS 3.1.3, Unlock to Come Soon
2February 17, 2010
iPhone hacking expert, Sherif Hasim has announced that he has discovered an exploit in the baseband (05.12.01) that is bundled with iPhone OS 3.1.3 that should help in unlocking it. Sherif was banned from the Apple store recently, and as you can see that did not stop him from hacking the iPhone.
Sherif Hashim tweeted that he has successfully crashed iPhone OS 3.1.3 baseband and MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team has confirmed that is working.
iPhone Dev Team have clarified that this is the first step in the process of unlocking the baseband and it is too early to provide an ETA on when the More >
OS 3.1.3 Update Now Available for iPodTouch Users
0Great News for iPod Touch users – Apple has released the OS 3.1.3 firmware for iPod and the best part is that iPod Touch users can also upgrade to latest iPhone firmware 3.1.3 for free and can enjoy all those games compatible with iPhone OS 3.x only.
Tracy Erickson of PocketGamer reports:
“Syncing a second generation iPod touch today with an older version of the software prompted me to accept the free upgrade. How exciting.Just as when asked to download and install the latest firmware on an iPhone, iTunes simply asks for confirmation – no signing in to pay for the More >
Apple Has Started Banning Hackers from App Store
0February 16, 2010
by _GadgetNews
in Apple, iPhone, iPod, iTouch, News, Rumors, SmartPhones, Social Networking, Twitter
iH8sn0w is the user behind Sn0wbreeze, the jailbreaking tool for Windows. It should be noted that these users aren’t typical jailbreakers. One has publicized an exploit and the other maintains a jailbreaking tool. Plus, they used their handles in the account emails, which wasn’t the best practice. We’ll see if the issue becomes more widespread.
‘Banned’ might not be the right word, but that’s what user serif_hashim is saying.
He says he’s been denied access to the App Store from their iPhones by Apple. When sherif_hashim tried to connect, he was greeted with the image at right, which he More >
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