Limera1n: Jailbreak your iDevice on 4.0 and 4.1!

Make a quick visit to http://www.limera1n.com/ to download Limera1n and Jailbreak your iDevice now!
Limera1n works on the iPhone 3GS and 4G, iPod Touch 3G and 4G, and the iPad!
Currently only worked on Windows and Mac

Download Limera1n for your OS and follow the steps!

iWatch! Stream movies on non Jailbroken devices! (Cydia app ASWELL!)

There is a new video streaming site/app available for Jailbroken and NON JAILBROKEN iDevices out!.

I have tried many Movie/TV Show streaming apps for the iPhone and this one was the first one that I had seen where they were asking for users (like me and you) to help out and be a part of what they are doing.
They offer you there FTP information and you can freely upload any Movie or TV Show that you fancy as long as it is in MP4 format.
I have so far uploaded 3 movies and am uploading my fourth right now! (The Hangover, Pineapple Express, G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra, and Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince. Look for Dette by the Movie Titles ;D).
I have sent a few emails back and forth with them and they seem very friendly and very appreciative to have people upload videos for them.

So far they do not have a lot of videos up yet but more are being uploaded every day by the creators and by users!

If you are Jailbroken then you can download there app in Cydia (called iWatch)
If you are not Jailbroken you can visit http://iwatchapp.net to stream video right to your iPhone/iPod Touch!

The website is: http://iwatchapp.net
I highly recommend checking them out!.

My process that finally fixed iTunes freezing with iPhone Syncing

A couple days ago a made a post about how my installation of iTunes 9 had frozen every time I tried to sync my iPhone..
I finally decided that I would downgrade iTunes to iTunes 8.2.1 thinking iTunes 9 was the problem. Well it turns out that after I downgraded I was still having the freezing problems, it took me a good 30 minutes for me to get my iPhone to plug in without iTunes freezing on me. I could NOT get iTunes to sync my info to my iPhone so I went the day without having my contacts, email, music, calendar or any of the stuff I normally have. I did jailbreak my phone but even that turned out to be a disaster for some reason installing Winterboard and Mobile Substrate decided to break my firmware so I had to restore again and that was hard because of iTunes still freezing.

Finally I read somewhere that deleting your iPhone's/iPod's backups might make it unfreeze. It did! I deleted my iPhone's backups and my friends iPod Touch backups and closed iTunes and re opened it and my iphone synced without a problem!

So if you are having problems with iTunes freezing on you then you can try deleting the backups you have for your iPhone and/or iPod, and yes I know that kind of sucks to delete those (I never restore from backup I always start fresh) but it might help iTunes stop freezing.
If that doesnt work you can try doing that and/or downgrading your installation of iTunes 9 to iTunes 8.2.1.
Here are the download links for iTunes 8.2.1
Windows
Windows 64 Bit
Mac - Says G3 but it should work on all Macs

To downgrade you must backup your iTunes Library
On Mac it will be in your Music/iTunes and the file will be called iTunes Library (data file)
On Windows it will also be Music/iTunes and the file we ill be called iTunes Library.itl

and there should also be a folder called Previous iTunes Libraries, this folder contains your older libraries from older installations. You can use the latest one (created when you installed iTunes 9) to replace the iTunes 9 one.

Now you must uninstall iTunes - Drag iTunes.app from the Applications folder on Mac to the trash or use the programs uninstaller in the control panel of Windows

Now you can install iTunes 8.2.1.

Combining those 2 options successfully fixed the freezing issues on my iTunes installation! I hope that helps anyone with this problem!

The Informational Post!

Having trouble downgrading your iPhone 3GS?
iPhone 3GS Downgrade assistant (helps to downgrade or restore to 3.0 on the iPhone 3GS!) - Download Here!

Pissed at Apple over Google Voice?
Get some info!

Want MMS on your iPhone NOW?
Works for 3.0+ firmwares! Here

Who thinks Samsung is trying a little to hard with the Omnia?
Other people seem to think that


No carrier name on your unlocked iPhone?
Read update #2!

Holy monkey nuts! How many times has iTunes 9 frozen on you?...

I am up to about 11+ freezes (about 8 today after restoring to 3.0 again).. Only when I try and sync my iPhone and seeing as thats the most important part (aside from playing music) I'm getting sufficiently pissed off with Apple and iTunes 9! After careful consideration (mostly consisting of saying "What the hell is going on???" repeatedly..) I decided to throw iTunes 9 out the window for now until Apple can fix these freezing problems, and go back to iTunes 8.2.1 which worked perfectly fine in my experience and since I am not running the new 3.1 firmware.. I have no need for iTunes 9, nor do I have a desire at this point to wait 15 minutes to start syncing my iPhone..

So I would lose to hear if anyone else is having these lovely problems with iTunes 9 because I have read a lot about other people having this and other problems along with them. Including freezing when downloading a song, when downloading an app, when opening the iTunes store, and more that aren't related to hanging/freezing.

So hit me up in the commend back! I'd love to hear others thoughts..

Jailbreak for 3.1 firmware! "fun!" - Not for 3GS or iPod Touch 2G.. Sorry

[Via the Dev-Team Blog]

This is the low down on our tools for use with the 3.1 firmware from Apple, please read the whole post in full before attempting anything. Because of changes with Apple’s update techniques (that complicate the 3GS upgrade process) this will be a multipart release. This release starts with PwnageTool 3.1 for Mac OS X - this application supports the iPhone 1st Generation (2G), the iPhone 3G and the iPod touch 1G. NB: THIS DOES NOT SUPPORT THE 3GS OR 2G/3G IPOD TOUCH. redsn0w for Mac OS X and Windows will follow sometime in the near future, please don’t bug us about it - we’ll release when we have something ready.

Jailbreak Firmware 3.1 on iPhone 3Gs: Understanding The Problems

You already know that when it comes to jailbreking the iPhone 3Gs, you wont have nothing but headaches. ECID file, IBSS and IBEC files… omg the pain!!! To tell you the truth i wasn’t quite sure what all this means , but i had a vague idea. I asked around, and decided to pass the informations to you guys, as simple and clear as possible.

As you know, i dont have a 3Gs yet, and if this BS will continue, and jailbreaking will continue to be such a hustle, i will pass this model and ill wait for the next model: 64 gigs. I really can live without upgrading ( the only feature that excites me, is that 3Gs can (natively) video record ). Anyway, all the information you will find in this article is related ONLY to the iPhone 3Gs. If you own a EDGE/3G you can chill and just read this for your own knowledge.

First of all you need to understand that Apple knows everything you do with your iPhone and iTunes. Yeah, not such a major privacy invasion as it sounds but still… No matter if you do a upgrade, recovery, downgrade of the firmware, the entire process starts to communicate with the Apple servers via iTunes. In case of the iPhone 3Gs, iTunes sends to Apple a certificate in order for the phone to be verified. If, during this “test” , the certificate fails to respond clearly , the server tells iTunes to return an error. If the certificate responds as it should, the firmware is installed flawlessly

With the release of the new iPhone firmware 3.1, Apple thought it would be cool to check for certificates for this version, and forget about the old ones. That’s cool, ok Apple do as you please, but … by taken this decision they make impossible to do anything that implies the old 3.o firmware. So the only thing you can do is to install the new 3.1 and most probably mess up your chances on jailbreaking your device.

Saurik, like a true gentleman and pedagogue that he is, will provide a full tutorial on how to downgrade from 3.1 to 3.0. Oh, what a joy. Yeah not so fast punk. The tutorial can apply ONLY to those that listened to FSMdotCOM and others (serious) iPhone sites out there and saved their iPhone 3Gs’s ECID on his server via Cydia.

So what does all this mean? It’s simple: if your momma thought you to listen to good advice and saved your ECID file you can go back from iPhone firmware 3.1 to 3.0 ( if you upgraded ), and not loose the privilege to jailbreak. Also if you saved your ECID, and didn’t upgrade you can jailbreak. If you didn’t save your ECID and was in a hurry to upgrade , well… you pretty much screwed at the moment.

So what can you learn from all this:

• i understand you (might be ) are paranoid. I am extremely paranoid when it comes to technology and privacy. But (sometimes) listen when somebody tells you to do something. We do it for you, not to steal shit from you. If you don’t understand what im saying, let me explain: got a lot of emails asking me if its save to upload the ECID file on Saurik’s server. What its his purpose? Can he steal something from us by doing this? Im not telling you to to trust everybody from now on. Just telling you to sleep with one eye HALF open, thats all.
• DO NOT panic!!! This BS is not definitive. What is made by human hand, is broken by (other) human hand. The iPhone Dev-Team can always come up with a solution. And im sure they are working very hard. The downside is, that this is all the info that we have right now.
• DO NOT fuck around with iTunes and firmwares. The smallest mistake can upgrade your 3Gs to 3.1 and… well just dont do it. Patience is a virtue.

[Via FSMdotCOM]

iRealSMS 2.0.9.3 and iRealQuickSMS 1.0.3.1 Cracked!

studguy1 over at xSellize has successfully cracked iRealSMS and iRealQuickSMS.

Here is a quick How To on cracking both apps!

iRealSMS 2.0.9.3

Install Instructions:
- Install iRealSMS from Cydia. Reboot when asked.
- Download the Windows Keygen and run it to create Activation Code.(case sensitive)
- Start iRealSMS and click 'Purchase or Activate', then click Activate
- Enter any email address and the activation code (case sensitive) when prompted.
- You should get a Valid Serial prompt.

----------------------Online Check Patch (Optional)-----------------------------

Everytime the app starts it connects to irealsms website to verify the serial.
Right now the keygen serials are valid, but that could change! So, to be on the safe side disable the check
by editing the /etc/hosts file as described below

1. SSH into the iPhone using your favorite SSH client and navigate to the /etc directory
2. Find the file hosts in the /etc directory and open it to edit
3. Add the following line below the last line in the hosts file and save the file

127.0.0.1 www.irealsms.com

iRealQuickSMS

Install Instructions:
- Install iRealQuickSMS from Cydia. Respring when asked.
- Download the Windows Keygen and run it create Activation Code (case sensitive)
- Start iRealQuickSMS and click Purchase, then click Activate
- Enter any email address and the activation code (case sensitive) when prompted.
- You should get a Valid Serial prompt.

----------------------Online Check Patch (Optional)--------------------------------
Everytime the app starts it connects to irealsms website to verify the serial.
Right now the keygen serials are valid, but that could change!
So, to be on the safe side disable the check by applying the patch below.
- Download the patched iRealQuickSMS file from here
- Replace the iRealQuickSMS file in /Applications/iRealQuickSMS.app folder
- Make sure 'iRealQuickSMS' has execute permissions (0755) after copying to iphone.


Enjoy a fulling cracked iRealSMS experience!

Thanks to studguy1

Android? Should I?

So I am kind of getting tired of Apples crappy notification system, the lack of multi-tasking(true multi-tasking), and just the overall restrictions.. But I love my iPhone 3GS and I dont think I am going to be getting rid of it.

Should I buy an Android phone so I can swap SIMs? If I did I would have to buy the G1, myTouch 3G, or HTC Hero. None of which work on AT&T's 3G network.
It is rumored AT&T is going to be launching an Android powered phone which is called the HTC Lancaster but recent rumors state that the phones launch was canceled.

What should I do on this topic? Wait and see if AT&T gets an Android phone, get one already on the market and unlock it, or third option: Get a Windows Mobile phone?

Any ideas?

Phonedog: iPhone 3GS vs HTC Hero.

I was watching this for 4 reasons:
1 - I like phones
2 - I have an iPhone 3GS, I like looking at the competition.
3 - I like Android
4 - I subscribe to Phonedog on YouTube

Anyways! I thought I would post this because Noah from Phonedog does some great reviews and I know many people are interested in the HTC Hero and I know many people are interested in the iPhone 3GS since its the new toy so far this year.

Anyways I thought this would be interesting.

Check it out

Also make sure to check out http://phonedog.com (I just thought since I am posting a video from them I should link back .. I was not asked to)

Part 1:


Part 2:


Part 3:


Enjoy

How to Jailbreak the iPhone! (2G, 3G, and 3GS)

I know ways to Jailbreak have been posted all over the internet but I thought I would post what I condense the information into one post!

Downloading Firmware Bundle

You will need to download the firmware bundle according to your firmware version.
You can get all firmware version here, here, or here.

To check your firmware version to go Settings>General>Version = (Your firmware version)

How to Jailbreak 3.x Firmware.

The following programs will jailbreak all 3.x firmware versions to date (3.0, 3.0.1)! Just follow the onscreen instructions:
Mac - Redsn0w 0.8
Windows - Redsn0w 0.8
Linux - Redsn0w 0.8

NOTE: to Jailbreak 3.0.1 with Redsn0w you will have to choose the 3.0 firmware bundle (make sure to download that instead of 3.0.1!) because Redsn0w does not current recognize the 3.0.1 firmware bundle. Everything works the same you just need to select the 3.0 firmware!

For iPhone 3GS ONLY! 3.0 ONLY! Will not work on 3.0.1
Windows - Purplera1n
Mac - Purplera1n

How to Jailbreak 2.x Firmware.

The following programs will jailbreak all 2.x firmware versions! Just follow the onscreen instructions:
Mac - PwnageTool, QuickPwn
Windows - QuickPwn

Follow the instructions in the application to jailbreak! It is very simple and easy! This is all the files you will need!

VoiceCentral - Still usable after Apple removed it from AppStore

I was thinking that I wanted to try another app other then GV Mobile (in Cydia now after Apple removed it from the AppStore) so I went looking for VoiceCentral's IPA file which I was surprised to find on Appulo.us.
I have logged in and it works just fine!

So VoiceCentral is still a working alternative to GV Mobile if you are inclined to use it.

Here is the Appulo.us download page for anyone who would like to still use VoiceCentral - You will have to have AppSync 3.0 (For 3.0+) or MobileInstallation Patch (For 2.0+) for it to install - Most of you know that but I thought I would remind you.

Get VoiceCentral NOW!

GPush Hits AppStore!

A few days ago I made a post about GPush which is meant to be Gmail Push for the iPhone.
You can find that post here.

GPush has now hit the AppStore! This is not quite true Push from Gmail itself but rather you download this App (GPush) and you input your Gmail account information and then it will use the Gmail IMAP Idle function and when the server finds new emails on your Gmail account it will send you a Push notification on your iPhone. So you will get the same effect that you would with true Push for Gmail except through a different App.
The developer said it could take up to 30 seconds for the Notification to get Pushed. Thats good enough for me!

As I said in my previous post I already get my Gmail Pushed to my iPhone with the normal Mail.app. I have absolutely no clue how but it Pushes all the same!

Anyway you can get this App for $0.99 in the AppStore now!

Click here to get GPush and get your Gmail Pushed to your iPhone!

Google Voice notifications on your Computer - and iPhone

Computer

You can get notifications for Voicemail and Text (SMS) Messages on your computer when they are received on your Google Voice account!
To achieve this we will use Growl for Windows, FireFox, FireFox Growl/GNTP Add-On, and FireFox Greasemonkey Add-On.

Downloads:
Growl for Windows
FireFox
Greasemonkey Add-On
Growl/GNTP Add-On

Once Growl is installed I recommend running it at login (Option in Growl)

You will need to install FireFox (if you dont have it already) before install the Add-Ons.

Once you have those installed you will need to go here and install the Google Voice Greasemonkey Script by clicking Install near the upper right corner.

Now that you have done that go to the Google Voice webpage - here

It should say Google Voice is registered to receive Growl Notifications.

You will now receive notifications of new Google Voice alerts! The only problem being here is that I believe you need to keep FireFox OPEN with your Google Voice account open in a Window or Tab. But either way this is very useful! I use it myself.

iPhone

You will need to get an App from the AppStore called Prowl: Growl for iPhone. It does cost but only $2.99. If you want to get it by other methods thats fine but I will not give any links to other methods

Open Prowl and register a new account. Once registered visit this address on your computer https://prowl.weks.net/ and log in with the account you created. Press the button to create an API key. Now copy that key. Or save it somehow

You will need to open Growl on your computer and go to the Network tab and click "Forward notifications to other computers"
Now click the Plus button (green) and choose iPhone and choose a name for your device.
Now paste in the API key you got from Prowl.

Now thats it! You get Google Voice notifications on your Computer and your iPhone! - Only thing I dislike is the need to keep Google Voice and FireFox open.. But for most of the day that isnt a problem for me and probably for more people it wont be a problem for some of the day.

Enjoy!

GPush - Gmail Push For iPhone!

Finally! Gmail Push for the iPhone!.. Well.. Kind of.. This is about as good as you will get as of right now for simplicity, there are other ways of achieving the same goal (Getting Gmail to push on the iPhone) but this looks to be the easiest for most users, since it is an AppStore app then it will be easily accessible to ALL iPhone users. There are other ways such as using services and setting up exchange accounts. Personally for ME if I turn Fetch on set for 1 hour (or whenever.. Supreme Preferences allows more options so I use 6 hours) it will Push new emails to my iPhone anyway! I have absolutely NO idea why or how but it works! I have tested it by sending myself emails and having others send them but it works. Anyways back to GPush

This app will give you Push notifications for your Gmail account!

Here is the site for the App itself - http://www.tiveriasapps.com/ourapps.php

Looks to hit the AppStore this Monday!

Copied from the Tiverias Apps website:

GPush

GPush is the missing link between GMail and the iPhone. For the first time, receive instant Gmail message notifications on the iPhone. For best results, place the GPush app icon above your mail icon - this will allow you to quickly open your mail app if new messages come in through GPush.

BlackBerry became very popular, in part because it offers remote users "instant" e-mail; new e-mails appear on the device as soon as they arrive, without the need for any user intervention, in what is referred to as "push email". For the first time, using GPush, iPhone users will be able to receive their GMail new message notification instantly and no longer have to wait up to an hour to be notified of new email. Push email has the added value of reducing battery consumption considerably. GPush even lets the iPhone user choose how to be notified of new email. Your options include having the phone vibrate, ring, display the email message on the standby screen just like an SMS, or simply have the GPush icon show how many new messages are unread.

features:

• Instantly receive Gmail new message notifications on the iPhone
• Set it and Forget it: All you have to do is download the app and decide how you want to be notified of new email. You never have to open the app again after that.
• Improved battery life: GPush uses less battery since it relies on push notifications rather than data fetching ("pulling")
• Ability to see emails on the standby screen just like text messages
• SSL Security Certificate used to ensure password security for GPush users

Android Perfection

I don't know if I would call this theme Android "Perfection" but it is very nice!
I have set it up on my iPhone and I am enjoying it. I have found things that need improvement. Here is my homescreen





As you can see it looks Android quite nicely

-- Post From My iPhone 3GS

Google Voice Invite Twitter Giveaway!

I am not sure how many Twitter users will do this but I thought I might as well give it a try anyway since I have an extra Google Voice Invite here on my computer. I thought I would give it away to whoever wins!

To be elegible to win the Google Voice Invite that is the prize of this Twitter Giveaway you must do the following:

Follow @dette4556 - http://twitter.com/dette4556

Retweet this message: RT @dette4556 is giving away a GOOGLE VOICE INVITE! More info about getting a GV Invite FREE http://bit.ly/2jDsEa

I will choose ONE winner in 7 days from now (ONE WEEK) on Thursday August 20th!

Good luck!

InCase Slider or Capsule Rebel?

I have a Capsule Rebel case for my iPhone 3G from Switcheasy - http://switcheasy.com - but the Rubber is starting to much and is really loose and I have the saggy bottom I have heard a lot of people talking about. I am debating if I want to buy another Capsule Rebel (Even though I am still using my current) or buy an InCase Slider so I have more of a sleek and thinner case as well as the bulky yet protective Capsule Rebel case.
Decisions, decisions. What to do...?

Switcheasy was very unhelpful when I told them what was going on with my case. They said I would have to pay for shipping to switch it out for a colored one so doesn't have this problem... Thats stupid because its a defective case, I dont want to pay for shipping for something that I didn't break!
I will contact them again and see what I can get =\

Check out my review of the Capsule Rebel on my YouTube channel
http://youtube.com/user/dette4556

My Favorite iPhone/iPod Touch Applications

My Top List of iPhone/iPod Touch Applications!

My top 5 Applications for iPhone/iPod Touch in no particular order ;)

-- These will only be Applications from the official iTunes App Store --- I will do my favorite Apps for a Jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch in another post!

BeeJiveIM - Amazing IM program for the iPhone. It is a bit pricey but if you can spare the money it is worth it! Full landscape, SMS features, IM Push and so much more! Deifnitely worth it - http://www.linktoapp.com/BeeJiveIM
Lightsaber - This is more of just an entertaining App. It has no real purpose besides making Lightsaber noises when you swing your iPhone! It includes the ability to customize your lightsaber and your character and even write your own bio! Very fun! - http://www.linktoapp.com/Lightsaber Unleased
Flutter - Simple yet effective. This Application allows you to send Picture Mail to any cellular device! It does not actually send it as an SMS, it uploads your picture to there server then sends a link to the recipient which then allows them to download the picture to there phone, not the best solution but an alright one for now. Apple needs to give us REAL MMS!!! - http://linktoapp.com/Flutter
Topple - This is a very fun little game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Stack your pieces and try and reach the top, but dont let it become off balance or it will fall! It is sensetive to your accelorameter as well. - http://linktoapp.com/Topple
Twitterrific - View posts, post replies, create new posts, and much more! With this free Application for the iPhone/iPod Touch you can do everything on your Twitter account and then some! I use this App quite a lot and recently got Twitterific Premium. - http://linktoapp.com/Twitterrific


Alright thats it for my 5 fav's! I will update with more Apps very soon.

This is my first blog post!

This is my first post to my blog! http://protek-forums.com/dette
I am hoping to publish new posts regarding tech news, information, and also stories and other things in my life. Mainly this will be a technology blog!

Please offer any suggestions.

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