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How to Find iPhone Baseband Version

Dec 5, 2010 - 22 Comments

The baseband is basically the cellular modem of an iPhone, and knowing what the version is for an iPhone baseband can be useful for many reasons. In fact, knowing which baseband version your iPhone is using can be crucial to seeing if you can unlock your iPhone with a variety of the unofficial unlocking tools … Read More

Mac Setups: Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed’s Mac Office

Dec 5, 2010 - 38 Comments

Ever wonder what type of Mac setup a Prince would have? This is the office of Prince Khaled bin Alwaweed of the Saudi Royal Family, and if I had to guess I would say it fits pretty closely to what most Mac users dream setups would be. This is full of awesome equipment: Dual Apple … Read More

iPhone 4 Sale: Buy an iPhone 4 for as cheap as $25 from Radio Shack

Dec 4, 2010 - 93 Comments

Have you been waiting for an iPhone 4 sale? You can stop waiting, because Radio Shack is offering a killer deal on iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS for the next week (Dec 4 to Dec 11). Not only are brand new iPhone’s on sale, but if you are an existing iPhone owner you can trade … Read More

iPad DFU Mode Instructions for iPads with Home Button

Dec 4, 2010 - 39 Comments

If you need to place an iPad into DFU mode, you can do so with the instructions detailed on this page. These instructions will work to put any iPad model with a Home button into DFU mode. DFU stands for Device Firmware Update, entering DFU Mode is how you adjust the firmware on your iPad … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Pro and Apple Cinema Display

Dec 4, 2010 - 4 Comments

This is a great Mac setup from Flickr: a 24″ Apple Cinema Display is hooked up to a 13″ MacBook Pro. There’s an iPad and iPhone in there too. All Apple, all the way!

Activate Unlocked iPhone 3GS and 3G to Fix Ultrasn0w Battery Drain Issue

Dec 3, 2010 - 11 Comments

You can use a new tool to activate your unlocked iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G, which in turn resolves the battery drain issue that has occurred on some iPhones unlocked with ultrasn0w. You’ll need redsn0w 0.9.6 beta 6 which was released specifically for this purpose, this allows you to ‘hacktivate’ your iPhone 3GS/3G by installing … Read More

Buy a 500 GB Portable Hard Drive for $49.99

Dec 3, 2010 - Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for a great deal on a portable hard drive, here you are. Amazon is offering a Western Digital My Passport 500GB portable USB 2.0 powered hard drive for just $49.99 with free shipping, which is 58% off the retail price for the “Robot Design”, named so because of the funky robot case … Read More

Mac App Store Release Date Imminent? Mac OS X 10.6.6 GM Released, Offers Hints

Dec 3, 2010 - 3 Comments

It wasn’t long ago that 10.6.5 came out, but now Mac OS X 10.6.6 GM has been released to developers. So what’s the big deal? Well, the next Mac OS X update includes “developer support for fetching and renewing App Store receipts” suggesting that the release date of the Mac App Store is imminent. Other … Read More

Fine Tune Archive Behavior with the Secret Archives Preference Pane

Dec 3, 2010 - 2 Comments

You can fine tune how Mac OS X handles archives with a secret preference pane. There’s quite a few features tucked away in the Archives preference pane, including the ability to delete the archive after it’s expanded, reveal the expanded items in the Finder, and of course the same features for compressing files too. These … Read More

How to lock iPad orientation in iOS 4.2

Dec 3, 2010 - 49 Comments

Update: You can now enable the iPad orientation lock switch in iOS 4.3, this is allows you to adjust the side button to be either a rotation lock or mute button. Highly recommended! The iPad orientation lock used to be controlled by a switch on the side of the device, since iOS 4.2 the orientation … Read More

Redsn0w 0.9.6b6 Download Available

Dec 2, 2010 - 49 Comments

Update: Download Redsn0w 0.9.6rc8 instead, it is the newest version. You can follow new redsn0w releases here. Redsn0w 0.9.6b6 has been released for download for both Mac OS X and Windows. Redsn0w 0.9.6b6 is of particular interest to unlockers who experienced battery drain and the disabling of push notifications after unlocking with the previous version … Read More

Patent suggests future Apple hardware to get Light Peak

Dec 2, 2010 - 2 Comments

A newly discovered Apple patent suggests that Light Peak or a variation of the technology may be making an appearance in future Apple products. The patent describes a “Power and Data Adapter” that has a standard DC power cable with fiber optics included in the same cord, creating a single connector that would replace existing … Read More

“Waiting for Reboot” redsn0w fix

Dec 2, 2010 - 56 Comments

If you have used redsn0w to jailbreak your iPhone and you are stuck on a “waiting for reboot” screen, you can try the following tips to fix this problem. Be sure you are using the latest version of redsn0w, you can download redsn0w 0.9.6b6 if you need to. Fix “Waiting for Reboot” with Redsn0w iPhone … Read More

Dolphin: the Gamecube & Wii Emulator for Mac

Dec 2, 2010 - 63 Comments

Dolphin is probably the best Gamecube and Wii Emulator for Mac that exists, it’s open source and somewhat regularly updated so you won’t be stuck high and dry like the old GameCube Gcube emulator. Dolphin supports playing both Wii and Gamecube discs and downloadable games, and it has your typical emulator features like save states, … Read More

AirPrint Compatible Printers

Dec 2, 2010 - 7 Comments

AirPrint is the new wireless printing technology that is incorporated into iOS 4.2, and it allows you to print to AirPrint compatible printers directly from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Apple is working with printer manufacturers to make more printers compatible with the technology, and software updates will likely be issued to support these … Read More

iPad is Amazing TV Commercial: Same Song, New Features

Dec 2, 2010 - Leave a Comment

Apple has released a new TV commercial for the iPad, this one is titled “iPad is Amazing” and it show off some of the flashier features of iOS 4.2, including AirPrint wireless printing, multi-tasking, and AirPlay, all on the iPad 1.

Refurb iPhone Sale: iPhone 3GS for $19, iPhone 4 for $129

Dec 1, 2010 - 10 Comments

Want to buy a cheap iPhone refurb? AT&T is the place to be, there are some great sales on refurbed iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 and each device includes free 2 day shipping. All refurb iPhones require a 2 year contract and a one time $36 activation fee. Refurb iPhone 3GS Sale All iPhones that … Read More

Can I unlock my iPhone?

Dec 1, 2010 - 10 Comments

Whether or not you can unlock your iPhone depends on several things, including what iPhone you have and what version of iOS your phone is running. We have received many questions and comments asking if someone can unlock their particular iPhone and we hope this post will help to answer those enquiries. We will go … Read More

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