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You can have your iPhone display the character count of text messages by enabling an option within the settings, here’s how to do this in iOS:

This is a comprehensive download list of all the firmware files for iPod touch 2G, iPod touch 3g, and iPod touch 4G, with IPSW from 3.1.2 to the current 4.1.0. All of these IPSW files are hosted with Apple and direct linked to their servers. If you have an iPhone, you can download iPhone firmware … Read More

Select your iPhone, as long as it’s not white. Has the White iPhone 4 been discontinued? The device is now missing from the Apple Store’s iPhone purchase page, which has led to speculation that the white model has been discontinued entirely. The prevailing theory is that Spring of 2011 is close to what is typically … Read More

You can change the placement of icons on your iPhone or iPod touch much faster by moving them around directly within iTunes. Plug your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad into your Mac or PC Launch iTunes Select your iPhone Click on the ‘Apps’ tab within iTunes Drag icons around the visible homescreen As long as … Read More

Note: You can reset an iPhone passcode but you will lose data on the iPhone. This works on all iPhone and iOS versions, whereas the tip below describes a vulnerability in iOS 4.1 only. There’s a significant security hole that effects iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users running iOS 4.1. The hole allows a user … Read More

If you have been waiting for the White iPhone 4 to be released, your wait just got longer. The Reuters news agency has confirmed with Apple that the white iPhone has been delayed again, this time to a somewhat vague release date of Spring of 2011. An Apple spokesperson apologized for the delay: “We’re sorry … Read More

It’s going to be an Apple Christmas. According to a new report by Duracell, Apple products are the most requested item on many kids Christmas wish-lists for 2010, overcoming toys as a the most sought after gifts by a wide margin. Not only do children want Apple gadgets, but they’re at the very top of … Read More

Wondering where you can get all the older iPhone firmware files from? Here’s the direct download links for all of the iPhone IPSW firmware files from version 3.0.0 on up through 6.1.0 for iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4, 4S, or 5. Note that we are not hosting the files, they are … Read More

The college football season is halfway over, but that doesn’t mean you have half the interest. If you follow NCAAFB, things are just now starting to really heat up, so keeping track of your alma mater or favorite team is absolutely essential. The iPhone and iPad make great tools to follow college football, and the … Read More

Restoring an iPhone to a previous backup is really easy, and though it’s fairly rare that you will need to restore an iPhone, or any other iOS device for that matter, it can still be necessary from time to time. What restoring from a backup does is pretty straight forward: it clears everything off the … Read More

As we anticipated, FaceTime for Mac is now available… as a beta. If you have a Mac with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and you want try out FaceTime than this is how you would accomplish that. FaceTime for Mac allows you to make FaceTime calls to iPhone 4 and iPod touch users directly from … Read More

The iPhone Dev Team just released Pwnage Tool 4.1 for download. The latest PwnageTool update works to jailbreak the following devices with the 4.1 firmware: new Apple TV, iPad, iPod touch 3G & 4G, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 3G. Why is the PwnageTool 4.1 release useful? Pwnage Tool allows you to restore to … Read More

According to a recent unconfirmed report, the CDMA iPhone, dubbed “iPhone 3,2” is currently in “field test stage” and, surprisingly enough, includes a SIM card slot. What does this mean exactly? Certainly easier production lines for Apple. And, perhaps future iPhones will be able to use whatever carrier they want. The addition of a SIM … Read More

So you installed the limera1n jailbreak and now you want to use greenpois0n instead (or vice versa), what do you do? Using a tool called APTBackup, we can backup all your jailbroken apps, and then reinstall another jailbreak complete with all your previously installed jailbroken apps. Yes, this process works to uninstall greenpois0n and install … Read More

One of the cooler things about Android phones is Live Wallpaper. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s basically animated wallpapers behind your home screen, and the effect can be really flashy. You can get a similar experience on your jailbroken iPhone by using something called vWallpaper. vWallpaper aims to replicate the Live Wallpaper experience … Read More

Greenpois0n for Mac is now available to download, it works to jailbreak iOS 4.1 with the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 3g, and iPod touch 4g. If you’re wondering where to download the Greenpoison jailbreak from, you can find the necessary downloads from the official website.

Updated 5/9/2012: If you don’t have a credit card you can still create an iTunes account. Effectively this is creating a free iTunes account, with access to download all the great free apps and other free content from the App Store. Setup iTunes Account Without a Credit Card This is the process to create an … Read More

This is one awesome Mac setup: A 24″ iMac hooked up to an external monitor, alongside another 30″ external monitor being powered by a 15″ MacBook Pro… and don’t forget the two iPhone’s and iPad. Definitely an amazing workstation, I’d just be a little nervous with that iMac so close to the edge of the … Read More