by Simon Ng on February 9, 2010
Developed by the same company of
Qik Live, Qik Video is not a new iPhone app and has been around for quite a while. As you know, both iPhone 2G and 3G lacks the capability of video capturing. Like
iVideoCamera, Qik Video Camera is another great app that empowers older models of iPhone to capture video.
Last Friday, Qik Inc. offered an update of Qik Video and provided even more features to the app. You can now add real-time effects to your video including:
- Black & White
- Black & White w/Red
- Mirror
- Avatar (blue skin)
- Sepia
- Spot zoom
- Twirl mirror
- X-Ray
- Frosted glass (draw on the screen to see through the frost!)
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by Simon Ng on February 9, 2010
Yesterday, we show you how you can use redsn0w to jailbreak iPhone 2G/3G running iPhone OS 3.1.3. Not long ago, iPhone Dev team released another jailbreak tool – PwnageTool 3.1.5 to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.3. As usual, PwnageTool only works on Mac OS only. You can use PwnageTool to jailbreak iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS (with earlier bootrom), originally running OS 3.1.2.
Last Tuesday, Apple released iPhone OS 3.1.3 that brings a number of bug fixes and security fixes. As mentioned in earlier post, this version update is primarily for bug fixes with no major feature. If you’re using jailbroken iPhone, personally I do not recommend to spend effort to go through the whole jailbreak procedures again for upgrading your iPhone.
However, if you want to keep abreast with the latest iPhone OS update, you can use PwnageTool 3.1.5 to upgrade and jailbreak your iPhone. Unlike redsn0w, PwnageTool allows you to create a custom firmware file (i.e. IPSW) and preserve the baseband of firmware 3.1.2. That means, via the custom firmware, even you upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3, you can still use unlock tool (e.g. ultrasn0w) to unlock the iPhone. (Note: for bootrom with baseband 04.26.08 only)
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by Simon Ng on February 8, 2010
As reported earlier, iPhone Dev team has released redsn0w 0.9.4 for jailbreaking iPhone 2G/3G running iPhone OS 3.1.3. If you are planning to upgrade your iPhone to OS 3.1.3, this guide walks you through the whole jailbreak process.
Before we begin, please read through the note carefully:
- This guide is intended for jailbreaking iPhone 2G and 3G (no unlock needed) running iPhone OS 3.1.3.
- For iPhone 3G users that requires blacksn0w or ultrasn0w to unlock your iPhone, please stay away from iPhone OS 3.1.3. DO NOT upgrade your iPhone to OS 3.1.3 as it also upgrades the baseband version that is unlockable.
- For those using iPhone 3GS, please stick with iPhone OS 3.1.2. DO NOT upgrade to 3.1.3 as all popular jailbreak tool (e.g. blackra1n) do not support jailbreaking your device on iPhone OS 3.1.3.
- Make sure you use iTunes 9.0 or up for the jailbreak. If you are using older version of iTunes, please upgrade it first. You can download the latest version of iTunes from Apple.
- As usual, before jailbreaking, make sure you have backup all your contacts, sms, photos, etc via iTunes. Simply sync your iPhone and backup the iPhone data.
- Disclaimer: Jailbreaking may void your warranty of iPhone. Again, jailbreak it at your own risk. There is no guarantee that this guide works on all iPhone devices.
Okay, let’s go straight to the jailbreak procedures.
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by Simon Ng on February 7, 2010
If you are not familiar with Mint.com, it is the #1 online financial management services for the American market and recently acquired by Intuit. Mint.com is not available internationally. Mint uses bank-level data security to allow you to manage all your accounts from one location online anonymously. You don’t share your name, address, social security number or account numbers on Mint.com. You do have to provide your online banking user name and password. Mint.com protects all your data securely and requires all their employees to pass the same security background testing as banks.
Mint.com has released its app for the iPhone for quite a while, allowing you to manage your finance anytime. The app is free for download via App Store. Before you can use the app, you must first sign up an account at Mint.com. Then when you download the iPhone app, you get all the same functions as the website. You can check all of your accounts: online banking savings and checking, credit union and credit card accounts. Moreover, Mint offers a program that uses your spending habit to build a budget and offers advice on savings. It gives SMS alerts on when bills are due or if any suspicious activity is happening with your accounts. Mint provides a lot of information and insight into your accounts and offers savings advice but does not support any transfers of money. Mint is strictly a read-only application.
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by Simon Ng on February 6, 2010
The “Use Your Handwriting” app comes in two versions: a free version and a gold version, which costs $1.99. This app is another “To-Do” type app, but this one has a unique twist to it. You use your index finger to do all the writing. No typing involved.
While there is no shortage of To-Do application in App Store, Use Your Handwriting lets you jot down the To-Do items and organize them in a fun and intuitive way. Forget about the virtual keyboard. When there is any To-Do item to jot down, just launch the app and write down on the touch screen. You don’t need to worry about the screen size that limits the length of your writing. The app is well-designed to accommodate lengthy text. When you nearly fill the whole screen with your writing, the app automatically slide to a new page leaving you more room to write.
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by Simon Ng on February 5, 2010
There are a couple of ways to extend the 11-pages limit of iPhone apps. You can use Five Column Springboard to add an extra column of icons to the springboard and even install FiveIRows to add an extra row of icons. By applying both approaches together, the home screen can hold up to 25 icons (excluding the dock) in one page.
However, as you may realize, without changing the size of the icon, the whole home screen looks cluttered. To retain the uncluttered look, the best way is to resize the icons and make them smaller.
So, here is another interesting app called Shrink you should check out.
As its name suggests, Shrink lets you reduce the size of app icon. By shrinking the icon size, it turns out that your home screen can accommodate more app icons. Even you installed both FiveIRows and Five Column Springboard together, your home screen still looks great.
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by Simon Ng on February 4, 2010
As I mentioned in the previous post, please stay away from upgrading to iPhone OS 3.1.3. Hours after the release of iPhone OS 3.1.3, however, the iPhone Dev team has released redsn0w 0.9.4 that supports jailbreaking on the latest version of iPhone OS. But there is a catch. The jailbreaking solution only works on iPhone 2G, 3G and iPod touch 1G.
Anyway, this is really a good news for those using jailbroken iPhone. But, please read this post very carefully before you take action to upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3 for your jailbroken iPhone.
For those using jailbroken iPhone 2G, it is safe to upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3 and use redsn0w 0.9.4 to jailbreak it. As there is no further update of the baseband, bootneuter should still be able to unlock your iPhone, in case you need. Here is the suggestion from iPhone Dev team on how you can use redsn0w to jailbreak OS 3.1.3:
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by Simon Ng on February 3, 2010
While we are wishing Apple to rollout a major update for iPhone OS (say, iPhone 3.2 or 4.0), it turns out Apple hopes us to wait for a little while.
On Tuesday, Apple released a minor bug fix version for iPhone OS pushing the version number from 3.1.2 to 3.1.3. The new update is mainly for bug fixes including:
- Improves accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS
- Resolves issue where third-party apps would not launch in some instances
- Fixes bug that may cause an app to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard
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by Simon Ng on February 3, 2010
Apple has just released iTunes v9.0.3 and is now available via software update. The new release provides a number of bug fixes, as mentioned in the release note:
- iTunes no longer ignores your “Remember password for purchases” setting.
- Addresses problems with syncing some Smart Playlists and Podcasts with iPod.
- Resolves a problem recognizing when iPod is connected.
- Addresses issues that affect stability and performance.
For those using jailbroken iPhone, as always, you probably have the same question in your mind: Is the new release of iTunes compatible with jailbroken iPhone. From my preliminary test, there is no problem with jailbroken iPhone. It is quite safe for jailbreaker to upgrade.
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