by Simon Ng on August 27, 2009
Apple has released a new TV commercial called Avid for iPhone 3GS. The advertisement targets to attract sports fans and shows off how iPhone can bring more fun to sports enthusiasts and gamers.
Same as other recent iPhone ads, Avid highlights three great iPhone applications related sports including:
Golfshot: Golf GPS [iTunes link, $29.99] – [...]
by Simon Ng on August 15, 2009
In most countries, Apple sells iPhone (2G, 3G, 3GS) by tie up with a local carrier (such as AT&T). That is what so called locked iPhone. Unless you consider using software method to jailbreak & unlock, you can’t switch carrier even you hate it. I have received questions from readers asking:
Is there any way to [...]
by Simon Ng on July 29, 2009
Everyday, you may be using iPhone’s headset to make call, answer call or listen to music. With the single button design, it’s so intuitive that you know how to answer call or play back music.
But I guess not everyone know all the shortcuts provided by this single button.
Let me ask you. By using [...]
by Simon Ng on July 20, 2009
With the debut of iPhone 3GS, Apple finally brings video to iPhone. Now, in the Camera application, you can easily toggle between video and still-picture mode to capture high-quality video. It also comes with sharing feature to let you send video clips via email or upload them directly to YouTube.
But, probably that’s not enough [...]
by Simon Ng on July 8, 2009
Finally, iPhone Dev team changed their mind and released redsn0w 0.8 to jailbreak iPhone 3GS. Redsn0w 0.8 is a light-weight and easy-to-use jailbreak tool to jailbreak iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS, as well as, iPod Touch 3.0. It supports Windows, Mac OS and Linux platform.
Redsn0w should not be new to you, if you have already [...]
by Simon Ng on July 6, 2009
While we’re waiting for iPhone Dev team to release the jailbreak tool for iPhone 3GS, let’s try the alternative way to jailbreak the new iPhone using Purplera1n. In this post, I’ll go through step-by-step with you how you can use Purplera1n for the jailbreak.
Before we dive into the jailbreak, there are a few things you [...]
by Simon Ng on July 5, 2009
While GeoHot released the first-ever jailbreak solution (known as Purplera1n) for iPhone 3GS, the iPhone Dev team also posted a demo video to show off how ultrasn0w can unlock the new iPhone 3GS.
But please keep in mind that this is just a demo only. The iPhone Dev team has decided to postpone the release of [...]
by Simon Ng on June 30, 2009
A couple days ago, I covered that iPhone Dev Team will soon release jailbreak & unlock tools for the new iPhone 3GS. Sorry, here is the bad news:
Today, iPhone Dev Team announces that they’ll postpone the release for iPhone 3GS jailbreak and unlock tool. The jailbreak for iPhone 3GS is confirmed. However, don’t expect it’ll [...]
by Simon Ng on June 28, 2009
For US customer, Apple has developed an iPhone 3GS availability checker for you. Before you head to Apple Retail Store to purchase your new iPhone 3GS, remember to check its availability.
As mentioned by Apple, the Apple Retail Store likely has your iPhone 3GS in stock. Shipments of iPhone 3GS arrive most days and availability [...]