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Install OS7 – Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Theme for iPhone & iPod Touch (iOS)

On January 31, 2011, in Mobiles, by TechAdmin
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Want a WP7 theme for iPhone or iPod Touch? With OS7, you get a Windows Phone 7 style theme for iPhone and iPod Touch. It works only if you have jailbroken your iPhone. Here’s the guide:

Before you Begin:

Step 1: Open Cydia, search and install Backboard

Step 2: Take complete backup with Backboard and name it “Default”

Step 3: Open this link in Safari: backboard://http://wyndrepo.googlecode.com/files/OS7Beta.zip

Step 4: Let the download complete

Step 5: Now head to Backboard, enable OS7 theme and do a respring.

That’s all. You should have OS7 theme installed on your device. If you wish to go back to original iPhone theme, you can do so by enabling the backup that you created in step 2.

Here’s a video that shows OS7, Windows Phone 7 (WP7) theme for iOS, in action:

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No UDID? Install iOS 4.3 Beta 2 on iPhone, iPad & iPod without UDID

On January 19, 2011, in Hacks, How to, by TechAdmin
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Want to to install iOS 4.3 on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch without UDID? You can try a workaround to update to iOS 4.3 Beta 2 without developers account.

WARNING: We haven’t tested this method personally and can’t guarantee if this will work. Try this at your own risk.

DISCLAIMER: Apple iOS Betas are meant for iOS developers only. If you are a developer, you will have the UDID. If otherwise, we do not recommend non-developers to try and install iOS 4.3 Beta 2. You should rather head to Apple Developer Center and join the developer program (that’s only $99 a year) to have access to all iOS Betas.

Install iOS 4.3 Beta 2 on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

Before you Begin:

Step 1: Load the downloaded iOS 4.3 beta 2 IPSW to your device (see how to load custom IPSW)

Step 2: Jailbreak with redsn0w 0.9.6 RC8

Step 3: SSH into iPhone using iFunBox or WinCSP on Windows or CyberDuck on Mac

Step 4: In iPhone file hierarchy, navigate to /System/Library/CoreServices

Step 5: Locate the file named SystemVersion.plist, open it with text editor and remove the following lines:

<key>ReleaseType</key>

<string>Beta</string>

Step 6: Reboot your device and activate with iTunes.

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How to Hard Restore iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

On September 16, 2010, in How to, by TechAdmin
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At times you may need to hard restore iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Common reason to perform a hard restore would be repeated crashes or in case you brick your device and it’s stuck on Apple logo, not starting up. Done with the “when” part? Let’s now proceed on the “How” part:

How to Hard Restore iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

Step 1: Connect your iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch with computer

Step 2: Turn of your device

Step 3: Press and Hold Power + Home buttons together until you see following message on iTunes:

iPhone-DFU-mode

Your iPhone / iPad screen will look like this:

iPhone-in-DFU-mode

Step 4: Press “Ok” to the iTunes message. Now you’ll see a restore button in iTunes, don’t yet click it. Windows Users: Press and hold Shift key and click on Restore button. For Mac: Press and hold Shift key and click on Restore button.

Step 5: iTunes will ask for location of IPSW to load, select your firmware IPSW and press Ok.

Step 6: iTunes will confirm if you want to restore to selected firmware, confirm!

Step 7: Now iTunes will process the IPSW installation, let it complete. That’s all.

If you face any problems, try loading IPSW in DFU mode or let us know in comments.

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iOS 4.2 Beta for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Released to Developers (iOS 4.2 Beta Build: 8C5091e)

On September 15, 2010, in News, by TechAdmin
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iOS-4.2-beta

Apple has just released iOS 4.2 beta for iPad, iPhoe and iPod Touch. The much awaited iOS 4.2 brings multi-tasking and folders on iPad along with many other features like Wireless Printing, AirPlay etc. Final version of iOS 4.2 is set to release in November, it’s a beta release that is strictly for developers and can be downloaded from Apple Developer Center. You will need to have an account there to be able to download iOS 4.2 Beta.

Download iOS 4.2 Beta from Dev Center

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Fix the App is Not Signed iPhone / iPad Error (Code: 0xE8008001)

On August 23, 2010, in Hacks, by TechAdmin
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Getting an error saying that the app is not signed while syncing iPhone with your PC? I’ve been facing this error when I purchased some apps in iTunes and when I tried to transfer apps to the iPhone, it showed the error message like “Application was not installed on the iPhone because it is not signed. I tried almost everything from clearing the iTunes data to de-authorizing and then re-authorizing my PC. Nothing seemed to work though. I then noticed the recent changes that I made to the PC and figured it out.

The problem is most likely caused by the Firewall that you may have installed. In my case, it was ZoneAlarm that was not letting the app to sync with iPhone. I uninstalled the ZoneAlarm and it worked well. I was able to transfer all the apps without facing any error.

So, try tweaking or uninstalling your Firewall if you get to see “app is not signed” error.

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iOS 4.0.2 for iPod Touch 2G Released

On August 17, 2010, in Gadgets, by TechAdmin
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Apple has finally released iOS 4.0.2 for iPod Touch 2G after the device was denied an update to the version of iOS that fixed the exploit used in JailbreakMe. That PDF exploit in iOS 4 and iOS 4.0.1 not only allowed JailbreakMe to jailbreak you iPhone or iPad but could also open your device to possible vulnerabilities. Earlier iOS 4.0.2 was released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch but older devices, including iPod Touch 2G were omitted.

Now you can update to iOS 4.0.2 as update is available for public download but you will lose your jailbreak.

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iPod Touch 4 with Retina Display & Dual Camera Release in August?

On August 10, 2010, in Gadgets, by TechAdmin
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iPod Touch 4 is likely to come with Retina Display. We already know that Apple iPod Touch 4G (4th generation) may feature dual camera with FaceTime support. Now there is news that iPod Touch 4G Retina Display might be reality. And it might be coming by end of August or at start of September as rumored earlier.

Latest news comes from John Gruber, who, believes that 4th generation iPod Touch could be here in few weeks and will feature some serious improvements and new features. Retina Display, FaceTime, Dual Camera and there could be more design and hardware improvements as in iPhone 4. Now that’s lot of new features for iPod Touch 4G.

If rumors are to be believed, iPod Touch 4 is going to be a killer product. Imagine the luxury of making FaceTime video calls from a music device without needing any setup. That’s going to be awesome!

via Daring Fireball

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iPod Touch 4G Features 5 MegaPixels Camera & FaceTime? Release Date: September?

On July 8, 2010, in Gadgets, by TechAdmin
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There are rumors that iPod Touch 4G (4th Generation) will release in September this year. Rumor was initiated by John Lewis, a UK based retail store. According to John Lewis, iPod Touch 4G will feature a 5 Mega Pixels camera along with a front facing VGA camera for FaceTime. Here are the rumored features:

iPod Touch 4G Features (Rumored)

  • 5 Mega Pixels Camera (Built-in for iPod Touch 4G)
  • Front facing VGA Camera
  • FaceTime calling over Wi-Fi
  • Enhanced gaming experience with Accelerometer and Gyroscope

iPod Touch 4G Release Date (Rumored): September 2010

iPod Touch Camera

iPod Touch Camera

It should be noted that these features are slightly different to what leaked iPod Touch 4G showed back in May. Leaked version showed hints for a 2 Mega Pixels camera and there was NO front facing camera at that time. Now there’s the rumor that iPod Touch 4th generation might come with 5 Mega Pixels camera coupled with front facing Camera just like iPhone 4.

Let’s see what the finished version of iPod Touch 4G might look like.

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iOS 4 on iPod Touch, iPhone 3GS Free Update, Coming June 21

On June 7, 2010, in Mobiles, by TechAdmin
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Apple has renamed iPhone OS 4.0 as iOS 4 which brings Multitasking, Folders, Spell check and whole lot of new features. Apple will be rolling out iOS 4 update for iPod Touch and iPhone 3GS on June 21. This will be a free update so iPod Touch and iPhone 3GS users should rejoice. If you have a developer account, you can download iOS 4 Golden Master Candidate right now. If you are not a developer you will have to wait for June 21 to update to iOS 4. However, if you are using a jailbroken iPhone, you should stay away from the update unless there is a jailbreak & unlock tool available.

iOS 4 Free Update

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Apple iPod Touch with 2 MegaPixels Camera Leaked in Vietnam [Video & Images]

On May 19, 2010, in Gadgets, by TechAdmin
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Here is another Apple Leak. This time we have iPod Touch with 2 Mega Pixels camera and 64 GB memory leaked video and images. And guess who’s got their hands on leaked iPod Touch, it’s Tinhte, the same Vietnamese forum that brought us details of leaked iPhone 4G. Here is the video followed by images:

Images of iPod Touch showing 2 MegaPixels Camera and 64 GB memory:

iPod Touch Camera

iPod Touch Camera

via Mashable

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