Friday, September 18, 2009

Jailbreak 3.1 Firmware iPhone + 3G & iPod Touch

This video will show you how to jailbreak the new 3.1 firmware on iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch. This doesn't include the iPod Touch 2G/3G or iPhone 3GS.

Notes:
- This works for Windows and Mac. Yes. And you don't need pwnagetool i just used it to explain how to get into dfu mode.
- IF YOU GET THE 1600 ERROR UPDATE TO 3.0 or 3.1 AND TRY THIS PROCESS AGAIN!! THAT SHOULD FIX YOUR PROBLEMS!
- You don't need a program for this jailbreak, just iTunes.
- Sync everything you want to keep to iTunes first!!
- You may need iTunes 9 for this. I would recommend updating just to be safe.
- If you get the 1600 error, put it back in DFU mode and try it again.
- If you are confused, WATCH IT AGAIN.

Firmwares: (make sure you download the correct one, if you have problems with them please leave a comment)
iPhone(jailbroken): http://bit.ly/WI0hX
iPhone(jailbroken & unlocked): http://bit.ly/4rbp4E
iPhone 3G(jailbroken): http://bit.ly/Kay53
iPod Touch(jailbroken): http://bit.ly/ky9Qx

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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Rock & roll event: photos of new iPod nano with video, radio

If you have been following our live coverage of this year's iPod event, you know that Apple has introduced a number of new features into the iconic iPod nano. The two most notable features include a video camera and a radio tuner. Here, we have photos of the new device with a few answers to some burning questions.

The built-in radio tuner allows you to tag favorite stations, favorite songs, search in radio regions, and even pause live radio so you can resume listening later. Apple did not specify how long the pause would last for and you cannot record radio, but the live pause feature is pretty interesting nonetheless.




Rock & roll event: photos of new iPod nano with video, radio

If you have been following our live coverage of this year's iPod event, you know that Apple has introduced a number of new features into the iconic iPod nano. The two most notable features include a video camera and a radio tuner. Here, we have photos of the new device with a few answers to some burning questions.

Yes, the nano has a built-in video camera, and that camera cannot take still pictures--only video. It also does not take HD video, and is limited to 640 x 480 in landscape mode.

Apple disses touch, adds video to nano, color to shuffle



Apple disses touch, adds video to nano, color to shuffle

In addition to showing off a number of updates to iTunes and the iTunes Store, Apple also unveiled its revamped line of iPod portable media devices today during a special media event. While the classic, touch and even shuffle got slight changes in capacity and new pricing, the nano was the star of the show, getting a new built-in video camera and several new features. The move baffled nearly everyone, including a number of angry folks hoping the iPod touch would get a camera and possibly GPS features to make it more comparable to the iPhone.

Apple showed off new iPod touches, which got expected bumps to CPU speed and storage capacity. Two new models have the updated CPU and graphics capabilities of the iPhone 3GS—a 32GB model for $299, and a 64GB model is now offered for $399. An 8GB model without the updated CPU or graphics is selling for $199—$30 cheaper than yesterday's model (well, before this morning's unexpected price drop). So you can quadruple your storage for just another $100, and a 16GB version is conspicuously absent.

Also conspicuously absent from the upgraded touch is any addition to the basic hardware. While the addition of GPS and digital compass would have been nice, it boggles the mind to wonder why Apple left the touch with no camera, which was widely speculated to be added this fall. A number of readers following our liveblog were beyond surprised—folks are downright angry about the omission. While Apple may have wanted to keep a clear separation between the iPod touch and the iPhone, the fact is that there are plenty of people that want iPhone-like capabilities in a portable device that isn't a) a phone, and b) beholden to an expensive service

We predict this move will have a serious material affect on iPod touch sales, despite the fact that Phil Schiller heavily promoted it as a portable gaming device during today's media event. While a number of game developers were trotted out to show how great the touch is for gaming (and honestly, we agree), we can't help but notice that one of the top-selling portable gaming devices, the Nintendo DS, had camera hardware added to the recently released DSi variant.

The omission of camera hardware was made even more glaring when Steve Jobs came back on stage to show off the highly upgraded iPod nano featuring—that's right—built-in camera hardware. Apple added SD video capability to the tiny, inexpensive media player, likening it to the popular Flip micro-camcorders. The nano also now has an integrated microphone to record audio, built in speaker for playback, a larger 2.2" LCD screen, built-in Nike+ hardware, a pedometer, built-in FM radio (that feature was about 8 years in coming), and includes the VoiceOver features introduced with the iPod shuffle earlier this year. The nano still comes in nine different colors, with an 8GB model selling for $149 and a 16GB selling for $179.

Apple also introduced updated iPod shuffle and classic models. The oft-maligned buttonless shuffle now comes in five colors, adding green, blue, and pink to the silver and black options. $59 buys you a 2GB model, and $79 doubles the capacity to 4GB. A "special edition" 4GB model in polished stainless steel is available for $99. The languishing classic stays pretty much the same, except it now has a 160GB 1.8" hard drive inside, and sells for just $249.

All of the updates are unsurprising, and for the most part keep the various iPod models up to date. The nano obviously received the bulk of the attention this time around, making it arguably the value leader among the various options. We are still scratching our heads over the ho-hum refresh of the iPod touch, though. Despite the bump in speed and capacity, ignoring the other possible upgrades, especially the camera, seems like a very un-Apple-like blunder.

Apple rocks with iTunes 9, iTunes Store improvements


Apple rocks with iTunes 9, iTunes Store improvements

Steve Jobs took the stage today at Yerba Buena Arts Center in San Francisco, and was joined by SVP of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller and VP of iTunes engineering Jeff Robin to announce a number of new music-related products. In addition to new iPods, Jobs also unveiled iTunes 9, which sports a number of refined syncing options and automatic Genius playlists. The updated iTunes also supports some new refinements to the iTunes store itself, including new iPhone ringtones, the rumored iTunes LP format (aka Cocktail), iTunes Extras for movies, and a refined store organization.

Jobs kicked off the event by making a brief statement about his recent liver transplant. Jobs received the liver of a 20-something who had died in a car crash, and had elected to donate his organs. "I wouldn't be here without such generosity, so I hope all of us can be as generous and elect to become organ donors," Jobs told the crowd. But, he said, "I'm vertical, back at Apple, loving every day of it, getting to work with incredibly talented teams to work with some great new products."

A big part of that presentation concerned iTunes 9. The revamping of Apple's all-in-one media organizing, syncing, and playing app includes a number of refinements. An improvement based on iTunes 8's Genius feature, iTunes 9 can now create automatic Genius playlists. "Imagine a 'genius DJ' that plays endless mixes of songs from your iTunes library that go great together, almost like radio stations," Jobs said. iTunes can now make 12 of them by analyzing your library.

iTunes also gets a variety of improved syncing features. You can now sync music by genre or artist (instead of making Smart playlists to do so, a tedious process if you have a large library); sync photos by album, faces, or events; or sync movies by several criteria. "I want the latest 3 movies that I bought, but I always want Ratatouille," Jobs explained. The most sought-after syncing feature, though, is a built-in way to organize iPhone apps right in iTunes. Apps can be arranged by genre, sorted onto separate screens, and even entire screens can be re-arranged right in iTunes. The whole arrangement can then sync to your iPhone or iPod touch.

iTunes 9 also supports a number of new features of the redesigned iTunes Store. The store has been reorganized to be much cleaner, with better navigation. There are new pages for artists, TV shows, movies, etc. It also includes easier access to previews inline in lists, which appear to be powered by WebKit's support of HTML5's audio and video tags.

In addition to the store refinement, there are two major new content formats: iTunes LP and iTunes Extras. iTunes LP, the result of the "Cocktail" project, gives album buyers access to a variety of additional content, including animated, synced lyrics, liner notes, performance videos, discography information, and more. iTunes LP is described like "DVD extras for music," but Apple isn't ignoring its video content, either. iTunes Extras will include similar content for movies as well, like behind-the-scenes footage and other supplementary content.

Finally, iTunes 9 introduces a number of additional sharing features. In particular, the Home Sharing feature lets a user share purchased content with up to five computers. Beyond streaming, tracks and video can be copied among approved computers, and can even be configured to automatically sync content to different machines. As rumored, iTunes will also allow you to post updates to Twitter or Facebook about songs or movies you are watching. And, also as rumored, iTunes has a new library of 30,000 pre-made ringtones for the iPhone.

In all, the changes to iTunes and the iTunes Store are welcome ones. Steve Jobs called iTunes 9 "the biggest release of iTunes in a long time." No word yet if the app is updated with full 64-bit Snow Leopard support, but we'll be sure to look into that with the download is available later today.

New iPods, iPhone OS 3.1, autopsies, and more


Week in Apple: New iPods, iPhone OS 3.1, autopsies, and more
It comes as no surprise that this week's top Apple news focused on the announcements that came out of the company's special media event. Cheaper iPod touches and new nanos made headlines, but so did iTunes 9 and iPhone OS 3.1. All this and more is in our weekly Apple roundup.
Apple’s annual iPod event has come and gone, leaving us with new iPod nanos and cheaper iPod touches. More discoveries about what is (and isn’t) in Snow Leopard popped up this week as well, in addition to iPhone OS 3.1 and an interview with Steve Jobs. Read on for the top Apple news of this week:

Apple rocks with iTunes 9, iTunes Store improvements: Apple lays out a new version of iTunes and its vision for the album in the download age.

Apple disses touch, adds video to nano, color to shuffle: At Apple's media event today, the company unveiled a video-equipped iPod nano, and a cheaper, more colorful shuffle. Despite numerous rumors (and perhaps good sense) Apple beefed up capacity for the iPod touch but did not add a camera as expected.

Rock & roll event: photos of new iPod nano with video, radio: Apple has added a radio tuner and video camera to the iPod nano. We took some up-close pictures of and got hands-on with the new device and answer a few questions about its capabilities.

Snow Leopard sheds weight, loses features: The old saying goes "sometimes you don't miss something until its gone." If Snow Leopard is any indication, it might as well read "sometimes you don't miss something until you come across a wiki on the Internet detailing all the things that are gone."

Steve Jobs says iPod touch is for games, not pictures: Steve Jobs gave his own explanation for the lack of a camera in the iPod touch, saying that it's primarily a gaming machine and low cost was an important factor. But given the hardware options in the mobile space, we're not convinced by this argument.

iPhone OS Update 3.1 now available: The iPhone OS has been updated to 3.1 bringing with it new features, bug fixes, and a bill for some iPod Touch users.

Poll Technica: iPod touch's lack of a camera—lame or not? So far, reaction to Apple's iPod touch update is, well, less than positive. Take our poll and tell what you think about the lack of camera hardware for the third-generation iPod touch.

New iPod nano delicately autopsied for prying eyes: If you like autopsy photos, you are definitely going to want to check this out. The new iPod nano is stuffed to the gills with cool-looking electronics.

Post-event roundup: QuickTime stream, death of 2G shuffle: Apple's iPod event is over, and the fallout is coming in bite-sized pieces. We have a few bullet points for things we didn't get to cover but still are worth a mention.

10.6.1 released with Flash fix, Leopard gets security update: Apple has already released an update to Snow Leopard which fixes a hodgepodge of minor issues, including the "broken" Flash included with the original installer. If you're still on Leopard or (gasp) Tiger, however, Apple has a security update with a number of patches.

Have a great weekend, everyone!