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According to some reports spreading on the web, your iPhone alarm clock won't work with the arrival of the new year. The bug is similar to what happened in Daylight Savings Time in November by repeating alarm and single alarm failures. When the clock strikes midnight in your country, one off alarms will cease to sing out.


One of TiPB readers could fix this issue by following the below steps:

1. Tap Clock
2. Tap Edit
3. Tap your alarm
4. Tap Repeat
5. Set a repeat interval
6. Tap Save

Apple intelligence 9to5mac says that the bug will fix itself on January 3rd. In meantime, feel free to leave us a comment and happy new year all!

What would you feel when you discover that some apps running on you iPhone which know your contact information, current location and etc, could be spying on you? here's what Wall Street Journal said regarding this.

An examination of 101 popular smartphone “apps”—games and other software applications for iPhone and Android phones—showed that 56 transmitted the phone’s unique device ID to other companies without users’ awareness or consent. Forty-seven apps transmitted the phone’s location in some way. Five sent age, gender and other personal details to outsiders.

Of course, it may be useful in some cases, such as Google's web search, Gmail and mobile AdMob which give us ads related to our interests. But in fact, I can't trust the unknown developers behind the free or cheap apps at all, what they gonna do with your private information ?

Apps sharing the most information included TextPlus 4, a popular iPhone app for text messaging. It sent the phone’s unique ID number to eight ad companies and the phone’s zip code, along with the user’s age and gender, to two of them.

In the above figure, you can see an app like Panadore which transmits lots of demographoic information while Apple claims they police the apps and make sure they fall within proper guidelines. Of course there's a permision before sharing your location, but there's no permision to share you iPhone UDID (unique identifier) which considers as a fingerprint or "super cookie" which allows the unknowns to track your activities.

WSJ has reported that Angry Birds, sends both UDID and location data back to its developer (who says, they don’t use it to advertise and don’t share it with anyone else) so what they are doning with such database. Any way, personally I trust those giants like Apple, Google and etc., but don't trust every little developer who has the same access to my device, what about you?  [via TiPb]

iPhone Dev-Team has just released Redsn0w 0.9.7 beta 4 with a major change as the reds0w no longer requires you to install and run a separate program for the usbmux which caused a lot of confusion with the jailbreak process.

Starting with this version, redsn0w no longer requires you to install and run a separate program for the usbmux (this was a non-trivial procedure for many). It’s okay to keep that program running if you normally use it for ssh anyway. We also think we’ve fixed a race condition in the GUI that was causing redsn0w to crash during the “Preparing JB Monte Files” step. Nothing at all has changed on the iPhone side (where the main issues are still just Bluetooth and Skype).

As the Dev-Team mentioned in the above quotation, so far, this version is still causing problems with Bluetooth and Skype. Now you have to follow our full step by step guide (Skip step 4) to untethered jailbreak your iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G and iPad.

Download Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 for Mac
Download iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G, iPad, iPod touch
Download iTunes 10.1.1 for Mac

In an extremely shocking report, is it now clear that Facebook has topped Google as the most visited site of 2010. This is very shocking to beat Google because it is a search engine, and many people visit it to search up their topics almost everyday. Is it possible that social networking has topped the #1 search engine?


In 2010, Facebook has accumulated some 8.93% of the site visits online, but Google only accumulated 7.19% followed by the leading video viewing site Youtube with 3.52%. So if you do combine Youtube and Google, the percentage does beat Facebook.

In 2009, Facebook has only reached third place on the top sites visited charts, but it was assumed that Facebook did try to move up one place this year, but many didn't expect to hit the top of the charts. In other news, Facebook has also been the most searched for in phrases or terms. Will Facebook still be the most visited in 2011?
Above is a picture of sites that were top visited over 2009 and 2010. So, what do you think? [TheNextWeb]

A new hacker team called fail0verflow was able to find a new way to jailbreak PS3, the team was able to make a small presentation at the Chaos Communication Congress which has been held in Berlin recently. The hackers team announced that they had been able to break PS security in a missive way.

Fail0verflow discovered how to calculate the security keys needed to sign off on any piece of software which essentially makes the keys to the security gate for the PS public.

What these techy words mean? This new hack will allow you to burn any game to a Blu-ray disc, this hack was successfully run on any PS3 with any version of firmware.
Fail0verflow mentioned that its goal is to allow Linux to be run on PS3. so this looks more effective than PSJailbreak, what do you think?  [via SlashGear]

It's been three years now to AT&T has been exclusively holding iPhone in US but it looks like Apple's finally going to announce Verizon iPhone. Apple is reportedly holding an event in early 2011 for Verizon iPhone launch. According to an interesting report from Business Week the announcement may not happen at CES 2011 instead, by or before Valentines Day (February 14th, 2011).


Business Week reports:

Apple’s introduction of an iPhone for use on Verizon’s network will come sometime after the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January, according to a person familiar with Apple’s plans who is not authorized to discuss them publicly.

There's no further information in the report, but Verizon was rumored to launch iPhone in early 2011 back in March. Verizon iPhone may be Verizon's white iPhone 4? Stay tuned for more information.

We've been talking about that for about a week and it's finally here! Skype has updated their iOS appp to include video chatting feature. It works over Wi-Fi and 3G to another iPhone or to a Skype desktop user.


This update is meant for iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4G since the iPhone 4 was launched back in June introducing FaceTime. Video chat is a great feature from Skype but not everyone has an iPhone 4 or iPod touch 4G.

What's New in Version 3.0
- Make Skype to Skype video calls on WiFi and 3G*
- Call Skype desktop users (Mac OS X or Windows) and other iPhone users.
- Two-way video calls supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4th gen.
- Receive only video supported on iPad and iPod touch 3rd gen, with no camera.
- Make video calls in portrait and landscape.
- Skype video calling requires iOS 4.0 or above.

You can update the app directly from your iOS device or get it from the iTunes link here. Let's see how do you like it!

Geohot's next jailbreak for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch may be called Rubyra1n. The domain Rubyra1n.com is registered by the popular iPhone hacker George Hotz. That was on 27th March 2010. This jailbreak might bring untethered hacks for iOS 4.2.1 which is currently still tethered on new-generation devices.



And as noted by Redmond Pie, the whois records for both blackra1n and rubyra1n are the same while the whois for limeran is different. Geohot may has changed the records when limera1n was known to public to hide this new tool behind the scenes. What's also interesting that Geohot has registered both limera1n.com and rubyra1n.com at the same date (27th March 2010). There's no further confirmation but we'll keep you updated. Check the whois records for Geohot's sites below. 

Whois record for Rubyra1n.com.

Registrant:
(none)
183 Boulevard
Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: RUBYRA1N.COM
Created on: 27-Mar-10
Expires on: 27-Mar-12
Last Updated on: 27-Mar-10
Administrative Contact:
Hotz, George geohot@gmail.com
(none)
183 Boulevard
Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452
United States
2016583760
Technical Contact:
Hotz, George geohot@gmail.com
(none)
183 Boulevard
Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452
United States
2016583760
Domain servers in listed order:
NS07.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS08.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

Whois record for Limera1n.com.

Registrant:
(none)
123 Fake St
Land of the Lost, Idaho 11111
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: LIMERA1N.COM
Created on: 27-Mar-10
Expires on: 27-Mar-12
Last Updated on: 13-Apr-10
Administrative Contact:
Hotz, George george@landofthelost.com
(none)
123 Fake St
Land of the Lost, Idaho 11111
United States
+1.6502651210 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            +1.6502651210      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Technical Contact:
Hotz, George george@landofthelost.com
(none)
123 Fake St
Land of the Lost, Idaho 11111
United States
+1.6502651210 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            +1.6502651210      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.HOSTMONSTER.COM
NS2.HOSTMONSTER.COM

Whois record for Blackra1n.com.

Registrant:
(none)
183 Boulevard
Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: BLACKRA1N.COM
Created on: 05-Oct-09
Expires on: 05-Oct-11
Last Updated on: 06-Oct-09
Administrative Contact:
Hotz, George geohot@gmail.com
(none)
183 Boulevard
Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452
United States
+1.6502651210 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            +1.6502651210      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Technical Contact:
Hotz, George geohot@gmail.com
(none)
183 Boulevard
Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452
United States
+1.6502651210 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            +1.6502651210      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.HOSTMONSTER.COM

Just a quick heads up! Redsn0w 0.9.7 beta was out yesterday to bring untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 but some of our readers has reported that usbmuxd process  is not working with them. Also Windows users were left behind and couldn't convert their devices to untethered jailbreak.


Though, the iPhone Dev Team is working hard on releasing new betas so in a new tweet today confirming that Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 will incorporates usbmuxd so you shouldn't worry anymore. In the same tweet, the iPhone Dev Team has confirmed that after finishing this task, the next version (Redsn0w 0.9.7b5) will include the Windows version.

tman15555: @redsn0w_testers when will the version that incorporates usbmuxd be realeased? I keep on getting stuck on installing bundles

redsn0w_testers: @tman15555 that version is next...and if that's successful, we should be able to expand to Windows testers after that

This indicates that we may very soon see the public release of Redsn0w 0.9.7. More updates as they come ! Stay tuned !


UPDATE 1: Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 has been released to Untethered Jailbreak Without the Need of ‘usbmuxd’ Process , check full details Click Here.

According to All Things Digital, today Apple confirmed 1 million Apple TVs have been sold in three months since it's been released. Apple has put out a press release last week stating that they would reach the 1 million Apple TV units sold in a few days.

Last Tuesday Apple said it expected sales of its next generation Apple TV to top one million units before Christmas. Today the company confirmed to me that they did just that. Seems the addition of AirPlay support for wireless streaming, better iOS integration and the device’s aggressive new $99 price point have done quite a bit to spike sales of Apple’s so-called “hobby.” A million units sold within three months of the device’s launch is certainly impressive.

Icon Renamer is a new Cydia tweak that allows you to easily rename your iPhone app icons directly from Springboard. The tweak developed by Cydia developer Ryan Petrich and it's totally free.

Once installed, simply tap and hold to enter jiggle mode, then tap the icon you want to rename as shown in the screenshot below. What I like in this tweak that it doesn't install a new app in your Springboard or place an icon in the settings app.

Icon Renamer can be found in Cydia via BigBoss repository for free. Also check our Cydia tweaks gallery for more must-have and useful Cydia tweaks that enable functions Apple has missed ! That's why we do a jailbreak !

This is a very handy tweak for iPad users since the iPad can run iPhone apps in compatibility mode but when an iPhone app is blown up to 2x mode, the graphics become fuzzy. Even the app's got Retina-Display-ready graphics on iPhone, it'll still pix-elated on the iPad.


However, RetinaPad fixes this problem and it works awesome on any app that's got Retina-Display-ready graphics. You need a jailbroken device so you can access Cydia and install it. Once installed, launch your iPhone app and tap on 2x then you'll really notice that the app looks clean. Check the below screenshot, it works great on Facebook for iPhone app and most of the iPhone apps:
RetinaPad is available in Cydia Store at $2.99 via BigBoss repository. You can use Redsn0w to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 on iPad. [Thanks @High_dB]

iH8snow, the developer behind Sn0wbreeze, iREB, and f0recast has just announced that he is working on a new version of Sn0wbreeze that will offer baseband preservation mode. This feature was first implemented in TinyUmbrella which allows preserving iPhone 4 only baseband while upgrading to iOS 4.1 but this tool stopped couldn't preserve the baseband while upgrading to iOS 4.2.1.


Now with the new version of Sn0wbreeze by iH8sn0w, you may be able to preserve iPhone 4 / 3G / 3G while upgrading to iOS 4.2.1. Below is the first screenshot of the new version:
There's no ETAs yet, but iH8sn0w plans to roll out Sn0wbreeze 2.2 very soon. We'll of course post updates as they come!

On the other hand, Redsn0w 0.9.7b3 was released few hours ago to fix all native app crashes and bring untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1.

The extremely popular VLC Media Player is now coming to Android! VLC Media Player is an open source program that has almost every codec built in so that no other codec pack will be needed to play other media formats. VLC Media Player is famously used because even if your media file is damaged, you can still play what is detected.


VLC Media Player has already been brought to the iPad on September 20, 2010 and was later brought to the iPhone and iPod a month later. The main issue about releasing VLC for Android was becuase Google's NDK only allowed it to be in Java coding. Now that Google has changed its NDK, developers can now use their original coding to develop Android apps. With most VLC Libraries already ported to Android, there is still a problem of how the app will word on the Android. How will the user interact with it? Where will everything be placed? Will it be similar to the iOS app of VLC? Stay tuned and find out! [The Next Web]

The iPhone Dev Team has just released the second beta of Redsn0w 0.9.7 to convert tethered jailbreak of iOS 4.2.1 to untethered on new-generation iOS devices. The second beta is still for testing only so stay away if you rely on your device or care for an unlock.


Redsn0w 0.9.7b2 fixes all the native app crashes (including Task switcher). This is the only change from the first beta that was released earlier today. Just follow the guide posted here to achieve the untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1. In case you got any problems usbmuxd in beta 1, this won't help, it's better to wait for another beta.

Download Redsn0w 0.9.7b3 for Mac OS X
Download iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Download iTunes 10.1.1 for Windows / Mac OS X

UPDATE 1: Redsn0w 0.9.7b3 now available. This version extends the fix made in beta2 over to the non-GUI programs too (like the daemons that handle media content). So now embedded videos in iTunes work. The same link above.

UPDATE 2: Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 has been released to Untethered Jailbreak Without the Need of ‘usbmuxd’ Process , check full details Click Here.

Early today Dev-Team has announced the untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 on iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G and iPad, and then we followed it by the step by step guide to use the redsn0w 0.9.7b1 jailbreak, but it looks like that we are in dire need of beta 2 for this version as some of our reader who jailbroke their devices using beta 1, have noted some errors with Bluetooth, playing music and iTunes.


This video will show you these errors clearly, you will note that the iPod touch will restart after trying to run iTunes, also the music doesn't work and a frozen Blutooth, only apps and Cydia are working well.


For now we expect that Dev-Team are recording bugs as much as possible to release a new beta version free of bugs. Check your Bluetooth, mucic and iTunes and let me know how the new jailbreak going with you.

As promised, the iPhone Dev Team has released the necessary jailbreak tools which can untether the latest iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak on iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G, and iPad. Old-generation iOS devices already have untethered jailbreak on iOS 4.2.1.


For those who don't know, Apple has already patched the untethered patch in iOS 4.2.1 update so it becomes tethered jailbreak on new-generation devices mentioned above. Being tethered jailbroken means that once your iPhone is successfully jailbroken, you'll need to connect your iPhone to your computer if you ever need to reboot your iPhone or your iPhone loses battery charge. The updates Redsn0w 0.9.7 brings untethered jailbreak for those devices on iOS 4.2.1.

Below is the full step-by-step guide to jailbreak your iOS device using Redsn0w 0.9.7 and get untethered jailbreak immediately.

STEP 1: First of all, you have to jailbreak your iOS 4.2.1 device using Redsn0w by following the step by step instructions posted here.

STEP 2: Once jailbroken, tap on Cydia and check if your 4.2b3 SHSH blobs saved or not. You should see "SHSH: 4.2b3" in the status as shown in the screenshot below:
STEP 3: Now download Redsn0w 0.9.7b1 from the links given below and connect your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.

STEP 4: Since this is a beta release, you must have usbmuxd that can be download from here. Now start terminal in python-client directory then type in the following commands:

chmod +x tcprelay.py

./tcprelay.py -t 22:2222

STEP 5: Now start Redsn0w 0.9.7 and point it to the official iOS 4.2.1 .IPSW file.
STEP 6: In the next page, check on Jailbreak Monte which untethers your iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak then point it to iOS 4.2 beta 3 firmware (helpful link).
STEP 7: Final step is to put your iOS device in DFU Mode using Redsn0w instructions on the screen.

Finally, sit back and let Redsn0w go in bunch of steps and you'll finally get untethered jailbreak on your new-generation iOS device.

Please note that this is a beta release, and upcoming versions will bring support for Windows users and will have built-in usbmuxd for easy process.

Download Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 for Mac OS X
Download iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Download iTunes 10.1.1 for Windows / Mac OS X


UPDATE 1: Redsn0w 0.9.7b2 is available for download (link above edited), check here for changelog.

UPDATE 2: Redsn0w 0.9.7b3 now available. This version extends the fix made in beta2 over to the non-GUI programs too (like the daemons that handle media content). So now embedded videos in iTunes work. The same link above.

UPDATE 3: Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 has been released to Untethered Jailbreak Without the Need of ‘usbmuxd’ Process , check full details Click Here. 

The iPhone Dev Team has just released the beta release of the new version of Redsn0w 0.9.7b1 which untethers iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak so you don't need to plug in your iPhone every time you reboot it.


We'll be back quickly with how-to guides, stay tuned.

Download Redsn0w 0.9.7b1 for Mac OS X
Download iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Download iTunes 10.1.1 for Windows / Mac OS X

UPDATE 1: Here's the full how-guide posted here.

UPDATE 2: Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 has been released to Untethered Jailbreak Without the Need of ‘usbmuxd’ Process , check full details Click Here. 

Earlier today, Cydia started saving SHSH blobs of iOS 4.2.1 on new-generation devices only since I couldn't see the SHSH blobs on my iPhone 3G but it's been saved on iPhone 4. This happens because you'll get the untethered jailbreak after few hours !


This may be useful to get the untethered jailbreak. To save SHSH blobs of iOS 4.2.1, just tap on Cydia from your new-generation iOS device and hit on the Make my life easier button to save your blobs immediately.

For those who don't know, the iPhone Dev Team will release untethered Redsn0w 0.9.6b7 jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 or what's known by the backup plan today. We'll of course be posting this as soon as it's available for download and will be back with full how-to guides quickly. Stay tuned !

[Thanks @High_dB for hat tip via Twitter]

New and unique idea to unlock your iPhone, I'm not talking now about baseband unlock, I'm talking about a new way to make sure nobody can get inside your iPhone without using long password. This Ring will do this easily, let's check out how it works after the jump !




This idea has been developed by Michael Knuepel, but I'm wondering, if someone have the same ring, what will be the situation. any way thanks Mich. [via Gizmodo]

This is just in, Pinger has released their Textfree app for computers. As all you know, Textfree is a free app in the app store that lets you send free text messages via Wi-Fi or 3G. This is a great app for anyone that doesn't want to pay for texting when they have a good data plan to use text on!


Even though this has just been released, the interface looks similar to the TextFree application on the iOS devices. Textfree for the computer doesn' really have as many features as I suspected, but it is in the early stages and will most likely improve.

To text from your computer now, simply go to this site and login or register then you know!

This looks really awesome, Skype is preparing for a big surprise for iPhone and iPod touch users, according to Engadet, it appears that a new update is coming to Skype which allows the iPhone and iPod touch users to make a video chat with all Skype users even they were using a Skype desktop version.

How do I make video calls with Skype for iPhone?
The following questions and answers will help you get started with using Skype video calls on your iPhone.

To make video calls with your contacts, you will need an iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, 3rd generation iPod touch, 4th generation iPod touch or an iPad. Your contacts will only be able to see you if your device has a camera. Make sure your device is running iOS 4.0 or above and that you are using Skype for iPhone 3.0 or above.
The contacts you are calling must be using one of the following Skype clients:

* Skype for Windows version 4.2 and above
* Skype for Mac OS X version 2.8 and above
* Skype for iPhone 3.0 and above

You can make Skype video calls by using a WiFi or 3G connection*. The quality of the video will depend upon the available network conditions.
*Additional data charges may apply. Check with your operator for details.
If you have an iPhone or iPod touch with two cameras – front and rear – you will be able to switch between them during a Skype video call. If you have an iPhone 3GS it will always use the rear camera.
If you turn your device into landscape mode, the camera picture will automatically rotate.
In both portrait and landscape mode double tapping anywhere on your screen will zoom the picture to take up the full extent of the screen. Double tapping again will take the picture back to its normal size.
While on a Skype video call the sound will always be played through the loudspeaker, unless a headset is plugged into the device.
During a video call tap your screen to display the camera and microphone controls. Tap and hold down the microphone button to put the call on hold. To resume the call, simply tap thehold symbol on the screen.
Yes, at any time during a Skype video call you can choose to turn off the video. Tap theCamera button and select the No Cameraoption. To turn the video back on tap theCamera button again and then tap the camera you want to switch on.
When your iPhone is processing a lot of video its CPU (Central Processing Unit) has to work very hard and makes the iPhone become warm to the touch. You will experience the same thing if you stream videos through applications like Netflix or YouTube.
Yes, you will be able to receive screen shares from people using Skype for Windows or Mac OSX. You cannot share what is on the screen of your iPhone with other people and you cannot receive a screen share from another iPhone user.
No, you will be switched to audio only, as Skype for iPhone does not support group video calling.
The quality of the video you send and receive from your iPhone will depend upon the quality and bandwidth available on the WiFi or 3G network you are connected to. For best results, make sure you have nothing else running that might use up your bandwidth.

I know that most of your are waiting eagerly for the untethered jailbreak solution on iOS 4.2.1 for new-generation iOS devices. As most of you know, the iPhone Dev Team already has the backup plan to achieve iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak for Christmas Eve.


Just a few minutes ago, the iPhone Dev Team has confirmed the release of untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak for the Christmas Eve and asking for Mac OS X owners to help them with testing the the backup plan.

Over the Christmas weekend we’ll be releasing a version of redsn0w that implements the “backup plan” to the 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak. We’re seeking your help to test this redsn0w and find any bugs before we do a general release!

(If you have an iPhone 3G, or an old-bootrom ipt2g or iPhone 3GS, you already have an untethered jailbreak! Just use the latest public redsn0w.)

To keep things manageable, this will be a Mac-only test program. We also request that any volunteers *NOT* need the ultrasn0w unlock (in case things go very wrong).

Right now, the “backup plan” requires that you have the 4.2b3 IPSW on your Mac, and that Cydia has your 4.2b3 SHSH hashes. Please don’t pirate that 4.2b3 IPSW! (We’re also working on a way that this technique might apply to all those with 4.1 IPSWs, but that’s not the first goal right now.)

To survive in this, you must be a Mac owner, got iOS 4.2 beta 3 SHSH blobs on your Mac or that Cydia has your 4.2b3 SHSH hashes that was automatically saved (in the status bar), and have a new-generation iOS device (i.e. iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad, iPod 4G, 3G).

If you fit all the above qualifications, so you can follow @redsn0w_testers on Twitter and give the Dev-Team a comment in this post to get the backup plan right now ! Let us know how does it go with you. Also stay tuned for a Christmas launch for public.

You may don't need to restore or re-jailbreak your device to get the new iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak, according to this tweet from Comex. This means that you'll not need to install Redsn0w and use it to get the untethered jailbreak, it should be added a Cydia package on some repository like BigBoss or ModMyi on Cydia.

comex: it's probably going to be a Cydia package. if I can get it to work.

However, comex's untethered jailbreak is delayed and won't be released by the Christmas Eve so you have to take in mind that the iPhone Dev Team has it's own backup plan that requires iOS 4.2 beta 3 SHSH blobs to be able to get the untethered jailbreak. More updates as they come ! Stay tuned !

2010 was the most wonderful year for Apple. In a video by Youtube user tszheichoi, a look back at all the exciting moments of Apple in 2010.


Well, it was really an extraordinary year for Apple. It introduced iPhone 4, iPad 3G, iPad 3G + Wi-Fi, Safari 5, iTunes 10, iOS 4, Sneak peek on Mac OS X Lion, FaceTime for Mac, the all new MacBook mini, iLife 11, the Beatles on iTunes, Mac app store to be opened on Jan 6... and more and more ! Take a look at the video below. [iSpazio]

Apple has missed this feature too! Pull to Refresh Safari is the latest jailbreak tweak that adds pull to refresh feature from Twitter app for iPhone. It was just few days ago when Pull to Refresh Mail released which added the same unique refreshing capability to the stock Mail app.


Once you download the tweak, tap to Safari and slide the page down till you see the refresh message. Now release your finger and the page will automatically be refreshed, just the same as you touch the refresh button.
Pull to Refresh Safari is available in Cydia for free under BigBoss repoistory ! Go get it while it's hot !

Let the drama begin! We already knew it's happening, SHAtter bootrom exploit is now leaked and it's between Apple's hands! Who leaked it and for what reason? it's still unclear. What's clear is that Apple is going to patch it Limera1n exploit, and SHAtter exploit together in the new iOS devices.


When Limera1n was released two months ago, Chronic Dev Team decided to save SHAtter for next generation devices and don't release it but it seems like pod2g, the developer behind SHAtter bootom exploit, has published it in IRC between 15 person as MuscleNerd states.

iPhone hacker p0sixninja of the Chronic Dev Team is pointing a blame finger to Musclenerd of the iPhone Dev Team. As Musclenerd concentrates on unlocks, it seems unreasonable to think he’d leak an exploit he would need in order to create an unlock.

There's still some wonders if the real SHAtter code is burned or not as this part of Comex's tweet saying (the real) SHAtter digging further into Twitter shows that maybe a fake exploit was leaked on purpose.
Though we don't know if the real SHAtter is leaked or not, feel free to share your ideas in the comment section below! [TiPB]

Comex has promised the iOS community with iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak to launch before the Christmas but this tweet from Comex means that nothing is going to be released by the Christmas, i.e. we may not see that untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 by this Christmas. Though keep the hopes up!


Yeah, don't forget that the iPhone Dev Team already has the backup plan and may be merged with Redsn0w to bring 1-click untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1. Comex's userland-jailbreak may take longer. Anyway, stay tuned for more updates as they come !

As promised and demonstrated, Skyfire for iPad hits the app store to bring Flash video player, Twitter and Facebook to the iPad. The iPad's app is separated form last-month released Skyfire for iPhone. Below is the full features of the app.

FEATURES:
• Play millions of Flash videos – everyday, with no limits!
• All-new ‘Skybar’ toolbar gives one-click access to video and related content
• Stay in touch: Unique Facebook and Twitter ‘Quickview’ allows you to see your wall and feeds with one click.
• Universal ‘Like’: Like ANY page on the internet, with one click.
• Fireplace: See only the links shared by Friends. Why? Filter what friends did from what friends shared (which is a great starting point for browsing)
• Popular: See what Friends and the Facebook community have to say about the site you are currently exploring
• Be informed: Quick access to GReader feeds
• Be social: Share via Facebook and Twitter
• Share to more services including GReader, Instapaper, Pinboard and Read It Later
• Standard browser elements: Tabs, search, sharing, bookmarks, history, etc.
• Full screen option for maximum use of screen real-estate – with scroll to top
• ‘Desktop’ option loads pages as on a desktop browser, giving more flexibility in accessing web sites
• Private Browsing option: Browse with no history and cookies left behind

You can get the iPad Skyfire web browser app for $4.99 via the iTunes link below or from the app store icon on your iPad:

Download Skyfire Web Browser for iPad [iTunes link]

Wind Solution has introduced their new iTunes software product for Windows, CopyTrans TuneSwift for those transferring iTunes libraries between computers or among portable devices.


You'll be able to transfer the entire iTunes library (applications, games, music, video, etc ...) from your old computer to a new one easily. A procedure is not easy, but now can be done with a few clicks through the application CopyTrans TuneSwift. Besides, you can backup your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch using this application.

Here's a quick video demonstration for using the tool:


You can get CopyTrans TuneSwift for free until until March 15th, 2011. Just navigate your browser over here and give it a try right now then tell us your opinion in the comment section below.

A few months ago, Camera+ was pulled from the app store because it violated certain provisions of the SDK. As announced by tap tap tap yesterday, Camera+ 2.0 is now live in the app store including a huge list of new features and interface improvements, such as a redesigned lightbox, faster start-up times, a timer shooting mode, lots of new modes and effects. From a first look at the app, it looks like one massive update.

What's New in Version 2.0
1. removed “SLR” screen for a simpler user interface
2. reworked much of the user interface so that it’s more unified and much more intuitive
3. improved the usability of zoomed photos in the Lightbox
4. improved usability of Touch Focus/Touch Exposure
5. significantly sped-up startup time
6. increased menu size and included it on both camera screen and Lightbox
7. added shooting preferences panel
8. improved operation of stabilizer
9. added timer shooting mode
10. added burst shooting mode
11. added white balance lock
12. Touch Exposure now works on iPhone 4 and 4th generation iPod touch front facing camera
13. improved most effects
14. improved most borders
15. improved most scene modes
16. added Cyanotype effect
17. added Tailfins effect
18. added Depth of Field effect
19. added in-app purchasing of effects, with the first being the “I ♥ Analog” effects pack
20. added Diana effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
21. added Silver Gelatin effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
22. added Helios effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
23. added Contessa effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
24. added Nostalgia effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
25. added Expired effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
26. added XPRO C-41 effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
27. added Pinhole effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
28. added Chromogenic effect (in I ♥ Analog pack)
29. grouped borders into Simple and Styled sets
30. added Light Mat and Dark Mat borders
31. added Round White and Round Black borders
32. added Offset border
33. renamed Grit border to Light Grit and added Dark Grid border
34. added Viewfinder border
35. added Old-Timey border
36. added Film border
37. added Sprockets border
38. added Darken scene mode
39. added Cloudy scene mode
40. added Shade scene mode
41. added Fluorescent scene mode
42. added 3×2 crop
43. added rotation of photos
44. added flipping of photos
45. added sliders to effects for adjusting effect amount
46. added exporting geolocation and metadata when saving to the Camera Roll
47. added a function to save and leave photos in Lightbox
48. added a function to commit all edits in photos
49. added a function to copy photos with edits committed
50. added a function to copy photos without edits
51. added a function to undo all edits in photos
52. added a function to remove geolocation in photos
53. added photo info panel which shows photo metadata, editing recipe, and map with photo geolocation

Major bugs fixed
- fixed a bug in which the keyboard wouldn’t appear when posting to Twitter
- fixed a potential crash when posting multiple photos to Facebook
- fixed a bug where no previews were shown for photos taken with Camera+ and later imported into iPhoto or Aperture
- pasting photos now preserves the photo’s metadata

And many, many, many minor enhancements and bug fixes.

You can purchase the app for $1.99 from here.

WeBe++ is a new jailbreak app available in Cydia store that emulates a Bluetooth HID mouse & keyboard. It provides all the functions of a real Bluetooth mouse and keyboard in your pocket! You can use it with your PS3 / Mac / PC!


To use WeBee, you'll need to jailbreak your device, follow our guide posted here to jailbreak your iOS 4.2.1 device using Redsn0w or use Limera1n iOS 4.1 jailbreak. Once jailbroken, tap on Cydia and search for WeBee++ under Cydia store and install it.
Once you install the app, you can follow the instructions to use it as shown on the official site of the app:

Start up WeBe++ and press the “Start WeBe++” button. Now WeBe++ activates the open-source Bluetooth Stack (btstack.org) and you can activate the device discovery on your Mac/PC/PS3 to pair with your iOS device.

After the successful pairing, the complete screen of your iOS device serves as a trackpad. On the trackpad, you will see two icons: the keyboard icon and an icon to disconnect. Press the keyboard icon to show and hide the on-screen keyboard. The trackpad supports single and double taps, while two finger swipes are sent as vertical and horizontal panning gestures. A double finger tap serves as right mouse click. See the Help section in the main view for more details.

After MuscleNerd has declared about the new amazing Redsn0w jailbreak features, he has been asked about the downgrade for 6.15.00 baseband on iPhone 3GS and 3G after using ultrasn0w, he points that the work on the downgrade issue won't start only after the release of iPhone 4 baseband 2.10.04 unlock which expected to see the light in less than a month.

Fammbizz asking MuscleNerd: when is ur bb downgrade comin out for 6.15.00
MuscleNerd replying: TBH (to be honest), that won't be looked into until after i4 unlock

Many of users who unlock their devices using ultrasn0w 1.2 noted problems with their GPS, so we expect that downgrade will fix this bug, moreover, there is speculation about the possibility to downgrade the baseband to unlockable one which will be compatible with the old version of ultrasn0w. Stay tuned

As expected, the unofficial WikiLeaks app which was released couple of days ago for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad has just been pulled out the App Store without any justification from Apple.


Igor Barinov, the developer behind WikiLeaks app has sent the above screenshot stating the app removal from the app store, anyway still the content of WikiLeaks is available through the internet for free.

According to MuscleNerd conversation which took place on his Twitter account, he declared about new features on the upcoming Redsn0w version which will not only allow to be an untethered jailbreak for all devices running iOS 4.2.1, but it will upgrade the devices which rely on tethered jailbreak to untethered one without restore, you will only need to use the new version of Redsn0w.

Thanks to comex, redsn0w can now handle much bigger files than ramdisk 25MB limit. Useful for "backup plan" 4.2 untether

This also means that you will never lose any data, applications or any tweaks installed from Cydia, thanks for Dev-team for the hard work. About the timing, most of the indicators tend towards the Xmas (Dec 25) at the worste case according to this post. Of cours we will let you know with all updates related to the new Redsn0w. Stay tuned. [via iSpazio]

Apple has released another iPhone 4 ad promoting the FaceTime video calling feature once again. In the video, a small boy takes his mom’s iPhone into bed and literally under the covers to talk to Santa and bringing joy to the boy. Well, watch the video after break and wish us a happy holiday ending.

As most of you know, Facebook has announced a new profile page with some changes two weeks ago and you may can't get back to your old Facebook profile page. So, you would better recreate your Facebook profile with a really-cool Facebook profile page hack that will make your day !


Oudin says that even Facebook’s simple blue and white layout can be more personalized using this cool tweak. It might not be the same over the top personalization of sites like MySpace and Bebo, Oudin’s hack showed that there are still new, innovative and creative ways to express yourself on Facebook.

Here's an example of Gerges Mourad's profile page for this cool hack:
You can simply follow the below steps to get the same result:

1) Take a screenshot of your current Facebook page.

2) Create a new Photoshop doc.

3) Grab the Slice tool (same family as the Crop tool) and select around the pictures.

4) With the Marquee tool, select around the sliced areas.

5) Bring the image that you want on Facebook into Photoshop and position it roughly the way you want it.

6) Drag the image layer under the Facebook layer and refine your positioning.

7) Go to “File,” select “Save for web and devices,” select all your document area, click “Jpeg, set the quality to 100% and save. Under slices select “All user slices.”

8) Upload your pictures to Facebook and tag them from last to first. When you get to the first picture click “Make this my profile picture.”

Take a look at the video demonstration below:


You can download Stravock’s Photoshop document here. In case you’re not good with Photoshop or too lazy to sit through a tutorial, you can use this profile picture generator that allows you to get the same effect in half the time. [via TechCrunch]

56 iPads has been used to create the biggest iPhone 4 on the world. This big screen is situated in the wold famous St. Pancras International station. The 56 iPads all set up to work together to announce the release of Lara Croft Guardian of Light on the App Store.



Lara Croft and the Guradian of Light is being sold for $6.99 on the App Store.

Download Get It for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch [iTunes Link] [via 9to5mac]

I have just received a tip via Twitter informing us that Sherif Hashim, the well-known iPhone baseband hacker replied someone asking him (in Arabic) about if the unlock would be ready before 16th January. Hashim has confirmed that the unlock will be available before that date.

[Translated] Gerges2001: @sherif_hashim My military service will start on January 16, will I be able to unlock my iPhone 4 before that date?

Sherif_Hashim: @Gerges2001 sure

We'll have more updates as they come ! Stay tuned for that !

P.S. We're from Egypt and my mother language is Arabic so I could translate this tweet to English.