Merry Christmas from the iPhone Devteam and the Chronic devteam it would seem! After Pod2g sent them his jailbreak, they have put it into redsn0w 0.9.10 and PwnageTool, and the chronic devteam put it into a Cydia package (the same set of exploits is in all three).

This is for Non A5 devices only, so you must be on a iPhone3GS, iPhone4, iPhone4-CDMA, iPad1, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G, running iOS 5.0.1.

Download RedSnow 0.9.10b1 on Mac or Windows (run as administrator).

As mentioned earlier, @pod2g has spent months working on all the exploits and tricks in this untether, and many of you may be wondering how you can send donations.  Although the iPhone devteam itself doesn’t take donations, we thought it was appropriate to provide a link at the end of the redsn0w run for you to more easily donate directly to @pod2g if you wish (alternatively, you can go right here).  There’s a link in the Cydia package for donating to the chronic devteam for the Cydia version of @pod2g’s untether.

@pod2g is now looking for a way to extend this to A5 devices.  Because those devices cannot use geohot’s limera1n exploit to inject the untether, they require exploits above and beyond those used for this release.  Keep following pod2g on twitter or his blog for any progress reports!

Well done, Pod2G!

BBC have released their iPlayer app (which was originally just for iPad users) to now work for iPhone and iPod users, too. Except it is still for non-uk users.

- Download the app to enjoy a selection of free episodes.
- Watch high quality video and audio streaming over Wi-Fi or 3G.
- Subscribers can enjoy AirPlay. All you need is the latest version of the app, Apple TV firmware 4.4 and iOS5 for your iPad.
- Browse classic and contemporary programmes by Genre, Most popular, Just in and A-Z
- Subscribers can download programmes to watch even when you’re not connected.
- Enjoy exclusive programmes that have never before been seen outside of the UK.
- Set parental locks on content not suitable for kids.

Updated to Version 1.3, the app now supports iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPod Touch 3rd generation and above. One can only presume iOS5, too.

When the BBC will actually let UK users use the app too, I don’t know. Currently it costs around €6.99 for Ireland users to use the app, which is at first a free download.

One can only guess that, because the BBC is a UK service and gets money from our TV License, that they won’t release the app as they can’t generate any revenue from UK users using it.

Another example of their “Delivery Quality First” plan being opposite to what the title means…

Apples new iPhone 4S is capable to reach double the speed of the iPhone 4 (which tops out at 14.4Mbps, up from the iPhone 4′s 7.2Mbps) thanks to it’s dual antenna system, yet isn’t 4G because it’s not actually using 4G connectivity.

However, that hasn’t stopped AT&T who, according to a leaked memo, are asking Apple to show the network indicator as 4G, even though it isn’t 4G, just because it can reach that speed. iPhone 4S is an HSPA+ device, but is not a 4G phone precisely.

According to ThisIsMyNext, who got in contact with AT&T, AT&T confirms that the companies are indeed “working together” on it, emphasizing that “customers will get 4G speeds from day one” regardless.

Yes, AT&T, customers can get the same speed as 4G devices, however the iPhone 4S is *NOT* a 4G device as it does not run on LTE. The reason it is getting that speed is because it’s using two antennas to connect via 3G, thus doubling the 3G speed. Whether you can actually download at double the speed is yet to be checked on all networks.

If Apple were to do this, an iOS update would need to come out to change this.

Surely, AT&T are just taking the biscuit right? I mean… All I can see come out of this is that AT&T can turn around and say iPhone 4S works on their 4G network, even though it only connects via 3G. So only AT&T can get good out of this, by showing off their network (which isn’t even ready yet) working at these speeds.

*sigh*

With the announcement that Apple is expected to hold a media event on the 4th of October, there are reports that Apple are also to update the iPod Touch with a white version with minor improvements alongside the new iPhone hardware.

“MacRumors has received information indicating that the next iPod touch revision will be a very minor change, with the primary addition being the introduction of a new white model. Only minor changes are expected for the existing hardware, with the addition of an oleophobic coating for the display and a revised ambient light sensor seemingly being the main differences. Otherwise, we expect the models to be nearly identical to the current fourth-generation iPod touch model.”

You may remember earlier this year, Apple had posted images of an iPod Touch showing a 3G signal on its website by mistake. Could this include that update? There were reports that Apple would introduce a 3G version for the pre-paid market…

I’m not entirely convinced. The image above shows what it could look like but obviously the button would be white too. Someone simply just placed the new look front on top of a current black version. But it kind of also looks like its just a cut out piece of paper with the plastic film placed on top to make it shiny  (hence the tab at the top). But hey…

We will see.

We are all well aware of the iPad 2 adverts that Apple does, but it seems that Verizon thought that they would have a try themselves.

Click here to view the embedded video.

The focus of the Verizon ad seems the be being able to us the device over 3G, whether it being the ability to Tweet, download content or upload photos where ever you are, using their network.

Hey Verizon do call themselves “America’s largest and most reliable network” 

BoxHead the zombie wars is a game for iPhone and iPod from MEDL Mobile inc. and Sean Cooper. The object of this game is essentially kill everything that moves within 3 feet of you by what ever means necessary. This game mixes all the things that us gamers love with shoot em up’s, it becomes very addictive and very stressful at times especially in nightmare mode (trust me it’s a freaking nightmare)

When you first open the app you are greeted with a menu that headlines with “Select Battlefield” which straight away makes sure you know what you’re dealing with from the off. I like the menu layout its simple and allows you to just get down to business whenever you are ready.

At the lower point of the menu is your difficulty settings starting at casual for those not daring to risk it but a little easy in my opinion but for a first time just to get to know the gameplay it works. Hardcore is the second on the list which is more like it, zombies come at you more frequently and surround you very quickly. Now nightmare mode is exactly what it says on the tin an absolute nightmare in every sense of the word especially on the close combat map the smallest of the six you will survive no longer than a minute I assure you.

There are six maps available to play, varying in size and layout depending on what you prefer. The maps are called: Close Combat, Death Valley, Knee Deep, Welcome To Hell(nice touch), The Inner Circle and lastly Lucifers Den. I have spent most my time playing on the smallest map (close combat) because it seems more challenging because the zombies are coming from four directions very close to you making strategy very important as you can see from my screenshot:

The Gameplay is very fluid and doesn’t lag at all even when there is hundreds of zombies coming to seal your doom. Waves of zombies come at you, every time you clear a wave you go up a level. The higher you go the quantity of zombies rises as well as the types of zombies, oh yes there are different types with different strengths! There’s mummies, zombies, runners and even fire breathing devils! Who I must say wreak havoc when they arrive. The higher level you go the stronger the monsters get, instead of taking one bullet they require serious firepower to kill even with a shot gun.

Yes, those red things are DEVILS!

One of the good things about the game is how many varying weapons that are available you can choose between a Pistol, Shotgun, Uzi, C4 (hmmm), Barricades (you never know), Grenades, Explosive Barrels, MG Turret(very useful), Mini gun, Rocket Launcher and last but not least an air strike. Out of all the weapons any zombie killing fan will know the shotgun is undoubtably the best choice. Killing multiple targets with the shotgun not only scores you more points, it also saves you on ammunition. Guns are unlocked at certain levels and to resupply you with ammo the zombies kindly drop it once you’ve killed them (how sweet). The air strike takes a while to earn, quite a few zombies have to die for the pleasure. The air strike completely wipes the map of all zombie and awards you all the points from killing them very nice indeed, best to save this for when your surrounded by devils….

Within the pause menu your stats are displayed showing how well you’re doing in the current game and your highest ever position reached. It also displays the multipliers required to unlock the different weapons. Getting multipliers up to 50 to gain access to an air strike takes some time unless you go running round like a mad man with the mini gun, but I prefer the tactical approach. The pause menu even shows how many things you have killed for ultimate bragging rights against your mates.

The most important part of any zombie gaming experience is the gore, there is definitely enough to go round. Once you have killed any zombie, pools of blood appear on the floor satisfying every persons quench for gore. The good thing about this app on the gore side is it does not over do it, keeping it simple and enough to keep you entertained and make you say wow look what I have done.

Time for some general playtime screenshots:

As you can see from the screenshots this app has everything that you would ever need from a shoot em up. If you’re a strategy lover you can filter the zombies through your barricades whilst your MG turrets kill them from a distance. If you’re a gun and run kind of guy do not dispare you can have your cake and eat it with the Uzi or the Mini gun and you can also unlock auto firing on your shotgun! For the maniac in all of us.

Overall this app is a wonderful way to fill time whilst on the bus journey home. It’s amazing how quick the time goes whilst playing this app, I have been thinking ill play it for 10 minutes which accidentally turns into 30 minutes. Its incredibly addictive as you always know its possible to beat your highest achieved level or score, the variation of zombies per wave keep the game feeling fresh and never repetitive. The only thing this app is currently missing is Game center but this could come in future updates.

You can purchase the app from the app store here at a current price of £1.99 which is a small price to pay for how much entertainment you will get out of this. For those that STILL need convincing there is a lite version available too which lets you play the first 4 levels to get a feel for the game but I am sure you will be craving more carnage quickly. Please support app authors so they can keep awesome apps coming in the future…..

Samsung have a announced that they will be releasing a very anticipated messaging service named chatON. ChatON will be available for iOS, Android, Blackberry and web chat, which will make it one of the biggest competitors of Blackberry messenger and iMessage.

ChatON allows users on any smartphone to interact with friends no matter what device they are using, which gives ChatON a plus over both BB Messenger and iMessage as they both require you to be using iDevices or BB devices.

Users can send pictures, hand written messages and even support for video sharing all instantly. The app will be freely available from September, worldwide in 120 different countries in 62 different languages, this app will definitely rejuvenate the social messaging services we already have. Check out the video below for first previews of this app.

Click here to view the embedded video.

ChatOn will allow users to join social groups and expand there friend networks, smartphone users will have some more advanced feature options, enabling users to see how often they interact with there friends using the interaction rank feature and even post comments on friends profile pages. All photos and videos will be shared instantly inside an automatically generated “trunk”. Users can create “animation messages” using there own handwriting, adding audio and there own backgrounds.

There is a basic function version that allows users to share text, pictures, contacts, calender and built in emotions but why have basic when you can have the full featured version?

Overall this app will allow millions of people to remain connected always to the people they care and speak to most and allow them to share anything and everything with each other. There are a few apps in the app store that allow group messaging one for example is Beluga, but the extra features samsung has included makes this app stand out from the crowd.

The release is expected somewhere around September and we will update you when its available for you to download.

After reports of Sprint getting the iPhone 5 at the same time as Verizon and AT&T in the United States, it has also been reported that T-Mobile will also be gaining access to the iPhone 5. This would allow all major carriers in America to carry the iPhone boosting sales for Apple and the possibility of competition driving down network prices.

The reports are that the iPhone 5 will also operate on 3G speeds on T-Mobile US, currently unlocked iPhones used on T-Mobile can only run on 2G / Edge speeds and cannot support iPhone features like Visual Voicemail.

Apple and AT&,T who are intent on acquiring T-Mobile say that they have been testing iPhone prototypes that can run on T-Mobiles 3G network, giving these reports more grounds for being true.

It seems Apple are opening themselves up to more and more networks with the iPhone 5 alleged to also be a “global” phone this could be a giant step for Apple continuing to dominate the smartphone category, and making the iPhone more accessible to everyone worldwide

Reuters are reporting that Apple maybe lineing up a cheaper 8GB iPhone 4 within the next four weeks. While were all eagerly anticipating the release details of the iPhone 5, Apple seem to have had other ideas.

Two anonymous sources “with knowledge of this kind” say that an unnamed korean manufacturer has already started manufacturing parts for a cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4 due to launch within the next few weeks.

They also go on to say the next generation iPhone be it the 4S or 5 will feature a larger touchscreen which has been reported before, better antenna we know how all the iPhone 4 users suffered in the past and an 8 mega pixel camera to go with. They go into more detail stating that Apple are indeed aiming for a late September launch of this next generation device.

The 8GB iPhone will allow low end users get onto the smartphone platform, like it did with the original iPhone and the following 3G and 3GS models. I was surprised to see Apple did not include the smaller model anymore but thats probably because bigger is always better.

Over the next few weeks rumors will be flooding in but things like this one have a lot of backing which make me believe it could indeed be the truth, none of this is set in stone but there is more than likely some truth in it, could it be an 8GB iPhone 5 being released? I’m sure were going to find out soone enough…..

This article aims to round up all the information posted this week on MyGreatiPhone, allowing you to get all the info you need to be up to date. Lets get down to business.

• Firstly this week Snowbreeze has been updated to version 2.8 to support ios 5 beta 5, it allows users to create a custom ipsw on Windows PC’s kind of what pwnage tool is to macs. Its still a tethered jailbreak, meaning you will have to boot with redsnow or ibooty to boot into a jailbroken state. You can catch the full article [here]

• News broke this week of an LTE iphone being tested, a job oppourtunity has also been posted up for a field tester of a new phone. It doesnt seem like the iphone thats rumoured to be released soon will be the LTE iPhone. You can catch the full article [here]

• In app updates this week, the Twitter app has been updated to version 3.3.6. Twitter had over 1 million people sign up last year which shows just how popular it is. You can catch the original article that goes into more detail [here]

• On the subject of social networking the FaceBook messenger app launched last week, but only in the US. They have now issued an update to the app, but still there is no UK release, Facebook originally put this down to the riots but they didnt close down the main site did they? You can catch the original article [here]

• A jailbroken iPhone would not be the same without some sort of SBSettings. I find the iOS settings menu is sometimes laggy and more hard work than it should be. Now we all know SBSettings, but do you all know BBsettings for ios 5? BBsettings intergrates into the notification centre so it looks every bit a part of iOS, and another thing its absoloutly free!! Catch The original article [here]

• The biggest story this week has to be that the iphone 5/4GS may be in production. Seeing is believing and certainly with the photo thats been released has 9to5mac believing this could be the real deal! See the full article [here]

• With the possibility of the iphone 5 being in production us apple fanboys were reeling in that maybe there was going to be a new iPad to match? Unfortunately not, there has been a reported problem with the iPads retina screen. Read the full article [here]

• We all know apple are a company leading the exploration into future technologies. They have revolutionized the mobile phone four times and the tablet twice so how about touch screens? They are onto something here too, the thing I hate most about touchscreens is after a day of usage, how dirty it can look. Apple may have found a solution. Read the full article [here]

•Chinese “Apple stores” lately have been coming under alot of scrutenizing, but once again they seem to be dropping the ball for Apple and taking advantage of their customers. It has been reported that they are selling refurbished handsets as new and charging the full price for them. This is certainly not on. Read the full article [here]

• iOS 5 Beta 6 was released this week to developers, obviously with a new firmware comes a new beta of iTunes also. We will be updating the original post once weve had a play with beta 6.

• Along with the release of iOS 5 Beta 6 Apple also released iWork beta 2 to developers. iWork is in a nutshell what Office is to Microsoft, all the tools you need for work. Read the full article here for full details

And thats the round up of the week finished, you can check our articles page for latest posts, the weekly round up will be back next Sunday and every Sunday so have a read for all your idevice news and updates all in one place.

Yesterday we reported that Apple had uploaded a graphic to there iPod part of the Apple website that showed the iPod Touch with 3G Signal.

Well know it seems that Apple have also heard about this and have quickly changed the graphic to a WiFi Symbol (the rest of the picture is the same)

Personally with Apple changing the Graphic so quickly it would say to me that Apple has something to hide, but what do you think, leave us a comment below with your thought.

One thing is certain though if Apple are making a 3G iPod, somebody in their graphics department would have been slapped yesterday.

Over the past couple of days theres been reports of five “fake” Apple stores open in china, they look 100% legit the workers wearing the correct uniform blue t-shirts, huge lanyards the works. But reports are that none of them are legit, but two have gone even further than just faking the look of stores, there even selling fake apple products!!!! Now that isn’t nice imagine paying £1000 for a fake iMac or Macbook I’d be more than annoyed.

Imitating something as great as Apples store design down to every detail shows dedication and alot of effort must have gone into it, but selling counterfit goods is a no no. Two of the stores have been shut down due to trading without permissions from apple to do so.But the other three currently are continuing to trade?

Lately Apple products have been “copied” and “cloned” repeatedly since the first iPhone came out and in my opinion yes it pays homage to the might of Apple products but if you love Apple products you should by only Apple products not ones that look like but don’t work anything like, theres a reason why an iPhone retails at £500 and a fake retails at £50-£100.

The Fake stores were found by a women going by the name of birdabroad so a big well done to her for the find, helping prevent people from being ripped off….

iOS 4.3 will reach public release on March 11th and will tie in with the release of the iPad 2 in the US. Developers are urged to ready their applications for the public release, as well as taking advantage of the new features present in the iPad 2.

This release has however taken a casualty. The iPhone 3G is no longer supported and will receive no further firmware updates. It had a good innings but it is time to say goodbye to old faithful.

If you have got your hands on the GM seed, let us know what is different in the comments below.

Developoer nickp666 has finally released a preview version of his Gingerbread port for iPhones 2G, 3G and iPod Touch 1G.

The most part of the port is meant to work perfectly fine meaning you can have a fully functional iDroid device with no problems. The only two main issues known about are ‘No SD Card Emulation’ and ‘No Accelerometer support’. Why you need SD Card Emulation for an iDevice with no SD Card Slot I don’t know (I’ve not fully investigated into why) but the accelerometer support is being worked on.

The downside though – if it is at all a downside for you (some debate this) – is that as with the rest of the Android community, they have moved to using EXT4 filesystem.
Basically this filesystem means less chance of corruptions which is great! But in expense of that it uses much more read and writes. As Flash chips have a limited number of read and writes, it does reduce the lifetime of your flash chip. However, it is debatable on how much of an issue this really is.
If you are someone who knows about or takes interest in this, think carefully before installing. If you decide not to for this reason, do let us know your reasons! Add to the debate I guess ;->.

Let us know if you install this and how it works for you! All info is available here. Probably best you have experience in linux, though!

Personally, I can’t wait for an iPhone 4 port!

Both product teams created the only applications to actually save battery life on iPhones. By providing you with the ability to shut off your 3G/WiFi/Bluetooth radios automatically when your phone is locked. When you unlock your phone they come back on again. You still receive phone calls and data while your phone is locked and you can force the phone to use 3G for any app, i.e. Pandora or Hulu Plus.

There appears to be merit to both sides’ attacks. Auto3G was released first, and in fact was the first to market of actual battery management applications. Auto3G is at a mature 2.2.1 release version and has over 21,000 downloads of its SBSettings toggle as of the writing of this article. If you Google Auto3g you will find a myriad of articles, posts, raves and rants about the product – certainly signs of a mature following.

iControl on the other hand, has only 7,000 downloads of its SBSettings toggle and has far fewer hits on Google. It does however have, as promised, an enhanced feature set that is not present in Auto3G. In addition to Auto3G’s features, iControl allows users to control the state of WiFi and Bluetooth radios. It’s also a buck cheaper at $4.99 as opposed to Auto3G’s $5.99 price tag.

So what to make of this? Which is the superior product? It all depends on what you’re looking for. Auto3G has a more refined experience – the thing just works all the time every time with no hassle. iControl has the occasional hiccup but possesses many more features. Both of these applications have been shown to increase battery life by up to 100%. If you require one of the specific iControl features it’s probably worth it to you to use iControl despite its relative immaturity, otherwise Auto3G is our favorite.

A huge thanks to Julia Weiss for sending in this great article. Maybe we shall see some more from her in the future….

Please be aware that these are not in any particular order and no themes will be mentioned as there are millions of them.

So here goes nothing…

WinterBoard

Price: Free

Developer: Saurik

Winterboard is the app that allows you to theme your iPhone. This app was developed by Saurik (Jay Freeman – maker of Cydia) to take the place of SummerBoard once OS 2.0 was released.

iFile

Price: $4.00

Developer: Carsten Heinelt

iFile is an app that lets you manage all the files on your idevice. It will allow you access to your iPhone under user root. It will allow you to edit, delete, move, and create folders on your device.

iFile will even let you send files to others via email. A Great App if you are into modifying theme files on the fly.

LockInfo

Price: $7.99

Developer: Stimpy5050

LockInfo enables your Lock Screen to become more organised. It should have been a feature from the offset on the iPhone and a would be busy persons dream.

It always you to see emails, messages, weather, appointments, missed calls and todo lists all on the lockscreen of your device. I have to say that this is a great app and defo keeps me well organised.

There are loads of extra pluggins you can get for LockInfo that allows you to see stuff like your RSS and Twitter feeds.

Navigate From Maps

Price: $1.99

Developer: Malcolm Hall

Navigate from Maps is another great feature that should have been stock on the iPhone. It allows you to search for a location in the stock maps app and then with the touch of a button it will send you straight to the TomTom or Navigon (you need to have these installed) and give you turn-by-turn directions straight to that place.

3G Unrestrictor

Price: $3.99

Developer: Kim Streich

3G Unrestrictor is possible one of the best tweaks that there is in the Cydia store. It allows your to use apps that locked to just using WiFi. This little beauty allows you to now download apps that are over 10Mb in the App Store and also make FaceTime Calls over 3G. Like I said possibly one of the best tweaks there is.

ScollingBoard

Price: $1.49

Developer: Limneos

ScrollingBoard is in fact 2 tweaks in 1. Firstly is allows you to have a scrollable dock, enabling you to have as many apps on your dock as you like. Secondly it gives you scrollable folders. This allows you to have as many apps in your folders as you like.

The best thing about this tweak is that it is half the price as some other well known tweaks that do the same thing.

SBRotator 4

Price: $1.99

Developer: Limneos

SBRotator  is another tweak that  had people waiting a long time for. It came out earlier this year and has only got better from there. Version 4 is a much cleaner code and works excellently on the iPhone 4. It enables you to use your springboard in landscape mode. Not only does it do that but it also rotates apps such as YouTube and Phone. This tweak also adds the iPod controls tot he left of the dock.

This tweak works excellently with ScrollingBoard.

PlayAwake

Price: $1.99

Developer: Hanene Samara

PlayAwake is a great app that makes the Alarm Clock app a million times better. PlayAwake allows you to use songs and podcasts straight from your iPod app as your alarm. Apple why oh why did you not do this.

FastSnap

Price: $0.99

Developer: FastSnap

We all love to take pictures with our iPhones and now iPod touches, but the button to take the snap just isn’t in that great of a place for easy. Well FastSnap is the perfect answer.

FastSnap will turn your volume buttons into the shutter switch. Arhhh thats better I hear you say.

Activator

Price: Free

Developer: Ryan Petrich

Activator is also one of the best tweaks to come the the iDevices. Basically it allows you to use gestures to launch other applications. Loads of new tweaks such as SBSettings, qTweeter, Multicleaner now use Activator to launch.

Once again Apple could learn something from this.

MultiCleaner

Price: $0.99

Developer: Petcu Marius

There are loads of tweaks in Cydia that all do this, but this is the one that I think does it the best. MultiCleaner removes the apps from the mutlitasking bar that no longer need to be there such as apps that do not use mutlitasking but still leave their icon there. MultiCleaner also complete all closes applications using the Activator Method. The app can also allow certain applications not to close at all.

PhoneCloser

Price: Free

Developer: Eimji

Once again Apple pay attention. PhoneCloser basically closes the phone application after you have hung up from receiving or making a call. It will also automatically remove the phone app from the multitasking bar.

MyWi 4.0

Price: $19:99

Developer: Intelliborn

Yep it does have a high price tag, but if you in need of a WiFi hotspot wherever you are then this is the App for you.

MyWi 4.0 basically turns your iPhone into a portable hotspot, allowing you to connect your iPad or laptop to the internet at any time. The App uses your data so make sure you have a decent or unlimited data package before you start running it.

SBSettings

Price: Free

Developer: BigBoss

This a a great tweak that lives up in your status bar. The a gesture using Activator that you have a bunch of toggle switches that make life easier for you. With this tweak you no longer have to go into the stock settings app to turn of things such as WiFi, Airplane mode or data.

A great thing about this tweak is that there are loads of pluggins for it in Cydia.

iBlacklist

Price: $12.00

Developer: Spektro & hdsq2

iBlacklist is a great app to block unwanted calls and SMS. The App allows to to select people from your contacts list that you either do you do not wish to communicate with.

The App will hold a log of all the things that have been blocked. The App can either send the calls straight to voicemail or give the caller and engaged tone. This is a great App if you hate people that ring you that block their number (pesky sales people).

biteSMS

Price: Free

Developer: biteSMS

biteSMS replaces the stock SMS app, but brings loads of great features. biteSMS allows things like quick reply so that you can reply to a sms from inside of a different app, signatures and quick compose to you can send a quick sms from inside an app.

biteSMS is the way the SMS app should have been.

OpenSSH

Price: Free

Developer: Saurik

OpenSSH is a themers dream. It allows you to access your iDevice from a Pc or MAC. It gains access to the device right down at the root menu. This is a great tool for editing and creating themes and folders.

So thats the Best Apps in Cydia (well I’m sure its not all of them) I have to say I use most of these app / tweaks everyday and would like to thank all the developers involved. Each one of these makes the iPhone a little better and brings the whole user experience a little closer to perfect.

If you think of any more apps that should be on the list leave a comment below and also a brief description of it.

Now head over to Cydia and get downloading…

My3G offers in app notifications when it switches to “wifi” and allows you to be alerted when an app is checking to see if there is a wifi connection so you can choose to activate it.

My3G is available through the Rock App and through Cydia via ModMyi for $3.99.

Skype has just announced however, that they intend to keep this service free for all it’s users;

At Skype, we believe that better call quality and better availability (which is achieved with an app capable of multitasking and/or making calls over 3G) lead to increased call frequency and longer calls. We also believe that the mobile world is in a period of significant change, for example, with some operators starting to move to tiered pricing models.

In light of that, we no longer have plans to charge a supplement to make calls over 3G. We’re delighted to make it easier for you to talk for even longer and do even more together using Skype.

This announcement comes in the wake of much criticism which caused them to postpone the planned charges back to the end of 2010 originally. This news will come as a great comfort to all users of Skype, especially as all new iPhone 4 users are waiting with baited breath for the inclusion of video calling capabilities.

We will be back with news of any developments regarding this when it is made public.

Just last week Skype removed their service from Fring, an up and coming VoIP service provider. This was due to Fring allowing iPhone 4 owners to perform video calls over both wifi and 3G, something that Skype seem to be taking longer to complete. The reason this sounds so downright dastardly is because it is. It’s a simple case of trying to cull the competition.

This update, however, still comes as a welcome addition to an already satisfying application, both aesthetically and functionally. Things can only get better (albeit slowly) from here.

Let us know about your experiences with Skype and how you find these great new additions.

**UPDATE** Reports are coming in that this update is not sitting well with jailbroken devices!! Apparently it crashes back to the springboard when opened. We will keep you updated as more news comes in.

**UPDATE 2** MGiP team member Liverpoolfc69 has found that the update hasn’t crashed on his iPhone 3Gs running 3.1.2 jailbroken with spirit, in fact it won’t update at all on his iPhone, he had to download and sync from his PC. He also reported that the bug still exists that does not allow automatic sign in to be checked in the settings for Skype, the app just hangs at the sign in screen.

Now if we do see the iPhone 4th gen model released, this will mean that there could potentially be 3 generations of iPhone on the market at the same time, the 3G, 3GS and 4G/HD. This is very unlikely to be the case.

Now one thing that is most likely to happen is that that the 3G iPhone will be discontinued and the 16GB 3GS will be the base model iPhone.

The is what seems to be happening. Rumours are circulating that Apple have stopped supplying AT&T stores with the 3G, and O2 have made it impossible to purchase the 3G online.

Engadget now also report that Walmart are selling the iPhone 3GS for $97 (contract)

This is not shocking as the 3G has low Ram and is now 2 Years old, even Apple themselves have stopped supporting the model in its entirety through the OS 4.0 release (no multitasking for 3G users).

Huge advancements in technology mean that it’s never been cheaper to get yourself a 3g mobile phone. Check out Phones4u and pick up what is still a pretty powerful piece of kit.

Well this past week we have seen a stable(ish) release of Google’s Android software working on the iPhone 3G.

The Android Software will not totally replace the iPhone OS but will dual boot using something called iBoot.

Now here is the disclaimer….

MyGreatiPhone.com can not and will not be held responsible if you screw up you iPhone. This will only work on the 2G and 3G iPhone running firmwares betwen 2.0 and 3.1.2. You also have to be jailbroken with Redsn0w, Blackra1n, or PwnageTool. You try this at your own risk!!!

Here are a few small details about the release:

The phone will be usable, it won’t be fast. If you do something unexpected (such as forcing the iPhone off), there is a small chance that you may end up restoring your device.

Another bit of information that you need to know,:

This is not for faint hearted, you need to know a few thing about the iPhone and be comfortable using a command-line interface.

The following instructions are thanks to PCWORLD.com

Requirements

1. A first-generation iPhone or an iPhone 3G with firmware versions between 2.0 and 3.1.2, jailbroken with Redsn0w, Blackra1n, or PwnageTool. If you already updated your handset to 3.1.3 or to a 4.0 beta, you must use PwnageTool to create a jailbroken 3.1.2 .ipsw file to restore down to.

Note that I am explicitly excluding the iPhone 3GS, all iPod Touchmodels, and the iPad. This hack will not work with those devices (yet). I am also explicitly excluding iPhone OS 3.1.3 and all of the 4.0 betas. It will not work with theSpirit jailbreak, either.

If you haven’t yet jailbroken your iPhone, don’t worry–it’s a simple process that consists mainly of pressing buttons on the device when prompted and clicking the next button in a wizard. I humbly recommend Redsn0w, since I wrote much of the code for that program.

2. A 32-bit Linux system or virtual machine (I recommend Ubuntu). See “How to Easily Install Ubuntu Linux on Any PC” for instructions if you don’t already have Ubuntu.

Although much of the process can be conducted on any machine, one of the tools involved (called ‘oibc’) has not yet been ported to Windows. In addition, the binaries I provide are compiled on a 32-bit Ubuntu machine.

All of the utilities compile for Linux and Mac, however, so if you’re feeling adventurous, compile the sources atgithub.com/planetbeing/iphonelinux andgithub.com/planetbeing/xpwn instead of using the binaries.

3. The prebuilt images and binaries; the exact files you use depend on whether you have a first-generation iPhone or an iPhone 3G.

4. The iPhone OS 3.1.2 .ipsw file for your device, namely either iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw or iPhone1,2_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw. Chances are, you already have this file somewhere on your computer, but if you need it, you can download it.

5. The firmware for the Marvell WLAN chip inside the iPhone. Go to the URL, and on the right side of the page you should see a drop-down menu labeled ‘Choose your platform’. Select Linux 2.6 – Fedora from the drop-down menu and click the Search button underneath. Download the file labeled SD-8686-LINUX26-SYSKT-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45-GPL. You’ll get a file called SD-8686-LINUX26-SYSKT-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45-GPL.zip.

Step by Step Setup

1. On the Linux machine, create a folder namedfirmware in your home directory.

2. Extract SD-8686-FEDORA26FC6-SYSKT-GPL-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45.tar from SD-8686-LINUX26-SYSKT-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45-GPL.zip to a temporary folder.

3. Extract FwImage/helper_sd.bin and FwImage/sd8686.bin from SD-8686-FEDORA26FC6-SYSKT-GPL-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45.tar and put them inside your ‘firmware’ folder.

4. Rename helper_sd.bin to sd8686_helper.bin.

You have your WLAN firmware at this point. Now for the multitouch firmware.

5. On the Linux machine, create a folder named idroidin your home directory and extract utils/dripwn from the prebuilt tarball (.tar archive) you downloaded into it.

6. Copy or move the 3.1.2 .ipsw file you obtained from Apple’s Website into the same ‘idroid’ folder as dripwn.

7. Start a command-line shell (Terminal under Ubuntu) and navigate to the ‘idroid’ folder you created. You can type cd ~/idroid to do this.

8. Go to this page if you have an iPhone 3G or this page if you have an older iPhone. Copy the VFDecrypt key.

9. In the shell you started earlier, if you have a first-generation iPhone, type the following:

./dripwn iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw [the VFDecrypt key you copied]

If you have a iPhone 3G, type the following:

./dripwn iPhone1,2_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw [the VFDecrypt key you copied]

10. After a while, the command will finish and you will have zephyr_main.bin, zephyr_aspeed.bin, and zephyr2.bin in your ‘idroid’ folder. Move these files into the ‘firmware’ folder.

You now have all the files needed for Android, and you can begin installing it.

11. If you haven’t already, install the OpenSSH tool on your iPhone via Cydia.

12. If you just installed OpenSSH, connect to your iPhone via SSH, log in as root with the password alpine, and type passwd root to change the password for root. Then, enterpasswd mobile to change the password for the mobile user.

Don’t skip this step. All of the iPhone worms out there affect you only if you haven’t changed the SSH password from the default.

13. Extract prebuilt/android.img.gz, prebuilt/cache.img, prebuilt/ramdisk.img, prebuilt/system.img, prebuilt/userdata.img, and zImage from the prebuilt tarball.

14. Use the ‘scp’ command or an SFTP client to upload all of these files into the /private/var folder on the iPhone.

You can use these commands on Linux, if you wish to use scp instead of an SFTP graphical-interface client. Assuming you’re in the same folder as the files, enter:

scp android.img.gz root@[ip address of iPhone]:/private/var/
scp cache.img root@[ip address of iPhone]:/private/var/
scp ramdisk.img root@[ip address of iPhone]:/private/var/
scp system.img root@[ip address of iPhone]:/private/var/
scp userdata.img root@[ip address of iPhone]:/private/var/
scp zImage root@[ip address of iPhone]:/private/var/

15. Using the SFTP client or scp, create a folder calledfirmware in the /private/var folder on the iPhone; afterward, upload all the files from the ‘firmware’ folder you created earlier to it.

If the ‘firmware’ folder you created earlier is inside your home directory, you can use the following command:

scp -r ~/firmware/ root@[ip address of iPhone]:/private/var/firmware

16. Reboot your iPhone. As a safety precaution, check to make sure that the files are still present after the reboot and that they all have the right sizes. An incorrect file size is one that does not exactly match the source file size (for example, system.img is not 71327744 bytes, android.img.gz is not 2161556 bytes, or zImage is not 2364280 bytes on the 3G or not 2356044 bytes on the older iPhone).

Many people have trouble with this process because not all of the files reached their iPhone in one piece.

17. Extract utils/oibc, utils/loadibec, and prebuilt/openiboot.img3 from the prebuilt tarball into your ‘idroid’ folder.

18. Shut down the iPhone and place it into Recovery Mode: With the iPhone powered off and plugged into the computer via USB, push Hold and Homesimultaneously, and then let go of Hold after the backlight turns on. Continue holding Home until the ‘Connect to iTunes’ image appears on the screen.

19. Run the following commands in Terminal (you’ll need to install libusb-0.1-4 with Synaptics or ‘apt-get’ if you haven’t already):

cd ~/idroid

sudo ./loadibec openiboot.img3

If all goes well, the ‘openiboot’ boot menu should now appear!

20. Use either the volume-control buttons or the Holdbutton to select the second menu option, Console. Tap the Home button to launch it.

A text-mode console should start running on your screen, ending with a ‘Welcome to openiboot’ message.

21. Type sudo ./oibc in Terminal.

The same messages that appeared on the iPhone screen should now appear in Terminal. You should next make a backup of the NOR (the device on which the iPhone’s bootloader is stored) in case something goes wrong, so you don’t brick your iPhone.

22. Type nor_read 0×09000000 0×0 1048576 in Terminal/oibc. This will read the entire NOR into main memory.

23. Type ~norbackup.bin@0×09000000:1048576 in Terminal/oibc. A file will appear in the ‘idroid’ folder called norbackup.bin. Keep this somewhere safe.

The command uploads the NOR to the computer. After you make this backup, you are now free to modify the NOR. The next step installs OpeniBoot onto the NOR, supplanting the existing Apple iBoot bootloader.

24. Type install in Terminal/oibc.

This process may take a few minutes. Wait until the installation-complete message appears.

25. Type reboot in Terminal/oibc and then exit out of it by pressing Ctrl-C.

The OpeniBoot menu should now come up whenever you boot your iPhone. Note that you can uninstall OpeniBoot from oibc with the ‘uninstall’ command. Typehelp for a list of all OpeniBoot commands.

You can still get into the iPhone OS’s recovery mode by holding down Home on the iPhone OS option in the menu until the ‘Connect to iTunes’ image appears (instead of just tapping Home).

You should be finished! Use the OpeniBoot menu to boot Android by selecting that OS from the menu whenever you wish. Unfortunately, no good method to shut down Android exists yet, so the only way to turn it off is to hold down theHold and Home buttons until you’ve forced the phone off.

Check out iDroidWiki for more tutorials and tips on what you can do with your new Android iPhone.

David Wang is a hobbyist hacker better known as “planetbeing.” For the latest developments, visit his blog, Linux on the iPhone.

Link to the 3G download file here

So there you have it people if you fancy trying this let us know in the comments below and remember:

MyGreatiPhone.com can not and will no be held responsible if you screw up your iPhone. This will only work on the 2G and 3G iPhone running firmwares betwen 2.0 and 3.1.2. You also have to be jailbroken with Redsn0w, Blackra1n, or PwnageTool. You try this at your own risk!!!

Once again thanks to PCword.com and PlanetBeing for providing this infomation.

As you can see from the picture the MoviePeg is a little device that look just like a Peg. The Great thing about this peg though is that it will hold your iPhone 3G / 3GS.

The MoviePeg is a simple yet elegant stand that holds your iPhone in both a horizontal and vertical position.

The little device is made of a rubbery plastic type material that slides on the side of your iPhone. It is designed ergonomically to fit the curves of the iPhone, this then allows the phone to sit securely

When using the MoviePeg the cut out that the iPhone slides into is just perfect, it is not to tight and not to loose.

The MoviePeg is available in 6 colours: Black, Yellow, Green, Blue, Pink and Red.

One of the best things about the MoviePeg is that the cost is really low. The device only costs £4.99 plus P+P. MoviePeg ship worldwide.

One of the main reasons to use the MoviePeg is to watch movies without having to hold your iPhone, but this stand can also be used to turn your iPhone into a clock with apps like Night Stand or just to hold your iPhone at your desk.

Check out the vid below to see more…

Click here to view the embedded video.

I think this is a great little stand that is cheap and easy to carry around with an elegant design, and thats why I’m giving its a 4 star rating.

To make way for the iPad release, Apple and the Carriers have got together and doubled the size limit on apps that can be downloaded over the 3G network to 20MB. Previously users were prompted to use a Wi-Fi connection or iTunes to download applications larger than 10MB.

The new limit wasn’t publicly broadcast, but it is felt that the new limit will allow iPad users to download apps that run at a higher res compared to there iPhone sisters and therefore would be a larger file size.

The higher download limit will also apply to audio and video podcasts.

With the Anouncment of the iPad yesterday came the release of the iPhone 3.2 SDK. One thing that has already been noted is the end of restrictions on apps that would normally be forced to depend on a WiFi connection.

This now paves the way for many apps such as Skype and other VoiP applications to finally release versions that can run on a 3G signal, rather than depending on WiFi.

For jailbroken users there has been a way around this for a while now in the form of 3GUnrestrictor, a paid app available from the Cydia store that allowed you to unrestrict apps on a per app basis.

This new move by Apple came to light yesterday when the makers of iCall, an App Store VoiP application, announced that they had now released their unrestricted version of their app.

This now means that the 3G iPad can be used to make phone calls when out of WiFi area. And it’s good news for non-jailbroken iPhone users too.

So after much hoping and lots of jailbraking by iPhone users (esp 2G and 3G users) Apple has approved a new app that allows us to record video on our 2G and 3G iPhones (3GS users your just lucky lol), and it comes in the form of iVideoCamera.

iVideoCamera is available from the app store at a cheap price of just 59p.

Like I said before the app allows you to record video but also save it straight to your camera role (really nice addition I might add). The app also allows you to share you vids via Facebook, Youtube, Vimeo and Twitter.

One thing I love about this app is that the makers Laan Labs have not messed us about in the description of the app they have told us just how it is:

They tell us it records about 3 frames per minute, they tell us we can record for 1 minute only and they say the resolution is low at 160 x 213.

But even though the app has these limitations I still love it, its great to be able to whip out the trusty iPhone and record the kids messing or the dogs in the park and then upload it straight to your favorite social network for all your mates to see.

Have a look at the quality for yourself from a video that I uploaded last night.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Tonight the Dev-Team have released a jailbreak for the 3.1 firmware but with a twist. The Jailbreak is only for the iPhone 2G, 3G and iPod Touch 1G.

The Jailbreak process is just for Mac users at the moment so windows users will have to wait until custom .ipsw files are made and uploaded by kind Mac users or till the Dev-Team release a windows program.

People considering using the Jailbreak will want to read the post by the Dev-Team carefully here.

Below is a quick snippet:

This is the low down on our tools for use with the 3.1 firmware from Apple, please read the whole post in full before attempting anything. Because of changes with Apple’s update techniques this will be a multipart release, starting with the initial release of PwnageTool for Mac OS X – this application supports the iPhone 1st Generation (2G), The iPhone 3G and the iPod touch 1G. NB: THIS DOES NOT SUPPORT THE 3GS OR NEW IPOD TOUCH. redsn0w for Mac OS X and Windows will follow sometime in the near future, please don’t bug us about it – we’ll release when we have something ready.

1. GOLDEN RULE:If you are using a 3G iPhone with ultrasn0w and rely on ultrasn0w to obtain cellular service, then you should only upgrade to 3.1 with a PwnageTool created .ipsw. – Stay away from Apple’s direct updates as described here and here please get up to speed on the whole subject by reading the information contained in these posts.
2. If you have an original iPhone (1st generation) then 3.1 unlock works with this PwnageTool release. iPhone 3G users upgrading to 3.1 will need to continue using ultrasn0w with a PwnageTool created 3.1 .ipsw
3. Please read all parts of this post before downloading and using these tools.
4. Read items 1, 2 and 3 again and again.
5. At the bottom of this post are the bittorrent files for the 3.1 capable version of PwnageTool.
6. This app is suitable for the recent 3.1 release.
7. This version of PwnageTool will NOT work for the iPhone 3GS.

PwnageTool WILL ONLY work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), Original iPod touch (1st Generation) and the iPhone 3G.