iPod Touch 3G was launched a couple of months back with improved Processor and Graphics Capabilities (32Gb/64Gb). But along with that, they came with the 3.1 Firmware which prevented Jailbreaking.

A sort of temporary (tethered) Jailbreak is now available for iPod Touch 3G. Jailbreaking an iPod unlocks a lot of possibilities such as Custom Themes, some cool Apps and ahem *cracked games* too.

Blackra1n RC2 now supports Jailbreaking of the iPod Touch 3G 8Gb along with 32 and 64Gb variants.

Follow this guide to Jailbreak your iPod Touch 3G :

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(PC Users)

1. Connect your iPod Touch to the PC and make sure its detected by iTunes.

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Augmented Reality based applications are fast showing up with mobiles getting equipped with Accelerometers, Digital Compass and GPS.

The iPhone 3GS has a inbuilt Digital Compass which led to such apps showing up in the App Store these days.

Layar is a new AR based App which uses GPS location and internet data to layer information on the screen over live footage.

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NBA Live is the an upcoming offering in the Sports Game genre by Electronic Arts for the iPhone. EA released a few screenshots to showcase its graphics and gameplay. And let me say that these are one of the best graphics I’ve ever seen on the iPhone.

According to EA, the game will deliver the “most realistic 5-on-5 action” for the iPhone. Continue reading »

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The default Messages Application in the iPhone is pretty good but theres no way of knowing whether you’ve reached the Word limit for 1 SMS.

To effectively manage this problem, there’s a small hack available that adds a Word count to the Default Messages.App (SMS App).

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The iPhone has opened up limitless possibilities and ideas for Developers. The things which you could do with the iPhone are countless!

Here’s a concept I came upon by Ocean Observations which proposes a new way of using the iPhones Home Screen for navigation.

Their concept of the modified Springboard utilizes the Coverflow Mode for browsing of Apps within Springboard.

To better understand check out this video of their Concept : Continue reading »

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There’s really no limit to what developers can come up with these days for the iPhone. Just when you though that there’s an App for every possible category and task, comes this App which doesn’t fail to amaze you!

Viper SmartStart from Directed Electronics is an iPhone-compatible remote starter capable of warming up or cooling down a car.

SmartStart can be used to remotely lock or unlock the doors, pop the trunk or even sound the car alarm !

“Our customers have consistently told us that the two most important features in a remote starter are range and user interface,” Directed Electronics president Kevin Duffy said in a statement. “We developed the Viper SmartStart in response. Range is virtually unlimited, and iPhone owners can use the elegant touch-screen interface they already carry in their pocket.” Continue reading »

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The iPhone and iPod Touch have most of the features any Music device should have. But many people missed an FM Radio. Well there seems to be some good news for FM lovers.

Apple was always reluctant to include a FM Radio in their iPod lineup but with the inclusion of  FM Radio in their latest iPod Nanos opened up hopes for inclusion of FM in other Apple devices too.

The current iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G have a FM Receiver Module, just that theres no software to make use of it.

Apparently Apple is waiting for the integration of Apple Music Store and FM App so that users can buy the Song which they like while listening to FM.

This is not the first time that Apple has decided to keep a feature locked, Apple had previously kept some features hidden initially like the iPod 2Gs Bluetooth. It was 10 months later that Apple decided to make use of the Bluetooth feature.

As to how long will it take for the Official Radio.app to launch is best known by Apple itself. We all can just cross our fingers and wait for the Best!

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iPhone has been the only device where you can get almost any application you want. Pick a task and you have an App for that!

The iPhone also had its share of Image Editing applications but none provided much detailed editing of Images.

Adobe the company behind the most widely used PC/Mac based Professional Photo Editing software – Photoshop has now made available a free to use Mobile based version of Photoshop! Continue reading »

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The Pwnage Tool to Unlock iPhone OS 3.1 for the 2G and 3G has just been launched by the Dev team. But that is MAC only at the moment. But sizlopedia.com has provided links to a Custom Firmware Created with Pwnage which you can directly install using iTunes.

iPhone 3G Owners Download these Files and Update/Restore using iTunes to get a 3.1 Unlocked iPhone :

http://rapidshare.com/files/28094968…ated.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28095172…ated.part2.rar

After you restore your iPhone 3G to the above Firmware, you’ll need to Unlock it using Ultrasn0w.

To install Ultrasn0w follow :

1. Open Cydia > Manage > Sources.
2. Click Edit and then, Add on the top left.
3. Type repo666.ultrasn0w.com
4. After refresh, go to Search and Search for Ultrasn0w (Zero w) and install it.

iPhone 2G Owners Download these Files and Update/Restore using iTunes to get a 3.1 Unlocked iPhone :

http://rapidshare.com/files/280917147/_2G__iPhone1_1_3.1_7C144_Custom_Restore_768mb_Activated_Unlocked.part1.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/280919877/_2G__iPhone1_1_3.1_7C144_Custom_Restore_768mb_Activated_Unlocked.part2.rar

Thats it. Just restore your Firmware to the above downloaded custom firmware 3.1 and you’ll have an Unlocked and Jailbroken 3.1 iPhone 2G.

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The one thing that’s a must these days with the world getting online and information pouring in from everywhere is -  getting all your data mobile and always accessible no matter where you are!

People now a days work on several computers and other devices and it becomes quite difficult for them to manage, streamline and keep all their data synced at one place.

All that trouble is a thing of the past now with the introduction of Cloud Computing and file sharing softwares. Egnyte is a major player and a very widely recognized provider for Online Demand Cloud Computing.

Egnyte Local Cloud is an always available online data storage from the On Demand File Server.

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