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Fix: Missing BigBoss, ModMyi & ZodTTD Repo in Cydia

November 25, 2012 By 9 Comments
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A few weeks back, I jailbroke my iPhone running iOS 6.0.1 but was surprised to launch Cydia and find out that BigBoss repo was empty. I had no idea why this happened but then I saw ModMyi repo was also totally empty. Thinking it was just a temporary thing, I rebooted my phone, launched Cydia again to see that it was still pretty much the same. I ran a few queries on Google search, came up with some advice that didn't work. Honestly, without Big Boss repo, it seemed like the whole essence of jailbreaking was defeated. I tried adding back the source but Cydia wouldn't allow me. The source URL is http://apt.thebigboss.org/repofiles/cydia/ but unlike other sources, you can't add this to … [Read more...]

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6 Extremely Useful iPad Apps

November 22, 2012 By 12 Comments
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You must be looking for the best iPad apps after you have bought an iPad for yourself. The world of apps for the gadgets of Apple is growing bigger and better day by day. Many independent parties or individuals have started to develop several applications. Because of the increase in demand and supply, several websites are publishing some fantastic iPad apps. Along with that, many tech blogs like Gizmodo and Lifehacker are talking about iPad and its applications in most of the posts. Must Read: Cute and Weird iPad Accessories Covering all the free best applications of iPad in one single article is actually impossible. Therefore, this article discusses about some of the most popular iPad … [Read more...]

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Post Status Updates and Photos to Facebook Via iOS on iPhone / iPad / iPod touch

November 14, 2012 By 52 Comments
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While some speculated it's probably due to a fallout between Apple and Facebook, others assume that the Facebook application for iOS developers just didn't think it's necessary to show which device photos and status updates are shared from. Unlike Blackberry that shows something like "via blackberry" below posts shared through the phone's native Facebook app, the same doesn't appear on iPhones. Instead, it appears like you're sharing through your web browser instead of Facebook app. I'm not that sure it's a big deal if your posts displays "via mobile" or whatever since you're still actually on mobile but the truth is that quite a number of iPhone users would love to see their photos and … [Read more...]

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How to Unlock iOS 6.0.1 on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4

November 13, 2012 By 24 Comments
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If you haven't jailbroken your iPhone because you're not sure if iOS 6.0.1 could be unlocked, you probably should do it right now since Ultrasn0w Fixer unlocks most A4 devices. I've already jailbroken my iPhone and unlocked it and everything works fine. Right now, Ultrasn0w 1.2.7 won't unlock iOS 6.0.1 directly but with the aid of Ultrasn0w fixer, you can be sure your phone would be unlocked. This unlock works on the following basebands on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4: 04.26.08 05.11.07 05.12.01 05.13.04 01.59.00 06.15.00 If your baseband happens to be one of these, then you're lucky and you can definitely go ahead with this. I did this successfully on an iPhone 3GS and a couple … [Read more...]

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Jailbreak iOS 6.0.1 Untethered on iPhone 3GS. iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G Still Tethered.

November 7, 2012 By 32 Comments
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I didn't upgrade to iOS 6 because of several reasons. One of them being the bugs reported and the fact that Google Maps would be gone made me stick with iOS 5.1.1. Again, tethered jailbreak doesn't sound like a good thing and the most important reason I decided not to upgrade was because I may not be able to unlock the new OS. My phone totally relies on hacktivation to work and I didn't want to forfeit that with a iOS 6 upgrade. Anyway, iOS 6.0.1 was released a couple of days ago with bug fixes announced and I was curious to see what it looks like so I finally upgraded to iOS 6.0.1, jailbroke the phone and even unlocked it. However, I made sure I saved my SHSH blobs for 5.1.1 in case I need … [Read more...]

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TinyUmbrella Updated: How to Save SHSH Blobs

November 7, 2012 By 2 Comments
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With the new iOS 6.0.1, it's only right to save your SHSH blobs locally before upgrading to the latest firmware. Saving your SSH blob locally on your computer enables you to downgrade your iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch easily even when Apple stops signing that OS for your device. Cydia automatically caches your SHSH blob and once you launch Cydia, it should be right on the homepage but I'm the careful type who would rather have it on my hard drive. Who knows, Apple's next OS may be buggy as hell or rather not that easy to jailbreak and one might wish to revert back to the previous version which they may no longer be allowing at that time. As shown above, Cydia shows available SHSH blobs … [Read more...]

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How to use iPhone or iPad as USB Flash drive on Windows

October 20, 2012 By 10 Comments
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Quite a lot of people who just got an iPhone or iPad often wonder how to use the huge mass memory as USB flash drive instead of just for music, videos and apps. Connecting your phone through USB will only display your photo folder under "My Computer" and the drive is just a ROM (Read Only Memory), you can't write data into it. There are so many apps that lets you use your iPhone or iPad just like a pen drive but in most cases, you still need iTunes to move files between your mobile device and computer but no jailbreak is needed to do this. Some of these apps include: 1. iFiles ii. Phone Drive iii. USB Flash Drive All these apps work similarly but I personally use iFiles though … [Read more...]

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How to Make Your iPhone Run Faster

October 10, 2012 By 4 Comments
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With an iPhone 4s or iPhone 5, you probably won't find these tips particularly useful since you've got a whole lot of RAM to use but when you use an iPhone 3GS or 3G, you'll find your phone freezing at times. I once used an iPhone 3G and I can tell you that it sucked at times. If you don't manage your phone the right way, you may find occasions when your iDevice won't be as smooth as it should be. There are many things responsible for this and there are ways to rectify this and make you device faster. 1. Always close open apps Since iOS has no exit button you can simply tap to quit applications, you have no choice but to press the home key and minimize them, leaving them to run in the … [Read more...]

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