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How to Downgrade from iOS 6.0.1 to 5.1.1 Without Saved SHSH Blobs

December 28, 2012 By 19 Comments
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On a post I wrote earlier, I clearly explained how to save your SHSH blob before upgrading to iOS 6. Saving your SHSH blob locally guarantees an easy downgrade but in most cases, most people don't even bother about it before upgrading to the latest iOS version. As a matter of fact, I lost my saved SHSH blobs some days ago when I decided to format my hard drive. The latest Redsn0w version lets you downgrade from iOS 6.01 to iOS 5.1.1 without previously saving your SHSH blobs. Not everyone likes iOS 6 because there's no untethered jailbreak for newer devices yet and downgrading may be a great idea if you really want to get the most out of your device. However, before you use this method, … [Read more...]

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How to Backup Cydia Tweaks and Apps to .deb Packages on your Computer

August 23, 2012 By 13 Comments
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Something bad happens to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and you're forced to restore your firmware. You re-jailbreak, restore your apps through iTunes but all your Cydia tweaks are gone and you now start searching for them one after the other, installing them from Cydia and even forgetting to install some important ones. The worst scenario is when you forget the name of that tweak you had before restoring your iDevice. If only Cydia tweaks could be synchronized with iTunes... but we both know this is not possible for now. However I came across a Cydia application that does this perfectly and it works quite great. All my installed Cydia tweaks and applications were backed up and copied to my … [Read more...]

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How to Copy Selected Songs from Computer to iPhone / iPod / iPad Without iTunes

July 2, 2012 By 3 Comments
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iTunes can be a pain in the butt and if have thousands of songs in your library and only wish to copy a couple of hundred songs to your Apple device. If your playlist is not organized, going through all those songs, selecting the ones you want to sync and trying not to omit a couple of them can be really frustrating. As a matter of fact, I hate scrolling through my huge collection of songs trying to select the ones I want to have on my device. I wonder why Apple didn't make it a simple drag-and-drop process. Instead of using iTunes, I found  a much better software to manage my iPhone library. This works with iPad and iPod as well and it lets you easily select those songs you like and … [Read more...]

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Top 10 Cydia Tweaks & Apps to Customize Jailbroken iPhones / iPod

June 3, 2012 By 4 Comments
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With all the limitations that comes with iOS, jailbreaking can really turn your phone to yours and give you that chance to make it look (and even work) the way you want. From installing themes to special utilities that enhances your phone's performance, the unofficial Apple Store (Cydia) is loaded with lots of tweaks to customize your iPhone. There are so much but I came up with the top ten I personally use and recommend. 1. SB Settings If you're not using this Cydia app, you're definitely missing out. SBSettings is an application that lets you access all your important settings using a defined shortcut. By just swiping my fingers across the status bar, I'm shown the most used … [Read more...]

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How to Use Pwnage Tool for Windows (sn0wbreeze) to Build Custom iOS Firmware

May 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
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If you've previously jailbroken your iPhone, iPad Touch or iPad with iOS 4.2.1 and above and also upgraded your phone baseband to iPad baseband (6.15) you won't be able to revert back to stock firmware. The only reason you need to upgrade to iPad baseband is because iPhone baseband can't be carrier unlocked. iPad baseband will allow you to unlock your iPhone but you'll also be voiding Apple warranty and won't be able to restore back to stock firmwares directly from Apple. You can only restore your phone with custom firmware modified with Pwnage Tool but this software is only available for Mac. Sn0wbreeze for Windows does exactly what Pwnage Tool does and creates a custom IPSW file to … [Read more...]

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Jailbreaking iPhone – What it Means and Why You should Do it

April 22, 2012 By 2 Comments
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I wasn't an iOS freak until recently. I've always been a symbian addict and I never thought I would like iPhone till I decided to make a change and try it out. Compared to my hacked symbian phone, the iPhone looked useless the first day I got but I knew I had to jailbreak it to access all those hidden features. And since I'm the adventurous type, I can't use a phone I can't even customize. :) Wait a minutes, what does it mean to jailbreak an iPhone, iPad or iPod? In plain terms, jailbreaking an iPhone means breaking it out of its jail. This means removing limitations imposed by Apple on your device. It allows you to gain root access to the operating system of your iPhone / iPad / iPod and … [Read more...]

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Apple Knocks Another Quarter Out of the Park

January 25, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Tuesday morning brought good or bad news depending on which side of the Mac vs. PC debate you fall on. Apple announced its net profits for Q1, which began in October, were $13.06 billion. Yes, that's billion with a “b,” as in “But how could any company make that much money?” The answer to that question is found in a few different places. First of all, the company sold $37.04 million iPhones in the quarter. This accounts for a huge part of the company's record-shattering profits and flies in the face of many tech analysts who predicted the 4S did not possess enough of a “wow factor” to attract more customers. These predictions were undone in large part by Sprint's new complicity … [Read more...]

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