Before the iPhone OS 3.0 software update, you were required to send text messages, and visit websites before being able to connect to any of AT&T’s 20,000+ Country-wide free wireless hotspots.Now that iPhone software update 3.0 has been released to the public, sporting auto-wifi-connectivity, this previously-too-long of a process has been shortened down to simply [...]

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Day 1 of 2009, The Dev-Team launches their official, long-awaited iPhone 3G unlock. They call it, yellowsn0w. It’s not fully functional, but it is working. This release is named 0.9 beta, thus the official 1.0 release shouldn’t be too far off now.
For those in the wonder, yes, this release will work with the iPhone’s latest [...]

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App Generator from AppLoop makes it easy to convert your site to a mobile app in less than two minutes.
AppLoop is a new service that allows anyone with a web browser and RSS feed to create an application, and submit it to the App Store, without having to write a single line of code. The [...]

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TUAW’s Erica Sudan… err, wait, Ars Technica’s Eric Sudan, I mean, has released yet another phenomenal book of glory.
This one, which aims especially closely to those whom are interested in learning how to program an iPhone application, is available via .PDF for now, and will soon be availble in book format.
For programming books, .PDF versions [...]

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Today was a good day. Events seemed to conspire and collude around a number of things, all of them good, all of them seeming to mesh rather nicely. Everything I touched was turning to gold — or at least something that looked a lot like gold and was very pretty anyway so its [...]

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Just recently get yourself an iPhone? Or maybe you’re thinking of buying one of Steve’s upcoming 3G iPhones and you have a feeling you’ll be a horrible typer with the iPhone’s touch screen keyboard? No problem. TypingWeb will help you become a quicker typer, may it be on your desktop computer, or on your newly [...]

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According to iPhone/iPod Touch hacker Jonathan Zdziarski, refurbished iPhone’s may contain the personal data of previous owners of the device.
“A verified detective from the Oregon State Police notified me this afternoon that an out-of-the-box refurbished iPhone he purchased contained recoverable personal data including email, personal photos, and even financial information which he was able to [...]

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The iPhone is not only a photo viewer, media player, gaming device, digital camera, internet tablet, and cellphone. No, it is also a membership card holder.
Albert Alberts has come up with a novel way to rid his wallet of said membership cards with his iPhone. He scanned all cards, front and back, and uploaded them [...]

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iPhone Atlas has recently posted a story in regards to a fix for those who have been having issues saving images via the iPhone’s built in Camera application. It is being said that there are a select few of you out there who go to save an image right after taking a photograph, and can’t [...]

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According to Erica Sadun of TUAW.com, AT&T is now offering a data-only iPhone plan for $19.95 per month. With this plan, you literally get “unlimited” data transfer using the iPhone’s EDGE internet (and possible the next generation iPhone’s 3G internet, too).
Keep in mind, this data-only plan will only get you the internet part of your [...]

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Jonathan Zdziarski, one of the top-known iPhone/iPod Touch hackers, talks about the safety concerning issue on his blog.
“As part of my work on a forensics toolkit for the iPhone, I decided to push my test device to the limits and see whether user data could survive a full restore in iTunes. […] I first deleted any backups [...]

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When TiVo worked with Crestron (the home automation company) to provide integration between your DVR and your wall control panels, they actually opened up a door for people to control your TV with just about any computer. All you have to do is telnet into your TiVo via port 31339 and type in some commands. [...]

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So you want two phone numbers, aye? One phone number just not cutting it for ya?… No worries. Uneasy Silence has got the solution for you!
There is actually more than one way to get your iPhone to have two phone numbers – the all AT&T (hacked and unhacked) method, and the mixed network method.
Before getting started, you will [...]

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iPod Touch Fans member Totally 1337 recently made a post on the community forums, explaining how to upload ‘hidden’ videos onto your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Needed:

OpenSSH
MobileFinder
avPlayer
“Secret” videos
WinSCP

Steps:

SSH into \Applications
Copy your video into this folder
On your iPod, install MobileFinder and avPlayer
Open MobileFinder on your iPod and go to \Applications
Click on the video
Hit “modify”
Click “Open With” and click [...]

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