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How to video: Jailbreak & Unlock your iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G running iOS 4 and 4.0.1 in 10 minutes or less

Mauro Dalu

A hacker who uses the handle “comex,” a member of the iPhone Dev Team, released the new jailbreak system through a website, jailbreakme.com. Users can visit the site from their iPhone browser to execute the jailbreaking process: no connection to a Mac or a PC is required, everything happens in a few minutes and he process runs completely on the device.

Continue reading to learn more about jailbreakme.om and to get step-by-step instructions on how to jailbreak and unlock your own iPhone!

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Jailbreak & Unlock your iPhone: now legal in the US

Mauro Dalu

On July 26 the US government announced new rules that make it officially legal for iPhone owners to “jailbreak” their device and run unauthorized third-party applications.

Unlocking a smartphone for use on a different carrier then you got it with has been legal in the US (thanks to a DCMA exception) as well as in Europe for some time now. The bad news for iPhone users is that Apple and AT&T do not provide any way to officially sim-unlock the devices…

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iPhone 4 reception issue: myth or fact? Design flaw or software issue?

Mauro Dalu

If you’re left handed like me, forget being able to use an iPhone 4 without a case. Here are the myths and facts about the iPhone 4 reception issues. I’ve been thinking of how Apple could resolve the issue with a software update: they could determine how you’re holding the phone, perhaps thanks to the new gyroscope, and prompt you to hold it properly… like in the picture.

If you haven’t followed the events lately, here is a brief summary for you…

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iPhone iOS 4: watch out designers! Apps icons display changes: no more transparency.

Mauro Dalu

I was so busy checking out the new iOS 4 features like folders and wallpapers, it took me a while to realize that the icons that used to be transparent now draw a black rounded-corners square behind the icon.

This is most certainly because the new wallpapers implementation draws shadows and glows around the icons to increase the readability and make the icons “pop out” independently of the image you set as your background.

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