Aug 25

To jailbreak an iPhone 3G, all the tutorials say something about Quickpwn. What is Quickpwn?

Question by Isabella:D: To jailbreak an iPhone 3G, all the tutorials say something about Quickpwn. What is Quickpwn?

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Answer by ScottRASC²
QuickPwn is the name of the software used to unlock & jailbreak iPhones & iPod touches. Though in this case it can only jailbreak the iPhone 3G.

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Aug 25

Tips & Tricks for your iPhone Camera

Tips & Tricks for your iPhone Camera

There are many reasons why individuals buy the Apple iPhone.  Whether you want to streamline your portable electronic devices, or if you want to have a convenient way to stay connected to your friends, family and business contacts, no matter why you have purchased the iPhone, you will find a way to make it perfect for you.  However, one of the greatest features about the iPhone is the 2.0 Megapixel camera that is attached to the phone.

Unlike other cell phone camera, the iPhone camera actually takes decent photos that are perfect for your MySpace page.  Yet, there are several tips to taking great pictures with your iPhone camera, and if you apply these tips to your iPhone than you will be able to take beautiful pictures with your cell phone.

The first tip that you need to remember about your iPhone camera concerns how it actually takes pictures.  If you have tried to take photos with your iPhone, than you may have noticed something was slightly off.  Unlike traditional digital cameras that have a two stage process to taking a photograph, the iPhone features a one-stage process.  Also, unlike traditional digital cameras that take the photo once you press the shutter button, the iPhone has a much different process.  When you press the shutter button of the iPhone, nothing happens, however, it is when you release the shutter button that the iPhone takes the photo.  This has resulted in many photo’s being slightly “off timing” because the users are not used to how this camera actually takes photos.

A great tip for taking a photograph with your iPhone is to press the shutter button, and then set up your shot.  After you are satisfied with what you are seeing, than you can release the shutter button to take the photograph.  Following this tip will allow you to take better composed photographs, as well as pictures that are properly timed.  The next tip for your iPhone camera is how you set up your contact list.  This tip is really fun and will make your contact list hilarious for you and everyone around you.  When you take photos of your contacts, you can set them to where they will appear when they call you.  A great way to have fun with this feature is to place your friends on one side of a glass screen and then place yourself on the other side.

Make your friend press their face up against the glass while you take the photo.  This will serve as an optical illusion, and when they call you it will look as if they are trapped within your iPhone.  If you are looking for a fun way to express yourself, and to just have a great time with friends, set up your contact list this way.  The iPhone has many different tips and tricks within it, however, the key is to simply experiment with these tips to make them work for you.  Perhaps the greatest aspect about the iPhone is the fact that it gives users the ability to customize and create a phone environment that is solely their own.

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Aug 25

iPhone App Available for Hillcrest Bank hMobile Banking

iPhone App Available for Hillcrest Bank hMobile Banking
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—-Hillcrest Bank hMobile banking is now accessible via a convenient iPhone app. Customers can now make routine online banking transactions via their iPhone after downloading the free app from the iTunes store.
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iPhone App Available for Hillcrest Bank hMobile Banking
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hillcrest Bank hMobile banking is now accessible via a convenient iPhone app. Customers may make routine Internet banking transactions after downloading the free app from the iTunes store.
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Aug 25

iPhone 4 launch at San Francisco Apple Store 122

iPhone 4 launch at San Francisco Apple Store 122
Iphone Stores
Image by Steve Rhodes

There were long lines when the iPhone 4 went on sale at 7 am on Thursday, June 24th

The line wasn’t as long by the time I returned to get a phone around 3 pm that afternoon, but I was warned the wait could be five hours

It turned out to be about three hours (which still was long enough that some people left the line even though they had reserved a phone).

Photos from the early line Tues & Wednesday

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Some of the photos on Demotix

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Aug 25

Best of FingerGaming: From Ghosts’n Goblins to iShoot 2

Best of FingerGaming: From Ghosts’n Goblins to iShoot 2
[Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming’s top news and reviews for Apple’s nascent — and increasingly exciting — portable game platforms, as written by editor in chief Danny Cowan and authors Tucker Dean, Jason Johnson, and Ryan Hibbeler.] This week, FingerGaming covers Capcom’s Ghosts’n Goblins: Gold Knights 2, Cash Cab: Las Vegas and iShoot 2, among other …
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Review: MotoGP 2010 for iPhone
I-Play’s MotoGP 2010 is an andrenaline-fueled, easy-to-play motorcycle racing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. While it’s great arcade fun, those looking to get the experience of real life MotoGP Motorcycle racing will be disappointed.
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Aug 25

iPhone Repair Service

iPhone Repair Service

I have no idea what happened to my iPhone. iPhone service personnel can only feel for customers that need their iPhones fixed. Most of the older style phones are not that expensive to replace unlike the iPhone. Replacing a broken iPhone by buying one sometimes just makes no sense. The authority in the world of the cellphone market is easily established by the Apple iPhone. The products that constantly come out from Apple is why the iPhone is taken the lead in the internet cellphone market. Globally, Apple has sold millions of iPhones worldwide since 2007. The iPhone surprisingly has not hit its full potential. Because of millions of iPhones globally, one day you may need some kind of iPhone repair service.

The 3G iPhone repairs has gotten easier thanks to Apple engineers. The funny thing about it is I see people try to open these all the time and do more damage to their iPhone. Many people watch a 2G repair video and think the 3G opens up the same way are finding repair shops to fix what they messed up on. So they may be doing a simple iPhone repair service job, turns into really doing more harm to their phone. In order to open the iPhone 3G, all you need to do is unscrew two small screws on each side of the charging dock. Now by using a suction cup, place it by the home button area and you will be able to lift the glass away from the iPhone. Once this is accomplished, you can do your iPhone repair service project on your iphone 3G.

The model 3GS iPhone is now the latest to hit the world market. The new 3GS is twice as fast as the 3G, has video capabilities and can store 32GB of data depending on which iPhone you bought. When opening these phones the main thing you have to realize is it opens up exactly like a 3G phone. So if you are doing a iPhone repair service on it, opening the iPhone 3GS is easily done by knowing how to open a 3G iPhone. When attempting repairs on the 3GS iPhone, realizing that the 3G components are similar is a plus. Also realize that 3G electronic parts are not interchangeable with the 3GS. Although the 3G and 3GS main parts look similar, connectors on the parts are different. Just be careful when ordering replacement parts, that you are ordering the right parts for the right model.

The 2G, 3G and 3GS have several similar repairs like a iPhone repair service. When trying a iPhone repair service make sure you know to keep the screws in order. The smallest screws are used on the iPhone and it would be a intelligent to remember where each screw came out from. The screws come in different sizes but since they are so tiny, it is hard to see which screw is which. Your screw planning will make your iPhone repair service simpler when rebuilding your iPhone back again. Just remember that when working with the iPhone, try not to force things if it does not fit. Parts are small and easy to break.

For the owners that fix their own iPhone just realize that finding parts can be costly and the hard part is trying to find a really solid supplier. When your iPhone breaks, getting the parts for your iPhone takes time. Locating a good supplier of parts for 2G, 3G and 3GS in your country is key. So when doing a iPhone repair service project, be careful picking a good in country supplier. The ideal way is to locate a supplier that sells parts to the public, but can help you with technical support for repairs also. How come? The big thing is that if you cannot complete doing your iPhone repair service, you will need an option to send them your taken apart iPhone, so they can finish the job for you. There are times when attempts to fix your own iPhone comes at a price too difficult to complete. You can easily break good parts while inside your iPhone and realize that it would be better to have someone complete the job for you. This is why you should put an effort into buying parts from a supplier that also can help with repairs just in case. I want the assurance that I have a company to fall upon just in case I cannot finish the iPhone repair service job.

The top iPhone replacement parts site that can take on your damaged iPhone and breath life back into it again would be iPhoneReplacementParts.com because they do both things services for me when I look for iPhone parts. I love it that they can sell me iPhone parts and give me the reassurance of finishing the job if I cannot complete the task. I know that if I was to fail at repairing my iPhone 2G, 3G or 3GS, I feel secure that I can send it to them to get my iPhone back up and running. So the next time you need a iPhone repair service I would think about it for your iPhones physical sake.

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Aug 25

Bomgar Releases New Remote Support Features for the iPhone and iPad

Bomgar Releases New Remote Support Features for the iPhone and iPad
RIDGELAND, Miss.—-Bomgar Corporation, the worldwide leader in secure, appliance-based remote support, today introduced the latest version of its Bomgar Appliance, which now offers new remote support features for devices using the Apple iOS platform, including the iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®.
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Meet your matchmaker, the iPhone
Checking email, reading the news, navigating a strange city – we use our iPhones for myriad critical daily activities. Now, you can use it to manage — and enhance — your dating life as well.
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Biz Buzz
Text a Librarian Have a research question that you can’t find by Google? Maybe you can find it with a text from your iPhone or cell phone. Customers now can text message and instant message their research questions to Tulsa City-County Library’s AskUs Hotline in addition to e-mailing, faxing and t…
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Aug 25

Angry Birds Movie Planned – Based on iPhone Application!

Angry Birds Movie Planned – Based on iPhone Application!
Hollywood has literally NOTHING left to offer audiences. It started with the remakes, then comic adaptations began to oversaturate the market, then 3D took over, followed by several ridiculous board game movies, and now…now they’re tackling game applications — iPhone game applications. According to Variety, a big screen version of Angry Birds is headed our […]
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Java lobby lowers Android and iPhone defenses
Help us to help you help us Carriers and handset makers are rallying to make it cheaper and easier to deliver applications on phones using the “official” brand of Java on mobile.…
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Google Goggles Future Includes the iPhone
Google will release an iPhone version of its currently Android-based Google Goggles app by the end of the year, Google executives said Monday.
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