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The iPhone Pwnage Tool is now released! It’s not an official release with an official announcement, but the iPhone dev-team just wanted to get the tool out there. Go ahead and read more about it here.
If you downloaded all the files needed to get started, check out these useful guides to help you get started on “pwning” your iPhone/iPod Touch.
As you are in the process of pwning your device and come into a problem, make sure to read the comments from the blog entry of the iPhone Dev team. You can also check the forums from ModMyiFone. Other than that, have fun with your new “pwned” 2.0 iPhone/iPod Touch!
The iPhone Dev-Team has finally scheduled a time of the new Pwnage Tool release! A few minutes ago, the Dev-Team posted a new blog entry titled “Sundays”. What was the body of the entry?
We love sundays. We think you will too.
For those of you who don’t know, the new Pwnage Tool is suppose to be the god of all iPhone activating/jailbreaking/unlocking softwares. With this tool, 1st-gen iPhone owners will be able to activate, jailbreak, AND, unlock their phones WITH the 2.0 update. Meanwhile, iPhone 3G owners will only be able to activate and jailbreak their phones… no unlocking (yet).
So now let’s just sit back and relax until the next Sunday ticks closer to our life. There’s no doubt that the Pwnage Tool 2.0 release will create a big buzz all over the internet very soon. I just can’t wait until I see the magic this thing will do to my recently bought iPhone.
So it’s been over a week since I posted anything. Where have I been? Well, I’ve been living my life. But I guess you’re wondering why I haven’t been updating Slyvisions lately. The simple reason is (other than living my life) that I’ve been busy trying to get myself an iPhone from eBay. I know, I know, with all this iPhone madness, I must be the 1263423435th person to talk about this subject. But the thing is, I’m not trying to get the new iPhone 3G… I’m trying to get the 1st-gen iPhone (and recently just won an auction on eBay!).
Ok, so why did I “waste” my money on the first iPhone instead of getting the new one? To tell you the truth, the only reason major difference between the two phones is that the 3G iPhone is faster and has GPS capability. But I don’t have a contract with AT&T anyway and don’t plan to have one. What I do plan on doing is unlocking and “jailbreaking” my phone so that I can use it with my current SIM card. So the speed of the phone is already out of the question. GPS? Well, I actually love the GPS feature on the iPhone, but I already have a real GPS that is actually getting reception from a satellite.
The real big deal is the new firmware 2.0 update for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With all the cool applications you can download, the iPhone/iPod Touch can finally be what they were suppose to be in the first place. Some of you might be saying, “Oh I already have a ‘jailbroken’ iPhone/iPod Touch with hundreds of apps that I can download. I don’t need the 2.0 update”. That’s what I had said too at the beginning. But let me tell you something… the 2.0 update looks very promising and I think the apps from the App Store overpowers the apps from a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch. Or wait… did you know that you can soon have both an unlocked/jailbroken iPhone WITH the 2.0 update? More on that later.
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For those that have finally gotten an iPhone or iPod Touch, here’s a little guide for you to help you hack (Jailbreak) it. By jailbreaking your iPhone/iPod Touch, you will be able to install 3rd party software that will increase your productivity and add more fun to it (watch a video here to see an example of what you can do). I have watched video tutorials all over YouTube and read forums on how to Jailbreak, but they are not as easy compared to what I’m going to show you. By the way, I am not responsible for anything (bad) that happens to your iPhone/iPod Touch. Anyway, let’s move on.
Yup, you read that right. This video shows you how to charge an iPod with just an onion and electrolytes, which in this case is Gatorade. You might not have to charge your iPod like this in the future, but it’s just something cool to watch (and try).
Just like my other post on how to disable iTunes from popping up when your iPod is connected, this tip is something that everyone should already know. Anyway, people out there have iTunes but don’t know how to change the filetypes of their songs. Why would you want to change the default filetype of AAC (.m4a) to something else like MP3 or WAV, even though your iPod can already play those multiple formats? Answer: you might have some other digital music players that might not be able to play AAC files like your CD player for example. This is where the conversion helps. Easily convert your music within iTunes for quick compatibility for other music players other than your iPod. Here’s how to do it (if you don’t know how yet).
First, go to your iTunes preferences. Then click the “Advanced” tab…
In the sub-tabs, select “Importing”…
Choose the desired format…
Finally, on your music library right click the song/songs you want to convert by right clicking them, then choosing “Convert to…”. Depending on what you chose back in the Preferences, the filetype will show after “Convert to”. In this case it is AAC (.m4a).
Ever wanted to extract music from your iPod and copy them to your computer? Here are a few applications you can use to copy the music from your iPod. These are some recommended Mac and PC applications you can use for iPod music extraction.
PC- ephPod SharePod
Mac- iLinkPod iPodRip (free trial)
Know of other applications that extracts iPod music?
For those who has ever wondered how to stop iTunes from opening when you connect your iPod, here’s an easy solution. Now I know this is very self-explanatory, but there are a lot of people out there who don’t see or utilize this. After connecting your iPod to your computer, iTunes will open. On the device/ipod page of your iTunes, uncheck the box that says “Open iTunes when iPod is connected”. The next time you plug in your iPod, iTunes will no longer open unless you open it up yourself.
