Jailbroken App Review: Infinidock

Jailbroken App Review: Snappy & SnapTap

Rating: 9 out of 10
Pros: Ridiculously easy to use. Inexpensive
Cons: Photo library load time could be quicker
Overall: Apple dropped the ball with not releasing applications such as these with the iPhone. Cutting down the opening of the camera app to a second is extremely efficient. Using the volume switch to take a photo allows you to focus on the shot and not where on the screen do you have to hold your thumb.

Both of the great add ons require a jailbroken iPhone and can be found in the Cydia Store for $1.99 and $.99.

Using a Wii controller to play games on the iPhone

This is basically a jailbroken iPhone running some third party applications (that Apple would not be too happy about) which allows it to be controlled by a WiiMote. Here’s what the video’s author, ZodTTD, wrote in the description:

“In this video I modified my mame4iphone release (available via my Cydia “Community Source” repo) to support a WiiMote controller via BlueTooth. This was able to be done by using the BTstack daemon which is also available via Cydia.

Note that I’m using an iPhone 3gs. You will need a device that supports BlueTooth such as an iPhone or iPod Touch other than the first gen.

I decided to use the buttons on the WiiMote for the video instead of it’s accelerometer. Both are a bit tricky to control. I’m looking forward to getting the PS3 controller working with my emulator releases next.”

If you want to keep up with ZodTTD’s experiments on the iPhone, subscribe to his YouTube channel.

Jailbreaking iPhone OS 3.1 ???

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Jailbreaking 3.0

This post was created by Pashyn

The iPhone Dev Team has recently released an updated version of RedSn0w (Mac & Windows compatible). The Jailbreak program now works with the iPhone 3GS, 3G, 2G, as well as the iPod Touch 2nd generation using OS 3.0.
Allegedly the Icy & Cydia troubles have been straightened out and iPhone 3GS owners should be able to unlock via Ultrasn0w after jailbreaking through RedSn0w.
Originally the iPhone Dev Team was going to hold out on providing the jailbreak until OS 3.1 was released. All in hopes of obtaining maximum users, as with the new 3.1 software update Apple would naturally patch the holes in the previous version. That strategy quickly became useless with the release of geohot’s purplera1n.

Same instructions for jailbreaking from the previous jailbreaks apply.

Jailbreaking 3.0

Keep reading this post for a detailed write up.
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iSmart Dialer – new revolution for the iPhone?

Your favorite dialer just got better! Now you can enjoy Search, Speed Dial and much more…

A new application called iSmart Dialer was released in 2 versions, for Cydia and for the AppStore (the first software with both versions ?) and they are far beyond any similar apps for the iPhone. With iSmart Dialer you get the familiar dialer but with new features that will just blow you away! These are some of the features:

• • Searching for contacts using the Keypads - the fastest way to find a contact and call (or send SMS or E-mail as you soon discover).

• • Speed Dial – Assign ‘Speed Dial-Favorites’ to keys 1-9 and you even get a nice pop-up (with the contact picture!) to “see before use”.
• SMS / E-mail from inside the dialer – No need to get out of the dialer for sending SMS or E-mail. The keypads are flipped (very nice) and you get an SMS or E-mail template (The SMS screen even has a Characters and Messages counter).
• Edit Contact – Again, no need to get out of the dialer screen – just press on a contact search result for 2 seconds for editing and information screen.
• Auto-Complete – When you’re dialing a number, the dialer auto-completes the number for you from you contacts list.
• Multi-Language support

The Cydia version adds all the new functionalities to the standard Mobile Phone, while the AppStore version also includes a complete replacement app for Mobile Phone with a new and cool design.

iSmart Dialer is available now on Cydia for 7.99 USD and FREE for a limited time on the AppStore !

Cydia Site | AppStore Site

Video Tip: VNC Server for iPhone

Veency provides a VNC remote desktop server for your iPhone, allowing you to connect to the shared screen of your handheld from any VNC client (PC). This video was created by Martin B.

Video Tutorial: Jailbreaking your iPhone

Here’s another great tutorial video from Martin B., one of the contestants in our Youtube Video Contest.

Jailbroken App Review: Backgrounder

Like the title says, this review is for a jail broken application. If your phone is jail broken, continue on. If your phone isn’t jail broken, it just might be after this post. It’s a common theme that I like applications that accomplish things that Apple should have done in the first place. Multi-Photo Email comes to mind. So I know you guys remember Apple saying in the 2.0 update there was going to be push notification? What ever happened to that? Exactly. Nothing, nada, zilch. Once again, a jail broken application has stepped in and solved a problem that Apple has decided not to add. Backgrounder does exactly what it says it does. It allows certain applications to do such (run in the background). While not truly giving you push notification, it does allow updates or notifications to come through while the app is closed.

How does it do it? Opening the Backgrounder program enables it. To enable it in an application all is needed is to hold down the home button for a second or two. The above pictured message appears stating that it has been activated. In essence this keeps the application running in the background, freeing up the phone to do something else.

I cannot explain in words how much this app has helped me personally. Don’t you hate playing games and then you get a phone call, only to kick you out of your game? I do. With Backgrounder, just enable the game before you start playing. So when a call does go through, take it, then go back to the game once your done. Backgrounder also works with IM. BeeJive IM is awesome with push notifications. I know BeeJive works with push notifications through MobileMe, but what if you don’t have it. Problem solved. And the same way you enabled Backgrounder, you can deactivate it. Just hold down the home button for a few seconds and a pop up will tell you its done, and quit. Available in Cydia today! So go jailbreak your phone already, I cannot give you anymore reasons to do so…  well maybe I can.