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Apr 28, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 4:14 PM ET
Make your Mini more iPhone friendly
If you’re the owner of both an iPhone and a Mini Cooper, perhaps you’re frustrated with the current set up for plugging your iPhone into the car’s audio system. Todd Schneider was, so he took matters into his own Dremel-laden hands, hacking apart his Mini’s interior in order to provide...
Apr 3, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 1:27 PM ET
Linux and iPhone could be happy together, with your help
I'm not sure how large the intersection between Linux user and iPhone owner really is, but you might blame at least part of that on the fact that there's no way to use your iPhone with a Linux box. At least, yet. But Linux users are a hearty sort—they're not...
Jan 17, 2008 - Posted by Jason Snell at 1:39 PM ET
Two new jailbroken iPhone apps
Correspondent Chris Barylick reports: On Wednesday, the New Zealanders as Polar Bear Farm announced two native applications for jailbroken iPhones capable of running third party applications. The programs, referred to as ShowTime and Search, allow users to capture video and search through contact information, respectively. ShowTime, which is still in...
Jan 9, 2008 - Posted by Dan Pourhadi at 4:00 PM ET
ID that mysterious tune
The beauty of jailbroken iPhones is the ability for developers to demonstrate the amazing potential of native iPhone apps, inducing the salivation of mouths throughout the techie world. And indeed, some incredible examples of mobile possibilities have already hit the interwebs, like the neat-o PlayStation emulator I wrote about before....
Jan 8, 2008 - Posted by Jason Snell at 9:26 PM ET
iPhone Trojan: Let's be careful out there
Macworld's Jim Dalrymple reports that the first Trojan for the iPhone has been discovered. As originally discovered by modmyifone, this Trojan only works on phones hacked to use Installer.app. So stock iPhone users are safe, but users with hacked iPhones should be vigilant. Of course, you should be vigilant...
Dec 27, 2007 - Posted by Dan Pourhadi at 1:52 PM ET
Game on: PlayStation on your iPhone
In a mere two months, developers are supposed to get access to the famed iPhone SDK, which should let them develop a myriad of useful -- slash-freakin-sweet -- apps for our beloved iPhones/iPod touches. In the meantime, though, a team of brave guerrilla devs are fighting The Good Fight without...
Dec 18, 2007 - Posted by Christopher Breen at 1:05 PM ET
Jailbreaking OTB 1.1.2 iPhone
Not terribly long ago I provided instructions for jailbreaking an iPhone that had been upgraded to iPhone software version 1.1.2. In short order the comments area was choked with questions regarding iPhones that shipped with 1.1.2. Could they also be jailbroken? Seems likely to me, thought I, but am I...
Nov 16, 2007 - Posted by Christopher Breen at 3:44 PM ET
Jailbreaking iPhone 1.1.2
During the week's quest to install third-party applications on my iPod touch running 1.1.2 of the iPod software I was asked if the same technique worked with the iPhone. Nope. Try a simple downgrade to software version 1.1.1 from within iTunes and you're faced with a seemingly inescapable error. Fortunately,...
Oct 1, 2007 - Posted by Jonathan Seff at 6:11 PM ET
My iPhone is now an iPod touch (sort of)
So I spent much of last night and today trying to turn my bricked iPhone into something other than an emergency cell phone. I went through the various methods outlined on the Web for downgrading the firmware from 1.1.1 to 1.0.2 (knowing full well that having run a software SIM...
Sep 29, 2007 - Posted by Dan Frakes at 2:53 PM ET
Custom ringtone: I'm not (completely) dead yet.
We previously reported that the recent iPhone update (1.1.1) not only bricks unlocked phones and wipes out third-party software, but also disables custom ringtones--even those installed using iToner, which had previously survived such updates. However, it turns out that the update doesn't completely break custom ringtones. Apparently, iToner-installed ringtones...
Sep 28, 2007 - Posted by Jonathan Seff at 8:16 PM ET
Bricking my iPhone (updated)
I guess Apple was telling the truth. I decided to try the 1.1.1 iPhone update on my unlocked and hacked phone. The process went along just fine until the iPhone restarted. Then I got a message on the screen that I had an incorrect SIM. I took the SIM out...
Sep 17, 2007 - Posted by Jonathan Seff at 6:01 PM ET
Unlocking = confused voicemail
The same day that Cyrus Farivar wrote a guide to unlocking your iPhone (for free) on Macworld.com, I went through the unlock process myself, my first hacking of the phone. It worked perfectly, with only a slightly disconcerting red dot on my Phone icon. Perhaps the hardest part of the...
Sep 11, 2007 - Posted by Jason Snell at 2:52 PM ET
Apple's Joswiak: We're not out to get hackers
Apple's Greg "Joz" Joswiak met with PC Magazine writers yesterday to talk iPods and iPhone, and Sascha Segan of PC Mag's Gearlog blog has some tidbits, including some vaguely encouraging words about the state of the cold war between Apple and iPhone hackers. (Namely, that there isn't one.) I...
Sep 11, 2007 - Posted by Christopher Breen at 12:52 PM ET
Yet another ringtone tool
As my colleague, Dangerous Dan Moren, mentioned, the iTunes Store has turned on the ringtones feature. If you have the will and knowledge to make your own ringtones, Rogue Amoeba has entered the “do-it-yourself” ringtone fray with its free MakeiPhoneRingtone utility. It essentially puts a friendly face on the somewhat...
Sep 7, 2007 - Posted by Ben Long at 8:19 PM ET
iPhone Hacking Kit, the next generation
PLEASE NOTE THESE TECHNIQUES WERE POSTED IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND ARE ONLY APPLICABLE TO 1.0 VERSION IPHONES. In mid-August, I posted a detailed guide to hacking your iPhone here at iPhone Central. In those free-wheeling bygone days of iPhone hacking you customized and manipulated your phone using a combination of...
Aug 31, 2007 - Posted by Rob Griffiths at 11:33 PM ET
Installer.app makes iPhone mods simple
So the iPhone has been out for a couple months now, and I’ve pretty much left mine alone—no hacking of any sort, beyond trying out Ambrosia’s new iToner. Then today, fellow Macworld staffer Chris Breen pointed me to Nullriver’s Installer.app beta. Using this program, “hacking” your iPhone to support third-party...
Aug 23, 2007 - Posted by Dan Frakes at 1:53 PM ET
The iPhone is evil
At least according to Amber Schroader, CEO of forensic-software developer Paraben, interviewed for a Wired article about the iPhone and forensic evidence. You see, it appears that the e-CSI community can't extract forensic evidence from the iPhone in a way that guarantees the data hasn't been altered -- a...
Aug 20, 2007 - Posted by Dan Moren at 2:52 PM ET
When it comes to third party iPhone apps, who installs the installer?
Installing custom applications on your iPhone has just gotten a heck of a lot easier. While it'll still require a dive into the deep dark recesses of Terminal.app, the trip to the command line has just been reduced into a couple of quick commands. Nullriver created an Installer application for...
Aug 20, 2007 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:14 AM ET
iPhone hacking goes mainstream
On the one hand, it's nice to see iPhone hacking get a little mainstream attention in the form of an article in the Washington Post. Mike Musgrove's piece touches upon the Nintendo emulator designed by Stephen White, White's subsequent attempt to bring classic shooter Doom to the platform, and the...
Aug 16, 2007 - Posted by Christopher Breen at 2:16 PM ET
iPhone screenshooting improves
As I explained in iPhone Hacking For The Rest of Us, I've been busy gathering screenshots of the iPhone for an upcoming book. For this noble job I've used Erica Sadun's oh-so-handy Screenshot application, an application that runs on the iPhone that you trigger via Terminal and ssh. Grateful as...
Aug 13, 2007 - Posted by Jason Snell at 11:13 PM ET
iPhones out, Lights Off, game on!
Boy, if today isn't iPhone Hack Day. To cap it all off tonight, here it is: the first native game written just for the iPhone. No, this isn't a web app. It's Lights Off by Lucas Newman and Adam Betts, winner of second place in the Iron Coder contest at...
Aug 13, 2007 - Posted by Jason Snell at 8:29 PM ET
C4 conference: iPhone hacks aplenty
Comrade Moren has returned victoriously from Chicago, home of the C4 conference. He reports on the Mothership about the plethora of iPhone hacks at the conference. Of course, Mac developers are among the most passionate users of the platform, and that's no different when it comes to the iPhone. There...
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