How to tethered jailbreak iOS 6.1.3 on pre-A5 devices

Apple has just released iOS 6.1.3 final version ( here you will find direct links to download) and time record was already published the first tethered jailbreak for this firmware, compatible, as usual, only with pre-A5 devices Apple. So let's see how to install Cydia on iOS 6.1.3 using Redsn0w.

Warning:  this procedure, as specified above is dedicated to all developers with pre-A5 devices, namely all those who own an iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch Fourth Generation updated to iOS 6.1.3 original. The procedure should not be followed by absolutely anyone who owns an iPhone SIM-locked and is not compatible with other Apple iOS devices that differ from those mentioned above.

Step 1:  Download and install iOS 6.1.3 on your device (it does not matter if you update from iTunes or directly from your iOS device).

Step 2:  Download RedSn0w 0.9.15b3 from  this page .

Step 3:  Make sure you have the file on your computer to iOS 6.0. If you do not have it, download it from our  download section .

Step 4:  Connect your device to your computer and set it into DFU mode.

Step 5:  Open RedSn0w and make sure that your device is in DFU mode recognized by the program.

Step 6:  Click on Extras> Select IPSW and select the firmware 6.0 that we talked about earlier. The firmware should be easily recognized by Redsn0w.

Step 7:  Go back to the main page of Redsn0w and click on "Jailbreak". So will start the jailbreak process.

Step 8:  Make sure you have ticked the "Install Cydia" and then click Next to proceed.

Step 9:  Once the jailbreak, your device will reboot.

Restarting in tethered mode
Step 10:  Set your device in DFU again.

Step 11:  Return to the menu Extras> Select IPSW and select the file back to iOS 6.0. If you do not do this, boot tethered your device will fail.

Step 12:  In the Extras page click on Just Boot and follow the signs.

Step 13:  When you restart your device you will see un'ananas on the display of the device.

Step 14:  Once the reboot is complete, your device will be unlocked and properly update to iOS 6.1.3 using RedSn0w 0.9.15b3.

Scans, detects, and saith Prizmo 2

The text recognition (smartphone) cameras not yet achieved to some extent the results of conventional scanners. For 'Quick & Dirty' That's enough now, however loosely. And the benefits are obvious.

Prizmo (€ 5.49; universal; App Store link ) was found for the first time in December 2010 on my iPhone. Version 2.0, since yesterday in the download directory, dispels some dusty UI elements. A brief mention is overdue.

The software scans, detects, and speaks, but the user starts out of the way. An annoying dialogs and pop-up menus was saved - Maccessibility praises (voiceover) Accessibility.

From (white) photographed (web) texts (for example from an iPad) or from paper books produced excellent results. Magazine articles that paint black text on a colored background, it turns a precise words finding the color from the image. The manual post-processing is simple and understandable.

Partial raises the individual text boxes in their software (logical) order by each other - and this can be corrected by hand. Plows through the flowing text app reliably. If the detection rate, does the automatic translation and the reading with the help of additional speaker (I have each € 2.69 for the German voice of 'Julia' and the British speaker 'Graham' nachgeworfen).

Exports as a pure text document fails in the current version German umlauts. If you copy the lines of text to the clipboard, however, come in the target app also ä, ö and ü. This bug I have slipped the developer team.

My desktop scanners despite Prizmo still (long) is not used for a fast OCR digitization (on the road) but the 5-euro-application on the iPhone and iPad the perfect complement.

How to retrieve the passcode iPhone

Every iPhone has the ability to use a "passcode" - a four-digit number that must be entered to remove the iPhone from standby when your screen is locked. If you are the original owner of the iPhone and forgot the passcode you chose initially, you can simply retrieve the passcode by connecting your iPhone to the computer that was originally used to activate it.However, it does not help if you bought the phone used and is not the original owner. Put your iPhone in recovery mode to restore it and delete the access code.

1. Connect the iPhone to your computer using the USB cable.

2. Press and hold the power button on the iPhone. The screen will change asking you slide the screen to turn it off. Do it.

3. Press the power button and the home button (the center) simultaneously. The device will turn on again. After a few seconds, the screen will change to a warning triangle. This means that the iPhone is in recovery mode.

4. Open iTunes and click on the iPhone icon on the left side of the screen. Make sure that the tab "Summary" is selected and scroll down until you can see the "Restore" button. Click it.

5. Click "Do not back up" and then "Restore". The iPhone will be restored to its factory settings, so will the access code deleted. Remember that this process will also remove any other data from the iPhone, including music, contacts, notes and e-mails saved.

How to make your iPhone battery last longer?

Many iPhone users are annoyed by the short battery life when the phone is used excessively. Fortunately, Apple recommends some steps you can follow to help your iPhone to retain battery power for longer periods of time.

1. Keep in touch closest to room temperature. It is considered room temperature 22 º C and your iPhone can function perfectly in temperatures between 0 º and 35 º C. At best, your battery will operate between -20 º and 45 º C; any temperature above or below this range will permanently damage the battery capacity to hold a charge.

2. View usage statistics of your iPhone to know that the battery is discharging. Go to "Settings", "General", "Use", and see the usage time and standby time. If your iPhone has been in use longer than expected and you have not used it, there is something running in the background that is consuming the life of your battery.

3. Use the Auto-Brightness mode iPhone, completely or reduce the brightness of your screen, to help maintain battery life. The iPhone uses a lot of battery power to illuminate the LCD screen, then keep the brightness low preserves the battery. The automatic brightness uses your iPhone camera to detect the amount of light the place and adjusts the screen brightness according to the light spot. To configure, go to "Settings", "Brightness", and activate the Auto Brightness. To reduce the brightness of the screen, go to "Settings", "Brightness" and reduce the brightness level to a lower setting.

4. Disable Service Receipt of Notification from Apple, which is used by Apple's App Store to send automatic notifications of data updates. It is normally little used and disable it reduces the battery discharge. Disable the "Settings" and "Notifications".

5. Turn off bluetooth. Unless you have a bluetooth device that is constantly in use, leave the bluetooth enabled consumes the battery of your iPhone. Go to "Settings", "General" and put the bluetooth as "Inactive".

6. Disable your connections Wi-Fi and 3G and use the "Airplane Mode" iPhone when not needing to make or receive calls or data. Even if your iPhone is in standby mode, Wi-Fi and 3G still running in the background consuming precious battery life. Configure your iPhone to receive data and update your e-mail less frequently.

7. Allow the battery to fully charge and fully discharge at least once a month. This ensures that the battery keeps the electrons moving in its lithium-ion battery.

How to transfer iPhone backup from one computer to another?

Switching to a new computer often requires many backup disks, software installations and use of software for data transfer to successfully move all the data. With the iPhone, however, only need to connect it to the new computer and sync. You can also find previous backups of the backups folder in mobile applications, which can also be copied to the new computer.

1. Connect the iPhone to your computer.
2. Open iTunes. For Macs, click on the "iTunes" on the desktop, or click "Go" at the top of the page and select "Applications" from the dropdown menu. For PCs, click "Start," select "All Programs", choose "Apple" and then click "iTunes".
3. Click the name of the iPhone under the Devices section in the iTunes sidebar. Click the "Restore" button and then "Backup" to backup the phone on the new computer.
4. You can also copy, previously, backup files from iPhone. Click the icon of the "Finder" on the desktop and then the "Start" icon in the sidebar. Open the "Library," then "Application Support", "MobileSync" and select "Backup" to access the files.
5. Insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive of your old computer and click the icon "Finder". Drag the folder "Backup" for the CD icon on the sidebar. Click the icon and then on the cd "Burn" button.
6. Remove the disk from the computer and insert it into the drive of the new computer. Open the "Finder" icon and click on the CD drive to see the Backup folder. Drag the folder to the same location that was on the old computer, which is "Library | Application Support | MobileSync | Backup".

[Rumor]Apple iWatch is Coming this Summer?

When Apple launched the iPod nano in a square, so small that it could be used as a wristwatch (with special accessories ), many people loved the idea and purchased specially for use as nano watch. But just when it seemed that the company would invest in this type of gadget, she inadvertently changed the design of the iPod nano and now it's not possible to have "a watch from Apple."

In recent days, however, an increasing number of rumors about a possible manufacturing a real smart watch branded apple, which would integrate with the iPhone and iPad via bluetooth.

And things get serious when the CEO of Pebble , the project clock that already exists, responds this way about a possible acquisition of the company by Apple: I can not comment anything about it, unfortunately.

According to some rumors (unconfirmed) already exist to a team of 100 people within Apple, caring only for this project.

The idea is great and we all want one, but Apple would need before resolving some technical issues for the product to become something really ready for mass consumption (and not just among geeks). An example is the battery life, because nobody wants to need to take the clock every day of the wrist to carry it. The pebble uses an ePaper screen, which helps a lot to save on battery consumption, but still functions require quite processor. Will the consumer accept having to take the watch to load even just once a week?

[via BlogdoiPhone.com]

Apple has its iOS 6.1 beta 5

You know, Apple polishes since last November the next version of iOS labeled iOS 1.6.

We waited for a few days or even a beta release a final (GM) since the previous beta 4 is "périmait" January 28. It is finally the night that Apple has offered to beta 5 , which apparently it is also probably the final version.

Like any beta version, it should normally be available only to registered developers but it seems that this time, it is installable by any user machine iOS compatible. A sign that he would in fact much of the final version, for which no official release date is not yet disclosed.

But that's not all, in addition to some new mentioned in previous articles , some devs on Twitter as @ Neal noted the presence of references to memory extended to 128 GB (against a current maximum of 64 GB on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch).
[via iphon.fr]

How to Perform Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 6.1 beta 5

It is now available the  fifth beta of iOS 6.1 for developers . If you have already downloaded and installed the new update and you are also the developers of the world Cydia, you'll be pleased to learn that you can already perform tethered jailbreak of the new version of the system using Redsn0w on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod touch fourth generation.

Warning:  This procedure as specified above is for all developers in possession of devices pre-A5, gold anyone with iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch fourth generation upgraded to iOS 6.1 beta 5. The procedure should not be strictly observed by those who have an iPhone SIM-locked.

• Step 1:  Download and install iOS 6.1 beta 5 on your device. If you are a developer, you know how. If you are not developers, wait for the final release of iOS 6.1.
• Step 2:  Download RedSn0w 0.9.15b3 from  this page .
• Step 3:  Make sure you have on your computer the file of iOS 6.0. If you do not have it, download it from our  download section .
• Step 4:  Connect your device to your computer and set it in DFU mode.
• Step 5:  Open RedSn0w and make sure that your device is in DFU mode recognized by the program.
• Step 6:  Click on Extras> Select IPSW and select the firmware 6.0 that we talked about earlier. The firmware should be recognized easily from Redsn0w.
• Step 7:  Go back to the main page of Redsn0w and click on "Jailbreak". So will start the jailbreak process.
• Step 8:  Make sure you have checked the "Install Cydia" and then click Next to proceed.
• Step 9:  Once the jailbreak, your device will reboot.
• Step 10:  Set your device in DFU again.
• Step 11:  Return to the menu Extras> Select IPSW and select the file back to iOS 6.0. If you do not do this, the boot tethered your device will fail.
• Step 12:  In the Extras page click on Just Boot and follow the signs.
• Step 13:  When you restart your device you will see un'ananas on the display of the device.
• Step 14:  After the reboot, your device has been correctly updated and released to iOS 6.1 beta 5 using RedSn0w 0.9.15b3

[Image and article via iPhoneitalia]

Photopoll: How to Create Polls Photo on an iPhone

TenFarms has released a new application, Photopoll, which allows the sharing of photos with which we will create surveys where other users will vote to choose the preferred response.

Photopoll is the first application that allows users to aggregate and share multiple photos to create an immediate vote. Allows users to select between 2 and 5 photos from your device, from Amazon.com and Instagram, which are then shared on a central server where friends and other users Photopoll may vote for their favorites.

We can get immediate feedback on a range of new shoes, on which dress to buy, choose which album or what hair style is best for us. In short, for any doubt you can just create a poll on Photopoll, to help you select will think the other people around the world.

[image and article via iPhoneItalia]

MegaPhone: taking notes on the iPhone and iPod Touch

It's always him, the same interface, a few extra features and new name. Let's talk about iPhoneDrive , renamed for the occasion MegaPhone 1.5.

This software product from Ecamm acts essentially as an intermediary between us and our iPod Touch / iPhone , allowing us to quickly move photos, songs and information as if they were banal USB storage devices, with the advantage that a convenient interface we further simplifies the task.
This latest version MegaPhone introduces the ability to edit notes stored on the device and add new ones starting simply from a text file, PDF or Word documents. In short, it fills a gap left by Apple that considerable certainly will be useful to anyone who wants to use "seriously" on your iPhone / iPod Touch as an organizer. Too bad only need to restart the device after each addition or deletion.
MegaPhone is cool fresh release and costs $ 19.95. Available to all, a demo is available to download on this page .
[Via MacWorld ]

Palm OS emulator for iPhone and iPod touch

A premise: This article is a high rate of nostalgia. Nostalgia for those - and there are many among MacUser - who have owned, used and "consumed" at least a Palm Pilot, have connected the serial cable to a Performa fingers crossed hoping to get a sync, have "sanded" the pen to avoid scraping the delicate touch-screen, have your Palm connected to the phone via infrared, spent the night in front of a small B / W screen backlit in green.

It seems a century has passed since then (and in computer terms it really is), but now there is hope that all the huge database of programs and utilities for Palm OS - many simple, but some still unsurpassed for comfort and "cunning" - can be used through the sophisticated Multi-touch for iPhone and iPod touch .
All thanks to StyleTap , software house that already produces a Palm OS emulator for Windows Mobile devices, and which has made ​​a beta of this emulator for OS X Mobile, whose operation is shown in the video above.
Now, the company has now committed to the production of this software, nor has launched a program of public beta testing: it all depends on the characteristics of the official SDK (which we hope is not imminent and belated) and, above all, the interest that raise this solution.
's up to you, therefore, commit to promote their birth; paraphrase an old saying: "Nostalgic of the world, unite!"
[Via TUAW]

Reviews of iPhone Back to 2007

Prior to the IT fair " Macworld 2007 "seethed the rumor mill. Would Steve Jobs († 2011) as part of the traditional opening speech (keynote) announce big? And indeed, after the former Apple boss had provided the audience with a couple of rather irrelevant news, came the bombshell. Jobs took a smartphone out of your pocket, which on the front had only one button and operate almost entirely by finger gestures made. The fans in the hall of locked, the bosses of the cell phone companies should have become queasy at the moment. Jobs showed what was a milestone in the smartphone development;. The industry at the time had no equal in the pan "This must apps missing on any iPhone."

R.I.P. Steve Jobs († 2011)

The reactions were quite different: Manufacturers talking either the chances for the small iPhone or trying desperately to catch up with their own touch-screen models. This was achieved in the following years only partially, because the established smartphone operating systems, such as "Java" or "Windows Mobile" were unsuitable for touchscreen use. Episode: Market shares were flutes. For years, former top dogs such as Nokia, Motorola and RIM are fighting for a place in the sun - so far in vain.

Studies and sales figures show that, especially a company has been able to offer Apple Paroli: Samsung recognized the signs of the times and continued after the release of the iPhone on similarly styled models and developed by Google "Android" operating system. Devices such as the bestseller " Galaxy S3 "prove that Samsung has done its homework. Contrast, other manufacturers like Nokia, Motorola, and RIM (Blackberry) continue to fight poor sales figures.

[via computerbild.de]

How to Emulate iPhone to PC

You're building a website or a web app and want to test its compatibility with iPhone ? If you do not have a real "melafonino", you can also do it using one of the many emulators available on the Internet.

What are they? How do you use? I'll tell you right away. Give me five minutes of your time and eventually you'll discover how to emulate iPhone to PC in order to test all your creations on your smartphone from Apple but does not have one.

If you're on Windows and want to know how to emulate iPhone on PC , one of the best solutions that you can rely on is MobiOne . It is a program that can develop applications for the iPhone and other mobile platforms including iPhone emulator to test software and Web sites are not free but is available in a trial lasting 14 days.

Finally, if you have no great pretensions and would like to emulate the iPhone on PC only to find as it appears on your site / blog on the Apple smartphone, you can take advantage of the ' Online iPhone Simulator , a free online service that does not require installation of any software PC allows you to view any website in the style of the iPhone.

Finally, if you have no great pretensions and would like to emulate the iPhone on PC only to find as it appears on your site / blog on the Apple smartphone, you can take advantage of the ' Online iPhone Simulator , a free online service that does not require installation of any software PC allows you to view any website in the style of the iPhone.

It is very well done graphically and allows you to test different models of virtually "melafonino" iPhone 3G , iPhone 4 , iPhone 5 and other devices, such as iPad and Samsung Galaxy S3 . Have fun!

[via virgilio.it]

Hot iOS 6 Tips - Panoramic on the iPhone 4S Camera

Last year, some developers they discovered a hidden function in iOS that allowed him to take panoramic pictures with the iPhone camera, directly into the native Camera app. At the time, we got to test the function, which was still crude and imprecise.

With iOS 6, Apple finally decided to release the function, already developed and ripe for normal use. However, not all devices will receive new.

Panoramic mode is one of the functions of the iPhone camera. To create the image, Apple uses a technique very different from most application that proposes to this function, which take several photos and then join them. In iOS, the catch is in real time , with you turning the device. In the end, the result is almost immediate, direct to your photo library.

At the time of taking the picture, a central white arrow tells you how to maintain alignment. Just leave it always on the center line while recording the images to get the perfect overview. The result is very good, eliminating the need to install external applications.

A panoramic photo function is only available for iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and the new iPod touch 5th generation. The new iPad, despite the chip A5X, not entitled.
[via blogdoiphone]