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iPhone 3Gs or 4G?

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iPhone 4G has already been announced. It’s a really stunning new piece of gadget. The greatest improvement in my opinion is the flash for the camera and the beautiful display screen. I have been approached by friends who are going to buy an iPhone if they should wait for iPhone 4G. Recently, I have been introducing a lot to my friends who are using the stock iPhone 3Gs to go for jailbreak. And they have been happy since then.


Because of this, it would not make sense (in my opinion) to wait for 4G‘s release before getting an iPhone. It will take a long while before available for sale. And most important of all is jailbreak. It will take another long while after launching for jailbreak to be available for the iPhone 4 which is on OS4. The iPhone 3Gs lives up to its name for speed. Its good enough for me now but I will still drool at the iPhone 4G. One important if you decide to get an iPhone already is to go for at least a 3Gs. The iPhone 3G is much slower when compared to the 3Gs.


Transparent Icon for Your iPhone

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iBlank is an application that allows you to easily create blank/transparent icons. This is useful when you would like to do custom modding for your iPhone. You can download this from Cydia.


When you launch the app, you will be able to select the number of blank icons you will need. Simply tap on the required number and it will be created for you. Do note that the higher the number, the longer it will take. But its not really too long. You will then get a pop-up saying that the icon has been successfully created.



Tap OK and then hit your Home Button. Your iPhone will respring and you will have a blank icon on your SpringBoard. If you are having trouble finding your blank icon, just make your icons wiggle (tap and hold any icon until they all start wiggling). You can then find it because you will see a space with an x in the top left corner but no icon. Like the picture below.


Installous Connecting But Not Downloading.

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Installous Error Downloading – I have been trying to download an app which I wanted. It’s a Singapore & Malaysia GPS map. I went through all the steps of searching for the app and downloading it in Installous. When I finally got it, it just shows the app connecting but nothing is being downloaded. After a good while, it gives you an error message “Download Failed“. I tried it many times and its always the same error. I tried many ways to try to get it working such as restarting the iPhone, uninstalling Installous and reinstalling it. Nothing helps.


As I just restored my iPhone and jailbreaked it. I have not downloaded anything from App Store. I noticed that after I download something from App Store (just any free app), and then download from Installous, it downloads. This works. I thought it might be mere coincidence. But another day when I met with the same error, again I tried to install a free app and then download from Installous – it works! I cannot really explain what is the reason behind this and if this is a real solution. But after that 2 times, my Installous has been working since. Do note that you should take good care not to let your iPhone go go to sleep (esp when downloading apps with large file size) while downloading otherwise the connection will fail and you need to redownload. Good luck!!


Jailbreak iPhone 3GS 3.1.3 – Untethered

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I used Spirit to jailbreak my iPhone on a Windows platform. Whether you are on 3.1.2, 3.1.3 or 3.2, this jailbreak is for you. Please note that if you have used Blackra1n to jailbreak your phone already, you will need to restore your iPhone before you can use this to jailbreak your phone. This jailbreak rocks because its UNTETHERED. That means you don’t have to connect your iPhone to the computer and “Make it Rain” everytime you need to restart your iPhone.The following requirement should be followed before proceeding with the jailbreak.


  • Your iPhone should be on firmware 3.1.2, 3.1.3, or 3.2.
  • An activated device: one that is not stuck on the Connect to iTunes or Emergency Call screen.
  • Any version of iTunes 9 (including 9.1.1).
  • You are recommended to sync with iTunes before proceeding so as to keep a backup of your most recent datas.


Once you fulfill the above requirement, you are ready to jailbreak your iPhone. Below is a step by step tutorial.

Step 1: Click here to download the latest Spirit Jailbreak software for Windows to your desktop.



Step 2: If you are a Windows 7 user, right click on the Spirit.exe icon and select ‘Properties‘. Under the ‘Compatibility‘ tab on the Properties window, enable the “Run this program in compatibility mode for” checkbox and select ”Windows 98/Windows ME” from the dropdown list.


Once done, click ‘Apply‘ and ‘OK‘ to close the window.


Step 3: Double click on the Spirit.exe icon to launch the application.


Step 4: You will now be prompted to connect your iPhone.



Step 5: Connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer and click on ‘Jailbreak‘.


Step 6: The Spirit application will now start the jailbreak process. Once done, you will be prompted to ‘Quit‘ the application.


Step 7: Press the ‘Quit‘ button. Your iPhone will now reboot to show the progress indicator below. This will take a while so be patient.




Step 8: Once the process is completed you should be able to see the Cydia application installed on your iPhone‘s Home Screen. Your iPhone is now successfully jailbroken.


Note: If you’re having any issue with Wi-Fi or network connectivity on your iPhone after jailbreaking it then try to reset network settings (Launch Settings->General->Reset then tap “Reset Network Settings”) to resolve the issue.

Error Adding Source http://cydia.hackulo.us

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I restored my iPhone. I have tried almost 10 times trying to add this source in Cydia. I keep getting the same whole bunch of error.


Cache failure.


Error: Refreshing Data.


Failed to fetch

Http://cydia.hackulo.us/./Packages.g

z Cached Failure


You keep clicking okay and in the end, the source is not added.


I managed to add this source by installing Rock from Cydia. After installing Rock, go to Manage Source >Edit > Add source. Type in http://cydia.hackulo.us and it will be added within 3 seconds. Cool!!


iPhone – Camera App Missing

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I just found out today that your camera app can go missing even if you did not jailbreak your iPhone. Normally for those who have jailbreaked their phones, we can hide applications which we seldom use. But if you have not done any jailbreak and you do not have many apps, your camera app can still go missing. You go to “Search” and type in ‘Camera”. No results too. How can that be? See below for the solution.


Go to Settings > General > Restrictions. Then turn your camera from off to on. You may be prompt for a Passcode if you did set one for your phone.


Which is Better? iPhone or Blackberry?

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A very commonly discussed issue when buying a product etc. “Which is better?” Be it, iPhone or Blackberry,Toyota or Honda, Nokia or Motorola etc. It all comes down to one very important thing and that is what you want and or prefer. If you prefer a big screen then you should not be looking at Blackberry (of cos Blackberry also has models with big screen). If you prefer to type on a qwerty keyboard, then you should not be choosing iPhone and that sort of thing.


Believe it or not, just by throwing you with the pros and cons which you can find out from thousands and thousands of websites with iPhone or Blackberry. You will still not be able to decide which brand you would choose and why. A logical way to decide is to find out what you want. Below is a list of conditions which you need to come up with pertaining to buying a phone or any other product. You will need to rank the importance of your preference. Once you have ranked the importance, you will be able to easily pick the device of your choice. I once pondered between this 2 brands too. Let me explain how I do my ranking of priorities. The total should add up to 100%.


  • Business use – for replying of emails on the go. I do need this function but not that often. So I give it a 15% importance.
  • Chat – I seldom chat on the phone even though I do it sometimes. I still prefer doing it on my pc chatting with friends on msn. So I give this a 10% importance.
  • Screen Size – I really prefer a big display so in this aspect I am giving it a 40% importance.
  • Games – It is definitely nice to play games on a big screen and especially when there are so many games in the app store. But I am not a very gaming person. So its 10% importance for this one.
  • Applications – Range of applications. I really like exploring with different different kind of Apps and think its one of the most important factor after screen size. So it’s a 25%.


The total above adds up to 100%. Personally I would place screen size and applications as my priority which is why I gave it a 40% and 25% priority respectively. Some people might give screen size a 20% importance and give chat a 40% importance because they chat a lot and does not mind the smaller screen. When you list out the importance of your preference, then you will be able to see clearly what is it that suits you. Even then, some people might follow the trend and go with the crowd and then realise later that it’s the other brand which they would have preferred. Choose wisely!



How to Install Free Apps for iPhone

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Many premium apps can be installed for free with this app called “Installous“. This app “Installous” works like the App Store. To install this app, add this source http://cydia.hackulo.us into your Cydia. Then search for “Installous” and install it. I had a problem when trying to add this source. Error message such as “Host Unreachable” etc keeps appearing. Try it a couple of times until the source can be added. If it can’t, try restarting your phone and add again.


Birthday in Outlook Contacts Not Showing in Outlook Calendar

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Of the 400 entry that I have in my Outlook Contacts, at least 100 of them has a birthday record. By default, it will automatically  show up in Outlook Calendar as a recurring event. When it will remind you depends on how your reminder is set by default.


When I went through my contacts and calendar, I found that NOT all my contacts with birthday entry shows up in my calendar. This also means that the information would not be in my iPhone calendar.


One of the way to prevent this from happening is NEVER enter a birthday through your iPhone contacts. If you want it to show in the Outlook Calendar automatically, you will need to manually enter it into Outlook Contacts before synchronizing your iPhone with it. If you entry the birthday into your iPhone contacts directly, it will only add the entry to your Outlook Contacts when you synchronize but it will not automatically add it into your Outlook Calendar.


For those contacts that has a birthday attached to it and doesn’t show in Outlook Calendar, all you need to do is to open up contacts and then go to birthday. Cut the birthday date out of Outlook Contact and then “Save and Close”. After that, open the contact again and paste the birthday back to it and then “Save and Close” again. The birthday will now be automatically updated into your Outlook Calendar. This also means that when to synchronize it with your iPhone, your birthday reminders will all be added to it.


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If you are wondering what to do if you don’t wish to show their birthday in the Outlook Calendar, I guess the one workaround is not to save their birthday into Outlook Contact or manually delete their birthday in Outlook Calendar so that you will still have a record in your Outlook Contacts.


Birthday in Outlook Contacts Not Showing in Outlook Calendar


Synchronizing Outlook Task With Your iPhone

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Before I bought the iPhone, this is one thing that has been bothering me. I use the Outlook task extensively. I was not able to find an option to synchronize my iPhone with my task in Outlook. I finally found a way after I downloaded the app Todo from the App Store. Below is the steps to doing it.



1. Download and install the app Todo into your iPhone.


2. Register for an account at Toodledo.com. This is needed as we will use a program called ToodledoSync to synchronize the task we have in Outlook to this website.



3. Download ToodledoSync and install it. Note that if you are using Windows XP, you will need to install Microsoft .Net Framework 2 before you can install ToodledoSync. Click here to download Microsoft .Net Framework 2.


4.After installing , ToodledoSync, the application will want your Toodledo ID number. Leave it for the moment and login to Toodledo.com with your username and password.


5. On the left menu, click on Account Settings where you can find your Unique ID. Copy and paste it to the ToodledoSync application.


6. You will see a green (tick) checkmark icon in your tool tray. Right click it and hit Manual Sync.


7. Your Outlook task is now synchronized with Toodledo.com.


8. Now, once you run the Todo app on your iPhone, Go to Settings > Synchronization > Services and then choose Toodledo and fill in your login details of Toodledo.com. It will now synchronize your task in Outlook to your iPhone.



Make sure you have wifi available though. Cheers!!