How to: Disable SSH on reboot on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
Looking for a permanent way to stop SSH from auto enabling when (re)booting an iPhone / iPad / iPod touch? You should read this before proceeding any further.
How to: Stop AppleTV from detecting updates
You’ve jailbroken your AppleTV and don’t want it to keep bugging you about that new iOS update. Read on and we’ll show you how.
May 09, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post
redsn0w updated to RC16 fixes battery drain & vibration issues
The folks over at the Dev Team have released an update to the redsn0w jailbreak tool, bringing it’s current release candidate version to 16. This release corrects some battery drain problems as well as a reported vibration fault too.
May 09, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
How to: Downgrade your iDevice firmware using TinyUmbrella
Let’s say you accidentally updated your iPhone to a version of iOS for which there’s no jailbreak yet and you want to downgrade your iPhone to an earlier iOS version. If you’ve got saved SHSH blobs this guide can help you downgrade.
May 07, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
How to: Backup your SHSH blobs with TinyUmbrella
If you’ve jailbroken your iDevice and run Cydia then you’ll have, without realising it, backed up something called an SHSH blob. Whilst the term seems geeky and uninteresting, if you’re a jailbreaker it’s essential you stay on top of making sure your blobs are all saved
Apple release iOS 4.3.3 to fix location bug
Apple have released their latest iOS update bringing the non Verizon latest firmware to 4.3.3 and the Verizon specific firmware to 4.2.8
May 06, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
How to: Jailbreak iOS 4.3.3 (Untethered) using redsn0w
Apple released their latest iOS firmware yesterday which fixed the “location bug” whereby iDevices were tracking and storing user location data. Thankfully the firmware is still vulnerable to i0n1c’s exploit, so jailbreaking the devices in an untethered manner is still possible.
May 06, 2011 | 16 comments | View Post
How to: Set up your Mac as wireless hotspot
There are times when we want to share our Internet connection with other devices. Thankfully there’s a really quick and simple way to share your Mac’s Internet connection with other devices using the Mac’s built in components.
Feb 21, 2011 | 2 comments | View Post
How to: CTRL ALT DEL on a Mac
If you’ve been a long term user of Windows and / or are relatively new to the Mac Operating System, the chances are that at some point you’re going to ask the question, “What’s the equivilant to CTRL ALT DEL on a Mac?”
Feb 21, 2011 | 7 comments | View Post
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How to: Fix Steam Needs to be Online to Update pop up [UPDATED]
You’ve fired up Steam on your Mac and you get a pop up message telling you that, “Steam Needs to be Online to Update”. You click ok, the message goes away but Steam closes. Annoying isn’t it? Thankfully there’s a simple fix
Feb 16, 2011 | 89 comments | View Post
How to: Install XBMC on AppleTV (Jailbreak)
Want more from your AppleTV? Eg 1080p decoding? Ability to view files that aren’t iTunes hosted or an Apple format? Then you need XBMC for AppleTV!
Feb 14, 2011 | 6 comments | View Post
How to: Jailbreak AppleTV using greenpois0n (RC6)
Following our jailbreak guide for iOS 4.2.1 for iDevices we felt it prevelent to have a seperate look at the process for jailbreaking your AppleTV 2nd Generation. Here’s our guide.
Feb 14, 2011 | 7 comments | View Post
How to: Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 with greenpois0n (untethered)
It’s been a long time coming but you won’t see me complaining: The Chronic dev team have released their updated greenpois0n jailbreak tool which will allow you to jailbreak your iOS device.
Feb 14, 2011 | 2 comments | View Post
Tethered / Untethered iDevice – What does it all mean?
I get asked, on a very regular basis, what this whole tethered / untethered thing is when it comes to the jailbreak scene. It’s a lot simpler than it sounds so I’ll attempt to explain it briefly
Feb 14, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post
How to: Fix iTunes error 1013 (when upgrading or restoring)
Every time I attempted to restore my iPhone I ended up with “The iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1013)”. Here’s the fix!
Feb 08, 2011 | 62 comments | View Post
Selecting the right screen protector for your mobile device
So you’ve just shelled out £500+ for your new iPad / iPhone (or any mobile device for that matter with a high value attached to it) … what’s the first thing you should do?
