Archive for the 'iTunes' Category

21 OctRumored Service Named ‘Google Audio’ Could Compete With Apple’s ‘iTunes’

Multiple sources have said that Google allegedly secured content rights from almost all the major music labels over the past few weeks. All this is going towards a new service that Google is starting up supposedly called ‘Google Audio’ which is a kind of a basic name but fits the spot right. This service is going to start out in the United States but it is said that it could go global.

“We’re still gathering details, but our understanding is the service will be very different to the Google China music download service that they launched in 2008,” the report said. “That service, which is only available in China, allows users to search for music and download it for free.”

One thing that is unknown is whether or not the new service would provide purchase and download of content, like iTunes, or another format, like streaming Read more…

13 OctHow To: Jailbreak 3.1.2 iPhone or iPod Touch Using Blackra1n For Mac

So here is the, as expected, Mac version of Blackra1n for any iDevice.

Follow These easy steps to Jailbreak 3.1.2:

1. Upgrade to 3.1.2 in iTunes (Restore & Update)

2. Download Blackra1n

Yepp, it’s as easy as that!

After you finish the jailbreak and it connects to iTunes, you should have Read more…

13 OctHow To: Jailbreak 3.1.2 iPhone or iPod Touch Using Pwnage Tool (Mac)

Works For all devices except for the iPod Touch 3g.

No DFU or recovery needed! This also fixes the mobile substrate file so that themes will now work!

Download: Pwnage Tool 3.1.4

11 OctHow To Jailbreak 3.1.2 iPhone or iPod Touch Using Blackra1n

Steps: 1. Upgrade to 3.1.2 in iTunes (Restore & Update)

2. Download Blackra1n: http://usershare.net/dwowaxrxzvcr

If you get stuck at the recovery screen, do this:

1. Move blackra1n.exe to your C:/ drive

2. Check your Task Manager for any iTunes processes running and close them!

3. Run BlackRa1n.exe as Administrator (right click)

This Jailbreak supports all models of the iPod Touch and iPhone and is, by far the easiest jailbreak to date!!

WARNING iPod Touch 3G Users!: If you are jailbreaking the iPod Touch 3rd Generation this is a tethered jailbreak so every time you reboot or restart, you will need to run blackra1n agian & re-jailbreak.

This is the Windows version, Mac support coming soon.


08 OctiPhone OS 3.1.2 Firmware Released!

This is just a minor update just fixing a few bugs that were found in 3.1.1. You’ll now find that Apple have fixed an ongoing issue which caused the iPhone to not wake from sleep sometimes, while AI also points out that an ‘intermittent’ issue which may have been interrupting cellular network services until you restart, has now been addressed.

Another problem was that some devices crashed while opening a video, this is also fixed in this new firmware update.

The update will be a little over Read more…

22 SepiTunes 9.0.1 Update & New Features

There were a few updates in this new version of iTunes, these features/bug fixes can be found below. The biggest and best feature to me in this update is the maximize button which was not in iTunes 9. This update is available for all operating systems (Mac, Windows, Vista, Linux) and can be downloaded here

21 SepApple Now Investigating iPhone 3.1 OS Battery Issues

Apple is investigating several reports of people complaining about poor battery life for their iPhone 3GS users after they upgraded to the 3.1 firmware. The 3.1 upgrade did deliver a lot of new and useful features but this was not what some people were expecting. There are several iPhone 3GS users on the 3.1 firmware that are looking for solutions to this problem but unfortunately there are not any kind of fixes right now, the only thing that could fix this is downgrading your iPhone to 3.0 or 3.0.1.

Apple is now offering (for download) Read more…