Top 10 iPhone and iPad Apps of 2010

Apple has just announced their “Top 10” list of everything-iTunes for the year 2010. This includes top music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and iPhone / iPad apps.

The iPhone and iPad apps are broken down into paid, free and top grossing categories for the year 2010.

You Will Soon Be Able to Downgrade Baseband 06.15.00 to 05.15.04 on iPhone 3GS / 3G

Earlier today, MuscleNerd confirmed that he has got a “backup” method of making jailbreak untethered on iOS 4.2.1. This new method utilizes iOS 4.2b3 (Beta 3) SHSH blobs which Cydia only recently started saving for all iOS devices.

Comex Confirms iOS 4.2.1 Untethered Jailbreak Release Before Christmas 2010

Comex of Spirit and JailbreakMe fame has confirmed that a more efficient userland-based untethered jailbreak method for iOS 4.2.1 will be released before Christmas 2010. This confirmation in fact came before MuscleNerd got a backup method to make jailbreak untethered on iOS 4.2.1.

Untethered iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak Is On Its Way ! [VIDEO]

MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team has confirmed that he has got untethered jailbreakworking on the latest iOS 4.2.1 firmware. He further explains that this a “backup” plan to Comex’s upcoming userland method and that it is generalizable.

How to Save SHSH Blobs Directly From iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Using iSHSHit

iSHSHit is a new Cydia app that is an alternative to Tiny Umbrella. It lets you save and backup SHSH blobs directly off your iOS device. It also has the original functionality of being able to send your saved SHSH blobs via email, which is a very handy feature. It also automatically uses the Cydia On-File service, meaning that your SHSH blobs will also be saved on the Cydia servers.

Activate iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G Officially Without Original SIM or Hacktivation with Redsn0w 0.9.6b6 & SAM

iPhone developer and hacker Sam Bingner has released Subscriber Artificial Module (SAM)method which will allow you to officially activate your iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G without hacktivating, or using original SIM card.

“Subscriber Artificial Module (SAM)” tricks your iPhone and iTunes into creating legitimate activation tickets even though you’re unlocked with ultrasn0w.  This means you get the full benefit of push applications, and your battery life increases substantially.  If you’d like to try it out, check out http://www.bingner.com/SAM.html

The benefit of Subscriber Artificial Module (SAM) as opposed to hacktivation is that it will result in great battery life, fully working push notifications and so on just like how it is on the officially activated iPhones.

How to Unlock iOS 4.2.1 with Ultrasn0w 1.2 [Video Guide]

The iPhone Dev-Team has released the updated version of carrier unlocking tool called Ultrasn0w which can unlock the latest iOS 4.2.1 and 4.1 firmware on iPhone 3GS and 3G on basebands later than 05.13.04. Since iPhone 4 has different baseband OS, It’ll take a little while longer for the Dev Team to unlock it on the latest firmware.

Follow the instructions posted below to unlock your iPhone 3GS or 3G on iOS 4.2.1.

Add Contact’s Photo to iPhone’s SMS Text Messages App using ChatPic [Jailbreak Tweak]

ChatPic is a new jailbreak tweak that puts a little photo of your contact beside each incoming chat bubble, a simple mod that gives the Messaging app a little more personality.

It takes the photo stored in the Contacts application, and is compatible with Facebook photo sync, which is a utility in the Facebook app itself that downloads your friends photos and matches them to the contacts on your iPhone.

iOS 4.2.1 Final Version Jailbroken Using Updated Redsn0w 0.9.6b4 [How to Guide]

The iPhone Dev Team has just released Redsn0w 0.9.6b4 today which brings first proper jailbreak, with working Cydia and MobileSubstrate for all iOS 4.2.1 devices.

For those of you who don’t know, Redsn0w 0.9.6b4 is based on Geohot’s Limera1n bootrom exploit which has already pwned all current iOS devices for life. The only problem is that it is a tethered jailbreak, which means you will have to boot it into a “jailbroken state” on every reboot.

Enable Widescreen 720p Photos on the iPod touch 4G [Jailbreak Tweak]

If you own an iPod touch 4G, you would already know that the camera cannot take widescreen 720p photos. With a tweak called HD Photographer available in Cydia, you can now enable widescreen photos using the built-in camera app on the iPod touch 4G. This adds more pixels to the photos you take but at the price of losing the default 4:3 aspect ratio. Technically, this tweak increases the iPod touch 4G’s rear camera from 0.7 megapixels (960×720) to 1.0 megapixels (1280×720).

“Pull To Refresh” for Mail App Arrives on the iPhone [Jailbreak Tweak]

Thanks to a new tweak available in Cydia called “Pull To Refresh for Mail”, you can now just pull your inbox list down past the search bar and your mail will automatically refresh. This has been seen on Twitter for iPhone (formerly Tweetie), various other Twitter clients and more recently the Facebook application.

This Accessory Turns iPhone and iPod touch into 3D Cinema [VIDEO]

A Japanese media artist Jitsuro Mase has come up with this amazing accessory for iPhone and iPod touch which allows you to watch movies in 3D without having to wear any of those funky-looking 3D glasses.

Twitter for iPhone and iPad Updated with iOS 4.2 Compatibility, Push Notifications

The official Twitter blog has just announced full iOS 4.2 compatibility for iPad and iPhone clients, and official push notifications support for Direct Messages (DMs) and Mentions for Twitter for iPhone client.

Official Google Voice App for iPhone Hits the App Store !

The official Google Voice app client for iPhone has finally been approved for the App Store.

Apple Releases New Battery Focused iPhone 4 Commercial [Video]

First was the ad for FaceTime, followed by the Retina Display, and now Apple has released a new commercial in its recent series, on… you guessed it, battery life! Check out the video after the break to see it for yourself.

The ad focuses on how the iPhone 4 can do everything for longer with its lithium polymer battery. Read longer, listen longer and edit longer just to name a few. It also highlights specific features which makes iPhone 4 superior to other mobile devices.

Source Code Of Sn0wbreeze 2.1 iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Tool Is Now Available For Download

Just like Chronic Dev Team’s GreenPois0n, the Windows counterpart of PwnageTool 4.1 known as Sn0wbreeze 2.1 has been fully open sourced and it’s source code is available to public for free. What’s the point of making it open source? You can modify the tool according to your own liking or even improve it for the betterment of the jailbreaking community under the terms and conditions laid down by General Public License (GNU).

How to Update iPhone 3GS / 3G Baseband to 06.15.00 with Redsn0w 0.9.6b5 for iOS 4.2.1 Unlock

Redsn0w 0.9.6b5 has just been released which can jailbreak and update iPhone 3GS & 3G baseband to 06.15.00 so that it can be unlocked using the newly released Ultrasn0w 1.2.

The new redsn0w 0.9.6beta5 is out.  It gives both Windows and OSX users the ability to flash the iPad 06.15 baseband on iPhone3G or iPhone3GS.  It fetches the baseband files directly from Apple for now (the only IPSW you ever point it at is the stock IPSW for the FW on your iPhone right now).  There may be a long delay while it’s doing this (their servers are getting pounded right now)
If you do flash your baseband via redsn0w, please keep it plugged into USB the whole time.  You don’t want your battery to die during the flash process!