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The iPhone 3G Ass

The I.T. Guy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:03:05 +0000

Joy of Tech had an interesting take on the name of the new iPhone 3G S. It’s entertaining but it does point out one issue…the name of the new iPhone is anything but creative.

[Joy of Tech]

iPhone OS 3.0 Leaked to The Masses…Install Guide Inside

The I.T. Guy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:46:16 +0000

We almost knew it was inevitable, the iPhone OS 3.0 has finally been leaked, just following Apple’s WWDC. This new OS update will add many features including Cut, Copy, & Paste, Message forwarding, Spotlight Search, etc. For a full list of the additions, go here. For those of you who can’t stand to wait until the official realease date of June 17th, 2009, you now have another possibly less ethical way of obtaining OS 3.0 today. First, visit your favorite torrent site, then search for iPhone OS 3.0 7a341 (The exact file is Phone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw & should be 230.1mb). Once you’ve successfully obtained the file, do the following:

Make sure your iTunes software is updated to version 8.2
Plug in your iPhone & sync it normally (this will create a backup to restore in case something goes wrong)
Hold ALT (Mac only) or SHIFT (PC only) and click the “Restore” button
Select your downloaded file
After the sync finishes, it will ask if you would like to sync your phone as a new phone or restore from a previous, restore from a previous device

That’s it! You should have a fully functional iPhone 3G running OS 3.0. A couple quick sidenotes, MMS does NOT work yet on AT&T, it will not be available until later this summer. I was also unable to find any apps that took advantage of the newly added Push notification ability. It is thought that this won’t release until the official date.

Disclaimer: I accept NO responsibility to anything that happens to your phone, computer or any other device during your attempting this upgrade. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Edit: The filenames for the original iPhone as well as the iPod Touch have been found and can be seen below.

1st Generation iPhone: iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw
iPhone 3G: iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw
iPod Touch: iPod2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw

[Gizmodo]

iPhone 3G Now Available Without a Contract

The I.T. Guy — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:31:00 +0000

Want a new iPhone 3G but don’t want to sign a 2 year contract or even use AT&T’s service? Lucky for you, now you can get one! AT&T and Apple have both started selling the Apple Iphone 3G without any contract. If you’re looking to use the iPhone on a different carrier, you’ll definitely want to stop by an Apple retail store instead of an AT&T store. Apple will sell a unit to anyone that comes in the door while AT&T will only sell a contract-free iPhone to an existing AT&T customer. Once you have your unit you can unlock it and take it to whoever you want. The price for the contract-free iPhone is significantly higher than with a contract which is to be expected. The 8GB model comes in at $599 while the 16B models come in at $699.

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