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Jailbreak: The Poor Man’s iPhone 3GS

Written on July 21, 2009 by Clayton Lai and 9 people have commented

Having iPhone 3GS envy? Well, if you already have iPhone OS 3.0 jailbroken, here’s how to make your last-year gadget feel just a tad more like the new iPhone 3GS.

Battery Percentage
Many users were disappointed to learn that Battery Percentage is exclusive to the iPhone 3GS, and not a general feature in iPhone OS 3.0.
There are [...]

Jailbreak: The Lock Screen is a Barren Land (Part Two)

Written on July 16, 2009 by Clayton Lai and 14 people have commented

In my previous Jailbreak: The Lock Screen Is A Barren Land, I wrote about IntelliScreen and Lock Calendar, two apps for enhancing the Lock Screen of your iPhone and iPod touch. Today, in part two, I’ll be exploring a handful of other tweaks you can make to the Lock screen.
HomeScreen and MultiBarLockscreen
HomeScreen 2.0 (aldwin, Free) [...]

Jailbreak: The Lock Screen is a Barren Land (Part One)

Written on April 28, 2009 by Clayton Lai and 14 people have commented

Apple blessed the iPhone 3G with a gorgeous, large screen. There is plenty of screen real estate, so why waste it with just a wallpaper, album cover artwork, or the date and time?
Having been a Windows Mobile user for six years, the Today Screen in Windows Mobile was the one feature I sorely missed in [...]

Jailbreak: What iPhone OS 3.0 Means for Jailbreaking

Written on April 22, 2009 by Clayton Lai and 27 people have commented

iPhone OS, from its very first version to the current 2.2.1, lacks certain features that many users typically expect in a smartphone. Jailbreaking arose largely to address those shortcomings. With iPhone OS 3.0, Apple has made the first of what will surely be many waves to come that will rock the jailbreak boat.
Having used beta [...]

Jailbreak: Five Things You Need to Know

Written on March 11, 2009 by Clayton Lai and 17 people have commented

So you’ve just jailbroken your iPhone. Congratulations! Your iPhone life is about to improve in so many ways. Be sure to follow our Jailbreak series to get the most out of jailbreaking your iPhone. Going forward, here are some tips to bear in mind.
1. Never upgrade firmware directly via iTunes
In the process of jailbreaking the [...]

Jailbreak: A New Column

Written on March 06, 2009 by Clayton Lai and 13 people have commented

There are many aspects of the iPhone that I wish were more developed. Better usability. Time-saver shortcuts. Visual enhancements. Missing functionality. We each have our own list of what is missing, what we would love to have, and what we would love to see in a future iPhone OS update. While I am confident Apple [...]