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ProSwitcher, a tool to enable Multitasking on iPhone

Watson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:50:50 +0000

I have been using iPhone for more then 2 years since the first generation iPhone. I like everything on iPhone, but it missing something that make me like it more – Multitasking.

I am not very happy to close and start another application everytime when I need to get to another application.

Now, I found a tool that make me very happy. ProSwitcher!

To understand what I mean, watch the image & video below.

Video: ProSwitcher, a tool to enable Multitasking on iPhone.

ProSwitcher enable Multitasking on iPhone, you may now launch a few applications and switch between them without closing them down before launch another. Well, the limitation of it, is that the application must able to run at the background.

It is so much easy to use this application compare to the old days backgrounder.

To install ProSwitcher:
1) Connect to WiFi or 3G connection.
2) Launch Cydia (oh yes, you need a jailbreaked set to run this).
3) Add new repo: http://booleanmagic.com/repo
4) Search for “ProSwitcher”
5) Install
6) Respring
7) You have it!

You can change the way you call up the ProSwitcher, ex: Double click Home button; Long press Home button; Slide from buttom of the screen; Slide from the side; etc (Check out Setting / ProSwitcher / Activation Methods).

Have fun!

DO NOT Upgrade to firmware 3.1.3 !!!

Watson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:28:27 +0000

Hi all readers,

Apple had release new firmware for iPhone 2g/3g/3gs. Which is version 3.1.3.
As of now (5th Feb 2010), there are NO WAY to unlock version 3.1.3 yet.

So beware, DO NOT Upgrade to firmware 3.1.3 !!! You may just kill your iPhone if you upgrade to 3.1.3.

Thank you.

Avatar 阿凡达 for Apple iPhone

Jas — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:26:55 +0000

Have you watch Avatar movie? Have you 1 times, 2 times, 3 times, or more? Now can play Avatar game on your Apple iPhone.

由好莱坞著名导演詹姆斯·卡梅隆（James Cameron）执导的影片《阿凡达》的iPhone同名科幻第三人称动作冒险类游戏,以苍翠丛林的Padora星球为背景，体验人类与外星人Navi之间的壮烈战争.

据悉，《阿凡达》是目前唯一和电影同步开发，而非仅套用电影现成内容加以改编的游戏，其电影导演詹姆斯·卡梅隆甚至将游戏设计中的元素运用到了电影拍摄上。詹姆斯·卡梅隆表示，以往以电影为主题的游戏大多缺乏游戏性，但《阿凡达》游戏将彻底革新这种模式。

玩家在游戏中扮演一名初抵Pandora的RDA士兵，同时也是阿凡达（Avatar）计划的一员：阿凡达计画的目的是将人类意识转移到人类与Navi基因融合而成的生物容器“阿凡达”内，以利人类与Navi之间的沟通。阿凡达在胚胎培养的过程中结合了未来使用者的基因，长成后才能与使用者建立心灵连线，平常人没办法使用融合了他人基因的阿凡达，这也是玩家扮演的主角之所以能化身为阿凡达的原因.

James Camerons Avatar 阿凡达 Version：1.0.6
Size / 文件大小：188MB
For iPhone / 适用手机：iPhone 2.2.1，3.0，3.0.1，3.1，3.1.2固件

Download /下载 Avatar here.

How to Change iPhone Root Password

Jas — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:31:39 +0000

If you are using the Jailbreak Apple iphone than you may infected by new iPhone Worm.

Some of the Apple iPhone users in Australia have reported that their iPhones have become infected by a worm, which changes your iPhone wallpaper to a picture of 1980s pop singer and internet meme Rick Astley. The worm targets users who have jailbroken their phone but have not changed their default root login password.

Here is the Guide to Secure your Apple iphone from Virus and Worms. Read more:

1. Go to cydia and look for “MobileTerminal” and install the app, then reboot your iPhone.

2. Run MobileTerminal, This program will be on your SpringBoard are called “Terminal”.

3. Obtain Administrator Access, Run “su root” and provide the root password. The default password as provided by Apple is “alpine”.

4. Change the root Password

Run “passwd” and type in your new password twice. Please note that it will not be displayed on the terminal screen.

iPhone:~ root# passwd
Changing password for root.
New password:
Retype new password:
iPhone:~ root#

5. Close MobileTerminal

Congratulations! Done and hope your iPhone is safe for now!

How to unlock Apple iPhone 3.1.2

Jas — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:15:10 +0000

Work or not work? Sorry, personally I have not tested out. Good Luck!

How to Maximize iPhone Battery Performance

Jas — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:12:29 +0000

The battery in an iPhone is a lithium-based battery which is most common in consumer portable devices. A lithium-ion battery provides 300-500 discharge/charge cycles in its lifetime and the following tips are just a few ways to efficiently gain longer battery lifespans while extending overall battery life of your iPhone.

Apple iPhone battery cannot last long is the most common problem now day. Let me share with you how to maximize iPhone battery performance.

Avoid heat – do not leave your iPhone in a hot car or in direct sunlight
turning off Location Services
turning off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not in use
fetching new data less frequently
setting the brightness of your screen below 50%
turning of the EQ while listening to music
turning off 3G while not surfing the internet

All of these add up to better battery life. Enjoy and hope you iPhone battery really can last long.

10 Must-Have iPhone Games

Apple iPhone Help

Jas — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:57:38 +0000

We’re getting a lot of comments and emails about Apple iPhone questions and help recently. Sometimes we were busy and we may not enough time to answer one by one. In order to show our sincere and with Planet MY support, we’re suggest everyone can post their questions in Planet MY Forum Apple iPhone section.

It’s pretty simple, register as a member before you can post any question. We’re really hope we can answer your question ASAP.

By the way, we’re also welcome anyone that can help please feel free to join us.

MyEyes Traffic – Traffic CCTV Images for Malaysian Roads

Jas — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:47:56 +0000

Yes! Apple iPhone Application from Malaysia!

This is to introduce MyEyes Traffic. It’s streams traffic CCTV images for Malaysia roads directly from http://www.itis.com.my, http://www.plus.com.my & http://www.llmtrafik.gov.my

Requirements:
• iPhone with OS 3.0 and above.
• Internet access via WiFi, 3G, EDGE or GPRS.

User Guides:

• Launch the app and select the list of camera available for viewing of the traffic images.
• When a magnifying glass appeared, tab it to enlarge the image or use fingers to move or pan in or out.
• When viewing traffic images, always take note of the time stamp of the image to confirm the time when the image were taken.

To find out more and download this iPhone app, please click here.

If you found any other Malaysian develop iTunes Apps, please feel free to contact us.

Browse Malaysiaiphone.com with your iPhone or iPod Touch

How to upgrade to firmware 3.0.1 + Jailbreak + Unlock

Watson — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:55:59 +0000

If you have read the previous post on “iPhone 3.0 SMS Security Vulnerability” and looking for way to fix the problem, here’s the fix for you.

Apple has announced the fix for the SMS Security Vulnerability, it’s a new firmware, version 3.0.1.

So, we are going to redo the steps you did when you upgrade to firmwares 3.0

Firstly, please make sure you have following files ready:

0) iTunes 8.2.1 (yes, Apple has new version of iTune recently.)

1.1) for iPhone 2G Firmware 3.0.1 – Click here to download
or download using iTune. (Warning! Big File 230MB.)

1.2) for iPhone 3G Firmware 3.0.1 – Click here to download
or download using iTune. (Warning! Big File 230MB.)

1.3) for iPhone 2G, Firmware 3.0 for 2G (please refer to previous post for link)

1.4) for iPhone 3G, Firmware 3.0 for 3G (please refer to previous post for link)

2) RedSn0w version 0.8 Jailbreak tool – Click here to download

3) Wireless Access for you to get UltraSn0w (if you don’t have wireless, there is another way. I’ll try post soon.)

OK! Now you should have all the requirements ready. Let’s do it!

1) Connect your iPhone 3G into your computer.

2) Launch iTunes 8.2.1, make sure you backup your iPhone before continue next step (right click iPhone Name on the left menu and choose “Backup”).

3) iTunes will tell you there is a new version available, ask you whether you want to Update or Restore. If you haven’t download the ipsw, you may download now.

4) For those who download the ipsw yourself, Press Shift Key + Update button.
For those who download the ipsw using iTunes, just press Update button, and skip step 5.

5) You will get a dialog box which ask you to browse to the ipsw file (the firmware 3.0.1 file) you downloaded just now.

6) iTune is now start to update you iPhone with the 3.0.1 firmware, this takes ~10mins.

7) Once it done, you will get the “Connect to iTune” screen on the iphone, just like you get your iPhone on the first day.

Now, with the cable connected, launch redsn0w.exe (unzip the downloaded redsn0w zip file and you will see this file. Please ignore the version on the redsn0w screen, I just re-use old image cox lazy to re-capture, they are visually the same except different version displayed on top).

9) Browse to the Firmware 3.0 ipsw file you downloaded last time. (Yes, 3.0 ipsw, not typing mistake! Why? Because redsn0w doesn’t work for 3.0.1 yet, but point to 3.0 it works.)

10) redsn0w will ask you to turn off your iPhone before begin Jailbreak, do it by press the power button and slide to power off it.

11) Get ready for the next steps (get ready means place your finger on the power button and home button location before continue.):

a – click Next button
b – press Power button for 2 sec
c – DO NOT release Power button, + press Home button for 10 sec
d – release Power button but NOT release Home button, continue 30 sec
e – Once you iPhone rebooted and start jailbreaking, you can release the Home button.

12) The jailbreak will take ~10 mins.

The running pineapple …

running ….

still running …..

13) OK! Now you iPhone is jailbreaked. You can “Slide to Unlock” now. Er. still without ISP Network.

14) Now, go into Settings. then Wi-Fi.

15) Setup and Connect onto your Wireless Network.

16) Go to second page of your Apps list, run Cydia.

17) Cydia will close for the first time initialize, start it again.

18) in Cydia, go into Manage. Press “Sources”.

19) Add repo “repo666.ultrasn0w.com”, please note the sn0w is Zero instead of Capital O.

20) in Cydia, go into Search.

21) type in “Ultra”, Ultrasn0w will be the list.

22) download and install Ultrasn0w.

23) reboot your iPhone.

24) Once iPhone booted up, it will get connected.

25) Done! Congratulation!

You do not need to Restore you data since you are updating your iPhone this time. Your Contact, songs, SMS, … will be still there.

Have fun.

iPhone 3.0 SMS Security Vulnerability

Watson — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:27:41 +0000

There are news shown that the iPhone firmware 3.0 is having Security Vulnerability, which can, In theory, allow malicious hackers to take over the control of your iPhone.

Using a flaw they’ve found in the iPhone’s handling of text messages, the researchers say they’ll demonstrate how to send a series of mostly invisible SMS bursts that can give a hacker complete power over any of the smart phone’s functions. That includes dialing the phone, visiting Web sites, turning on the device’s camera and microphone and, most importantly, sending more text messages to further propagate a mass-gadget hijacking.

Security researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner have notified Apple about the vulnerability over a month ago, Apple has now came out with the fix for this Security Vulnerability, on firmware 3.0.1.

Charlie Miller would suggest you turn the device off as quickly as possible if you happen to receive an SMS text message containing only a single square character. Or, upgrade your iPhone.