The iPod touch Weblog

It's Raining Zombies To Be Released Soon

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:54:00 +0000

For the past year, I have been working on a mobile game for Android and iOS devices. This game was developed with Unity Engine and will be first released on the Android Play Store in about a month then I will release on the App Store.

It's Raining Zombies is a pixel style top-down shooter with influences from games like Minigore and Minecraft and will debut on the Play Store for $0.99.

If you're interested in the development of this game or just want to find out more information, check out the blog setup here: itsrainingzombies.blogspot.com

Major Company Enters Jailbreak Community

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:24:00 +0000

Ever since the United States Library of Congress confirmed that jailbreaking was completely legal, many rejoiced at this ruling, calling it a new era of jailbreaking. But up until now, we have not seen any of the direct effects of this ruling on jailbreaking. Apple still refuses to allow users to jailbreak and patches any system vulnerabilities with OS updates.

Now, the first large corporation has entered the jailbreaking community.Toyota has released a theme under their Scion brand into Cydia under the ModMyi repository. The theme utilizes the full extent of the jailbreaking app Winterboard with custom icons, carrier logo, wallpapers, and sliders.

With an estimated number of 10-15 million users with a jailbroken iPod, iPhone, or iPad, other companies may submit themes into Cydia to advertise their product. This means that Apple may have to eventually recognize the significance of the open source iOS device. This also could mean that other companies that create products that are high in demand (like Adobe Flash) may come to Cydia to distribute their apps because Apple does not allow them into the App Store.

Either way, it seems like it is a win-win situation for the jailbreakers and the companies making themes. The future looks bright for all those who jailbreak.

Fake Code Signing for Xcode and sending App to Cydia

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:17:00 +0000

If you have downloaded and installed Xcode to your computer and you don't want to pay Apple the $100 to test your application on your device or to submit it to Cydia, you can create a certificate to fool Xcode into allowing you to fully build and test your application.

The following steps will describe how to create this certificate, deploy it into Xcode, and a few steps on how to submit your application to Cydia once you're done creating it.

These steps are the same on a Mac or a virtual machine to run OS X.

1. Watch this video and follow it's instructions:

2.Once you've finished creating your app, Ctrl+Click the application's name and click on Get Info.

3. Navigate to the Full Path of the application, this is the file you will be submitting.

4. Go to http://modmyi.com/devportal and fill out all the details. They will email you once your package is in Cydia.

AT&T and Verizon United by Apple Commercial

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:40:00 +0000

Since the release of the iPhone 4 for Verizon, and even before, the competition between AT&T and Verizon has been heating up with each throwing out new commericials saying that their service is better in one area or another.

Now Apple has released a new commercial joining both carriers through the iPhone saying that two is better than one.

Verizon iPhone Officially Announced

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:15:00 +0000

After months of speculation and hoping by many of AT&T's frustrated users, Verizon has officially announced the arrival of the CDMA-compatible iPhone.

The new iPhone, for the most part looks the same as the iPhone for AT&T but there are some subtle changes done to it. For example, the location of the antenna has been changed (this looks to fix the deathgrip issue).

Pre-orders for the phone for Verizon customers will begin February 3 and availability will start on February 10 for other customers. Costing $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32 GB model with a two year contract.

The iPhone 4 for Verizon can be used like a Mi-Fi device. This means that the iPhone can share its 3G connection with up to 5 other Wi-Fi enabled devices. This trumps AT&T's tethering.

Installing iOS SDK and Xcode on Windows 7 [Updated]

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:51:00 +0000

Update 2: August 17, 2011 The TechExxpert guide has been updated to fully allow Xcode 4.1 to work. Sorry that the past fixes did not work. Thanks for the comments! Please let me know if this guide works/doesn't work.

Update: This guide has been modified to the latest updates as of August 2, 2011 including the latest Xcode 4.1 and OS X Lion 10.7.

Apple has been adamantly refusing to create an iPhone SDK support for Windows-based machines. Luckily, there is a work around to be able to fully run the iOS SDK and Xcode support for most all PC's.

The following steps involve installing a virtual machine on your PC, updating the virtual machine to 10.7 , then running the machine and downloading and installing the iOS SDK and Xcode on to the virtual machine.

There are other ways to install OS X on your machine but they involve creating a new partition and installing the Operating System directly to your hard drive. Those ways are much harder and have more confusing steps that could potentially damage your computer. This method is easier and safer to use.

The process will take 2-3 hours, but most of the time is consumed by large downloads. There's no software to buy or developer fees to pay.

Instructions

1. Follow the steps here to download and install a virtualized version of OS X Lion on your PC.

2. If you don't have a free Apple Dev Account, create one here. You'll need this to be able to download Xcode 4.1 for free. In OS X, open the App Store and download Xcode. You can view progress of the download under the Purchases tab.

3. Once the progress bar is finished, it will say it is installed but it really isn't. Open the Applications folder from Finder. Double-click on the Install Xcode icon.

4. Follow the on-screen directions then wait for the installation to finish.

6. Once it's done, it should open by itself. If it doesn't, you will NOT find the iPhone SDK in your dock. You will need to open your hard drive. Then Click on Developer, then on Applications.

7. You will now see an icon for Xcode, click it and you can start coding applications.

If the icons don't show up, you may not have enough virtual hard drive space to fit the program. Make sure you have at least 10 GB of free memory in the virtual machine. Restarting your machine may be another way to make the icon appear.

Now you can start coding an app for your personal use. The language you will be coding in is Objective-C. If you don't have any experience with Objective-C, TheNewBoston provides free tutorials on Xcode and Xcode iPhone development. I recommend following the Objective-C tutorials
first.

You will be able to test your app on the iPhone simulator in Xcode but you will not be able to add the app to your own device. To add an app that you've created to your device, see the two options below.

Option 1: If you want to submit your app to the App Store, you will need to pay Apple $100 for an official Developers Certificate. This will allow you to sell your app to a very large audience but Apple does place large restrictions on its approval of submissions.

Option 2: If you don't want to pay the $100, you can develop your application for Cydia (similar to the App Store). This option will also allow you to place your app on to your iPhone, not just only in the Xcode simulator.

Cydia is the unofficial App Store for users who have jailbroken and want to sell/share their apps. There are almost no restrictions as to what kind of apps that can be added to Cydia.

To develop for Cydia, you will need to have your device jailbroken (How do I jailbreak?) and before you start developing your app, you will need to follow these steps to create an alternate Certificate.

Pull to Refresh For Mail In Cydia

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:51:00 +0000

Pull to Refresh, an innovative feature found in the latest Facebook update, is now available to download for the Mail app. The best part is that this app is completely free to use. Pull to Refresh is compatible with 3.x and iOS 4 firmwares.

To use, just slide your finger down in Mail app and release, your inbox will then update. To notupdate, just slide your finger back up, a really intuitive feature that really should be part of the standard iPhone UI.
How to Install

Make sure you are jailbroken. (How do I do that?) And that you are on or at an above firmware of 3.0. (How do I check?)
Open Cydia, tap on the Search tab, type in Pull to Refresh. Download and install it.
Press your home button and let your device respring.

Apple Posts Black Friday Deals

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 03:08:00 +0000

Apple has dropped the prices on their website down 10% for many of their items. Mac's and iPads are all included in the discount. But no iPhones or iPhone items are on sale for the Black Friday sale.

iOS 4.2 Released; Not for Jailbreakers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:35:00 +0000

Apple has officially released iOS 4.2. This update brings the long-awaited multitasking, wallpaper, and speed updates to the iPad. The device also covers the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, Second Generation iPod touch, Third Generation iPod touch, and Fourth Generation iPod touch.

If you're having problems updating to iOS 4.2, make sure that your iTunes is updated to the current version.

Jailbreak is not yet supported for this firmware. Updating to iOS 4.2 will remove the jailbreak from your device and restore it to Apple's original firmware. A jailbreak for 4.2 should be released in a few weeks at the latest. We may even see a jailbreak in the next few days.

Press Release

CUPERTINO, California—November 22, 2010—Apple® today announced that iOS 4.2, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, is available today for download for iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch®. iOS 4.2 brings over 100 new features from iOS 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 to iPad including Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay® and AirPrint.

“iOS 4.2 makes the iPad a completely new product, just in time for the holiday season,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Once again, the iPad with iOS 4.2 will define the target that other tablets will aspire to, but very few, if any, will ever be able to hit.”

iPad users can now run their favorite apps and switch between them instantly, while preserving iPad’s legendary battery life. Users can organize their apps with drag-and-drop simplicity using Folders, and Mail now features a Unified Inbox, fast inbox switching and a threaded message view.

Game Center allows iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users to challenge and play friends or be matched automatically with new opponents, showcase their scores and achievements, and discover new games their friends are playing.

AirPlay is a new feature for streaming music, video and photos wirelessly from iPad, iPhone and iPod touch to Apple TV®, transforming Apple TV into a great accessory for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. iOS users also will be able to use AirPort Express® and AirPlay to stream wirelessly to any stereo or powered speakers, or directly to AirPlay-enabled speakers coming to market in the months ahead.

AirPrint is a next-generation Wi-Fi print architecture that dramatically simplifies printing by completely eliminating printer drivers. A selection of AirPrint enabled printers including the HP Photosmart, HP LaserJet Pro and HP Officejet will be the first to support printing direct from iOS devices. iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users can simply tap to print their documents or photos wirelessly to any printer that supports AirPrint.

The Find My iPhone (or iPad or iPod touch) feature is now free to use without a MobileMe℠ subscription and helps you locate your missing device.* The Find My iPhone app is a free download on the App Store℠ and lets users easily locate a missing device on a map and have it display a message or play a sound. Users can even remotely lock or wipe data from a lost device to protect privacy.

Other new features that iOS 4.2 brings to the iPad include: the ability to rent TV episodes directly to iPad using the iTunes® App with a 30 day viewing window and a 48 hour session window once playback is started; the ability to easily find and highlight specific words and phrases on web pages in Safari®; enhanced enterprise support so businesses can take advantage of stronger security features, new device management capabilities and improved enterprise integration; industry-leading accessibility enhancements; and support for 25 additional languages, including Korean, Portuguese and Traditional Chinese.

The revolutionary iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. You can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, using the innovative Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad weighs just 1.5 pounds, making it easy to carry and use anywhere.

Today, customers have downloaded more than seven billion apps from the groundbreaking App Store and more than 300,000 apps are available to consumers in 90 countries, with more than 40,000 native iPad apps. Over 125 million iOS users around the world can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel.

Availability
The iOS 4.2 update is available today to download to iPad, iPhone and iPod touch by syncing the device with iTunes 10.1. iOS 4.2 is compatible with iPad, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, second and third generation iPod touch (late 2009 models with 32GB or 64GB) and new iPod touch. Some features may not be available on all products. For example, Multitasking requires iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, third generation iPod touch (late 2009 models with 32GB or 64GB) or later.

Textfee Unlimited Releases New Beta Version

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:40:00 +0000

Textfree has just been promoted with a beta release. In the beta release it gives you a very useful benefit that can drastically help you lower your cell phone bill. In the new beta,Textfree adds a new calling option where you can call anyone you want to using your iPod or iPhone for free.

If you have a iPod touch 4g you can use your headphones as the speakers and the video mircrophone to talk into so theres no needs to buy a headphones that come with a microhphones with it.

Textfree is a app thats been in the Appstore for a couple of years. The app's title is exactly what it does, it give you unlimited texting for free. Also the free app gives you very own phone number where your friends can text you whenever they want.

This app is very beneficial to anyone who want to save a lot of money every month or just doesn't have a cell phone. So get on down to the Appstore and save some money on your monthly cell phone bill.

Useful Cydia Apps

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:17:00 +0000

Safari Download Manager: A very useful app that downloads anything directly from safari. Just go to a download link and click download. This is very useful if your on the go, you can watch pre-downloaded videos directly on your iPod touch/iPhone within minutes. The downloader even works in the background so no worries on waiting for your downloads to finish and then you can use your iPod touch/iPhone
Cost: $5.00 but totally worth the price.

Pandora Skip: Ever use Pandora but hate it when it says "you've reached your limit" after skipping an amount of songs or those pesky ads that you always have to listen to or see on the bottom? Well this is the perfect mod/add-on for you! No more limits reached, pesky audio ads or those annoying ads at the bottom of the screen. This add-on lets you have as many skips as you want with no visual ads or audio ads! This is the perfect add-on for you, if you use Pandora. Just go to cydia, manage, sources, edit, add: http://cydia.xsellize.com then search for Pandora v3.14 skip.
Cost: Free
Remove Background:(For iOS 4.X) Remove Background is a very useful app if you dont like to close the mutitasking apps one by one. Every time you open a new app you need to close everytime by double tapping the home-button. But with Remove Bakground no need for that anymore. You can remove all the apps in multitasking with a tap of a button. Remove Background clears all the apps that are in background to help save battery life and time. Just search Remove Background in Cydia and if you have sbsettings you can get an add on to just remove all the apps with a swipe of a finger.
Cost: Free

Dev Team to Release Unlock soon after Release of 4.2

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:16:00 +0000

The Dev-Team will release an update of ultrasn0w to unlock the new baseband from iOS 4.2. This update of ultrasn0w will unfortunately only support iPhone 3GS and 3G not iPhone 4. So DO NOT update your iPhone 4 if you want to keep your iPhone 4's unlock. The Dev-Team should release the update within a couple days of the release of iOS 4.2 that should most likely be out on November 24th. As long as their aren't any problem up ahead you should have your unlock at the end of the month and very satisfied with it.

Android Heading over to iPod touch 4G

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:12:00 +0000

Well the creator for OpeniBoot is back again! He's the guy who let you have Android on your iPhone 2G or 3G has posted a tweet that he tried Andorid on his iPod touch 4G and it was promising. He doesn't have a ETA for the public released but he is on the verge of getting the Andriod to the iPod touch 4G using OpeniBoot. He is already working on getting the Android to the iPhone 4G and the iPad so don't be excepting it anytime soon. But with all the good news you should expect it on your iPod touch 4Gwithout any major delays.

FilmOn Free Live TV for Your iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:10:00 +0000

We all tried to get free live streaming TV on to our iPad/iPhone/iPod touch but never seemed to find a way to do that until now.

FilmOn a new site that has just been released less than 2 months ago is a website where you can directly watch live tv straight off your iPad/iPhone/iPod touch. FilmOn is free and there's no need to make a account either. FilmOn is facing some legal issues but the owner of the website is a very wealthy man who is going to try everything to keep the site up but may start to charge in a later time.
We don't know when he will start to charge but hopefully it's a reasonable price. Their are around 20 channels that your can stream straight to your iPad/iPhone/iPod touch completely free like NBC,ABC,CNN,FOX,and many more.

There have been some complaints about lag or freezing but if you have a 4g iPhone or iPod touch your shouldn't have any problems.

To watch free live TV go to FilmOn.com.

iPhone 4 Unlock Not Left in The Cold

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:08:00 +0000

Good news to any of your iPhone 4 users who updated their baseband and have no way to unlock it. The Dev-Team has found some good leads into unlocking the iPhone 4. They will start to work on an unlock for the iPhone 4 baseband after all the hype of 4.2 has been over.

Don't expect to have a unlock for your iPhone 4 as soon as the iPhone 3GS or 3G but just expect to have an unlock that's going to be worked on right after the excitement over 4.2, Just be patient and you'll get your unlock in no time at all.

Remember do not annoy the Dev-Team for the release of the unlock for your iPhone.

Dev-Team to Realease Unlock Soon After iOS 4.2

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:06:00 +0000

The Dev-Team will release an update of ultrasn0w to unlock the new baseband from iOS 4.2. This update of ultrasn0w will unfortunately only support iPhone 3gs and 3g not iPhone 4. So DO NOT update your iPhone 4 if you want to keep your iPhone 4's unlock. The Dev-Team should release the update within a couple days of the release of iOS 4.2 that should most likely be out on November 24th. As long as their aren't any problem up ahead you should have your unlock at the end of the month and very satisfied with it.

iTunes Updated to 10.1 for Airplay and Support for iOS 4.2

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:04:00 +0000

iTunes has been updated for Airplay and the new iOS 4.2 to be mostly likely released on November 24th. iTunes 10.1 is for both mac and windows users. iTunes 10.1 is safe to use with any jailbroken device. iTunes is 100% compatible with any iOS firmware on any device jailbroken or not. This is just one more clue that iOS 4.2 is just around the corner.

Sn0wbreeze Updated to 2.1

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:03:00 +0000

iH8Sn0w has updated Sn0wbreeze to 2.1 to jailbreak and unlock your iPhone or iPod touch. This program is only for windows user. For mac user use Pwnage Tool. With Sn0wbreeze you can add sources directly to Cydia using a computer to make it easier than going into the Cydia app and doing it directly from your iPhone/iPod touch.

Sn0wbreeze unlocks your iPhone without updating the baseband so your iPhone will always be unlocked as long as you update your firmware using Sn0wbreeze. Sn0wbreeze benefits from Greenp0sion or Limera1n because Sn0wbreeze gives you more freedom with unlocking your iPhone and you have the ability to change your boot logo to any picture you want.

iOS 4.2 Delayed Again

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:01:00 +0000

iOS 4.2 Supports: iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3gs, iPhone 3g, iPod touch 4g, iPod touch 3g, and iPod touch 2g.The new 4.2 which brings a lot of anticipation to the iPad multitasking, the fix the iPhone's security flaw, and the speed improvement for the iPhone 3g is delayed from November 12th to most likely November 24th. The main cause of the delay is the wifi functionality with the iPad.
The iPad can only get to a certain point to connecting to but cant never access the internet. But, hopefully apple solves the problem in a short time and then releases much earlier than November 24th.

Infinity Blade Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:07:00 +0000

Infinity Blade, an amazing-looking game displayed at Apple's last iPod event, has released a new trailer to show off them game.

Remember that just because you see it in the trailer, it doesn't mean that you will be experiencing the same on your actual iPhone

The game is expected to be released this holiday season. The game will be the first to bring the Unreal Engine 3 to the iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad. Let's hope that it will set a precedent for newer games on Apple's devices.

3D Glasses for iPhone and iPod touch

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 23:41:00 +0000

The toy company Hasbro will be releasing a 3D accessory named My3D to use for viewing 3D content iPhone's and iPod touches.

It promises three-dimensional content that offers a 360-degree experience in gaming, virtual travel experiences and entertainment content. It's aimed at both children and adults.

The device, which resembles a pair of binoculars with a slot in which users insert their iPod or iPhone, will be priced at $30. It will be available starting next spring at stores where Apple's iPhones and iPod Touches are available.

The goggles require the usage of separate apps to view the 3D content. This means that not everything will be in 3D.

This may become one of the next biggest 'things' for the iPhone and iPod touch considering that normal 3D viewing glasses cost much more than these, how ever unfashionable they may be.

SkyFire Released

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:03:00 +0000

Earlier than expected, SkyFire has released their app into the App Store.

Check out more details on the app by clicking here, or download SkyFire in the App Store for $2.99.

SkyFire: Flash Browser

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:20:00 +0000

The SkyFire app for Andriod was submitted to Apple for approval for the App Store. It has now been confirmed that the app has been accepted into the App Store. SkyFire is similar to CloudBrowse in that it will convert Flash video from almost any website and then send it to your device in a HTML5 format. Though now CloudBrowse has become a pay-to-use app.

The app will now be a part of the Safari app, but a separate app that you will need to open in-order to view the Flash video. But, the app does have other useful features, besides the ability to view Flash video, like Facebook link sharing.

The app is set to be released on Friday, November 5, 2010 for $2.99

Video Demo

Deep Theme

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:27:00 +0000

This theme is truly what the title says it is. It has a dark and brushed metal style wallpaper but it also has contrasting bright icons. Deep has gotten over 55,000 views and over 20,000 downloads on DeviantART only. It has gotten even more attention on Cydia.

This theme also comes with an optional Deep Dock Flow from the iSpazio repo. It also has many other optional variations to install for the theme. This is why it is one of the best themes for jailbroken iPod touch and iPhone users.

How to Install

Make sure you are jailbroken. (How do I do that?) And that you are on or at an above firmware of 3.0. (How do I check?)
Make sure you have downloaded Winterboard from Cydia.
Open Cydia, tap on the Search tab, type in Deep. Download and install Deep.
Optionally, install Deep Dockflow, Deep HUD and Deep Calender.
Open Winterboard, drag the theme to the very top and tap on all of them to give it a check mark.
Press your home button and let your device respring.

More ScreenShots

Best Apps from Jailbreaking for iPhone and iPod touch (Cydia)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:53:00 +0000

If you have gone through Cydia's Sections tab, you know that there are a very large amount of apps, themes, tweaks, and games to download to install. But in that mix are some really great apps and some not so great. Here's a list of the best apps to download from Cydia to help you out.

Click on an app name to see more information about it.

AppSync - Install apps (.ipa files) without going through Apple's verification.

Backgrounder - Truly and easily allow apps to fully in the background.

Frash - Full Adobe Flash support for the Safari app. You can play videos and even games.

FolderEnhancer - Speed up folders, folders in folders, scrolling, and many more folder improvements.

GridLock - Lock your icons into any place on the Springboard.
Safari Download Manager - Download multiple files to your device from Safari at the same time.

iMobileCinema - A simple "flash player" that can play videos from many different sites.

Infinidock - Scroll left and right on the dock.

Infiniboard - Scroll vertically on the Springboard.

PlayAwake - Play your own songs from the iPod app as an alarm.

SBSettings - An incredibly useful tweak that allows for easy switching of Wi-Fi, SSH, 3G, and more.

Winterboard - Customize your entire device with themes. See best Winterboard themes by clicking here.