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    Installer for iPhone Is Dead

    InstallerApp For Mac Installs Jailbreak Apps Without Jailbreaking Your iPhone

    How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely

    Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones

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    Image of Monty Monty
    06/18/09

    In reply to Installer for iPhone Is Dead
    I hate to be nit-picky, but did Luke really carry an iPhone? He clearly is confused with the installer for his Megatron 3000 Super Strata-Cruiser Lightsaber, in which case he is going to look pretty silly in a few minutes when he learns it is just some silly Apple phone product from way in the future we are talking about.


    Just saying.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/18/09

    In reply to Installer for iPhone Is Dead
    Aside from the very pertinent Pulp Fiction reference, this is by far the funniest use of the Star Wars stills to date.
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    06/18/09

    In reply to Installer for iPhone Is Dead
    ahhh I've missed TFSU
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/18/09

    @The Chad: Jesus Diaz is even credited as the creator of TFSU on Urban Dictionary: [www.urbandictionary.com]




    TFSU



    The Fuck Shut Up. Yoda's way to say STFU.


    Created by Jesus Díaz from Gizmodo.

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    Image of Heliophage Heliophage
    06/18/09

    In reply to Installer for iPhone Is Dead
    That can't be.


    That's impossible.

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    Image of 32ndnote 32ndnote
    06/18/09

    In reply to Installer for iPhone Is Dead
    This is easily one of the worst scenes in the history of acting despite being one of the best in the history of sci-fi.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/18/09

    @32ndnote: What, that was acting??
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    Image of frigg frigg
    03/24/09

    In reply to InstallerApp For Mac Installs Jailbreak Apps Without Jailbreaking Your iPhone
    Is Ripdev's InstallerApp available yet in the App store, or is it lingering somewhere in Apple's cryptic approval process?
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/24/09

    In reply to InstallerApp For Mac Installs Jailbreak Apps Without Jailbreaking Your iPhone
    Can anyone think of any reason NOT to jailbreak an iPod touch?
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    Image of DaSazonator DaSazonator
    03/24/09

    @nutbastard (Everyone come to snowmodo!!!): yes, because if you do, it voids your warranty.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    03/24/09

    @nutbastard (Everyone come to snowmodo!!!): I don't know. Its academic I guess.


    I blame the fact that I can't run some of the app store games on my iPod because of jailbreak. At the same time though I'll see reviews of other people saying that they can't run it too so I always wonder if they've jailbroken a touch or if the first gen touch's lower graphics power just makes that much of a difference.


    I blame a lot of my lagginess, crashes, memory problems on the fact that my touch is jailbroken but there too I come on here or another message board and hear other people complaining about the same things.


    I generally think the pros outweigh the cons but I do second guess it from time to time.

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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    03/24/09

    @DaSazonator:


    They don't warrant it against anything but manufacturing defects. It works fine. If i drop it, the warranty doesn't do anything for me. So that doesn't really concern me, plus I could just wipe it if i ever needed the warranty for whatever reason.

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    03/24/09

    @tande04:


    hmmm, if it's likely to screw up legitimate apps, that's not good.


    what's available in jailbroken apps that makes it all worth it?

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    03/24/09

    @nutbastard (Everyone come to snowmodo!!!):


    mostly what i'd like is the ability to manage the whole thing without itunes. the fucking thing wont even charge off my work computer because stupid fucking itunes isn't installed on it.

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    Image of bananaballs bananaballs
    03/07/09

    In reply to How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
    Can anyone tell me what happens to your contacts when you restore? How do back them up so you can reload them if you have to restore to factory settings? PLEASE tell me, it's the only thing that's preventing me from jailbreaking my iphone 3g.


    Thanks.

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    Image of tande04 tande04
    03/07/09

    @bananaballs: You back up your iPhone then just use the latest back up if something goes wrong or if you don't like it.
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    03/07/09

    @tande04: Just like when your phone backs up in iTunes? It seems too easy. Tell me it's that easy!
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    03/07/09

    @bananaballs: Its that easy.


    If you really want the added security you could sync your contacts with one of the applications in the 'info' tab and then just sync them back.


    You should be just fine with just the back up that iTunes creates though.

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    Image of bananaballs bananaballs
    03/07/09

    @tande04: Thank you.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    03/07/09

    In reply to How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
    Good article. I dont have an IPhone but if I did, these directions seem detailed enough (with pics!) that I think I would be able to do it.
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    Image of nerve11 nerve11
    03/07/09

    In reply to How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
    "• Use your iPhone as a 3G modem with your laptop."
    My phone can do that without jailbreaking, and the practicality of such a feature isn't that great really.


    "• Record video using Cycorder."
    You mean you can't record video WITHOUT jailbreaking your phone?


    "• Follow speech turn-by-turn directions in a GPS program."
    Mine can also do taht already, without jailbreaking.


    "• Copy and paste (yes, copy and paste)."
    My phone can ALSO do THAT. (Yes copy and paste without jailbreaking)


    "• Play Nintendo Entertainment System games and other emulated classic cames (like Monkey Island!)"
    I suppose I'll give ya this one :P Since it's not like they're playable anywhere else lol.


    By the sounds of it, if this is all it can do, then jailbreaking is rather lame. Oh well.

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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    03/07/09

    @nerve11: Who the fuck cares. Can't you read the headline?
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    Image of Monty Monty
    03/07/09

    In reply to How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
    Oh, you might think you are the black-belt of destroying the Apple shrine of EULA, but when their team of Mongolian-powered attorneys drop out of the sky, you may think different(ly).


    Seriously - fantastic stuff, Jesus. Now, does anyone have an iPhone I can borrow to try it out?

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    Image of Linux Chief hardware engineer Linux Chief hardware engineer
    03/07/09

    In reply to How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
    BEST post ever.

    Thank you, im going to save this
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    Image of tastypotato tastypotato
    03/07/09

    @Linux Chief hardware engineer:


    I beg to differ, this is just making it even easier for the retarded people who have iPhones and iPod touches who jailbreak their phones and have no idea what they're doing.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/07/09

    @tastypotato: Aaaand we're supposed to care why? This is no different from any other popular product that people like to mod. If some noobs out there don't know how to successfully mod their purchase, that's not the responsibility of the people who give out the instructions.
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    02/11/09

    In reply to Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones
    Zank god for zee Germans and der iPhone GPS app.


    I hope he figures out what his wife did to the tape deck when she was driving earlier.


    But seriously; why hasn't this been officially available since day one?

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    Image of SpriteMV SpriteMV
    02/11/09

    In reply to Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones
    I find that the iPhone 3G's GPS unit is not as accurate as my Magellan when I'm driving. When I have Google maps open, it sometimes cuts corners when I make a turn or drifts slightly off the road on a straightaway. I'm not sure if this program addresses this issue, but I think I'll be sticking with my dedicated navigation GPS for now. Still, for those who don't have a nav system yet, this is a very cool app!
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    02/11/09

    @SpriteMV: I have the same problem, but I don't think this is intended to replace a GPS unit you already have.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    02/11/09

    In reply to Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones
    This is great, and I'm definitely going to test this out ASAP. I like the fact that it can download maps in advance, which makes it very handy for areas you can't get a data connection.


    The one question I have is whether you can download maps in advance and then route on the fly, or if you can only do your route while you have a data connection. If it's the latter, this might be really handy while traveling internationally, since the times I've traveled internationally I've had to pay through the nose to rent or buy maps for the GPS, or just rent a GPS unit when I get there. I'd prefer to use my iPhone but not have to pay for international roaming.


    Remember kids, every dollar spent roaming on international networks is a dollar not spent on margaritas.

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    Image of craig_16 craig_16
    02/11/09

    @weatherman: If you do a little research before you travel, you may be able to find a cheap pay as you go data plan for the country you're going to. There's a site called prepaidgsm.net which lists operators and plans for over 100 countries. I used it to find a cheap data plan for my iPhone before traveling to Poland. 7 pence per MB as opposed to 600 pence per MB (yes, that's right, about $10) made it a no-brainer. Calls are a little more expensive than other Polish operators, but I use data a helluva lot more than calls, so I'm definitely saving a bit.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    02/11/09

    @craig_16: thanks for the tip! I didn't even think of that.
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