Jailbreak your Apple iPhone 3G running on iOS 4.1 with redsn0w (Phone Arena News)

Jailbreak your Apple iPhone 3G running on iOS 4.1 with redsn0w (Phone Arena News).

From Phone Arena, Dev-Team Blog

A new beta version of redsn0w has been released for users of the Apple iPhone 3G with iOS 4.1 that will successfully jailbreak the device. This version of redsn0w will also allow the jailbreak of iOS 4.1 on the second-generation iPod Touch. 

As of now, redsn0w needs further testing on Windows PC’s and is currently only available on Mac OS X x86 because of this. The guys over at the Dev-Team Blog have posted the instructions on how to proceed with this jailbreak. The directions are as follows:

If you’ve already updated your device to 4.1 or 4.0, the next steps are:
1.    Launch the beta redsn0w 0.9.6b1
2.    Select your stock 4.1 or 4.0 ipsw (you’ve already used this to update your device to 4.1 or  4.0)
3.    Select “Install Cydia” and any of the other options shown above, then click “Next”.  Use DFU mode to install the jailbreak.
Note: If you choose to “Enable battery percentage”, you actually toggle that off and on via Settings->General->Usage.

You can always count on those guys to help you out with your jail-breaking needs. Have any of you tried this? Post your results in the comment section below.

Create A Comic – Apple iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad App Promo Codes to Giveaway

Create A Comic – Apple iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad App Promo Codes to Giveaway.

Create A Comic – Apple iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad App Promo Codes to Giveaway

18th Sep 2010

Apple iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad app promo codes to giveaway for the Entertainment app Create A Comiccourtesy of Tilted Chair, register if you haven’t already done so or log in to enter this giveaway and we will randomly select 20 people and email an app promo code to you.

If you also leave a comment below saying why you should have this app or create a link back to this post from other sites on the internet you will be given added priority to receive an app promo code. This Giveaway ends on the 21st September 2010, Good Luck!

Ever felt the urge to start doodling some funny quips in the form of a comic but found the process of drawing characters too daunting? WithCreate A Comic you can create comics as easy as touch, type and share. It’s so easy even your grandmother could make comics!

Share your comic creations with your friends on Facebook directly from the app.

Once you have downloaded the app, please take a few moments to rate/review this application in the AppStore. We’d also love to hear stories of how much you want or even enjoyed this app so do leave a comment below 

Will Microsoft And Nokia Team Up To Take On Apple, Google?

Will Microsoft And Nokia Team Up To Take On Apple, Google?.

“Two dinosaurs don’t produce a mammal, they produce a dinosaur.”

But sitting on this side of the world, where the iPhones and Androids are too pricey, Nokia might just. I can imagine them selling their new Symbian^3 phones at $200 and getting alot of market share back from low end Android phones.

To beat Apple in the high end, they need a miracle, and if Microsoft can’t do it for themselves on the Windows Phone 7, I don’t think they can do it for Nokia.

Nokia did come back in the times of the first color screen phones and QWERTY business phones, but this time it looks like they have taken way too long to make a comeback.

That doesn’t mean Nokia will stop being the top selling brand in the world, it will still be, but it just can’t be the number one smartphone brand… Never thought they would “Finnish” like this

Create A Comic lets you create comics on your iPhone and iPod Touch

Tilted Chair recently launched Create A Comic, an app that lets iPhone and iPod touch users to create Dilbert like comics directly on their iPhone or iPod touch and share them with friends via email and Facebook.

Product description from iTunes

** Best comic creation app on the iPhone! **

Ever felt the urge to start doodling some funny quips in the form of a comic but found the process of drawing characters too daunting? With Create A Comic you can create comics as easy as touch, type and share. It’s so easy even your grandmother could make comics!

Share your comic creations with your friends on Facebook directly from the app.

To see a video demonstration and tutorial visit our website: http://www.tiltedchair.com/create-a-comic

Visit our website for more details:
http://www.tiltedchair.com

Tilted Chair Web SiteCreate A Comic Support

Product Description from Website

Our very first application is finally available on the AppStore! Create A Comic was inspired by the creative talents of one of Tilted Chair’s founders. On the weekends he crafts comics based on funny, mock-worthy incidents at his workplace. Unfortunately, not all of us are endowed with this talent and, even though we may have funny quips of our own, we usually find the process of drawing a comic strip too daunting. That’s where Create A Comic comes in!

With Create A Comic you can create comics as easy as TOUCH, TYPE and SHARE. It’s so easy even your grandmother could do it!

3 Easy Steps to Comic Creation

• Add characters to canvas using simple taps
• Add a speech or thought bubble by tapping on the characters and start typing text
• Finalize and share with your friends on Facebook directly from the application

Wacky and Whimsical Characters

• The application comes with many wacky characters
• Each character is available in different action poses
• Easily flip and move characters by simple taps

Share Your Creations

• Single-tap share of your comic creations to your friends on Facebook
• Save comics in your phone’s photo album to show them off or share via e-mail

So what’re you waiting for? Get Create a Comic from App Store for just $1.99!

We are working on the video tutorial for Create A Comic, should be up soon. Meanwhile, we would love to get your comments and feedback to further improve the app!

11 things Google should change in Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Yesterday I was reading the following article “Android 3.0: 10 things Google should change” and it made me think, other than the 10 things mentioned, which I agree to 100%, there should be a number 11, Google should also enforce some standard screen resolutions. You must be thinking that I want to make Android as closed as Apple, but reality is, for developers the fragmentation of screen sizes and different phones running different OS is causing way too much damage.

Just to give an example, Roxio has already shown a demo of Angry Birds running on a Motorola Droid. If you look at their comments, they are still testing on the oh so many phones (read screen sizes) and not sure when they will be able to launch. This shows to prove how difficult it is to make apps for the android, which is why developers have not jumped on the Android bandwagon yet.

Until Google makes the bold move of specifying screen sizes, this will not change in my opinion. I suggest instead of going for 1 size, they can do 3 sizes for phones (not including tablets here). They could be the small Xperia 10 mini size, the Legend size and the mammoth Galaxy S size. If we keep these sizes standard for 2 years, everyone will be happy!

To summarize here are the 10 items from the article

1. An end to custom user interfaces
2. Capacitive touchscreens only
3. Cloud-based file syncing
4. Minimum processor and battery requirements
5. Jazz up the keyboard
6. More cursor control options
7. More supplied apps
8. More parental controls
9. More text management tools
10. Standard VoIP support

Let me know what you guys think, can Google get its act together?