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YellowSn0w, RedSn0w, UltraSn0w and PurpleSn0w

Author: Raveesh Mayya // Category: , , , , ,




Like everyone else, I too got lost a million times dealing with iPhone Dev Team's naming of their jailbreaking and carrier unlocking tools. So I'm dedicating an article to distinguish between YellowSn0w, RedSn0w, UltraSn0w and the newly popular term PurpleSn0w

You need to know the difference between unlocking a CARRIER and Jailbreaking the iPhone. Read one of my previous article about the difference by CLICKING here.

YellowSn0w

YellowSn0w is a set of applications to CARRIER Unlock the iPhone 3G. This unlock works exclusively with baseband 02.28.00. This is not an unlocking solution for iPhone 3GS. Currently, 0.9.6 Beta is available for iPhone 3G unlocking.




I have written an article about using YellowSn0w to unlock iPhone 3G. Click here to read it.

UltraSn0w

UltraSn0w is the hottest and the most happening carrier unlocking tool as on the date of blogging. UltraSn0w 0.9 version is out which has the following features.
  • Works on both iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS
  • Works on hacktivated devices also
  • Works regardless of how you jailbroke your device (QuickPWN, RedSn0w etc)
  • Doesn’t require a separate patch as each new firmware comes out.
  • Doesn’t install any additional daemon (in case we're worried of background processes)
  • Has no race conditions
  • No popups about “Missing SIM”, no network issues
  • Is almost 7000 times smaller than its nearest competition (as claimed by iPhone Dev Team)
  • Is available now via Cydia


iPhone 3GS Unlock Demonstration



You can find the torrent files of latest UltraSn0w by clicking here.

RedSn0w
Redsn0w is an easy to use, multi-platform, multi-device jailbreaking and unlocking (iPhone 2G only) tool for the iPhone 2G (original iPhone), the iPhone 3G (but not the 3GS) and also the iPod touch (first and second generation).

RedSn0w is more like Pwnage Tool. Read more about RedSn0w by clicking here.

The above 3 products is from the iPhone Dev Team.

PurpleSn0w
PurpleSn0w is from a freelance developer named George Hotz. He ain't the part of iPhone Dev Team. PurpleSn0w claims to be a better unlock compared to UltraSn0w and the YellowSn0w. But according to Dev Team, PurpleSn0w uses 6900 times more RAM than UltraSn0w .


Possible Problems :
1) Hotz's exploit overwrites an arbitrary block of memory one megabyte in size. This means that eventually the area of memory PurpleSn0w uses will be corrupted and 1 MB of baseband code will be corrupted until next reboot.

2) purplesn0w uses 6900 times more RAM than ultrasn0w and doesn’t let the OS know that it’s using it, so the Operating System of iPhone thinks it’s still free to use. When it does use it, the baseband will crash.
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Upgrade to iPod Touch 3.0 legally for free

Author: Raveesh Mayya // Category: , , ,



We all ought to upgrade our iPod Touch. But, like me, there are many others who don't want to pay for the upgrade. For God's sake, we've bought the iPod and we deserve free upgrade !!


There are quite some websites which has posts on upgrading the iPod touch firmware without paying anything. Surely, they are illegal and unethical. An ethical and a legal way to get free upgrade doesn't come freely. After all, there is no free meal in this world.

How to Get iPod Touch 3.0 upgrade for free?

There is a website that you take a couple fun fast survey and gifts you a Free itunes Gift Card. You will get this free itunes gift card without giving your address, or personal information. They will just e-mail your code to your valid e-mail address. So complete your first step and confirm your e-mail address if you want that free itunes gift card.

This itunes gift card is of many denominations : $15, $30 etc. I opted for the smallest denomination, the $15 one, answered the survey for 20 min. I am proud now that my new iPod touch is genuine and not stolen. I HAVEN'T CHEATED.

I could have spent some more time, say 30 minutes to get $10 more. But surely not greedy. I'm happy with $15.


Make sure you read the "Beginner's Guide" to prevent abuse of your email ID. I hope this helps. Congrats for the new 3.0 firmware for your iPod Touch. Start cut-copy-paste in iPod also !!
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How to get the screenshot / screen capture in iPhone?

Author: Raveesh Mayya // Category: , , ,


As a iPhone blogger, I always wanted to take snapshots of my iPhone screen and upload the photo to my blog. It was recently that I found how to take the LIVE screen shot of my iPhone screen. In other words, I can now do iPhone screen capture.

We can do this without jailbreaking, without using any hack or even without installing any app. iPhone hardware itself supports screen capturing.

How to take the screenshot?

  • Run the App who's screenshot you want to take.
  • Press the Sleep/Power Off button and Home buttons simultaneously.
  • The iPhone screen gives the Photo Snap effect. You're Done !!


How to get this screen capture?

  • Connect the iPhone to your PC using the data cable.
  • In a Windows PC, the iPhone appears like an external storage device.
  • Browse to this Device from "My Computer" and find the screenshot there..

The screenshot of Map App

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