How to turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone which uses Mobile network?

There are a million blog posts by lakhs of technology blogs on turning iPod Touch into a phone. But the truth is All those techniques make use of Wifi and VOIP.

Here comes 2 innovative solutions from China, named Apple Peel 520 and tPhone, which can actually convert your iPod Touch to an iPhone. These allows us to attach a sim card (Yes, a sim card) and place calls and send sms using iPod Touch.

Apple Peel 520

China based Yosion Technology, which is based in Shenzhen, has developed the Apple Peel 520 protective case, which will be available online for about $57 with a one-year warranty

It is powered by Infineon chip. What more, it comes with

• dock connector
• built-in 800mAh battery (rated for 4.5 hours of talk time and five days on standby)
• SIM card slot

Issues (as on 14th September 2010) :

• Impossible to adjust Voice level
• Quirky SMS delivery
• (Probably) unable to identify missed calls.

But what the heck, I think this small sacrifice is ok considering that this concept is revolutionary..

The tPhone

Yet another Chinese solution by a Chinese company SINA which has hit the market on 12th August 2010, the tPhone is going to convert you iPod touch into an iPhone. It is expected to cost about $103 and comes with

• Dock connector
• SIM adapter
• Mini USB for power charging
• 1200 mAh battery
• Plastic Case

Cons :

• About $ 30 expensive than Apple Peel 520
• Super duper thick

Videos of tPhone converting an iPod touch to iPhone is not available yet.

Conclusion :

We are going to have more solutions coming up for sure in future.. My iPod touch is just waiting to place its first mobile call..

How to run Flash on iPhone 4?

One of the biggest complaint by an iPhone user : I am unable to use flash with my iPhone? What do I do?

Well, we you might think it shouldn't be long for Apple to officially support Adobe flash. But trust me, I personally believe that Apple's not gonna support it atleast in next 2 years. Apple is here to kill "Flash" apparently. But how long can they could they stop people from using it?

Flash for iPhone (iPhone 4 too)

This program is called "FRASH" and allows us to run Flash on iPhone 4. Of course, this requires a jailbroken iPhone 4 with Cydia.

Who designed the Frash?

Ans : Our amazing Comex, the guy who gave the world the Spirit jailbreak for iPhone 4

What is the technique?

Ans : Comex has ported the Flash 10.1 available for Android to run on jailbroken iPhone 4

Installation Guide (Source : Redmond Pie)

Warning Note: Follow it on your own risk. I’m not responsible for any loss of important data or malfunctioning of your iPhone.

Step 1: First up, you will need to jailbreak your iOS device. Jailbreak your iPhone 4 with JailbreakMe.

Step 2: Next installation is OpenSSH. Open Cydia, press “Search” tab and then search “OpenSSH”. Install this app, reboot your iPhone and cross your fingers that it works

Step 3: Connect your iPhone with your computer. Make sure iTunes is not running.

Step 4: Download and install Cyberduck for Mac or WinSCP for Windows. Enter the following details to login to your iPhone:

Cyberduck

• Server: The IP address of your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch. Settings –> WiFi –>
• Username: root
• Password: alpine
• Protocol: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)

WinSCP

• Hostname: The IP address of your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch. Setting –> WiFi –>
• User name: root
• Password: alpine
• Protocol: SCP

Step 5: Download Frash-0.02.deb file by clicking here.

Step 6: Browse to /var/root/Media directory and create a folder named “Cydia”. Inside this folder, create another folder and name it “AutoInstall”.

Step 7: Copy the Frash-0.02.deb file to this “AutoInstall” folder.

Step 8: Restart your iPhone and you are done. Now enjoy any Flash based site, click on the “Flash” text to play the Flash content.

Watch the Video to see how flash is run..

Enjoy