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TUAW posts a rough guide on how to relock your iPhone to avoid the threat that the upcoming iPhone 1.1.1 update will leave your iPhone in a "permanently inoperable" state. Following the instructions and restoring your broadband firmware should make your iPhone indistinguishable from an never-unlocked iPhone. Of course, you will lose your ability to use non-AT&T SIM cards. Update: Seems...

Native instant messaging client Apollo IM has been updated to version 1.0. The project page lists the changes: * Added support for DotMac, ICQ, MSN in addition to AIM. Through libpurple. * Buddylist notification of open conversation * Multiple account sign on - I've been on 8 accounts at once, although, I wouldn't recommend more than 2-3 active accounts on edge, otherwise it gets...

The latest version of Ambrosia's iToner Ringtone installer for the Mac has been updated to 1.0.2. The new update provides the following features/changes: - More robust iTunes 7.4.x support - Fixes an issue where iTunes ringtones might not properly sync - Improved handling of playlists, again - GUI improvements - Other bug fixes and enhancements The $15 shareware application provides a...

ZDNet's Apple Core blog notes that if you've hacked your iPhone, you may want to restore to defaults before bringing it into an Apple Store for service. A colleague of O'Grady's was initially refused service for his iPhone due to a combination of 3rd party applications and an unlocked iPhone (on T-Mobile). So while he eventually got Apple to return the iPhone (after paying the restocking fee,...

Gizmodo points out a new 3rd party application that has appeared on Installer.app. Navizon uses cell phone towers to pinpoint your location (within a few hundred yards) and is able to push those coordinates to the Google Maps application. The result? Free GPS(ish) functionality on the...

One piece of news from the London keynote event was Apple's first public stance on SIM unlocking tools that have become available for the iPhone. The freely available software unlocks the iPhone from AT&T's service and allows users to use any SIM card from any network. When questioned, Steve Jobs indicated that they will actively try to stop SIM unlocking: "It's a cat-and-mouse game," said...

Apple has posted updated demo videos of the iPhone on their UK site. The new videos use an updated version of the iPhone's software. A few differences are notable on the videos - International Keyboard support has been included which was first seen on the iPod touch. - Calculator Widget icon is updated (same is iPod touch). - iTunes Wifi store Apple is expected to deploy an iPhone...

Shadowfax discovered how to restore custom ringtones (for free) in the latest version of iTunes 7.4.2 that was released. The newest iTunes apparently broke the previous iTunes hacks that allowed you to easily sync any AAC file as a Ringtone. The workaround is simple, and simply involves combining the previous methods (file renaming, and ID3 tag changes). You have to use that ID3 mod (Atomic...

iPhoneDevWiki has posted the first versions of an easy to use GUI version of the SIM unlocking tool that has been circulating on the internet. This new version needs only be copied over to the phone and executed, it's full automatic. No more needs for fls or extract bin files out of the nordump. It should also cut the time down to max. 3-5 minutes. If successful, the tool should unlock your...

Now that the iPod touch has gotten into reviewers hands, iProng has posted a full list of what's different between the iPod Touch and the iPhone. There were few surprises based on previously published specs. The biggest differences that were known include the lack of EDGE connectivity, Mail application, and editable Calendar. A couple that may be less obvious if you haven't played with the ...

Apple's Store Credit page shows off an interesting screenshot of an iPhone (noted by modrak): If you notice, this iPhone is up to version 1.1.1 with Modem Firmware 4.02.04_G. Apple has only publicly released iPhone Firmware 1.0.2 at this time. Apple is expected to introduce a firmware update in the near future to distribute the iTunes Wifi Store software. Forum user confirmed also...

iPhoneAtlas notes that the iPod Touch keyboard offers a number of additional keyboard options than the current iPhone keyboard. The iPod Touch provides keyboards in 14 different languages as well as the following formats: QWERTY QWERTZ AZERTY QZERTY Japanese IME Users can also switch between two or more keyboards with a special icon on the keyboard. Apple is expected to...

Ringtonator provides a easy to use application which "converts" an AAC file into a Ringtone from iTunes' perspective. The application modifies metatags based on a followup discovery by Cleverboy about what exactly distinguishes a Ringtone from a Song files in iTunes. In essence, Apple introduced an additional tag-type that identifies a Ringtone. These tags can be modified by Atomic Parsley ...

Apple 2.0 puts faith in a recent note by Gene Munster claiming that the pace of iPhone sales has tripled since the price break. By Munster's reckoning, Apple and AT&T (T) were selling an average of 9,000 iPhones a day before the price reduction, which would have put their quarterly sales at 594,000 as of Sept. 5. The two companies had already sold 270,000 phones in the previous quarter. To reach 1 ...

RogueAmoeba has posted a small Mac application that allows you to copy unprotected AAC files into your iTunes 7.4.1 Ringtones folder. This allows iTunes to sync these ringtones with your iPhone. The free application appears to simply automate the step-by-step free iTunes Ringtone workaround that has been previously posted. The application works as advertised and seems to work better than ...

iPhoneSimFree.com is now offering their iPhone SIM unlocking software through specific retailers in Australia, Germany, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. The U.S. retailer WirelessImports if offering the software for $99. Gizmodo recently verified that the iPhoneSimFree solution with a video of the unlock process. The retailer you buy the unlock from will load the unlock software directly onto...

Gizmodo notes a possible change in the features of the upcoming iPod Touch. Apple has reportedly removed "entering calendar events" from their U.S. features description of the iPod Touch, indicating that the iPod Touch's calendar application may be read-only. The iPod Touch is expected to be shipping later this...

iPhoneAlley details a technique to trick the iPhone into using any custom audio file as your voicemail greeting. At present, you have to record your greeting by recording directly into the iPhone microphone -- the results of which are average, of course. Besides creating an audio file in the right format (Adaptive Multi-Rate), you also need to trick the iPhone to upload your new greeting to ...