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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/white-iphone-4-for-sale-in-china1.jpg" alt="white iphone 4 for sale in china" title="white iphone 4 for sale in china" width="610" height="452" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10662" /></p> <p>If you want to get your hands on an white iPhone 4 right now, you can actually walk right into a market and buy one… if you’re in China that is. Much to Apple’s displeasure, the white <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a> 4 is openly for sale on various Chinese websites, and it’s widely available at popular electronics markets in Guan…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/itunes-error-3194.jpg" alt="itunes error 3194" title="itunes error 3194" width="72" height="65" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10681" style="border:3px solid #ccc;" /> If you run into Error 3194 within iTunes when you are trying to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can fix it by temporarily blocking Apple’s firmware signing services. Error 3194 seems to be triggered when unsigned firmware is used, often during an iOS downgrade or even during some restores. Here’s how to resolve the error:</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Fix Error 3194</h2&…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FA1NUK?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FA1NUK"><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ipod-shuffle-sale.jpg" alt="ipod shuffle sale" title="ipod shuffle sale" width="610" height="279" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10643" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001FA1NUK" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p> <p>Amazon has a sale on all of the newest iPod Shuffle …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mac-app-store.jpg" alt="mac app store" title="mac app store" width="108" height="112" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10639" /> Last week I posted that the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/03/mac-app-store-release-date-imminent-mac-os-x-10-6-6-gm-released/">release date of the Mac App Store was imminent</a>, based on Mac OS X 10.6.6 becoming GM and including Mac App Store support. Today there are further claims to support the idea of an early Mac App Store release, although it should be noted that these are unsubstantiated rumors. </p> <p>A…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><object width="600" height="362"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzoYzKaOT3Y?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzoYzKaOT3Y?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="362"></embed></object></p> <p>Graviboard is a hysterical app that is available from the Cydia App Store that causes your iOS icons to…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/change-iphone-carrier-name.png" alt="change iphone carrier name" title="change iphone carrier name" width="218" height="78" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10618" /> You can change the carrier name on your iPhone using a free tool called “Fake Operator” that is available through the Cydia store. Installing the tool requires a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/jailbreak/">jailbreak</a>, and then the carrier name is adjusted through the Settings app.</p> <p>If you want the app, after you have jailbroken your phone (you can <a href="http://osxda…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/disk-eject-key.gif" alt="disk eject key" title="disk eject key" width="150" height="70" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10608" /> There are a few ways to properly eject a disk on a Mac, the first and perhaps the easiest method is to <strong>use the Disk Eject Key</strong> which is located in the upper right hand corner of a Mac keyboard (it looks like the image to the right).</p> <p>Other options are dragging the Disks icon into the Trash which will eject it, or highlighting the disk in the Mac Finder and then either hitting <strong>Comma…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/find-iphone-baseband.png" alt="find iphone baseband" title="find iphone baseband" width="320" height="480" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10437" /> Knowing what baseband version your iPhone is using is crucial to seeing if you can unlock your iPhone with ultrasn0w or other unlocks. </p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Find your iPhone Baseband Version</h2> <p>Checking your baseband is really easy, grab your iPhone and do the following:</p> <ul> <li>Tap on “Settings”</li> <li>Tap on “General”</li> <li>…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/prince-khaled-mac-setup.jpg" alt="prince khaled mac setup" title="prince khaled mac setup" width="610" height="409" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10626" /></p> <p>Ever wonder what type of Mac setup a Prince would have? This is the office of Prince Khaled bin Alwaweed of the Saudi Royal Family, and if I had to guess I would say it fits pretty closely to what most Mac users dream setups would be. This is full of awesome equipment: Dual Apple Cinema Displays are hooked up to a Mac Pro under the desk, those screens sit next to a 27″ iMac, and then there’s a…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/iphone-4-sale.jpg" alt="iphone 4 sale" title="iphone 4 sale" width="600" height="326" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10598" /></p> <p>Have you been waiting for an iPhone 4 sale? You can stop waiting, because Radio Shack is offering a killer deal on iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS for the next week (Dec 4 to Dec 11). Not only are brand new iPhone’s on sale, but if you are an existing iPhone owner you can trade in your old phone and get an even bigger discount on the iPhone 4. Here is the sale pricing breakdown:</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">iPhone…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ipad-dfu-mode.jpg" alt="ipad dfu mode" title="ipad dfu mode" width="150" height="192" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10519" /> DFU stands for Device Firmware Update, entering DFU Mode is how you adjust the firmware on your iPad or other iOS device. Getting into DFU mode on an iPad is the same process as entering into <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/24/iphone-dfu-mode-explained-and-how-to-enter-dfu-mode-on-your-iphone/">iPhone DFU mode</a> (or iPod touch for that matter). It’s pretty easy, just follow the instructions below.</p> <h2 style="fo…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/macbook-pro-with-apple-cinema-display.jpg" alt="macbook pro with apple cinema display" title="macbook pro with apple cinema display" width="610" height="406" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7140" /></p> <p>This is a great Mac setup from Flickr: a 24″ Apple Cinema Display is hooked up to a 13″ MacBook Pro. There’s an iPad and iPhone in there too. All Apple, all the way!</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/28XElxJstNkOssBO17Lw6LKYwSk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/28XElxJstNkOssBO17Lw6…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p>You can use a new tool to activate your unlocked iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G, which in turn resolves the battery drain issue that has occurred on some iPhones unlocked with ultrasn0w. You’ll need redsn0w 0.9.6 beta 6 which was released specifically for this purpose, this allows you to ‘hacktivate’ your iPhone 3GS/3G by installing a new Cydia tool called SAM.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Activate iPhone 3GS & 3G to Fix Battery Drain</h2> <p>You should be familiar with redsn0w jailbreaks and Cydia, the goal is to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/28/jailbreak-and-unlock-ios-4-2-1-with-redsn0w-0-9-6b5/"…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZK5NZY?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003ZK5NZY"><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cheap-western-digital-portable-hard-drive.jpg" alt="cheap western digital portable hard drive" title="cheap western digital portable hard drive" width="610" height="293" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10568" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003ZK5NZY" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />&…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mac-os-x-10-6-6-gm.jpg" alt="mac os x 10-6-6-gm" title="mac os x 10-6-6-gm" width="488" height="200" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10557" /></p> <p>It wasn’t long ago that <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/10/mac-os-x-10-6-5-download-released/">10.6.5</a> came out, but now Mac OS X 10.6.6 GM has been released to developers. So what’s the big deal? Well, the next Mac OS X update includes “developer support for fetching and renewing App Store receipts” suggesting that the release date of the Mac App Store is imminent. </p> <p>O…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/archives-preference-pane.jpg" alt="archives preference pane" title="archives preference pane" width="609" height="325" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9403" /></p> <p>You can fine tune how <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a> handles archives with a secret preference pane. There’s quite a few features tucked away in the Archives preference pane, including the ability to delete the archive after it’s expanded, reveal the expanded items in the Finder, and of course the same features for compressing files too. These are g…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/lock-ipad-orientation-ios4-2.jpg" alt="lock ipad orientation ios4-2" title="lock ipad orientation ios4-2" width="610" height="98" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10504" /></p> <p>The <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/04/lock-the-screen-orientation-on-the-ipad/">iPad orientation lock</a> used to be controlled by a switch on the side of the device, since iOS 4.2 the orientation lock switch has been changed to a mute switch, which functions just like the iPhone and iPod touch. So now what? What if you want your iPad screen locked into horizont…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/redsn0w-0-9-6-b-6-download.png" alt="redsn0w-0-9-6-b-6-download" title="redsn0w-0-9-6-b-6-download" width="125" height="125" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10543" /> <strong>Redsn0w 0.9.6b6</strong> has been released for download for both Mac OS X and Windows. Redsn0w 0.9.6b6 is of particular interest to unlockers who experienced battery drain and the disabling of push notifications after unlocking with the previous version of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/redsn0w/">redsn0w</a>.</p> <p>The new redsn0w includes the ability to ena…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/lightpeak-coming-to-magsafe.jpg" alt="lightpeak coming to magsafe" title="lightpeak coming to magsafe" width="610" height="372" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10535" /></p> <p>A newly discovered Apple patent suggests that Light Peak or a variation of the technology may be making an appearance in future Apple products. The patent describes a “Power and Data Adapter” that has a standard DC power cable with fiber optics included in the same cord, creating a single connector that would replace existing MagSafe adapters. The new adapter would have the ability …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/redsn0w-waiting-for-reboot.png" alt="redsn0w waiting for reboot" title="redsn0w waiting for reboot" width="154" height="49" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10527" /> If you have used <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/redsn0w/">redsn0w</a> to jailbreak your iPhone and you are stuck on a “waiting for reboot” screen, you can try the following tips to fix this problem. Be sure you are using the latest version of redsn0w, you can <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/02/redsn0w-0-9-6b6-download/">download redsn0w 0.9.6b6</a> if you need to.</p> …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/gamecube-emulator-mac.jpg" alt="gamecube emulator mac" title="gamecube emulator mac" width="610" height="432" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10248" /></p> <p>Dolphin is probably the best Gamecube and Wii Emulator for Mac that exists, it’s open source and somewhat regularly updated so you won’t be stuck high and dry like the old GCube emulator. </p> <p>Dolphin supports playing both Wii and Gamecube discs and downloadable games, and it has your typical emulator features like save states, controller support, and various graphical enhancements s…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/airprint-compatible-printers.jpg" alt="airprint compatible printers" title="airprint compatible printers" width="610" height="269" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10493" /></p> <p>AirPrint is the new wireless printing technology that is incorporated into <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ios/">iOS</a> 4.2, and it allows you to print to AirPrint compatible printers directly from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Apple is working with printer manufacturers to make more printers compatible with the technology, and software updates will likely be i…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><object width="600" height="362"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrJhw_pHMf4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrJhw_pHMf4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="362"></embed></object></p> <p>Apple has released a new TV commercial for the iPad, this one is titled “iPad is Amazing” and it show o…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/refurb-iphone-sale.gif" alt="refurb iphone sale" title="refurb iphone sale" width="100" height="164" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10482" /> Want to buy a cheap iPhone refurb? AT&T is the place to be, there are some great sales on refurbed iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 and each device includes free 2 day shipping. All refurb iPhones require a 2 year contract and a one time $36 activation fee.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Refurb iPhone 3GS Sale</h2> <p>All iPhones that are sold with ‘cosmetic blemishes’ include a free case with purchase. &l…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/can-i-unlock-my-iphone.jpg" alt="can i unlock my iphone" title="can i unlock my iphone" width="130" height="133" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10470" /> Whether or not you can unlock your <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/">iPhone</a> depends on several things, including what iPhone you have and what version of iOS your phone is running. We have received many questions and comments asking if someone can unlock their particular iPhone and we hope this post will help to answer those enquiries.</p> <p>We will go through each device an…
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