Enable iPhone 3Gs Numeric Battery Percentage

Why should the iPhone 3G’s have all the fun?

iPhone 3G and 3Gs exclusive functions are slowly making their way down to your older generation iPhone. First MMS and now the numeric battery.

Follow the 3 easy steps below to enable numeric battery percentage on your jailbroken iPhone.

Steps:

1. Download 3GS Battery from Cydia*
2. Activate Through Winterboard
3. Go to Settings–>General–>Usage–>Turn Battery Percentage ON

 
 
 
*by John MacKay [hosted by Bigboss and Planet-iPhones]

Activate MMS on the iPhone 2G for Free

Suck it SwirlyMMS and Apple

Apple and AT&T, fueling their latest cash cow, say that the iPhone 2G is incapable of sending and receiving MMS. Seemingly, the only option left for first generation users was SwirlyMMS*.

Now that MMS is finally free on the iPhone, it seems rather nonsensical to pay for it.

Thanks go out to geniusan for providing another free MMS solution for first generation iPhone users.

5 Steps to Unlocking MMS:

1. Install ActivateMMS2G from Cydia
2. Reboot your iPhone
3. Go to: Settings –> General –> Network –> Cellular Data Network
and enter in your carrier settings
4. Reboot your iPhone
5. Start MMSing

 
 
 
*SwirlyMMS charges $8 to enable MMS for just one iPhone; so that if you switch iPhone’s you need a new license

T-Zones Hack on Firmware 3.0

T-Zones is disappearing on T-mobile as the company opps for more lucrative data usuage plans and web2go. For those who still have T-Zones on their account and miss the T-Zones hack that was available in Cydia prior to firmware 3.0, don’t worry because no hack is necessary.

To Activate T-Zones Data on an iPhone:

1. Go to: Settings –> General –> Network –> Cellular Data Network
2. Enter in APN: wap.voicestream.com
3. Enjoy Edge!

The New iPhone 3G[s]: Unveiled

After months of deliberation and speculation the new iPhone 3G is unveiled with a new name: iPhone 3Gs

In the most anti-climatic fashion, the new iPhone will not be shooting lightning from its eyes or fireballs from its arse; and no, it is not 12 feet tall. It looks identical to the iPhone 3G and it has a name, granted not as interesting as the speculative names were, but a name none the less.

The new iPhone 3G emerges like the Penguin from Batman Returns. Don’t call me iPhone 3G. I have a name, my name is Oswald Cobblepot…err…iPhone 3G[s].

When you have to explain what the letter means, then it is not as impressive as it sounds. The [s] stands for speed. Yup…speed. I’ll give you a moment to take that in…

New Features
- Up to 32 GB of Storage
- 2x the 3G Speed
- Video Recording/Editing
- 3 MP Camera
- Voice Control
- Compass
- Cut, Copy n’ Paste
- Landscape Keyboard
- MMS
- Tethering
- Voice Memo
- FindMyiPhone/Remote Wipe (MobileMe required)
- Plus Less Notable Items

Did you have a name in mind for the new iPhone 3G?
List them below.

Apple iPhone 3G 16GB Never-Locked Available

How much are you willing to pay for a never-locked iPhone 3G capable of software updates with a full Apple warranty?

Buy.com believes you’d pay $1099.

For only $400-500 more than AT&T’s current selling price for an Apple iPhone 3G without a contract (but still locked to AT&T), you can purchase a never-locked iPhone 3G with full Apple warranty to use on any gsm carrier.

A no-contract Apple iPhone 3G locked to AT&T retails at $599 for an 8GB and $699 for a 16GB. Which, as discussed in a former post, is ridiculously overpriced. iPhone 3G Comparison Shop

The never-locked iPhone 3G selling price is comparable to the price of a new unibody Macbook. Considering the new iPhone is slated for a June release and other carriers are bound to pick up the iPhone (so that Apple will have a chance to actually compete with Blackberry), I would recommend waiting it out.

If you’re going to sell a 2nd generation iPhone for a premium when the 3rd generation iPhone is slated for an upcoming release then “that’s a dealbreaker, ladies.”