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Downgrade Your iPhone 3G Baseband

pHEvilBoss has released a one click iPhone 3G baseband downgrade solution in Cydia

If you accidentally upgraded your iPhone 3G to firmware 2.2.1 through iTunes and lost your yellowsn0w unlock, you no longer have to be stuck with a featureless iPhone 3G.

Remember the time Lois died, so Superman flew around the world in the opposite direction of the earth’s natural spin and turned back time to save her? It’s kind of like that.

The 3G Baseband Downgrader reverses your iPhone 3G Firmware 2.2.1 Baseband update from 02.30.03 back to the yellowsn0w unlockable 02.28.00.

In Cydia, do a search for the “3G Baseband Downgrade” which is hosted by BigBoss (Sleepers.net).

Make sure your iPhone 3G has Bootloader 5.8. (If your iPhone was manufactured before September 2008, you have 5.8).

If it came with 2.2.1 out of the box, you may have Bootloader 5.9 or later, which can not yet be downgraded. You can also check using Minicom.

pH (Pedro Henrique Franceschi) released a version a week ago that required you to ssh into your iPhone and run a package through terminal.

Today the automated version was released in Cydia.

Next Gen iPhone Rumors

Speculative Analysis of 3rd Generation iPhone

The most probable hardware enhancements for the 3rd generation iPhone are listed below. This list was derived through research into Apple’s buying strategies and through reputable online sources.

1. Release date in June
2. Memory Upgrade to 32GB
3. Camera Upgrade to 3.2 megapixels
4. Faster 3G speeds up to 7.2 mbps

You can speculate about an iPhone 4G, but Apple needs to save something for next year. Other enhancements may include improved graphics, louder speakers, and a slight change in body shape (whether lighter, thinner or wider, Apple will continue to rejuvenate the accessories market).

These hardware upgrades, in addition to software upgrades in firmware 3.0, will further increase the gap between the iPhone and its competitors for years to come.

The iPhone will undoubtly follow the path of the iPod and dominate the market for years, if not indefinitely.

Have you recently come across Next Gen iPhone information?
Feel free to post below.

Microsoft Buys Cydia/Windows on the iPhone

April Fools: A Recap and the Resulting Aftermath

If you missed out on April Fools, here’s a quick recap of the most memorable contributions.

Microsoft Buys Cydia

If you noticed the new blurb on Cydia’s homepage, you’re not the only one. iPhone forums around the web were flooded with posts cursing Jay Freeman’s name for selling out. Youtube was also undertaken by users uploading angry video posts.

It’s actually surprising that many people do not take into account that developers have senses of humor as well.

Although judging by the explanation, maybe it was believable…

if, in the words of Wayne Campbell, you were a gulli-bull or even a gulli-calf.

Windows Emulated on the iPhone

The real question is, why would you ever want to run a mess of an operating system like Windows on your iPhone…I guess why not.

Here’s a loading screen, filled with fantastically useless words.

and a far more accurate portrayal of Windows than you see on commercials with little kids claiming to be PCs.

If you have a favorite April Fools iPhone related prank, please post it below.

Turning Japanese: Free Emoji on your iPhone

Erica Sadun releases Freemoji, an app that enables emoticons on your Apple iPhone.

The release of Firmware 2.2 enabled emoticons (emoji) exclusively for iPhones running on a Japanese network. Thankfully, all other iPhone users did not have to wait long for Erica Sadun to release a solution.

Freemoji is available on Cydia as a free download and will work on any jailbroken iPhone running firmware 2.2.X and up.

Steps to Enable:

1. Open the Free Emoji App
2. Switch Emoji Support to On

Next:

1. Go to Settings
2. Keyboard
3. International Keyboards
4. Japanese
5. Switch Emoji support to ON

To Disable:
1. Open App
2. Switch Emoji Support to OFF

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Update:

SpiceLoop has released iEmoji - Unlock Emoji in the AppStore.

iEmoji replicates the function of Freemoji and additionaly includes a list of “nerd” codes for those looking to add more useless knowledge to their emoji lifestyle.

All iPhones on firmware 2.2.X may now enable emoji by downloading this free app from the AppStore and following the same instructions as Freemoji.

Contract Free iPhone 3G: Comparison Shop

Validating Rumors

Beginning March 26, 2009, you can expect to see the iPhone 3G sold without a contract and still locked to everyone’s least favorite carrier, AT&T.

The contract-less iPhone 3G will be available at a $400 premium over the subsidized iPhone 3G, which requires a two year commitment to AT&T ($199/$299). The new pricing model puts the 8GB iPhone 3G at $599 and the 16GB at $699.

Not surprisingly, it is still cheaper to buy an already unlocked iPhone 3G on Craigslist or eBay.

Before rushing into AT&T next week, think about the real value of an overpriced and soon to be outdated, locked iPhone 3G.

Prospective Purchases:
For the same price as a contract-free iPhone 3G from AT&T you can get:

Two MSI Wind netbooks (only because you install Mac OS)

200 tall soy hot chocolates from Starbucks

5 Harry Potter Hardcover Boxsets (Books 1-7)

1 Playstation 3 and Xbox 360

1 Wii and Wii Bundled with Wii Fit

3 Flip Video minoHDs or 6 Flip Video Ultra

4 Nintendo DSi’s

40 Snuggies (with 40 bonus book lights)

2 Amazon Kindle 2s

600+ iPhone Apps

215 slices of Famous Rays pizza (on 11th and 6th)

2 round trip tickets to somewhere in the U.S.

6 Broadway Musicals (12 if you use TKTS in Times Square)

15 trips to JFK Airport from anywhere in Manhattan

At least 75 total items featured on Dealnews.com

1 Labra-doodle

AT&T’s motives behind offering the iPhone 3G without a contract may center around their attempt to liquidate* the current iPhone 3G model, at a premium, before the new model is released, which as many predict, will be in June.

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*AT&T’s stated motives for contract-free pricing are: to cater to customers who would like to purchase a gift, add a line or are ineligible for an upgrade.