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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.”

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.