Monthly Archives: September 2011

How to fix iTunes error 3194

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Today we had 3 different users all experiencing the same error so I figured I would make a quick post addressing the issue. The error is iTunes error 3194 during a restore. The unfortunate thing about Apple’s error system is that errors are rarely ever attributed to one single specific issue. Many times the error is just a general error that could mean any number of things.

The most common 3194 error experienced is when a user attempts to restore …


Buzz Player HD, iPad Media Streaming Application [App Store Review]

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Buzz Player is an application available for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad users. From my personal use, I have found it to be one of the best media playing applications available for the iPad. Available for purchase from the iTunes App Store – iPhone/iPod Touch ($2.99 USD), iPad ($3.99 USD)

“BUZZ Player HD is a multimedia player supporting many audio and video codecs and file formats, and various streaming protocols.”

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Buzz Player has the ability to play …


How to do an Untethered Jailbreak on AppleTV 2G 4.3 using Seas0nPass [Video Tutorial]

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Hey everyone, this is a video tutorial to show you how to do an untethered 4.3 jailbreak on your AppleTV 2G using Seas0nPass. This is a very simple and straight-forward tutorial that pretty much anyone can do. Please following along with the video and if you have any questions or issues feel free to ask.

DOWNLOAD:
Seas0nPass – Win
Seas0nPass – Mac
ATV 2G 4.3 IPSW

TROUBLESHOOTING:

    If you can’t get into DFU mode try doing a rest …

Did you miss MyGreatFest aka JailbreakCon – Watch Online

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A few days ago, MyGreatFest, now known as JailbreakCon, the world’s first jailbreak convention was held in London. In case you missed it and you were interested in seeing it in it’s entirety, a few attendees did a LiveStream that is now available to watch online. There are some great keynote speeches that will tell you all about how jailbreaking got started, where it is now, where it is going and how the devs got into it.

The whole thing …


MuscleNerd releases Redsn0w 0.9.9b1, includes lots of new features

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A few days ago we posted about MuscleNerd’s announcement regarding the release of a new version of Redsn0w. Tonight he has done just that!

This version supports all the same devices and firmwares as Redsn0w 0.9.8b7 but it has radically changed the way the program works including a simplified interface. Now various tools built within Redsn0w are sorted into easy to access tabs that streamline the way users will use Redsn0w.

DOWNLOAD:
Redsn0w 0.9.9b1 – Win
Redsn0w 0.9.9b1 –


Five New Exploits Found In Apple A5 Chip For iPad 2 And iPhone 5, Future Jailbreak Imminent!

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This is big, big news. In fact, we’d call it the biggest news of the week: jailbreak hacker p0sixninja of Chromic Dev Team has announced that five userland exploits have been discovered for the Apple A5 chip which used in the iPad 2 and is strongly expected to be used in the next generation iPhone.

The news comes from P0sixninja talk at jailbreaking convention MyGreatFest. P0sixninja looked ecstatic when he gave the announcement a few minutes ago, in which …


Major Update To Redsn0w Coming Soon, Lots of New Features!

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Jailbreak developer MuscleNerd has announced that a major update to popular jailbreaking tool Redsn0w is on its way which lets users jailbreak without needing to point at an IPSW and also lets users submit SHSH blobs to Cydia.
The news come from MuscleNerd himself. The famous jailbreak developer sent out the following from his Twitter account:

Will be pushing out a major redsn0w feature upgrade before my trip to Korea: http://is.gd/PMAdT1 (and look, no IPSW selection button!)

As MuscleNerd said, …


MyGreatFest – The World’s First Jailbreak Convention Starts Tomorrow (Live Coverage)

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The long anticipated convention, MyGreatFest, which will be the world’s first jailbreaking convention is set to begin at 9am tomorrow morning. Don’t ask me why it’s called “MyGreatFest,” I’m still trying to figure that out myself Regardless, this event is scheduled to have some high-profile names in the jailbreaking scene. Jay Freeman aka @saurik is scheduled to give a keynote and a QA session as well as Chronic-Dev team members @p0sixninja and @iOPK.

The event is …


Status of iOS5 Untethered Jailbreak

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We are nearing the estimated release date of the iPhone5 and the new iOS5 firmware to go public. Because of this, we have been having a lot of questions regarding an untethered iOS5 jailbreak. Of course there have been tethered jailbreaks available for all iOS5 betas so far and this has caused some people to think that an untethered version will be available as soon as iOS5 is released.

The problem with that theory is that the only reason there …


It’s Playing app for iPhone and iPad allows easy playback of multiple video formats

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When it comes to easy video playback on the iPhone or iPad, it doesn’t get much better than “It’s Playing” from Addition, LDA. What really sets this one apart from the others is that they have optimized playback with their AdditionFlow© presentation engine to ensure the best viewing expreience.

It’s Playing supports many video formats not compatible with the standard video player. No longer will you have to convert your videos to a compatible format sacrificing video quality and …


Redsn0w 0.9.8b7c Fixes Error 1015 During 4.3.5 Firmware Restore

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If you are one of the iPhone3Gs users that has updated your baseband to 06.15.00 in order to unlock, you may have realized that it is not possible for you to do a factory restore in iTunes. This is because the iPad baseband causes what is known as a “baseband panic” when you try to restore. The iPhone is not supposed to be able to run 06.15.00 so it causes iTunes to error out. Because of this, the only way …