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iPhone 3.1.3: iTunes Update

Hans — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:18:10 +0000

It’s been at least 3 months since iPhone users have been using the iPhone 3.1.2 update. Today Apple has released the iPhone 3.1.3 update for iPhone and iPod Touch users. This update does not really add anything new, but it does fix important bugs so iPhone and iPod Touch users should update.

The iPhone 3.1.3 software update includes the following:

Reports battery level on iPhone 3GS with an improved accuracy
Fixes issues that caused third party iPhone apps to crash
Resolves a bug that caused an iPhone app to crash when the Japanese Kana keyboard is being used
using the Japanese Kana keyboard

How to update to iPhone 3.1.3

1. Connect your iPhone or iPod Touch to your PC.

2. Launch the iTunes application and click the Check for updates button.

3. iTunes will show you the above window saying: “iTunes will update your iPhone to iPhone 3.1.3 software and will verify the update with Apple“. Click on the Update button.

4. An iPhone OS 3.1.3 software update window will show up, click on the Next button. Read and and accept the license agreement. Once you’ve done that your download will start.

5. The file size of this update varies depending on which device you’re updating. Once the iPhone 3.1.3 firmware update is done downloading it will start the installation process on your iPhone.

iPhone 3.1.3 Download Links

If you are having trouble downloading the iPhone 3.1.2 firmware through the iTunes Application then you can directly download the appropriate firmware for your device by downloading iPhone userbar and clicking Downloads button and then downloading the appropriate firmware:

iPhone 3.1.3download (iPhone1,1_3.1.3_7E18_Restore.ipsw, 241 MB)
iPhone 3G 3.1.3 download (iPhone1,2_3.1.3_7E18_Restore.ipsw, 242 MB)
iPhone 3GS 3.1.3 download (iPhone2,1_3.1.3_7E18_Restore.ipsw, 306 MB)

Note: Don’t use Safari to download iPhone 3.1.3 IPSW files, instead use another browser. Safari downloads this as a .ZIP and iTunes is not able to recognize the firmware that way.

iPhone 3.1.3 Jailbreaking information

You can jailbreak your iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, or iPod Touch on iPhone 3.1.2. I will update this post once an iPhone 3.1.2 jailbreak is out.

Download iTunes for iPod touch and iPhone

Hans — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:52:22 +0000

Due to the holidays, we’ve got many new users here who recently got an Apple iPod touch or an iPhone. To use it you must first download and install iTunes. The instructions to download it and install it are below. iTunes is needed in order to sync your device, and also to download or sync applications or music from the App Store.

1. Download iTunes

Go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ and click the Download Now button. Once it’s done downloading, install it.

2. Connect your iPod touch or iPhone to sync it

Connect your iPod touch or iPhone to your computer using the USB cable you got. It will now start syncing, and you will also be asked to create an iTunes account. Your iTunes account will allow you to download apps from the App Store.

While your device is charging or syncing, you may want to check out our jailbreak page and decide whether or not you want to jailbreak iPod touch 3.1.2 or jailbreak iPhone 3.1.2.

Top 10 free iPod touch and iPhone apps

Hans — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:18:18 +0000

Apple’s App Store is getting a lot of iPod touch and iPhone app sales due to the holidays. Below is a list of the current top 10 free iPod touch and iPhone apps on the Apple App Store. Feel free to also check my top 10 iPod touch and iPhone games post. Note, you must have iTunes in order to download these apps from your computer. If you don’t have iTunes, you can download it from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/.

1. Bouncedown

A never-ending addicting bouncing game with touch, track, or tilt controls and Facebook integration. [Download]

2. Tap Tap Revenge 3

A tap and shake game with songs, multi-player option, and a lot more features. [Download]

3. Whac-A-Mole: Whacky Xmas

A fun Christmas themed Whac-A-Mole game. [Download]

4. NBA Live by EA Sports

A fun basketball game by Electronic Arts. [Download]

5. World War – 55 Honor Points

A big multi-player online war game. Requires that you have a WiFi connection. [Download]

6. IMDb

IMDb allows you to look up information about every movie or TV show. [Download]

7. Facebook

The Facebook app is a must have if you’re a Facebook user. It has a lot of features and a great UI design. [Download]

8. Traffic Rush

A strategy game in which you stop or accelerate vehicles crossing the intersection. [Download]

9. Bing

Allows you to search with Microsoft’s Bing application and also has voice search. [Download]

10. Pandora Radio

A free personalized radio that allows you to create your own “station” and play your music. [Download]

Top 10 iPod touch and iPhone games

Hans — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:25:53 +0000

Today is December, 25 and you know what that means right? Apple’s App Store will be receiving a lot of iPod touch and iPhone app sales due to the holidays. Below is a list of the current top 10 selling paid iPod touch and iPhone games on the Apple App Store.

1. Cartoon Wars-Gunner

Cartoon Wars-Gunner is an arcade/action game with a lot of unique weapons and skills. [Download]

2. Doodle Jump

In Doodle Jump, you guide the “Doodler” using tilt controls on a spring journey, up a sheet of paper, picking up jet packs, avoiding black holes, and blasting “baddies” with nose balls along the way. [Download]

3. N.O.V.A. – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance

Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance is a sci-fi first-person shooter game. It has won the IGN Best Action game of the year award. [Download]

4. Tetris

The classic Tetris game that allows you to listen and control iTunes while playing, track your stats, and play with different “magic modes”. [Download]

5. Battleship

Battleship game with multiple modes, challenges, two-player WiFi, and bluetooth mode. [Download]

6. Bejeweled 2

Bejeweled 2 has a classic, action, and endless mode. [Download]

7. 2XL ATV Offroad

Hot action-packed racing game by 2XL Games, Inc. [Download]

8. Skee-Ball

Skee-Ball brings fun of boardwalk with 3D graphics, great physics, and awesome prizes. [Download]

9. A Christmas Santa

An addictive Christmas game by Blue Wind. [Download]

10. Need for Speed Shift

A great racing simulation game by Electronic Arts. [Download]

iPhone 3.1.2: iTunes Update

Hans — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:07 +0000

Almost a month ago, Apple released the iPhone 3.1 update. Today Apple has released the iPhone 3.1.2 update for iPhone and iPod Touch users. This update does not really add anything new, but it does fix important bugs so iPhone and iPod Touch users should update.

The iPhone 3.1.2 software update includes the following:

Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep
Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart
Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming

How to update to iPhone 3.1.2

1. Connect your iPhone or iPod Touch to your PC.

2. Launch the iTunes application and click the Check for updates button.

3. iTunes will show you the above window saying: “iTunes will update your iPhone to iPhone 3.1.2 software and will verify the update with Apple“. Click on the Update button.

4. An iPhone OS 3.1.2 software update window will show up, click on the Next button. Read and and accept the license agreement. Once you’ve done that your download will start.

5. The file size of this update varies depending on which device you’re updating. Once the iPhone 3.1 firmware update is done downloading it will start the installation process on your iPhone.

iPhone 3.1.2 Download Links

If you are having trouble downloading the iPhone 3.1.2 firmware through the iTunes Application then you can directly download the appropriate firmware for your device using the below links:

iPhone 3.1.2 download (iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw, 241 MB)
iPhone 3G 3.1.2 download (iPhone1,2_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw, 242 MB)
iPhone 3GS 3.1 download (iPhone2,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw, 306 MB)

Note: Don’t use Safari to download iPhone 3.1.2 IPSW files, instead use another browser. Safari downloads this as a .ZIP and iTunes is not able to recognize the firmware that way.

iPhone 3.1.2 Jailbreaking information

You can jailbreak your iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, or iPod Touch on iPhone 3.1.2. I will update this post once an iPhone 3.1.2 jailbreak is out.

iTunes Connect is down

Hans — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:48:55 +0000

Developers use iTunes Connect to add,view, or manage applications in the iTunes Store, check sales/trend reports, financial reports, or manage users. For the past 3 days, iTunes Connect has been down for many people. The iTunes Connect team at Apple are aware of this problem, and they’re working on fixing it.

I tried submitting an application right now, but my connection was reset, when I went back I got an error message saying “You backtracked so far“. Apple should at least put up a status page notifying Developers that iTunes Connect is down. Many developers have been trying to submit applications, or even updates to applications but have been unable to do so because of iTunes Connect being down.

Once iTunes Connect is back up, the iTunes Connect team will have a lot of app submissions pouring in! Apple hasn’t even provided an ETA for when this problem will be fixed. I hope it’s soon, many developers are not happy about this!

Update: After writing this post, it appears that iTunes Connect is back up! I was successfully able to submit an application.

iPhone OS 3.1 and iTunes 9.0 update lets you arrange home screen

Hans — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:49:24 +0000

One of the most notable features of the new iPhone OS 3.1 and iTunes 9.0 update is the home screen feature. This is a very powerful feature, and I’m sure many iPhone and iPod Touch users will find it very convenient. I’m impressed with how easy Apple has made it for us.

In this post I’ll show you how you can rearrange applications on iPhone OS 3.1 using iTunes 9.

Note: Make sure you install the iPhone 3.1 update and iTunes 9.

How to Organize applications on your iPhone or iPod Touch home screen using iTunes 9.0

1. Connect your device to your computer and launch the iTunes 9.0 application.

2. Click the Applications tab.

3. Click and checkmark the Sync Applications box. If you don’t want any application synced to your device simply uncheck it from the list and it won’t be added. iTunes 9.0 also gives you the option of sorting the applications by category, name, or date and lets you search as well.

4. On the right of the Sync Applications box you’ll see your iPhone or iPod Touche’s homescreen. Rearrange the icons the way you want it. You can drag icons up and down, left or right, or even drag them to another home screen. The square boxes on the far right well show you the different home screen pages that you can add/rearrange icons to. Just click on “1″ if you want an app on the first home screen, “2″ if you want it on the second”, and so on. It’s that easy!

5. Once you’ve rearranged the icons the way you want them, click on the Sync button on the bottom right corner.

6. iTunes will now start syncing the applications the way you arranged them on iTuness to your iPhone or iPod Touch. A Sync in Progress message will appear on your device. Once iTunes is done syncing, your applications will appear on your device!

I really like this feature about iPhone 3.1. Thank you for finally listening to us and bringing us this feature to iTunes 9 Apple!

iPhone 3.1: iTunes Update

Hans — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:48:05 +0000

Today Apple has finally released the iPhone 3.1 update that many iPhone users have been waiting for. This update fixes a lot of bugs that were present in the iPhone OS 3.0 firmware released in June and also supports the new Apps Management feature in iTunes 9.

How to update to iPhone 3.1

1. Connect your iPhone or iPod Touch to your PC.

2. Launch the iTunes application and click the Check for updates button.

3. iTunes will show you the above window saying: “iTunes will update your iPhone to iPhone 3.1 software and will verify the update with Apple“. Click on the Update button.

4. An iPhone OS 3.1 software update window will show up, click on the Next button. Read and and accept the license agreement. Once you’ve done that your download will start.

5. The file size of this update varies depending on which device you’re updating. Once the iPhone 3.1 firmware update is done downloading it will start the installation process on your iPhone.

iPhone 3.1 Download Links

If you are having trouble downloading the iPhone 3.1 firmware through the iTunes Application then you can directly download the appropriate firmware for your device using the below links:

iPhone 3.1 download (iPhone1,1_3.1_7C144_Restore.ipsw, 241 MB)
iPhone 3G 3.1 download (iPhone1,2_3.1_7C144_Restore.ipsw, 242 MB)
iPhone 3GS 3.1 download (iPhone2,1_3.1_7C144_Restore.ipsw, 306 MB)

Note: Don’t use Safari to download iPhone 3.1 IPSW files, instead use another browser. Safari downloads this as a .ZIP and iTunes is not able to recognize the firmware that way.

iPhone 3.1 Jailbreaking information

It is still possible to jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch on iPhone 3.1. I will update this post once I’ve posted the iPhone 3.1 jailbreak guide up.

iTunes Store Now Available in Mexico

Hans — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:54:17 +0000

The iTunes store and the App Store are both officially available in Mexico now! Hola Mexicans, and welcome to the iTunes store.

The iTunes store in Mexico features Mexican artists including Paulina Rubio, Vincente, Fernández, and Zoé and a wide range of interneational artists including Shakira, Lady Gaga, Green Day, and many more. Most songs are priced at 12 pesos and albums at 120 pesos.

Download iTunes 8.2.1 in Mexico

The iTunes Store in Mexico is available for both Mac and PC users. iTunes 8.2.1 can be downloaded from http://www.itunes.com/mexico. iTunes purchases require a valid credit card number and a valid billing address or an official iTunes Gift Card.

[via Apple]

iTunes: Trojan horse Small.BOG virus

Hans — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:39:15 +0000

Many Windows users using iTunes and AVG, one of the most popular anti-virus software were alerted of a Trojan horse Small.BOG virus today. There is a huge discussion thread on it in the Apple discussion forums.

Fortunately, you have nothing to worry about. There is no virus in iTunes. AVG has released a definitions update that should take care of this. Update your definitions through AVG and you won’t get this message anymore. Do not try to quarantine the files, this will break your iTunes 8.2.1 install and you will need to reinstall it.

Update: If you are getting the itunesminiplayer.dll failed to register Error then you need to reinstall iTunes!

[via Apple Discussion Forums, picture via @raktai]