Apple Is Giving Away Promo Codes To Rent Movies On iTunes

Posted by Alan Vazquez on Dec 7, 2010 in Applications, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch | 4 comments

Hey guys, looks like Apple is starting to give away promo codes for iTunes so that you can rent a free movie on iTunes. This is a pretty interesting thing indeed. It may be that Apple isn’t quite selling as much as it would like to on it’s new Apple TV.

Apple has begun sending emails to select customers about the offer in hopes of creating a larger amount of rental sales. It is unclear what qualifies you as one of Apple’s chosen customers. So keep your eyes peeled to your inbox!

Now, the free movie rental promotion is limited to the US, so sorry to everyone in other countries.

Here’s what Apple has to say:

“iTunes has more than 8,500 movies, including new releases, to rent without late fees, envelopes, or queues. Try one today on us.

Redeem your free movie rental below, and start watching one of your favorite movies on iTunes. Watch what you want, when you want. Enjoy movie rentals on your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, the all-new Apple TV, or on your computer. You have 30 days from the moment you rent a movie to start watching, and 24 hours to finish it.”

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Downgrade from 4.0 [3GS]

Posted by Brandon on Jun 24, 2010 in FAQ, iPhone | 22 comments

So you want to go back in time until things get better with 4.0 but iTunes gives you a 1015 error? Fear no more here is how you do it for the 3GS (iPhone 3G owners can skip anything Umbrella related)

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iBooks For iPhone Now Available!

Posted by Alan Vazquez on Jun 21, 2010 in Applications, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch | 7 comments

Hey everyone, looks like iBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available! You can click here to go right into iTunes and download it!

Also, if you have an iPad, you can get the neat PDF features with it!

Thanks Matt for letting us know!

iOS 4 Launches Monday: What You Need To Know

Posted by Alan Vazquez on Jun 19, 2010 in Applications, iPhone, iPod Touch | 7 comments

Hey everyone, well, I am extremely excited for iOS 4! It will officially launch on Monday! (I think it will launch at 11am (central), 9am (Pacific) world wide).

Anyways, there are a few things you should do and should know before you update to iOS 4 on Monday! The first is data backups.

It is very wise to sync 2 or 3 times between today and Monday morning. I take this step very seriously myself. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve lost stuff.

Also, if any of your apps have files (or if you’ve gotten some stuff in the filesystem) back that up too! I use iDownload a lot, so I make sure to get all of my files before a major OS update.

Next up, if you’re jailbroken, make a list of all of your installed packages. Take screenshots if necessary.

Also, back up your homescreen icons! Take screenshots of all of your app pages! I say this because I don’t recommend “restoring from backup” on a major OS update. You WILL have battery, wi-fi, bluetooth, and performance issues if you restore from back up from one major OS version to a newer one (I’ve experienced this first hand!).

So that’s backing up your data. Next, make sure to update to iTunes 9.2! You WILL NOT be able to use iOS 4 on iTunes 9.1.1 or older, iTunes 9.2 is required!

Also, have a dependable computer and a dependable cable! If there are any issues with either, your iOS 4 install could cause headaches.

This next one is crucial, stay tuned here! I will provide a direct link to iOS 4 after it’s out! If you update to the developer GM Candidate, you won’t have the latest. The GM we got isn’t a GM at all, Apple refers to it as “beta 5″.

Also, we will provide a go ahead for us jailbreakers and unlockers. I will post a link to the latest Pwnage Tool and other jailbreak tools when they arrive.

Now here’s something else, MuscleNerd has confirmed that the baseband in iOS 4 is 100% unlockable. He also says that the iPhone 4 is unlockable! However, DO NOT update via iTunes if you are unlocked today!

If you do, the unlock will most likely NOT be here at the same time as the jailbreak, so I suggest making a custom firmware. I’m still on the 3.0 baseband and I am not going to update my baseband, even though I know an unlock is on it’s way. I’d prefer to unlock on day 1, than having to wait a month.

Now, us iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G S (old bootrom) and iPod touch 2G (non-MC) owners can jailbreak on day 1, now, there are rumors that they have discovered another userland jailbreak (and even another possible “PWNAGE” (permanent) jailbreak for you iPhone 3G S (MC), iPod touch 2G (MC), iPod touch G3, iPad, and iPhone 4 users!) but don’t expect a hack on day 1 for you guys.

Also, us iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2G users won’t have multi-tasking out of the box (maybe homescreen wallpaper, but not sure), however, they are in the OS, you will need to jailbreak and edit your respective SpringBoard.app plists to enable these features

Also, there is just 1 more thing. iPhone 1st generation and iPod touch 1st generation people, you won’t get iOS 4, period. Sorry! (I’m sure someone will hack it onto your guy’s devices somehow).

So, Monday is the day everyone! I’m excited, and I hope you are too! June 24th is also the iPhone 4 launch, so this week is a lot of Apple stuff, so get ready!

[UPDATED 2X] iTunes 9.2 Now Available!

Posted by Alan Vazquez on Jun 16, 2010 in iPhone, iPod Touch | 2 comments

Hey guys, if you are anxious for iOS 4 like I am, you are going to need iTunes 9.2. Well, looks like Apple has just launched iTunes 9.2 for the public! You can now download it via Software Update on your Mac, or download it from Apple.com/iTunes if you are on a PC.

You can now update to iOS 4 if you have the leaked beta if you are on Windows XP/Vista/7.

So there you go guys! Just hang on, because Monday is just a few days away!

Here’s the full iTunes 9.2 change log:

iTunes 9.2 comes with several new features and improvements, including:

• Sync with iPhone 4 to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on-the-go

• Sync and read books with iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 and iBooks 1.1

• Organize and sync PDF documents as books. Read PDFs with iBooks 1.1 on iPad and any iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4

• Organize your apps on your iOS 4 home screens into folders using iTunes

• Faster back-ups while syncing an iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4

• Album artwork improvements make artwork appear more quickly when exploring your library

UPDATE 1: Looks like when you first open iTunes, it makes a new library file, also, it makes thumbnails of your album artwork. The artwork really loads a lot faster with no lag.

Also, it looks like Apple updated the iPhone 3G icon in iTunes. Now, the iPhone is turned on. Still doesn’t show home screen wallpaper. Does anyone with an iPhone 3G S have their icon with home screen wallpaper?

UPDATE 2: Looks like iTunes 9.2 is not Spirit friendly. You are fine if you want to jailbreak with the Pwnage Tool or redsn0w however. If you have already jailbroken your iDevice, you are fine, go ahead and update, however, you can’t rejailbreak with Spirit or jailbreak for the first time if you are on iTunes 9.2.

They are looking into a patch to fix this soon.