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Me in front of a huge TTR banner at Apple HQ

Posted by natetrue 3 weeks ago

I took a trip down to the Apple HQ last week (I was down there for a Tapulous developer summit), and heard rumors of a three-story tall banner bearing my game, Tap Tap Revenge, in one of the buildings.

And of course, I had to get a picture with me in front of it.

Yes, the photo is photoshopped - I had to brighten my face due to bad lighting and covert photography practices :D

Tags: apple, banner, game, iphone, tap tap revenge, tapulous

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QuickGold for iPhone - Jailbroken iPhone app recommendation

Posted by natetrue 10 weeks ago

This one's not one of mine, but an app made by Zachary "zataang" Taanges really hit the spot. Using the Dock 3.0 source code as a reference, Zach created a beautiful text-based app launcher called QuickGold that runs right on top of SpringBoard.

It's available now in Cydia (hosted by Shaun "Ste" Erickson).

This thing is great, just hit the Home button while already at the home screen and start typing what you want, then tap the result that matches. So fast (even faster than Dock)!
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Tags: app, iphone, jailbreak, jailbroken, quickgold, slow motion, water balloon, zacharytaanges, zataang

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What can code injection do on an iPhone?

Posted by natetrue 12 weeks ago

Pretty much anything.

Tutorial coming soon!

Tags: code injection, dylib, hacking, iphone, jailbreak, keyboard, rhythm

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SMSNotify for the iPhone 2.0 jailbreak: Make your phone buzz you more than once

Posted by natetrue 14 weeks ago

One thing about the iPhone that has annoyed me has been that once it notifies you of an SMS or Voicemail once, it just waits for you to pick it up and look at the home screen.

That's why I made the original SMSNotify, which scans your SMS database for unread messages, and vibrates your phone periodically when it finds any.

I'm pleased to announce SMSNotify for the iPhone 2.0 firmware, with the following features:

- Now supports voicemail. A voicemail will buzz you twice, an SMS buzzes you three times
- Only buzzes when the phone comes out of sleep, for example, when it checks your e-mail, or checks in with the cell network.
- Full GPL source included in the package install (look in /usr/local/smsnotify).

My good friend Shaun Erickson is doing the package handling, and it is now available for installation via Cydia.

I'm working on a Dock for firmware 2.0 but that's considerably more difficult. Stay tuned!

Tags: iphone, sms, smsnotify, vibrate, voicemail

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How to tether your iPhone 3G and browse the web using your 3G connection

Posted by natetrue 17 weeks ago

Thanks to the excellent work of the iPhone Dev Team and the porting work of Jay Freeman as well as the authors of 3Proxy, it is now possible to "tether" your iPhone 3G and use its Internet connection on your laptop.

Warning - Tethering your iPhone is against the iPhone data plan terms. AT&T could slap you with huge fees if you overuse this. I recommend only using it during emergencies.

Here's the basic rundown:
- Jailbreak your iPhone 3G
- Install 3Proxy and Terminal
- Create an ad-hoc Wi-fi network using your laptop
- Join the network with your iPhone
- Find the iPhone's IP address
- Open Terminal and run the proxy program
- Open Safari on your iPhone and open a web page
- Configure your browser to use the proxy

I will be using a Mac and Firefox to demonstrate, but the principles carry over to other platforms.

Step 1: Jailbreak your iPhone
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Tags: 2.0, apple, cydia, dev team, iphone, iphone 3g, jailbreak, jailbroken, proxy, saurik, socks, tethering

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Tap Tap Revolution coming to the iPhone App Store as "Tap Tap Revenge"

Posted by natetrue 19 weeks ago

I know I've been silent for a while on the Tap Tap front, but now I can break the news! Tap Tap Revolution has been bought by a new company called Tapulous, and they've hired me on as a developer to maintain TTR.

Suffice it to say, their push for more features definitely works out better for you guys. Here's a low-quality leaked video demonstrating the sweet new features and look:

Check out the rest of this post for some exclusive screenshots.
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Tags: fun, game, iphone, tap tap revenge, tap tap revolution

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Greetings from Berlin

Posted by natetrue 23 weeks ago

This travel is taking its toll, but I'm still alive and kicking. After a great Bible study Friday night and a short Sabbath rest, Sparky picked me up and we headed over to the airport for 16 hours of travel.

The flight to Amsterdam lasted about 10 hours, most of which I spent watching movies in the in-flight video screen thingy. On a related note, the movie Solaris is very confusing.

We got into our hotel and went on a quick photowalk, the results of which shall follow presently:
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Tags: berlin, chapel, old building, photography, stereogram, travel

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The last of Taipei photos

Posted by natetrue 23 weeks ago

I've been out of Taiwan for a day and a half now but only just now have had the time to post.

The night before our departure, Jake and I plus another Jake from AMD headed to a night market, which is apparently like a swap meet but it takes place at night and it has many more food vendors vending unsanitary and unidentifiable foods that smell bad.
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Tags: huge moth, photos, taipei, taipei 101, taiwan, tourism

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Living it up in Taipei

Posted by natetrue 24 weeks ago

It's 5 AM in Taipei and I'm wide awake.

Yesterday was a long day, starting on Sunday with a lot of packing and tying up loose ends, and continuing with a 13-hour flight at 1 AM non-stop to Taipei.

I was also coughing a lot because I'm getting over this throat infection and I'm still coughing more than I'd like to. The dextromethorphan isn't working like it's supposed to.

Anyway, we got into the Grand Formosa hotel and I must say, AMD/BuzzCorps really went all out. The room is huge and sports a fantastic view:
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Tags: 101, city, computex, dragonfruit, long exposure, sponsored by amd, taipei, taipei 101, urban, wiring

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Going to Taipei!

Posted by natetrue 24 weeks ago

If you've been following me on Twitter you will already know. I'm traveling to Taipei tomorrow, to attend Computex 2008. Apparently AMD is launching something at Computex Taipei and Gear Live is going to be all over it, naturally! I'll be the video tech/producer with Jake Ludington as the host.

It's going to rock. Hard. Yes, I will be taking lots of pictures and posting them!

I just hope this sore throat goes away soon.

Tags: computex, flying, mysterious cat, sore throat, taipei, taiwan, trip

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Testers for a new top-secret iPhone Twitter app needed

Posted by natetrue 33 weeks ago

Yo, I need 100 people who are both jailbroken iPhone users and active Twitter users to test out a new top-secret Twitter client app for the iPhone. I can't say much here but if you're interested, send your Twitter username to ultratopsecret@natetrue.com - only the first 100 responders will get in.

Yes this is serious.

Tags: client, hamster, iphone, secret, testers, twitter

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1.1.4 analyzed - the news? No significant changes!

Posted by natetrue 38 weeks ago

Okay, so I've finished my preliminary examination of the iPhone 1.1.4 firmware. And what's new?

Bug fixes. Like three of them. No new features, no new apps, nothing.

Not even any significant changes that would render the current jailbreak methods unusable.

So it looks like the official iPhone SDK and the hacked SDK will live in harmony, at least to begin with. That seems like a mixed blessing - on the one hand we will have developers and iPhone users remaining free to do with their phones as they wish - something I am very passionate about.

However, it will likely also mark the rise of the market for pirated iPhone applications - bought through iTunes, then copied off using one of the many ways to get files off the phone. Then shared through various channels, as usual.

I for one am hoping that the developers of paid applications will get their dues - for people like myself who make a living off of their creations it's important to get money for things we put up for sale.

What I do hope is that the iPhone SDK will allow publishers to develop and publish applications for free, like the hack SDK does now.

But for now all we can do is wait and see.

Tags: 1.1.4, changes, iphone, sdk

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1.1.4 class-dump header files posted

Posted by natetrue 38 weeks ago

Just dumped header files for the 1.1.4 apps and frameworks. I'm crawling them now for changes. If you'd like to crawl too, I have posted them yonder:

http://devices.natetrue.com/114headers

Happy hunting!

Tags: 1.1.4, headers, iphone, sdk

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iPhone firmware 1.1.4 out now, still jailbreakable

Posted by natetrue 38 weeks ago

Yo guys, just a quick post. iPhone 1.1.4 firmware is still out, and Zibri's fantastic jailbreak utility, ZiPhone, still works great, at least for jailbreaking. I have not tested unlocking or activation.

Zibri, you are an excellent iPhone hacker!

I'll be looking for changes in the firmware and posting what I find soon.

Tags: 1.1.4, iphone, jailbreak, ziphone

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New cool thing I did - Binary / POV wristwatch

Posted by natetrue 39 weeks ago

Yo peeps, I just published my latest cool invention. It's a wristwatch that tells you the time in binary, or you can swipe it through the air to make it write the time out for you. It's mad awesome.

Full details and assembly guide at http://cre.ations.net/creation/binarypov-custom-wristwatch

Tags: binary, invention, kit, pic, pov, watch

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WAY EASIER iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak released by Zibri

Posted by natetrue 40 weeks ago

Master iPhone hacker Zibri has released ZiPhone, a utility that can jailbreak and unlock any new iPhone (as of firmware 1.1.3) directly, without any complicated upgrading or downgrading steps. Way easier than my crap.

Hats off to Zibri for this one.

Check out Zibri's blog for all the instructions.

Tags: 1.1.3, awesome, easy, iphone, jailbreak, unlock, zibri

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New out-of-the-box iPhones now software unlockable

Posted by natetrue 40 weeks ago

This is NOT my release, but enough of you e-mail me about unlocking iPhones that I figured I should blog about it. Thanks to George Hotz who released this method.

So, if you're looking for how to unlock your new iPhone right out of the box (as of the 1.1.3 firmware), head to this post at The Unofficial Apple Weblog:

Software-only Unlock for iPhone

UPDATE: Zibri released an even easier unlock. http://zibree.blogspot.com/

Tags: 1.1.3, bird in a hat, geohot, iphone, otb, software unlock

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If anybody wants to talk to me

Posted by natetrue 42 weeks ago

I'll be hanging out in ##iphone and #iphone-hackers over on irc.freenode.net . Check out the Freenode IRC instructions if you're new to IRC.

##iphone is for general stuff, and #iphone-hackers is specifically for people who want to create applications for the iPhone (SDK or hacked).

Oh, and I will be talking at the O'Reilly Emerging Technologies conference about iPhone development (with a brief history, and a how-to). The conference is March 3-6 this year, and I'll be speaking on Monday morning. Check out ETech today - spots are filling fast.

Tags: cockatiel, freenode, iphone, irc, support

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The 1.1.3 iPhone soft-upgrade jailbreak FAQ

Posted by natetrue 42 weeks ago

My inbox has been overflowing with various questions about the 1.1.3 jailbreak, including numerous failures (I said there was risk, didn't I?). So I put this FAQ together to try and answer the most common ones.

If your phone is broken please scroll down to the PANIC section below.

Read on for the FAQ.
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Tags: 113, cat eye swab, faq, iphone, jailbreak

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1.1.3 jailbreak Mac version now available

Posted by natetrue 42 weeks ago

This is just a post for the RSS readers out there. A Mac version of the Jailbreak is available, on the same page:

http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-jailbreak-released