A fix for the iPhone 4 reception issue.

As many of you may know, on July 16, 2010, Apple spoke at a conference regarding the reception issue of the iPhone 4. For a fix, they are giving out free bumpers, and if they run out of stock, they'll give you one of their selected third party cases for free. As Steve Jobs showed whilst using the "death grip" on the BlackBerry Bold 9700, you may have seen the bars decrease, what you did not see, is them go back up while still using the death grip. This is because on the BlackBerry Bold 9700, it has a SOFTWARE feature, that when it detects a loss in signal, it raises the output level of the antenna. This is fine as long as it does not pass the 1.6 SAR level limitation placed by the FCC. This can be done by software, meaning thats it's not only Apple who can do it, but it's the users too, provided they have a Jailbroken iPhone 4. Another way this can be fixed, is that sometimes, there are bugs or flaws within the way software communicates with hardware. Notice how I mentioned software in that sentence. This can also be fixed by tweaking the way the software communicates with the hardware, this can be done by Apple, or as I said before, a user with a Jailbroken device. For now though, I would recommend claiming your free bumper, even if you don't have the reception issue. Everybody likes free stuff.


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How to fix stuck pixels

So I've decided to do a blog post today on how to fix stuck pixels on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. My iPod touch gets stuck pixels quite frequently, so I figured I'd share my fix with you. You don't need to use any chemicals or tools, and this won't void your warranty. All you need is a game or battery hogging app, your device, and your fingers. Use the app until the device gets pretty hot, then, put your finger below the stuck pixel, push down applying a decent amount of pressure, (when you see these green, blue, or purple spots on the LCD, then you're doing it right.), and now just keep applying that same amount of pressure, while sliding over then stuck pixel. Keep doing this until you no longer see the stuck pixel, it should then be gone for quite a while. A stuck pixel will be a red, blue, or green dot in your LCD. If it is a black dot, then the only fix is to have it replaced by Apple.


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Hacking Computers

Hacking computers is a very easy process, especially Linux computers. But, we aren't going to be hacking from a computer today, but an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. First you will need to learn a little about UNIX commands, specifically the "rm" commands, and what folders are important to a UNIX based file system. Now you'll need 3 third party applications, a network hosts scanner, an SSH client, and a VNC client. This can be done on a non-Jailbroken iDevice. I recommend using iNet, Touch Term SSH, and Jaadu VNC (iTeleport). Start by connecting to the same Wi-FI network as the Linux computer. Then, open up iNet, and start scanning from the widest range possible. Once you find the Linux computer, click on it, and take note of the network IP Address. Open Touch Term SSH, and put the IP Address as the server, and the username of the computer. Click connect. Enter the password, there are other tools out on the internet that can crack passwords, but I won't be showing you how. Now when you're connected, you don't yet have GUI access, but you have command line access, which you can enter a malicious "rm" command. But I can't tell you how to do that. Type startvnc in the black area. Now open iTeleport, and connect to that same IP Address, and type the VNC password in, should be none as default, you can try the administrator password, "root", "password", "passwd", "toor", or "alpine". And now, you have full GUI (Graphical User Interface) access of the computer from your device.


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