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Several readers have reported that, after installing the iPhone software/firmware 1.1.3 update, SMS (text) messages are displayed out of order. That is, a conversation intended to appear thusly:

User1: Hi
User2: How are you?
User1: Fine.

instead appears thusly:

User1: Hi
User1: Fine.
User2: How are you?

Apple has now acknowledged this issue in a Knowledge Base article, which says the problem […]

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iPhone charger compatibility

Monday, January 28th, 2008

There are innumerable methods for charging the iPhone, including (but not limited to):

The wall AC adapter
The included USB 2.0 cable
An iPod USB cable
An iPod FireWire cable (which can be used to charge but not sync)
Third-party chargers, docks, speaker systems and other devices

Most any device that has a 30-in dock connector and delivers power […]

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We’ve compiled a “Nikita”) and does not use any copyrighted code.

Before beginning this guide, make sure you are within range of a usable Wi-Fi network and connect your iPhone to your Mac or PC.

If you’re on a standard (non-jailbroken) 1.1.3 iPhone, start with step 1.
If you’re on a standard (non-jailbroken) 1.1.1 iPhone, start with […]

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UPDATE: We now have Mac or info@iphoneatlas.com.

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UPDATE: We have posted a instructions here). It must also have BSD Subsystem 1.5 or later installed. This installer does not upgrade the baseband. It only creates a log directory.

If your iPhone/iPod Touch is alrady running software/firmware 1.1.3, you will first need to jailbreak the device.

The process works directly on the iPhone, and so […]

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Nate True has posted an FAQ for the current iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak method (Windows) that answers questions about problems you may be experiencing after attempting the jailbreak, its limitations, and how to recover an ostensibly bricked iPhone.

Among the caveats:

The Google Maps “Locate Me” function will not work as well after applying this jailbreak. That’s because […]

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by Ted Landau
Editor’s Note: The following article is an adapted excerpt from the recently-published (more…)

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iPhone application development book debuts

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Although Apple has yet to release an official SDK (software development kit) for the iPhone, developers have already become proficient at creating hired the creator of the first unofficial SDK.

As such, one of the most noted iPhone developers, Jonathan Zdziarski, has written and released a new book dubbed “iPhone Open Application Development” that will be […]

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Hot on the heels of a contentious jailbreak (allowing the installation of for Windows, Nate True has released a similar jailbreak method for Macs. The Mac method is ostensibly easier than the Windows method, requiring the download and use of a single file dubbed downgrade your iPhone to software/firmware version 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 before running […]

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As promised, a jailbreak (allowing the installation of instructions from NateTrue’s blog require that you start with a 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 jailbroken phone with Installer.app installed (this means you’ll need to iBrickr which will guide you through several steps. You then apply a “1.1.3 soft upgrade” package.

NateTrue says:

“Now you may be wondering how this jailbreak […]

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