The iPhone Dev-team has managed to provide a working unlock and jailbreak solutions for iPhone 3G and 3GS, just a week after the iOS 4.2.1 firmware releases. They first released Redsn0w 0.9.6 b4 untethered/ tethered jailbreak. And then PwnageTool 4.1.3 and Redsn0w 0.9.6 b5 unlock tools for Mac and Windows. Currently, these iOS 4.2.1 unlock works with iPhone 3G and 3G S models with baseband higher than 05.14.02. They use iPad OS 3.2.2 to upgrade the modem firmware of the target device to 06.15.00, so that it is compatible with Ultrasn0w 1.2 unlock through Cydia.
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Unlock iPhone 3G and 3G S on iOS 4.2.1 firmware
November 29th, 2010 by Team Downhub | 1 CommentDownload iOS 4.2.1 firmware direct links
November 22nd, 2010 by Team Downhub | 3 Comments
iOS 4.2.1
As expected, Apple today rolled out the iOS 4.2.1 firmware. The iOS 4.2 firmware is available for iPhone 4, iPhone 3G S, iPhone 3G, iPad 3G, iPad WiFi, iPod Touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G and some other devices. Among all devices, iPad is the biggest beneficiary of the iOS 4.2.1 firmware update. Apple iPad users can now enjoy multi-tasking, folders, Game Center and other iOS 4.0 features with the new firmware update. Apart from this, they will also get some new feature like AirPlay, AirPrint, etc., that are specially designed of firmware 4.2. The fourth generation Apple device’s iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G users will be happier with the OS 4.2 announcement. Now they don’t need to spend an extra amount for buying the MobileMe phone tracking service. The new Find My iPhone feature introduced in iOS 4.2.1 firmware will do it for free.
Tata Docomo 3G settings and APN configuration
November 4th, 2010 by Team Downhub | 45 Comments
Tata Docomo 3G
Tata Docomo has officially launched their 3G services in India. They have become the first commercial mobile carrier in India to launch 3G. Tata Docomo’s partner NTT Docomo is the pioneer of 3G in the world. So the Docomo 3G deployment in India was pretty smooth and fast. Tata Docomo has a HSPA+ 3G network which is capable of delivering 3G speeds up-to 21mbps. Docomo 3G is currently available in selected cities of states where they have won the license. Existing Tata Docomo customers with any GPRS pack can access 3G services in their mobile, free (100MB) for the coming seven days. The 3G tariff plans and other offers will be announced after this introductory offer. With 3G, users can access high speed internet and HD video steaming in their mobile devices. They can also make high quality video and audio calls to other 3G enabled handsets. The speed of the 3G and facilities varies with the handset used and service area.
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Activate BSNL 3G, GPRS or EDGE in iPhone 4, 3G and 3G S
September 3rd, 2010 by Team Downhub | 13 Comments
Activate BSNL 3G in iPhone
Apple mobile devices like iPhone 4, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S are usually sold in contract basis. The iPhone user needs to be on a particular data plan of the carrier to connect to the internet – also there are certain restrictions on tethering. In India, Vodafone and Airtel are the only mobile phone carriers who officially support iPhone. Users in other networks like BSNL, IDEA, Tata Docomo, Aircel, Reliance, etc. will need to jailbreak, unlock their iPhone 4, 3G or 3G S for getting connected to 3G, EDE or GPRS by other providers. In this post, we will tell how you can activate BSNL 3G/EDGE/GPRS settings in iPhone 4. The method can also be used in iPhone 3G and 3G S.
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Exit multitasking apps in iPhone and iPod with iOS 4.0
August 5th, 2010 by Team Downhub | No Comments
Apple iOS 4.0
As you all might know, Apple released iOS 4.0 for iPhone 4, 3GS and iPod devices. One of the major features of iOS 4.0 is that it will bring multi-tasking to all supported devices. Apple iOS 4 multi-tasking is in such a way that it doesn’t affect the battery life and performance of the device. They have selected around seven important services and provided APIs that developers can use to implement multi-tasking in their apps. Currently there is only a selected number of iOS apps that support multi-tasking.
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Download iPhone firmware update 4.0, new features announced
April 9th, 2010 by Team Downhub | 1 Comment
iPhone firmware 4.0
Apple declared the development of iPhone firmware update 4.0, forthcoming version of the mobile operating system for iPhone 3G S, iPod touch 3rd generation and iPad. Features of iPhone firmware 4.0 include multi-tasking support, iBook, folders for the apps, game center, better digital zoom and around 100 new improvements. They haven’t announced anything about the new iPhone 4G model that would also get iPhone firmware update 4.0. The new firmware comes with support for around 1500 APIs, which developers can use to program applications. The final version of iPhone firmware updates 4 will be available by the end of this June. Developers can now download firmware 4 at the official Apple developer website.
