iPhone and iPod Touch OS 3.0 Firmware Software Direct Download Links

Direct download links for iPhone & iPod OS 3.0

Apple has released a new version of iPhone Os Software – the firmware that powers the first and second generation iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS plus iPod Touch on June 17th, 2009. The iPhone and iPod Touch firmware OS adds lots of new anticipated features such as MMS, Internet tethering (hack to enable Internet tethering), full Bluetooth support, landscape keyboard, turn-by-turn GPS navigation, cut-copy-paste functionality and more.

The iPhone OS 3.0 Software was first officially announced on Mac World Expo on March 17th, 2009. The new firmware version 3.0 allows user to take full advantage of the latest hardware in the iPhone 3GS, which releases on June 19. Anyway, the iPhone OS 3.0 Software is also available for free to iPhone 1st generation and 3G owners through iTunes, although some features may be disabled on iPhone 2G models, such as MMS and video recording capability. However, the 3.0 firmware for the iPod Touch will only available to consumer who wish to upgrade with the payment of $9.95.

After upgrading, the iPhone will have baseband 04.26.08. As usual, iPhone Dev Team has prepared Quickpwn & Pwnagetool for jailbreak and Ultrasn0w fro unlock which compatible with iPhone OS v3.0. Users should sync their devices with iTunes 8.2 or newer and check for updates in order to access the new version.

Summary List of New Features in iPhone OS 3.0 Update

• Sending and receiving MMS messages.
• Push notifications.
• Rotate iPhone to landscape to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari.
• Cut, copy and paste function to quickly and easily cut, copy, and paste text from application to application.
• Universal search to search all of your contacts, email, calendars, and notes, as well as everything in your iPod.
• Voice memos to capture a memo, a meeting, or any audio recording on the go. Voice Memos will work with the built-in iPhone microphone or with the mic on your headset.
• Improved Calendar (CalDAV).
• Faster performance, autofill user names and passwords, and more on iPhone browser Safari.
• Sharing your internet connection with your laptop with Internet tethering via Bluetooth or USB.
• Easy to connect compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones, car kits, or other accessories, including support for peer to peer connection via Bluetooth.
• A2DP support.
• Automatic Wi-Fi login.
• Syncing all the notes you write on your iPhone back to your Mac or PC.
• Give iPhone a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library.
• Parental control.
• Support for 30 languages and more than 40 keyboard layouts.
• Easily find your iPhone if you lose it and protect your privacy with Remote Wipe.
• Run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games and more.

Users can easily upgrade iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch to iPhone OS firmware software 3.0. For user who want to download the software upgrade for safekeeping, here’s the direct download links to the ipsw firmware files. Learn how to upgrade and update iPhone to firmware OS 3.0 or use hack to upgrade iPod Touch to firmware OS software 3.0 for free.

Download iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update (Build 7A341)

iPhone 2G OS Firmware 3.0: iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw

iPhone 3G OS Firmware 3.0: iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw

iPod Touch OS Firmware 3.0: iPod1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw

iPod Touch 2G OS Firmware 3.0: iPod2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw

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Enable iPhone as Internet Tethering Wireless Modem Without Hack or Jailbreak

Use yOur iPhone as Wireless Modem

Apple has built Internet tethering capability to iPhone iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S in its newest iPhone OS software 3.0. Internet tethering allows iPhone owners to use iPhone as wireless modem or dongle device to connect the PC or notebook to Internet for surfing and browsing. However, for commercial purpose, Internet tethering is disabled or blocked by default, as most mobile network carriers or operators want to charge extra fee for Internet tethering privilege, although existing service plans already allow certain limited bandwidth or even unlimited amount of data downloads.

Instead of paying excessive amount of money (most in the high 10s) in addition to the already-overpriced iPhone plan price, there was a fews hacks to enable Internet tethering on jailbroken iPhone previously. With built-in support for Internet gateway tethering in iPhone with the release of iPhone OS softwware 3.0, there is a very simple hack for iPhone OS 3.0 upgrader to enable Internet tethering, without paying anything extra or subscription fee to the mobile operator, and without jailbreak or unlock.

How to Activate and Enable Free Internet Tethering on iPhone 3.0

1. Run Safari mobile web browser on the iPhone.
2. Optional: If you want to generate your own mobileconfig with custom APN, username and password with Mobileconfig Generator, visithttp://help.benm.at/help.php.

   

   In most case, just visit the next link directly, as the configuration files for most mobile carriers around the world have been prepared. If you’re following this link, click on Mobileconfigs.

   

3. Visit the following Mobileconfigs website:

   http://help.benm.at/tethering.php

4. Select your country.

   

5. Select your mobile service provider.

   

6. Tap Install to install new profile.

   

7. Select Install Now to download and install new profile.

   

8. On iPhone interface, go to Settings -> General -> Network -> Internet Tethering.

   

9. Set Internet Tethering to On.

   

10. If prompted that Bluetooth is off, select Turn on Bluetooth or USB Onlyaccording to your preference.

    

11. Internet tethering is enabled, connect iPhone to PC computer via USB or Bluetooth to start connecting to Internet though iPhone as tethered Internet gateway modem, with typical mobile broadband connection speed , normally up to around 1.4 Mbps. Meanwhile, iPhone will glow blue too.

    

    Note: Tethering computer through USB to iPhone to access Internet is much easier. Normally, Windows or Mac system will automatically recognize the tethered iPhone, and create require network connection to take advantage of the shared Internet access via iPhone. For Bluetooth connection, other than usual pairing, user also has to select “Connect to Network” from the Bluetooth device option in order to access the Internet from desktop or notebook/laptop computer via tethered iPhone.

Actually, the hack can be performed manually by iPhone owner himself or herself. The profile download link above provides easiest and most convenient way to activate and enable Internet Tethering without hassle though. BenM.at is gathering all these publicly available information such as APN (access point name) and password for the iPhone for many network across the world, and create a XML based profile by using Apple’s iPhone Configuration Utility. The hosted iPhone tethering configuration profiles is pushed to the handsets of iPhone users who download the profile, and instant activates the tethering system free of charge.

After downloading and installing the new Internet tethering enabled profile, some users may report MMS and/or VVM (Visual Voicemail) problem, where MMS or Visual Voicemail stops working. To fix the MMS and VVM not working after enabling Internet tethering error, go to Settings -> General -> Reset ->Reset Network Settings. After the short reset, iPhone should be able to be used for MMS, Voicemail and Internet tethering.

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Upgrade your iPod to Firmware 3.0 for FREE

Free Upgrade your iPod Touch to Firmware OS 3.0

Apple has release iPhone and iPod Touch firmware OS software version 3.0. The firmware 3.0 is a major update that adds tons of new features to the portable device. While all generations of original iPhone and iPhone 3G entitles tofree upgrade to iPhone OS 3.0 software update, both 1st generation and 2nd generation iPod Touch 2G is required to pay $9.95 to upgrade to to OS 3.0.

Bypass and skip the payment to Apple. It’s obviously unfair practice by Apple towards iPod Touch, who properly do not incur recurring charges. Use the following guide on how to upgrade and update to iPod Touch OS 3.0 software update firmware for free without cost.

How to Upgrade or Update iPod Touch to OS 3.0 Firmware For Free

1. Download and install iTunes 8.2 or higher version.
2. Download iPod Touch 2G OS firmware 3.0 Apple Device Software Update IPSW file, iPod2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw or iPod Touch 1G OS firmware 3.0 Apple Device Software Update IPSW file,iPod1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw via the iPhone OS 3.0 software update direct download links.

   Note: If the downloaded file is in ZIP format (iPod2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.zip) , then rename the extension from .zip to .ipsw. If the file name is been appended with .zip extension, such as iPod2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw.zip, just remove the .zip off the filename.

   If you encounter “an error occurred while processing your request” error message when attempting to download iPod Touch firmware, download the IPSW files from here (for 1st generation iPod Touch) or here (for 2nd generation iPod Touch).

3. Plug in and connect the iPod Touch to computer.
4. Run iTunes 8.2 or higher.
5. Select the iPod Touch from Devices list.
6. Optional but recommended, take a backup of the iPod in case of accidental file lost.
7. Now there are two ways to update iPod Touch. For user who want to clean and fresh upgrade the iPod Touch, without retaining any existing songs, musics, videos, movies, apps and other media or data files on iPod Touch (mean you will be losing all files stored on iPod Touch), follows these steps:
   1. In Windows Environment, press and hold Shift key and left clickRestore.

      In MAC OS system, press and hold Option key and left clickRestore.

   For user who want to retain and save everything that has been uploaded and stored on iPod Touch or ensure that the media is untouched (not losing any files), follow these steps instead:

   1. On the iTunes main screen, there should be 2 options: “Check for update” and “Restore”. Click on Check for update.
   2. A web page showing the iPod Touch OS firmware 3.0 features and offering option to buy for $9.99 will be loaded and shown. Click onCancel.
   3. iTunes will return to the previous iPod Touch main page. However, the “Check for update” option has now been change to “Update.
   4. In Windows environment, press and hold Shift key and left clickUpdate.

      In Mac OS X system, press and hold Option key and left clickUpdate.

8. Locate and select iPod Touch OS 3.0 Apple Device Software Update IPSW file downloaded in step above.
9. The update process will start. iPod may reboot a few times. Do not disconnect iPod Touch until iTunes has completed updating iPod Touch.
10. Once upgrading is done, the iPod Touch will be on OS firmware 3.0, for free without any cent been paid.
11. Optionally, if you have choose to restore iPod Tunes to firmware OS software 3.0 at factory default, iTunes will offer option to either create a new iPod or restore it from backup. For user already created a backup of iPod, just restore the date files to upgraded iPod Touch.

Note: If there is an error when iTunes attempts to recognize iPod Touch, just unplug and plug the iPod back in again.

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Download Skype 1.1 For Apple iPhone And iPod Touch

Skype 1.1 for IPhone 3G S & iPod

The well-known VOIP company, Skype has launched its new updated Skype 1.1 application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, which includes a host of new features including voicemail support, enhanced interface and capable of send SMSs at great Skype rates, aiming to enrich your Skype experience.

“Skype for iPhone will open up new ways for more than 400 million Skype users to stay connected and take their Skype conversations with them,” said Scott Durchslag, chief operating officer of Skype. “Skype for iPhone is an experience that offers the same simplicity, ease-of-use and quality our users have come to expect from Skype, combined with an elegance of design and richness so loved by Apple’s many customers worldwide.”

New features of Skype 1.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch:

• Send low-cost text messages (SMS) to friends and family around the world using Skype credit
• Allows users to listen to their Skype voicemail while on the move
• Improved look and feel using the dial pad, while calling phones
• Supports Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and English languages

The latest updated Skype 1.1 for iPhone and iPod touch is now available for download through iTunes App Store on your device.

Source: Internet

Camera for iPods

Yes..iPods to get Cameras in september

Based on recent actions by Apple it would appear that the next generation of iPods will be getting cameras. Rumors from around the web are citing independent verification that the iPod will receive a camera which only makes sense as an evolutionary step.

The iPod Touch seems like the most likely candidate to receive the camera as it is currently the top of the line iPod for Apple. Even more so is that the software to take pictures, record video, and edit the film is already written as the software for the iPhone.

TechCrunch is citing a source from within Asia that claims "Apple has placed an order for a massive number of camera modules of the type that they include in the iPhone. These are inexpensive cameras, in the $10 range. And the size of the order, our source says, means they can only be used for one thing - the iPods."

Macrumors has also posted up screen shots of a leaked iPod Touch case that has a hole cut out for the placement of the camera. Even more interesting is that there is also a leaked case for possibly the iPod Nano that also has a hole cut out for possibly a camera too. Remember though that case leaks are not a guaranteed source of information as there were leaks about an iPhone nano that never turned out to be true.

Apple generally releases new iPods in the September timeframe and usually runs a back to school special where buying a laptop nets you a free iPod (this is done to help clear out old inventory). Will Apple add a camera to its iPod line, probably, but which iPods will receive the camera still remains a mystery.

Source: Internet