DIY Repairs
How to replace the rear camera in an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS
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If your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS camera has stopped functioning, you can do a DIY repair in about 20 minutes. Here's how!
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Apple temporarily removes 3G-enabled iPhone and iPad devices, with exception of iPhone 4S, from German online store [UPDATE]
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Apple has been forced to remove all 3G-enabled iOS devices from its online store in Germany, including the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPad 2 WiFi + 3G, due to an injunction won by Motorola Mobility. Foss Patents reports:
GelaSkins launches hard cases for iPhone 4S, iPhone 3GS
GelaSkins has been quietly selling some funky iPhone skins for a few years now, but they've recently made the big jump to hard cases.
DIY Repairs
How to replace the dock assembly in an iPhone 3G/3GS
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If your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS is having trouble charging, picking up a signal, or has a dead mic or speaker - replacing the dock assembly should remedy any of these problems.
Samsung Ace a blast from iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS past?
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The Samsung Galaxy Ace, a new entry level Android phone, looks an awful lot like the iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS. Samsung has a history of copying Apple's design so this really shouldn't come as a surprise. Motorola and HTC both do far better jobs at providing real hardware alternatives to the iPhone, but Samsung's growth in recent years sadly shows there's probably a bigger market for...
DIY Repairs
How to replace the iPhone 3G or 3GS battery
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If the battery life in your iPhone 3G or 3GS is getting worse and worse, or it just won't hold a charge, you can easily perform a DIY replacement.
iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak now available for original iPad, iPhone 4, older models
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Thanks to pod2g and all his hard work, an untethered jailbreak is now available for the original iPad, iPhone 4, iPod touch 4, and older models. Both redsn0w and Corona have been updated to support the new, untethered jailbreak. A few days ago, @pod2g gave the untether to both the iPhone devteam and the chronic devteam. We've put it into redsn0w 0.9.10 and PwnageTool, and the...
Spectrum reallocation enables unlocked iPhone to use T-Mobile 3G in a a few locations
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TmoNews is reporting that some unlocked iPhone users may be picking up T-Mobile's 3G network in small areas of the Pacific Northwest -- specifically limited pockets in Nevada, Utah and California -- due to spectrum reallocation under the 1900MHz band. Most unlocked iPhone users are relegated to 2G due to most of the T-Mobile 3G network running on the AWS spectrum of 1700MHz/2100MHz. We...
DIY Repairs
How to replace a broken iPhone 3G or 3GS screen
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Shattered the glass on your iPhone 3G or 3GS, or have a touchscreen that has stopped responding, and wondering how easy a screen replacement is to DIY? Here's how to do it!
How to unlock iPhone 3GS on iOS 5 and 5.0.1
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If you've updated your iPhone 3GS to iOS 5 or 5.0.1 and lost your unlock we can help you get it back. The actual jailbreak will be tethered but you'll still be able to unlock and continue using your device in the mean time until an untethered jailbreak solution is released. iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S users should steer clear of this as it will not work. Devices supported iPhone 3GS...