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ReQall's iPhone app saves brain cells, cell phone minutes

If you're not the type of person to carry around a notepad or voice recorder with you, there are a handful of Web services raring to help you out if you've got a mobile phone.

ReQall, a service that launched back at Demo 07 has a great new iPhone application that does just that. I got in touch with Sunil Vemuri, ReQall's chief product officer who showed it off during one of today's CEO pitch sessions at the AlwaysOn Summit.
The application's killer feature is that it saves your notes both locally and to the cloud. It also sends these notes to ReQall's servers without using your voice minutes--that is as long as you can note down everything you want to say within the 30 second allotment. Previously you had to type them in to nix having to make a phone call. Vemuri says the service will transcribe them in just a few minutes, but since launching with the app store a few weeks ago, that time has gone up drastically--leading to some negative reviews. Vemuri told me they're working to get the time back to just a minute or two.
Another nice feature is the "Memory Jogger," which will pop up one of your upcoming reminders when you shake your phone in order to get you to start thinking about it ahead of time. It's fun, silly, and makes use of the device's accelerometer. I honestly doubt many people are going to use it, except by accident, but it sort of doubles like a flash card tester.
The new application is definitely a step up from the Web version that launched back in early March. It'll let you swipe back and forth between things noted in time, things, and people categories. One thing that's missing, though, is integration with the phone's built-in calendaring tool. This is due to a limitation in Apple's iPhone SDK, something Vemuri hopes will be changed in later revisions. For now he says a good workaround is to subscribe to the calendar feed provided by ReQall in your Exchange-compatible e-mail client.

Reqall's iPhone app gets around the issue of using your mobile phone minutes to make notes by sending your reminder as an audio file instead.(Credit: reQall.com / QTech Inc.)

Proof of Unlocked Iphone running on Airtel and Steps to Unlock Iphone

One of our readers Mac Kalvin has successfully run his Iphone mobile on Airtel India’s network after unlocking it. He has also compiled a step by step procedure to unlock the Iphone. Here are also some photos showing proof of the Iphone working on Airtel, the photos have been taken by Mac Kalvin. All these things are being posted here with permission from him.

In case you encounter any problem, you can clarify it with him, feel free to call him, IM him or email him (he says).

Airtel Network being received by Iphone

Airtel Customer Care being called on 121

Airtel Symbol and Edge Symbol on the Iphone

You may also download the PDF detailing the step by step unlocking of the Iphone from this link (external)

Iphone Unlock PDF (Updated)

How to unlock the iPhone using the anySIM program (New !!!)

Disclaimer :: Unlocking the Apple Iphone might void your warranty of the Apple Iphone, furthermore proceed with unlocking at your own risk, we will not be responsible for any damage caused as a result of you trying to unlock your Iphone.

And in the end, if you unlock your phone, please shoot a small video of the unlocked phone and send it to us.

Also the Iphone after being unlocked properly will run on Hutch, Airtel, Idea etc. and all other Indian GSM networks.

You may visit Mac Kalvin on his site at mackalvin.com

Also do not buy the iPhone from indiatimes or other such shops, they are selling it for 45000 rupees, you can get an iphone for Rs.16000 only and you can unlock it yourself for free.

100% Software Unlock for the iPhone

It took quite a long time, but here it comes: the iPhone can be 100% Unlocked using software only, meaning that you don’t need any Turbo SIM anymore nor any intervention on the hardware.

Engadget got (one of) their iPhone(s) unlocked by the iPhoneSIMfree team, and for them to state:

We can confirm with 100% certainty that iPhoneSIMfree.com’s software solution completely SIM unlocks the iPhone, is restore-resistant, and should make the iPhone fully functional for users outside of the US. (read all)

They add it only takes a few minutes for the process to complete and adds the (awaited) missing “Carrier” option in the Settings. See below for the “before / after” screenshot (courtesy of Engadget):

However, remember that this method will cost you money and that you’ll have to wait for the iPhone Dev Team solution to get something for free.

Here is Engadget’s video coming as the true proof of their say:

For Engadget’s post, it’s here, too see iPhoneSIMfree’s website, it’s here and to read Gizmodo’s comprehensive post about iPhone unlocking methods, it’s here.

AnySIM 1.0.2 Released (gets even better and easier to install)

The iPhone Dev team have release new version of free GUI based iPhone SIM unlock tool anySIM 1.0.2 in which they have fixed lots of bugs and also optimized the unlock process further. However, the best part of this update is that you can now install it on your iPhone using the cool Installer.app. So if you are one of those who tried unlocking iphone byusing anySIM 1.0.1 and faced problems then you can check the latest version of the unlock tool.Follows are the detail steps.

• Download the iUnlock_Reloaded.zip from here, here or here. Save it to a directory.
• cd to where you just saved the download and unzip it.
• in another wiindow, ssh into your iPhone and run: mkdir /unlock
• back on your Mac, scp the three files to your iPhone: scp -p iUnlock_reloaded *bin root@youriphoneip:/unlock
• on your iPhone, run: cd /unlock
• on your iPhone, run: ./iUnlock_reloaded

If it worked, and says your iPhone is unlocked, you’re done. If not, read on.

If it says that the flash went ok, but the unlock failed, do this:

• put a copy of the 1.0.2 firmware in a directory on your Mac. If you need to download it, get it from here.
• rename the extension on the firmware from ipsw to zip
• unzip it
• run: dd if=009-7698-4.dmg of=ramdisk.dmg bs=512 skip=4 conv=sync
• use finder to navigate to the directory where ramdisk.dmg is and double-click it to mount it.
• copy the following files to the directory you unziped iUnlock_Reloaded.zip in:
  • /Volumes/ramdisk/usr/local/bin/bbupdater
  • /Volumes/ramdisk/usr/local/standalone/firmware/ICE03.14.08_G.eep
  • /Volumes/ramdisk/usr/local/standalone/firmware/ICE03.14.08_G.fls
• copy those three files to your iPhone: scp -p bbupdater ICE* root@youriphoneip:/unlock
• on your iPhone, run: cd /unlock
• on your iPhone, run: launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
• on your iPhone, run: ./bbupdater -f *.fls -e *.eep
• on your iPhone, run: launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
• on your iPhone, run: ./iUnlock_reloadedIt should successfully flash and unlock this time.

PQDVD: One-click iPhone Unlock Software

Good news. PQDVD has released a safe and efficient iPhone unlock software :

One-click iPhone Unlock, which let your iphone work on any network with a standard GSM sim card. Enable your iPhone to be Phone + WiFi + iPod and watch Youtube on the road.

Features

• One Click to Unlock your iPhone in seconds
• Unlock all versions of iPhone firmware (1.0.0 - 1.0.2 and the latest 1.1.1)
• 100% easy. No computer knowledge needed.
• 100% safe. You don’t need to worry about anything.
• Fully optimized for iphone.
• Watch any Youtube video on the road.
• System Required: Microsoft Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
• Unlock software for Mac OS will be coming soon
• Enable you to hack/activate iPhone to use any services without AT&T’s two-year contract
• Need’t to give any of your money or personal information to AT&T NSA.
• It is the easiest way you can find to unlock an iPhone.

User Guide

You can also refer to FAQ for one-click iphone unlock software.

1. Upgrade or downgrade iPhone to the default 1.0.2 settings through iTunes. (We have released One-Click iPhone Downgrade to automate the process for you.)

2. Connect your iphone to the computer and run the One-Click iPhone Unlock software.

3. When the software says “Imported Successfully”, get to the iphone and run the “Unlocker” application on the dashboard. The unlocking process may take several mintues, please wait patiently.

4. Congratulations! Your iphone is fully unlocked, you can insert other SIM card now and the AT&T restriction will never bother you again.

Get One-click iPhone Unlock here! It’s the easiest way to unlock iPhone 1.1.1. Lifetime free upgrades are also included.

iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Imminent: Breaks Unlock, Activation & Installer

I’m sure by now everyone with an iPhone has seen and is equally excited about the latest firmware update for Apple’s iconic shiny phone. When videos of the update running on a live phone surfaced (hat tip TUAW) this weekend I was a bit skeptical, but it appears this update is legit. Killer new features will include: saving pinned locations in Google Maps, location triangulation via cell tower location (wow!), movable springboard icons, and multiple recipient SMSing.
Now these updates sound great but what about the thousands of iPhone users running hacked firmware like me? As with previous updates the word on the street is that 1.1.3 will in fact break 3rd party apps and unlocks, and will most likely leave you with a bricked iPhone.

From Jesus Diaz and iPhone hacker Natetrue via Gizmodo:
The update breaks AnySim’s unlocks. Logically, you can’t unlock this update using AnySim and there’s no alternative to iTunes for activation. If you want to activate, it will only work using iTunes and a standard AT&T account. Nate says, “that is the only way we have been able to activate so far.” Nate tried to upgrade an AnySim 1.2u iPhone and it failed. Even while he was able to force it to boot, the phone refused to activate even with a normal AT&T SIM card. “I suspect it’s due to the fact that the baseband could not be upgraded to the 1.1.3 ‘required’ version”, he says.

Other updates remain untested, like iPhone Sim Free or any of the hardware-based ones, like TurboSIM. In theory, these should work just fine, but jailbreak and activation would be absolutely impossible for the time being. We would have to wait until the update gets released in the open to try new alternative activation methods.

While I could live without the 1.1.2 updates, the 1.1.3 actually has some juicy new features. I wonder when Apple is going to get the clue that people are dead set on using their devices as they see fit? Will the February SDK even solve any of these problems, or just create more?

iPhoneRingToneMaker 2.0.1 Introduces 2 Exciting New Features: Ringtone Shuffling and Volume Boosting

One of the easiest way to add custom ringtones to your iPhone in OS v1.1.2 is to use popular iPhone Application iPhone RingTone Maker for Windows.

Tunji Afonja, Product Manager at Efiko Software has been kind enough to drop in a note to inform me that they have just released iPhoneRingToneMaker 2.0.1 with two new exciting features: Ringtone Shuffling and Volume Boosting.

iPhone RingToneMaker, an almost perfect solution to get custom ringtones onto your iPhone is not just a tool to add ringtones to the iPhone, itis an all in one solution for creating, editing, and managing custom ringtones onto your iPhone.

The two new exciting features introduced in iPhoneRingToneMaker 2.0 are the Ringtone Shuffling and Volume boosting.
Here is what they have to say about the two new features:

"With Ringtone Shuffling, users with many ringtones on their iPhone can now enjoy the random playing of any of these favorite ringtones.

The Volume Boosting feature helps some mp3 files sound louder on the iPhone by applying digital amplification to any desired level. iPhoneRingToneMaker 2.0 is a free update to all existing customers."

It is great to see that Efiko not only working hard to support the new versions of the firmware but also adding new features to make their software that much more appealing for iPhone owners. As you would expect, iPhoneRingToneMaker 2.0 is a free update to all existing customers.

iPhoneRingToneMaker 2.0.1 currently supports all iPhone firmwares v1.0.1, v1.0.2, v1.1.1, v1.1.2 and works with iTunes v7.3 to v7.5. However, there is still no Mac support yet, it works on only Windows.

Here is a recap on how the tool works:

Start making your first ringtone:

iPhone RingToneMaker supports MP3, WAV, and OGG formats, so you can select just about any file from your music library. I had also covered an article on how you can use iTunes previews as your custom ringtones so that is another source you can use for your custom ringtones.

Edit your ringtone:

You can use the audio edit screen to select the section you want to use as your ringtone. With your advanced interface you can even select the 'Start' and 'End' times precise to the hundredths of a second with the help of a slider.

Preview your ringtone:

You can also preview how your ringtone will sound by clicking on the "Preview" button.

Create Ringtone:

Click the "Create Ringtone" button and it takes your music file and creates a new one perfectly sized to fit on your iPhone with just the snippet you selected.

Send Ringtone to iPhone:

You simply click the "Send Ringtone to iPhone" button (while you iPhone is connected) and it places the new Ringtone into your iPhone list.

In addition, you also have the Ringtone Manager to help you manage all your new ringtones. It really looks very simple to use and you are allowed to make three custom ringtones before registering which should give you ample opportunity to see how you like the software and verify that it works with your iPhone.

You can download the trial version of the preview release by following this link, it would cost you $14.95 to unlock the trial version which is a one time fee rather than paying Apple an additional 99c every time you want to add a song as your ringtone.

As always do share your experience with iPhone RingToneMaker in the comments once you have played around with it.