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Gmail for iOS returns! An official Gmail E-Mail client was released on the App store a couple of weeks ago and was shortly removed from the store following the release due to a serious issue with the client. But the official Gmail client has made a triumphant return on the official Apple App store free of cost to any and all owning a compatible iDevice.

The client is iOS 4 certified (No word as to whether the app will run or is stable on iOS 5 but the app does a good job of staying simple, much like Facebook it offers a slide in and slide out to the left side interface letting you choose between Inbox / Spam and other folders in your Gmail account with ease, the app is relatively simple looking and won’t turn many heads but maybe we can hope to brighten it up a bit with a future update .

Google has recommended that if you are on the previous version it is highly recommended you uninstall / delete that version before signing onto this version. The App does a great job of giving you push notification and badges to let you know about any unread / new mail you may have missed and especially if you are one of those people who prefers Gmail to other Email address providers.

The official link to the app via browser is available here

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The newly released Google Offers app allows you to find the latest and greatest deals going around you. The app acts a bit like Foursquare and Groupon but includes some features which make it highly original.

Deals range from food places to dance clubs so whatever you’re looking to get a great deal on Google Offers has you covered. Google Offers also allows you to redeem deals without printing them which lets be honest be a major turn off. The app features an Ice Cream Sandwich inspired UI as well so it’s pretty easy on the eyes. Google Offers is available for free like every other app by Google at the Android Market so check it out!

Download: Android Market

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Well the rumors have now been cleared and the Samsung’s latest Galaxy Tab 10.1 is now available with LTE over at Verizon. Pre-Orders for the Android Honeycomb powered tablet start June 8th but the shipping date has not yet been made public. 

Verizon is currently offering two variables with the pricing being $530 for the 16GB model and $630 for the 32GB model. The only downside is that the tablet is currently only available with a two year contact with Verizon. Check out the whole press release down below:

Verizon Wireless Adds 4G LTE-Enabled Samsung Galaxy Tabâ„¢ 10.1 to Portfolio

4G LTE-Enabled Samsung Galaxy Tabâ„¢ 10.1, Exclusive from Verizon Wireless, Measures Only 8.6 Millimeters Thin

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and DALLAS, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), today announced the 4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tabâ„¢ 10.1 will be available on the fastest, most advanced network in coming weeks. The slim and sleek Galaxy Tab 10.1 debuts with Androidâ„¢ Honeycomb and will be available in either Metallica Gray or Glossy White. Customers will be able to pre-order the device online on June 8 at www.verizonwireless.com/galaxytab4glte. When the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hits Verizon Wireless stores this summer, it will be accompanied by an array of optional accessories such as a full-sized keyboard dock and a multi-media docking station.

“The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a great option for customers who want to enjoy the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network – the fastest network in America,” said Jeff Dietel, vice president of marketing for Verizon Wireless. “Customers can also use the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 wherever they are on the nation’s largest 3G network.”

Dietel added, “The tablet market is exploding as customers are discovering new uses for the technology that features a large screen, powerful processing speeds and access to Android Marketâ„¢’s 200,000 applications. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is perfect for customers who want to take advantage of Googleâ„¢’s new movie rental option and view their favorite film on-the-go.”

“Samsung Mobile is excited to expand its mobile tablet portfolio with Verizon Wireless to include the 4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1,” said Dale Sohn, president of Samsung Telecommunications America. “The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the thinnest and lightest tablet in the world that delivers a truly mobile multimedia experience on an Android Honeycomb platform.”

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 offers full support for Googleâ„¢ Mobile Services, including Gmailâ„¢, YouTubeâ„¢ and more. Customers will relish the 10.1-inch enhanced display with a 1280×800 resolution HD screen, 1 GHz dual core application processor, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera. Both consumers and business customers will find a multitude of uses for the Galaxy Tab that range from video chat to business tools, including those that allow for the opening and editing of documents, spreadsheets and presentations. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 features Adobe® Flash® Player to deliver an enhanced Internet browsing experience and access to content-rich Websites.

Verizon Wireless will offer two 4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 models both priced with two year customer agreements: $529.99 for the 16GB model and $629.99 for the 32GB model. For more information on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, go to: www.verizonwireless.com/galaxytab4glte.

Source: Verizon

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Android Pakistan has reported that the Samsung Galaxy S II will be releasing in Pakistan for just Rs. 55,000 ($640), which is a lot less than what was expected and what importers are charging. The site also reports that customers would get a complementary “gift” with their Galaxy S IIs, we don’t know what this gift is but our bet is on some first party accessories for the phone.

Rumors were that Pakistan’s version will be the crippled version i.e Super LCD screen instead of a SAMOLED display and a weaker processor but be assured that the Pakistani version will be the buffed up i9100.

Source: Android Pakistan

 

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So Modern Warfare 3 hit the stores a couple of days ago and people have been enjoying it a lot. So today’s app of the day is MW3 Intel which will keep the COD junkie inside you very happy.

MW3 Intel is updated almost daily with the latest news, tips, weapons, perks, etc. The app checks for updates twice a day and is able to automatically download the information. So whenever you take a break from your Xbox and hit the streets you’ll always have your phone and the ability to cook up a strategy for your next match. MW3 is available in the Android Market for free although there’s a $1.99 ad-free version also available.

Download: Android Market

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What you will need:

You will need the IPSW for your iDevice, you can do this by choosing your iDevice from below and starting the download.

iPod Touch 4G

iPod Touch 3G

iPhone 4

iPhone 3GS

Redsn0w which can be downloaded from HERE for Windows and HERE for MAC.

Step 1.

Extract the contents of the redsn0w rar file to your desktop (since this is the most convenient) and run redsn0w.exe, now choose “Extras” and navigate to the place where your devices IPSW is downloaded, if you don’t know where your download is saved you can find it using your download manager and  choosing “Open Containing Folder” or a similar option. Once the IPSW has been detected press “Jailbreak” and continue on to Step 2.

Step 2.

Now connect your device and put it in DFU mode before proceeding to DFU your device simply connect your device to the PC, hold down the home and the power button together for 10 seconds, after the 10^th second remove your finger from the power button and keep pressing the home button until you see a bubble prompt in Windows showing you the DFU device. Now press Next in redsn0w

Step 3.

Over here you have to make sure “Install Cydia is ticked and press Next again and voila your device is now Jailbroken. Your iDevice will now restart a couple or so times and then you will be taken back to your homescreen upon which you will be welcomed back with a new iOS version.

If you prefer keeping your device on a semi tethered jailbreak this is where the guide ends for you but if you want the semi-tethered jailbreak simply see how to do so below:

Semi-Tethered jailbreak

Download Semi-Tether from Cydia by doing the following

1 . Open Cydia and navigate to Manage and then Tap on Sources from here choose Edit on the top right of the screen and add will appear on the top left.
2 . Choose add and type the following without the quotation marks ( “ “ ) “thebigboss.org/semitether” since http:// prefix is already added you don’t need to enter that.
3 . now Cydia will download and install the new source and on the bottom center will give you the option of “Return to Cydia” tap on it.
4 . You are now back at the main screen of Cydia now go to Search and type “SemiTether and press the top result.
5 . Now simply download and install this package and your iDevice will do a reboot and you now have a semi-tethered device.

Here are the catch(s) of a Semi Tethered Jailbreak:

1 . Phone will take longer to boot.
2 . You can use all pre-installed apps except some important ones such as Safari and Mail.
3 . Phone will reboot to your home screen.
4 . You can’t use Cydia or any other Jailbreak app until you do a tethered boot from redsn0w.

I hope this guide was helpful to you and if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them below.

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Quite a few members of the Jailbreaking community backup their SHSH blobs to Cydia’s server for downgrading purposes ever since the release of iOS 4.3.3, the people who have edited their hosts file to point to Cydia’s server instead of Apple’s have started to face problems even while upgrading to the newer firmware. So if you’ve edited your hosts file that way you wont be able to restore to a Custom or even a stock firmware, iTunes will just show you the error 3194. This is the message you’ll see.

[box] The iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194).[/box]

This problem is apparently caused due to a bug at Cydia’s back end and should be fixed soon. However, until that happens you can fix this problem in just a few simple steps. Now, to do this you simply have to remove the reference Cydia caching server from your hosts file and this is how you do it:

* Download TinyUmbrella from http://thefirmwareumbrella.blogspot.com
* Launch it.
* Click on the “Advanced” tab.
* Uncheck “Set Hosts to Cydia on Exit”
* Click on “Apply Changes”
* Reboot your PC/Mac.

You should now be able to successfully restore or update your iPhone to iOS 4.3.3 firmware.

 

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I posted a tweak earlier which shows how to change the text in “Slide to Unlock” to something of your choosing, but now a tweak is out which lets you do that and more. With Slide Enhancer you can not only add custom text to your Slide to Unlock you can make it display battery life, IP Address, Wi-Fi Network name, Clock, Free RAM and even the Battery Percentage. The tweak is relatively simple and easy to install and really is useful to those who wish to make the most use of it.

Step 1.

Go to Cydia and in Search type the following without the quotation marks ( “  ” )

“com.app1enerd.sliderenhancer”

or you can just look at the screenshot below:

You should see a single result bearing the icon of a yellow power drill, tap on this.

Step 2.

Like the other tweaks installation is always easy as pie, all you have to do is tap on install on the top right of the screen and confirm afterwards and your tweak will start to install AND download. Once it has been installed on your device successfully you will be told to “Restart Springboard” tap on this command to make your device do a soft reset back to your lock screen.

Step 3.

Unlike my last tweak this won’t work if you simply double tap on Slide to Unlock, for this you have to navigate to your settings.app and scroll down till you find Slider Enhancer.

Choose what you want from there and voila! All the options at your disposal will be before you. As shown in the screen below.

This tweak works on any and all devices above iOS 4 and it also supports iOS 5. Do leave a a comment mentioning whether you found this tweak to be helpful or not.

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So when you buy a smartphone it’s based on a specific platform like Android, iOS, Windows Phone or even WebOS but humans tend to get bored and want to try something new. In this case if you want to try Windows Phone right now you can through Microsoft’s own browser emulator.

Windows Phone is a new but very interesting platform, maybe you have seen it running on a friends phone and want to try it out. Well you can for FREE just sitting in your room. Just follow the simple steps below.

Step 1. Make sure you have a modern browser or using a phone with a new operating system.

Step 2. Go to this link.

Step 3. After the page loads click on Start Demo.

Now you can fully navigate Windows Phone on your browser. I’ve found the emulator to be pretty smooth on almost all the devices I have tried, yours may vary if you’re using an older device. Enjoy! And make sure to share the page so more people know about it!

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Auto Scroller is a handy tweak similar to the tweaks I posted earlier but this is also a good alternative to the original tweak. Auto Scroller lets you roll your screen up / down with the press of a button so that you only need one hand to navigate your iDevice while surfing the net, reading iBooks or doing something else that may require your second hand for making the page go up / down. While some people might call this a lazy mans tweak you will be grateful for it when you are using your iPod / iPhone when you are most comfortable and will hate having to take out the other hand to adjust the page to your preference.

Step 1.

Go to Cydia and in Search type the following without the quotation marks (” “)

“jp.r-plus.autoscroller”

and click on the single icon bearing the yellow power drill icon.

Step 2.

Once again proceed by tapping Install followed by Confirm on the top right of the screen. and wait for Cydia to download and Install the tweak upon which it will ask you to “Restart Springboard” to do a soft reset to your lock screen. Tap on “Restart Springboard” To continue.

Step 3.

Head into your settings.app and search for Auto Scroller as shown below, to make this tweak work you will need Activator installed prior which should already be installed if you followed my previous tweak guide Here.

Now in Auto Scroller simply assign the button or action to make the page scroll up or down at the scrolling speed that suits you best. and you are all done, I am using the Volume Up and Down keys for the Scroll Up and Down navigation as I found to be the best suited for my needs.

You can now be 20% more lazy with this handy tweak for when you need to make use of your second hand in using your iDevice, now all we need is a guide on how to make scrolling controlled by Siri and we can go completely handsfree while reading iBooks or surfing the internet.

Do leave a comment below and tell me if you found this tweak to be helpful or not and what you plan on using this tweak for.

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