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These are instructions on how to backup and restore your list of Cydia applications using PkgBackup.

Step One
Press to launchCydiafrom your iPhone Springboard

Step Two
Press to selectSectionsfrom the tabs at the bottom of the screen

Step Three
Press to selectUtilitiesfrom the list of Sections

Step Four
Press to selectPkgBackupfrom the list of Packages

Step Five
Press toPurchasePkgBackup from the Cydia Store for $3.49. Once you have entered your payment information you will be returned to the package information view where you can now press theInstallbutton at the top right of the screen.

Step Six
Press theConfirmbutton to begin your installation.

Step Seven
Once installation has completed successfully press the largeReturn to Cydiabutton.

Step Eight
Press theHomebutton to return to your Springboard then launch the newly installedPkgBackupapplication.

Step Nine
PkgBackup will begin by scanning all your installed packages. Press the blue circular arrow button to view the list of active packages.

Step Ten
Press to select an application from the list. From the package details window you can enable or disable backup of that particular package.

Step Eleven
From the main screen you can turn theInclude Layoutswitch to ON if you would like to save your Springboard layout. Next, press theBackupbutton to begin backing up your application list.

Step Twelve
Once Pkgbackup is finished it will prompt you to sync with iTunes. Press the largeOKbutton then connect your iPhone to iTunes and perform the sync. Make sure that iTunes successfully completes a backup during the sync process.

Step Thirteen
If your firmware has been restored and you have lost your Cydia applications the first step is to restore the backup we just made in iTunes.

To do this, either Ctrl-Click or Right-Click on the iPhone in the list of devices in iTunes. SelectRestore Backupfrom the popup menu that appears.

Chose the backup you would like to restore to from the list then click theRestorebutton.

Step Fourteen
Once the backup has been successfully restored to the iPhone you will need to follow Steps One through Eight again to install and launch PkgBackup.

Step Fifteen
Notice PkgBackup will detect how many packages you have installed and how many packages are available for installation from your previous backup.

Step Sixteen
Press the blue circular button to see the packages from your previous backup. You can select an individual package to see its details and set whether or not it will be included in a Restore.

Step Seventeen
Press theRestorebutton to begin installing all your missing applications.

Step Eighteen
Once its done installing your applications PkgBackup will ask you to reboot. Press theRebootbutton.

Step Nineteen
Once your iPhone restarts you will have all your applications back!

These are instructions on how to install and use iBlueNova, an application which enables bluetooth file transfer on the iPhone.

iBlueNova is for iPhone OS 3.x devices only. If you have an iPhone running OS 2.x you can use iBluetooth.
Step One
Press to launchCydiafrom your iPhone Springboard.

Step Two
Press the theSectionstab at the bottom of the screen.

Step Three
Press to selectSystemfrom the list of Sections.

Step Four
Press to selectiBlueNovafrom the list of Packages.

Step Five
If you would like to purchase iBlueNova immediately then press thePurchase Packagebutton. If you have already purchased iBluetooth in the past or if you would like a 15 day trial of iBlueNova press thePurchasebutton at the top right of the screen.

Step Six
Press theConfirmbutton to begin installation

Step Seven
Once the installation has completed successfully press the largeReturn to Cydiabutton.

Step Eight
Press theHomebutton to return to the Springboard then press to launchiBlueNova.

Step Nine
Once iBlueNova launches you will see two switches at the top of the screen. Move both switches to theONposition to enable iBlueNova and make your iPhone visible over bluetooth.

Step Ten
Using the File Manager we can send Pictures, Music, Videos, and Other Files to other devices over Bluetooth.

Press to selectPicturesfrom the main menu. Press to select an album then tap to choose a photo you would like to send. Press theSendicon at the bottom of the screen. You will be asked to select a device. Do so or if you device is not in the list make sure its visible and press theRefreshbutton at the top right of the screen. Once you have selected a device iBlueNova will initiate the transfer showing a status bar until the transfer is complete.

You can follow a similar procedure for Music, Videos, and Other Files.

Step Eleven
If you are performing multiple transfers at once you can pressTransfersfrmo the main menu to view their statuses.

Step Twelve
If you have a device you frequency connect to then you may want to save it as a favorite. Press to selectDevice discoveryfrom the main menu.

Press theRefreshbutton to locate nearby devices then press thestarnext to the device name to make it a favorite.

Step Thirteen
iBlueNova provides some settings which can be configured by tappingSettingsfrom the main menu.

Here you can change the name of your device as well as enabling auto search, vibrate, and re-enable on close.

You can also enable pin authentication and set a pin for the connection.

Under the Images heading you can set iBlueNova to send images in the JPEG file format instead of PNG. You can also choose to save incoming images in your library.

Finally under theSave Pathsheading you can set the directory which incoming files will be saved in.

Alright, first make a folder on the desktop. In it, you will need a couple of things. The two bootloader files:
-BL 3.9
-BL 4.6
Pwnage 3.1.5, foundhere.

You will also need the 3.1.3 iPhone firmware.
3.1.3 (2G):iPhone1,1_3.1.3_7E18_Restore.ipsw

When downloading the IPSW file, it is best to download it with Firefox!

Step One
Create a folder on your desktop with all the required files listed above.

Step Two
Double click to mount thePwnageTooldmg.

Drag the PwnageTool icon to thePwnagefolder then launch it.

ClickOkif presented with a warning.

Step Three
Make sure you clickExpert Modefrom the top menu.

Step Four
Select your iPhone or iPod from the three devices shown. Notice a large checkmark appears over the selected device. Then click the blue arrow button at the bottom right.

Step Five
You will be brought to the "Browse for IPSW" page. On my laptop, it automatically found the IPSW. If PwnageTool doesn’t automatically find the ipsw file you can clickBrowse for IPSW…button.

Click to select the found IPSW file, a checkmark will appear next to it. Then click the blue arrow button to continue.

Step Six
You will then be brought to a menu with 7 choices. Click to selectGeneralthen click the blue arrow button.

TheGeneralsettings allows you to decide the partition size. CheckActivate the phoneandEnabled baseband update. Click the blue arrow button.

***If the Enable Baseband checkbox is not greyed out, checkmark it. This will allow the unlock to occur!***
***For the 3.0 firmware you may have to increase the size of your root partition slightly for the IPSW build to be successful. 590MB worked just fine for me***

In theBootneutersettings, click Neuter bootloader, Unlock baseband, and Auto-Delete BootNeuter.app. It is not necessary to upgrade the bootloader unless you are really feeling the need to be on 4.6. Click the blue arrow button to continue.

TheCydiasettings menu allows you to create custom packages so you do not have to manually install the necessary them later.

Click to select theDownload packagestab. Then click theRefreshbutton to display all the available packages. Double clicking the package you want will download it and make it available in theSelect Packagestab.

Checkmark the ones you want then Click the blue arrow button.

TheCustom Packages Settingsmenu displays listed package settings for your custom IPSW. For know leave these settings as is. Click the blue arrow button to continue.

TheCustom Logos Settingsmenu allows you to add your own images as boot logos. Click theBrowsebutton to select your Boot logo and Recovery logo.

Remember the rules for them: RGB or Grayscale format with Alpha channel and dimension bellow 320×480. If you would like to use the iClarified ones they can be found here:Boot Logo,Recovery Logo

Click the blue arrow button to continue.

Step Seven
You are now ready to build your custom firmware. Click the build button to select it, then click the blue arrow button.

Step Eight
If this is the first time doing this, you will be asked to upload the 3.9 and 4.6 BL files. When prompted to search the web, click no.

You will prompted to browse for the 3.9BL file. ClickYesthen select the file(BL-39.bin) from the Pwnage folder you created on your desktop and click theOpenbutton.

Select the file in the Pwnage folder on your desktop and click theOpenbutton.

Do the same for 4.6.

***: After loading the 4.6 BL you may be asked if you’re a legit user. If you legally have ATT or an iPhone plan in a different country, clicking yes will not unlock the iPhone and activate it as your legal plan already activates it and there is no need for an unlock. However if you wish to keep the iPhone unlocked, when asked if you’re a legit iPhone user, click no

Step Nine
After both are found. You will be asked to save your custom .ipsw file. Save it to your Pwnage folder on the desktop.

Step Ten
Your custom IPSW is now being built. Please allow up to 10 minutes.

If prompted enter your Administrator password and click theOKbutton.

When prompted if your iPhone has been Pwned before, we clicked No. It allows for a more thorough restore.

You will be asked to turn off the device. Make sure it is connected to the USB port.

Step Eleven
Be ready to follow directions now. It will ask you to hold the home button and the power button for 10 seconds. Then, you will have to release the power button and hold the home button for 10 seconds to enter DFU.

If you fail, it will show you a message. Click Yes. Unplug the iPhone from the USB. Turn it off, then turn it back on. Plug it back into the USB and turn off the iPhone when prompted.

When done correctly, Pwnage 3.1.5 will display a message telling your that it successfully entered DFU mode. iTunes will also pop-up.

Step Twelve
In iTunes, hold theAlt/Optionkey and click Restore.

Step Thirteen
Navigate to thePwnagefolder on your desktop using the dialog window that appears. Select the custom IPSW that was created (iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw_Custom_Restore.ipsw) and click theOpenbutton.

Step Fourteen
Once the restore has completed, it will restart your iPhone. The phone will then launch BootNeuter.app to unlock your device.

Please allow 5 minutes for this to complete. Your iPhone will restart once completed.

China Mobile Pakistan has planned to extent its coverage capacity by increasing its number of cellular sites up to 9,000 across the country with an investment of $500 million by the end of 2009.

China Mobile has planned to double Zong’s cell sites in various parts of the country in order to facilitate their subscribers with smooth and fast signals traffic. It has established nearly 4,500 cellular cities in different metropolis and small cities so far.

This will be one of the largest cellular cities project ever planned by any of the other operators. According to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the country had overall 26,300 cellular cities by the end of 2008. Five operators have added 8,966 networking sites in the first half of the current fiscal year 2008-09.

The Chinese company has invested $1.66 billion so far in Pakistan, including $600 billion invested in the closing fiscal year 2008-09, which is a handsome contribution to foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecommunication and IT industry.

According to the officials, the company will invest more to increase its number of services and sale centres across the country that would also generate more number of job opportunities. Currently, the company has provided nearly 45,000 under the brand of Zong.

PTA in its latest report noted that the Zong subscribers’ base is the fastest growing among other four competitors. Its users’ base jumped to 6 percent of the overall market share from 2 percent in 2008. However, Zong’s subscribers have increased to 6.23 million by the end of May, which is almost 6.7 percent of the overall 93.138 million subscribers’ pie.

The telecom regulator further stated that Zong has penetrated aggressively in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Zong has also expanded it network to hilly cities of Northern Areas like Rakaposhi.

Via Daily Times

These are instructions on how to unlock the iPhone 3G for use with any GSM cellphone carrier using UltraSn0w.

Before you can follow these instructions you must have a jailbroken iPhone and you must be on the 04.26.08 baseband(modem firmware). This means that you must be running the 3.0 firmware and have used PwnageTool or RedSn0w to jailbreak…

Step One
Press to launchCydia Installerfrom your SpringBoard.

Step Two
Press to select theManagetab at the bottom of the screen.

Step Three
Press to select the largeSourcesbutton

Step Four
Press theEditbutton at the top right of the screen.

Step Five
Press theAddbutton at the top left of the screen.

Step Six
Enterhttp://repo666.ultrasn0w.com/as the source url and press theAdd Sourcebutton.

Step Seven
Once the source has been added press the largeReturn to Cydiabutton.

Step Eight
Press theDonebutton at the top right of the screen.

Step Nine
Press to selectrepo666.ultrasn0w.comfrom the list of user entered sources.

Step Ten
Press to selectultrasn0wfrom the list of packages

Step Eleven
Press theInstallbutton at the top right of the screen.

Step Twelve
Press theConfirmbutton at the top right of the screen.

Step Thirteen
After installation completes successfully press the largeReturn to Cydiabutton.

Step Fourteen
Now press theHomebutton then power off and power on the iPhone. You do this by holding down the power button for 3 seconds then moving the power slider that appears to the right. Press the power button again to turn on the phone.

Step Fifteen
You should now be able to insert the SIM of your choice!

***THANKS: A big thank you to all the members of the iPhone Dev-Team for all their hard work! It is much appreciated by all.

The iPhone Dev-Team (no relation) have been teasing us for a little bit now with what they’ve been saying is an iPhone OS 3.0-compatible version of yellowsn0w, and tonight in a video presentation they unveiled ultrasn0w, which should let you unlock any iPhone on the market, running any version of the firmware from 3.0 on down. The trick to how they’re getting the jailbreak hasn’t been revealed yet for fear of Apple making a fix at the eleventh hour, but if everything goes according to plan, the new hacking software should be out Friday in time for the iPhone 3G S (no guarantee it’ll work on the new device). Hit up the read link to watch the magic happen right before your very own eyes.

These are instructions on how to unlock and jailbreak your iPhone 2G on the 3.0 iPhone firmware using RedSn0w for Windows. Before beginning make sure you have updated to iTunes 8.2.

Download the following files and place them in the Pwnage folder you just created:
-RedSn0w
-BL 3.9
-BL 4.6
-3.0.0 (2G):iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw

Extract the RedSn0w zip file to the Pwnage folder.

Step Two
Connect your iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes.

Select your iPhone from the list of devices on the left. Now hold down shift and click theRestorebutton. Restore is preferred as it won’t create any wasted space on your iPhone.

Navigate to the Pwnage folder on your desktop and select the firmware ipsw. Click theOpenbutton to continue.

Step Three
Once iTunes has finished updating your iPhone to the desired firmware you may launchredsnw0w.exefrom the Pwnage folder on your desktop.

Step Four
Once RedSn0w opens click theBrowsebutton

Step Five
Select the firmware ipsw we placed in the Pwnage folder on our desktop then clickOpen

Step Six
Once the firmware has been verified click theNextbutton to continue.

Step Seven
Make sureCydiaandUnlockis selected and click theNextbutton.

Step Eight
We will know need to set the location of our bootloader files.

ClickBrowseand select the 3.9 bootloader file from the Pwnage folder on your desktop.

ClickBrowseand select the 4.6 bootloader file from the Pwnage folder on your desktop.

Click theNextbutton to continue.

Step Eight
Please plug your iPhone into the computer and make sure its OFF then click theNextbutton

Step Nine
RedSn0w will now guide you through the steps to get into DFU mode.

Hold down both theHomebutton and thePowerbutton for 10 seconds.

Release thePowerbutton and continue holding theHomebutton until RedSn0w detects the device.

Step Ten
Your iPhone will now reboot

Step Eleven
RedSn0w will then begin uploading the new RAM Disk.

Step Twelve
Once this is complete you will be notified that RedSn0w is done. Click theFinishbutton.
When your iPhone finishes reboot (5 minutes or so). It will run BootNeuter then be unlocked and jailbroken with Cydia on the SpringBoard.

The iPhone Dev-Team has released the PwnageTool 3.0 jailbreak tool for Mac. QuickPwn for Mac and Windows will follow soon.

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