According to Chinese media reports, on July 16th a Foxconn employee killed himself after losing a prototype of the newest version of the iphone. Sun Danyong, 25, apparently committed suicide after he realized the 4G prototype he was responsible for was missing.
Sun had received 16 prototypes from the assembly line at Foxconn. He was responsible for shipping the devices to …
Sleepers.net is taking on a new direction and new administration [Me] in efforts to drive this site toward a user-friendly but developer based platform. I’m hoping that I can work with the rest of the community to make application contributions, repository enhancements, and help further our quest for consumer rights in technology.
I welcome any ideas/suggestions for future growth (feel …
Playing catch-up? Bypassing the competition? You be the judge. But with the newest additions to the iPhone OS coming in version 3.0 there is certainly enough to talk about. Since its release coincides with the release of the new rev of iPhones we figured it would be good to give you the run down so you could plan your love/hatred …
S marks the spot for New iPhones! Whether you frequently get lost in a woodland environment or were running out of excuses for why your buddy’s Windows Mobile device could out video your iPhone, have no fear, the new models solve it all!
Another round of important updates has enabled Kryptes to be more stable than ever! We’ve added a few necessary upgrades to enhance efficiency of the app and even added some new features for you to play around with (comments and ratings etc).
You can download the latest version of Kryptes on your iPhone by opening your existing version, clicking Update when …
We are really striving to make Kryptes a clean user-friendly app. In doing so, we have now made the adjustment that will allow for the depiction page links to work even if the target is set to _blank. We’ve also handled another round of bug reports and updated the way we handle new version downloads.
Repos:
We’ve added …
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A special thanks to everyone who made videos about Kryptes, but since bbsipodtouchhelp was the first we figured a post and link to his YouTube profile was in order.
Thank you for the video and keep up the great work!
PS. Ignore the crash, we are pretty sure this is fixed now :-)…
Get up to date information on the on going build out of the iPhone Application Hosting Repository and our Developer Central area.
You can feel free to use our new forum at http://vb.sleepers.net for any help regarding applications, repository, or the blog.
Introduction:
So you have your 2.0 iPhone and you can install thousands of apps from AppStore. What’s all this commotion about jailbreaking? Why would you need to jailbreak? What does it offer? In this post, I will cite some of the most compelling reasons to jailbreak your iPhone. I will continually update this post as changes occur.
Risk Free:
Jailbreaking is not unlocking! It is risk free. Everything that works before jailbreaking continues to work after. Jailbreaking only adds features. Jailbreaking is risk free and cannot void your warranty. You can simply restore in iTunes at anytime to get back to a factory state. You are not alone, many people are doing it. Several hundred thousand people are jailbreaking! For understanding of jailbreak vs unlock read my terminology post.
How To:
If you decide after reading this that you wish to jailbreak, head on over to our guides section and find the guide or method that works best for you. I recommend one of the pwnage methods.
Reason #1: Winterboard + Customization
Winterboard allows you to do this:
Or this:
or this:
This is just the “tip of the iceberg”. There is so much …
Here is a list of guides for iPhone hacking, jailbreaking, and unlocking how To’s:
If you have not already added our source to Cydia or Installer please be sure to do so:
Installer:
* Launch Installer.app and go to the Sources section.
* In the upper right corner, click Edit, then add (in the upper left corner).
* In the screen that appears enter: http://repo.sleepers.net/installer/
* Click Done, then Refresh.
Cydia:
*Launch Cydia
*Press on More package Sources, Scroll down to Sleepers,
*Press on us then,
*Press on install in the upper right hand corner.
Apps:
Summerboard Themes - Describes how to install and use Summerboard in order to run themes.
Install and use SSH/SCP - How to install and use SSH/SCP to modify files on your phone.
Using BossPrefs - How to use BossPrefs and how to create a plug-in toggle yourself.
Media:
Custom ringtones - How to create and set custom ringtones on your phone.
Hacking / Jailbreaking:
Pwnage 2.0 - Jailbreak and unlock your iPhone OS 2.0 (v2.0 or 2.0.1) phone on OSX.
Winpwn 2.0 - Winpwn 2.0 is out. Jailbreak and unlock your iPhone OS 2.0 (2.0 or 2.0.1) phone on Windows.
Winpwn 2.5 - Winpwn 2.5 is out. Jailbreak and unlock your iPhone/iPod Touch OS 2.0 (2.0, 2.0.x).
Quick …
