If your iTunes ask you to have the latest firmware before you can install any new app then there is a hack to bypass the requirement.

Files distributed via macciti/zodttd’s caused persistent crashing problem, and later it was found that the problem results by a simple Mac-Roman encoded character in one of the packages files distributed via Cydia December 28

The following steps can be used to customize your SMS alert tone. However, non-jailbroken iPhone users cannot customize their incoming SMS alert tone.

This tutorial lets you connect and use a physical Bluetooth keyboard to type on your iPhone.

For those who dislike the name of the carrier on their iPhone the following tutorial will provide an easy trick to change that offending name.
How to change iPhone carrier name:

Start the Cydia application on your jailbroken iPhone
Search in Cydia to find the app “Fakecarrier”
Select the app by tapping on the name and click on ‘Install’. Follow the instructions to install the app. Finally, click on ‘Return to Cydia’ to finish installation.
Once the installation is completed, you will be able …

Jailbroken iPhone users across the globe should be aware that the Virus or Worm ikee pose threat only to those jailbroken iPhones which are still using the default Apple password “alpine”.
Best way to protect your iPhone from this virus ikee is by changing the default password by following the given steps:

Install the MobileTerminal package using Cydia.
Run the Terminal app.
Type “su root” without the quotes and touch return.
Type the root password “alpine” and touch return.
You are now logged in …

Jailbroken iPhone users are reporting from across Australia about a virus that replaces default wallpaper with a picture of Rick Astley, the pop singer.
Virus Ikee doesn’t do anything particularly bad except that it changes the victim’s jailbroken iPhone’s wallpaper but it may be modified to do something more dangerous such as stealing sensitive information from the iPhone. “There is a real danger that someone could take this code and make it do something malicious,” said Graham Cluley, a …

MMS has finally arrived on iPhone, giving AT&T subscribers in the U.S the facility which other iPhone users have enjoyed since June release of iPhone 3.0 update.

Apple has finally approved the C64 emulator for iPhone developed by Manamio allowing the Commodore 64 and retro games on iPhone.
Initially Apple rejected the app from iTunes store based on the SDK clause specifically prohibiting interpreted or executable code.
“Thank you for submitting C64 1.0 to the App Store. We’ve reviewed C64 1.0 and determined that we cannot post this version of your iPhone application to the App Store because it violates the iPhone SDK Agreement; “3.3.2 An Application may …

If you are experiencing dropped calls on your iPhone after updating to latest 3.0 including baseband update then you are not alone.  Although Apple and AT&T have been improving the services, dropped calls are still a reality.
The following steps may help to reduce dropped calls
1) Use Field Test mode present in the iPhone to determine the signal reception levels: To determine this, activate the Phone application, bring up the keypad, type in *3001#12345#* and press the Call button. This …