There may be several reasons for an iPhone to run slow. An iPhone runs slow if there are lots of apps installed, lots of text messages in the SMS app, too many photos, songs and other files, huge list of history and cookies stored in Safari, etc. Well, most of the speed problems are related to iPhone 2G and 3G as they have only 128MB memory unlike the 3GS which has 256MB.
I’m not sure if you are aware of a web based service known as speedtest.net which allows you to test internet speed. Well, they have now come up with an app for testing internet speed on iPhone.
If you use Cydia you might have noticed that to delete a Cydia application you need to launch Cydia and browse for the installed app and then delete it. But, don’t you worry there’s an easy way.
Windows users can now jailbreak iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS 3.1.2 firmware! Thanks to George (GeoHot) for creating blackra1n. Using blackra1n you can easily jailbreak your iPhone. But iPhone 3G and 3GS users who don’t want to unlock their iPhones please don’t upgrade to 3.1.2 using iTunes as baseband will be updated and once it’s updated then it cannot be downgraded.
Bored of the same fonts in your iPhone? How about changing them? There’s an app known as Font Swap which is available on Cydia, it allows you to change fonts with ease.
Apple released an updated version of the 3.0 firmware which fixes a serious SMS bug which can remotely control the person’s iPhone. According to Apple, the vulnerability was “Receiving a maliciously crafted SMS message may lead to an unexpected service interruption or arbitrary code execution”.
Lot of people complained about the heating problem in the new iPhone 3GS after they got their hands on it. They observed that their iPhone gets more hot than usual when extensive graphics applications are used. This is a serious problem isn’t it?
Previously I had written an article on Safe Calculator which allows you to not only calculate but also keeps files and folders hidden and safe. Today, I’m going to share with you another calculator known as iCalcy. Well, this calculator is not like Safe Calculator and doesn’t keep files and folders safe.