As an iPhone user, I particularly enjoy viewing YouTube video on iPhone. It’s so convenient and the video quality fit iPhone’s screen size perfectly. The limitation here is, I cannot view YouTube on-the-go or offline. The recent release of MxTube v1.5 is a great solution for me. This application lets you download and saves YouTube video on iPhone, and you can then view it offline. Pretty great for those users using 2G iPhone or without an limited data plan.

As we now MxTube is popular application which is listed as "Top 10 Apps Worth Jailbreaking Your iPhone to Get" category. Like other great iPhone applications, MxTube is only available for Jailbreak iPhone. You can install MxTube through Cydia for free. At the mean time, MxTube only supports for YouTube mobile, that is the version of YouTube you’re viewing on iPhone. Hopefully, it’ll support all YouTube video in the upcoming version.

Install MxTube via Cydia

Step 1: Launch Cydia installer. Select “sections” at haptic menu, select “Multimedia” category and select “MxTube” or you can tap “Search” in Cydia and just type “MxTube”. Select “install” button at the right top and confirm it to install.

Cydia

Step 2: After installation completed, you'll be bring to "Locked Screen" automatically. Unlock it and you'll see MxTube icon on SpringBoard.

How To Use MxTube

Step 3: Launch MxTube and click “Search” button to search for YouTube video.

Step 4: After you locate the desired video, tap on it and select “Download”. Next, select the video quality. Definitely, you should choose high resolution for better video quality. You may select "High (Wifi)" on Download section.

Step 5: MxTube then start downloading the video for you.

Step 6: And after the download completed, you can tap “Video” and the video is right there for you to view offline!

For those who would like to customize iPhone with new themes, here there is the most recommended theme available in Cydia for free. It’s called Vista Mobile theme and it size about 5.5mb. It give your iPhone/iPod Touch the look and feel of Vista with this complete theme for winterboard. Includes full springboard theme with app icons and fading wallpaper, UIimages, and UIsounds.

Your iPhone must already unlocked/jailbroken in order to use WinterBoard. Winterboard on iPhone (like its predecessor Summerboard for iPhone 1.1.4) is an iPhone theme manager that allows you to change any WinterBoard/SummerBoard theme on iPhone. See instruction here on how to install Winterboard.

Install Vista Mobile Theme Via Cydia

Step 1: Launch Cydia installer. Select “sections” at haptic menu, select “Themes (Complete)” category and select “Vista Mobile” or you can tap “Search” in Cydia and type “Vista Mobile”.

Cydia

Step 2: Select “install” button at the right top and confirm it to install. Once completed your iPhone restart automatically.

Step 3: Its look like your Vista Mobile theme still does not appear on the SpringBoard. Actually your theme still in the “unactive” condition. To activate it, just launch Winterboard and select “Vista Mobile”. Your WinterBoard will verify with mark symbol. Press "Home" button and you’ll then bring back to the locked screen. Unlock it and you’ll see a fresh new look of your iPhone.

WinterBoard


Take a look at screenshot below how its work

Regarding to this post, the instructions below is quite similar with unlocking & jailbreaking iPhone 2.1 firmware update (iPhone 2G), the different things here, you don't need to unlock your iPhone 3G. But for iPhone 2G, unlocking and jailbreaking is very recommended instead. Check out my post here for those who would like to unlock & jailbreak iPhone 2.1 firmware update (iPhone 2G).

Before you run into the details of jailbreak, i would like to mention about "unlock" and "jailbreak" words here. You’re probably aware that the word “Unlock” is missing in the post title. It's meaning to say that, there is no solution to unlock iPhone 3G so far. For now, QuickPwn can only jailbreak iPhone 3G. That means you are still bind to single carrier and can’t use SIM card from other carriers.

Let me remind you here, "unlock" word is refer to the process to open up your iPhone to accept all carriers. Unlocked iPhone allows you to use SIM card from all carriers. You are no longer bind to the official carrier (e.g. AT&T) approved by Apple. And for, "jailbreak" your iPhone means you are allowed to install 3rd party applications on iPhone. This applies to all version of firmwares. Anyways, this post is devoted for iPhone 3G users who want to jailbreak their iPhones. You may also see on how to jailbreak iPhone 3G for 2.2 firmware.

Note: If you bought iPhone with the new one, you should notice your iPhone has embedded with iPhone 2.1 firmware update. You should ignore Step 3 - Step 6. You might be begin jailbreak your iPhone with the Step 7 ...For the Step 3 - Step 6, its devoted for those who would like to upgrade their iPhone 3G with firmware 2.0 to 2.1

Step 1: Make sure you have upgraded to iTunes version 8.0/8.0.1 and backup your iPhone data by synchronizing it with iTunes 8.0/8.0.1. See instruction here on how to backup your iPhone.

Note: If your iPhone still in "Unactivated" status, please activate your iPhone in iTunes first before proceed to jailbreak.

Step 2: Download QuickPwn 2.1 and iPhone 2.1 firmware (3G). Save them all in the same folder. Unzip QuickPwn21-1.zip and make sure you have all the files in place before continue.

Step 3: This following step will be guide you how to Install your iPhone firmware 2.1 via iTunes 8.0/8.0.1. Just connect your iPhone to your computer via USB cable and launch iTunes. Select your iPhone in iTunes. You might see all information about you iPhone and the button “Upgrade” and “Restore” appear in iTunes window.

Step 4: Hold the “SHIFT” key and click the “Restore” button simultaneously. The iTunes file dialog will pop up for you to select the firmware file. Locate the “iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw” that you have downloaded in previous step and click “Open”.


Step 5: iTunes will then restore your iPhone with firmware 2.1 automatically. Keep your iPhone connected, don’t touch anything and wait until the process complete.

Jailbreak with QuickPwn 2.1

Step 6: Your iPhone should completely restore to firmware 2.1. But it’s still "Unjailbreak" right now

Step 7: Launch QuickPwn 2.1 to start jailbreak. Make sure your iPhone connect via USB cable and then click blue button to proceed.

QuickPwn 2.1

Step 8: You are required to provide the firmware 2.1 IPSW file. Click “Browse” button to locate the “iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw” were you had downloaded in Step 2. Once complete, QuickPwn will verify with the mark symbol. Then click blue arrow button to proceed.





Step 9: You are required to configure the settings for QuickPwn. Normally, you could mark all checkboxes (i.e. Add Cydia, add installer, Replace boot logo). If you would like to keep the Apple logo already in your iPhone, left “Replace boot logo” unmarked. Click blue arrow button to proceed.


Step 10: Make sure your iPhone should still be connected with USB cable. QuickPwn requests you to confirm it once again before unlock & jailbreak process will begin. If you’re ready, click blue arrow button to proceed.


Step 11: QuickPwn automatically puts the iPhone into recovery mode. After that, you’ll be instructed to hold Home button for 5 seconds. Then hold Home and Power buttons together for 10 seconds. Next, release Power button and continue to hold Home button until your iPhone is in DFU mode (QuickPwn will inform you automatically when you’re in DFU mode).

Step 12: During unlocking & jailbreaking process, your iPhone screen shows downloading jailbreak data and flashing NOR progress. What you have to do just keep waiting and don’t touch anything to your iPhone.

Step 13: QuickPwn will let you know the jailbreak process is successful. Your iPhone will be restarted automatically.

Step 14: Now jailbreaking process has complete with iPhone firmware 2.1. Finally, sync back your iPhone to restore your backups data with iTunes 8.0/8.0.1.

Step 15: For beginner user, you might be want to know what to do after Jailbreak. Check out my post here on how to use Cydia. For those who already knew about the Cydia you could ignore this step.

Note: If you have problem and troubleshooting during jailbreak using QuickPwn. You may see the details here about fixes and solution.

This game application called Cameraman. If you’re big fans of Photo Hunt game, ESPN Cameraman is the game you should download and install it on iPhone. Photo Hunt, it’s a game that pokes two pictures (side-by-side) where there are five differences between them. What gamers have to do is to spot out the difference within the required time frame. You can get it at App Store for free. Click here and download it. Enjoy!

Updated: Download cracked ,ipa file code for ESPN Cameraman Deluxe 1.0 version:
http://www.appscene.org/download.php?id=939631348
http://getapp.info/download/CameramanDeluxe-v1.0.ipa
http://www.appscene.org/download.php?id=188998124

Byline lets you read the news from your favorite sites and blogs, even when you're offline. You could use your free Google Reader account to subscribe. It will automatically sync and bring you new content and putting thousands of RSS/Atom feeds.

Features:
- Two way syncing with Google Reader
- Browse new items, starred items, notes and folders in separate lists
- View up to 200 items from each list when you're offline, including embedded images
- Offline browsing lets you access complete web pages linked to by notes, starred items, and (optionally) new items.
- Built-in web browser for online and offline browsing
- Landscape mode
- Star and share items
- Send items by email
- Create and share notes

What's New in 2.0:
- Features a new interface and icon.
- Syncs with folders.
- Features a built-in web browser.
- Allows note creation and deletion.
- Allows you to email links.
- Archives starred items immediately, with no refresh required.
- No longer affects the performance of iTunes backups.
- Pages archived for offline browsing no longer displace feed content.

Firemail is a free application has been released on App Store that also lets you type your message in landscape mode. Firemail does not replace the default email application of iPhone. Instead, it just lets iPhone user type the message in landscape form. And, you can send message to email directly from Firemail by hitting a sending button as screen shot below.

Avatron Software has released an minor update (v1.0.2) for its well-known Air Sharing application. For those you may not heard of Air Sharing, the application allows iPhone users to transfer files from PC and view document, excel, powerpoint, PDF, images and other kinds of text files on iPhone wirelessly.

Here Air Sharing comes with a number of enhancement and bug fixes:

• All new image viewer
• Support for very high-resolution images (over 100MB)
• Full-screen document viewing
• Support for zipped iWork Files
• Fixed file system corruption on long path name
• Fixed handling of special characters in file names
• Numerous minor bug fixes
  

Particularly, the new image view and full-screen support for document view are huge improvements. For those who already owned this application, check out App Store and download the update.

More entries about Air Sharing:

1) See instruction on how to connect Air Sharing to Windows XP

2) See instruction on how to connect Air Sharing to Windows Vista

3) See instruction on how to connect Air Sharing to another PC

So, for jailbreak iPhone user, you have the privilege to download Chronus from Cydia. Chronus is a 3rd party application for iPhone and iPod Touch. It can keep multiple states of a particular program by saving its preferences/settings/databases. These states are restorable. You can also backup and restore data from applications downloaded from the iPhone App Store. You may also see my post about backup Cydia's application using AptBackup here

These are instructions on how to install and use Chronus to make backups of your iPhone.

INSTALL CHRONUS VIA CYDIA

Cydia

Launch Cydia from your SpringBoard. Press to select the Sections tab at the bottom right of the screen. Then press to select Utilities from the list of Sections and select Chronus from the list of packages. After the installation is completed successfully you will notice a new Chronus icon on your SpringBoard.

HOW TO USE CHRONUS

Step 1: Launch Chronus by pressing its icon on the SpringBoard. When Chronus opens you will be brought to a list of all the different items that it can backup.

Step 2: Press to select an item you would like to backup. In this example I will choose Calendar. Notice we are now at a blank Calendar list. Press the backup button at the top right hand corner of the screen.

Step 3: Notice now a new restore point will be created. Press the blue arrow on the restore point to view the data saved for backup.

Step 4: Press the button at the top left to return to the restore point list.

Step 5: Press this restore point to view the functions associated with it.

Step 6: A pop up will appear asking what you would like to do with the restore point. You can Restore, Delete, or Email the restore point. In this example I will restore so press the Restore button. You Calendar will now be restored.

Step 7: You can now return to the list of items for backup by pressing the Chronus button at the top left. Or if you would like to email yourself the backup, press the restore point.

Step 8: Then press Email from the pop up menu that appears.

Step 9: Mail will open with the backup as an attachment. You can now send it to any email address you like.

To learn more about Chronus and its functions you can visit the page here. If you register Chronus you make multiple backups of each application and even setup a backup all function.