Life on the Spot! Life and Leisure in Doha, Qatar

For those with Jailbroken iPhones and want to access Appulous, here are the answers to the questions to enter their pages. Hopefully, we won't be needing these once they get their new servers.

Q. I work for Apple’s law firm and have been trying to get Appulous shut down since the beginning. I wish I was better at my job . What’s my first and last name?
A. Ian Ramage

Q: Who started endlessapps.net?
A: Siddhow

Q: aside from siddhow, who adminned endlessapps.net?
A: Siddhow meknowsnobody

Q: TDDebug made AppScene.org what it is today. Who runs it now?
A: Pondeuce

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It's a good day for iPhone/iPod Jailbreakers! You can now Jailbreak your iPhone 3.1.2 and iTouch too! George Hotz (aka geohot), the kid who was the first to unlock the original iPhone back in 2007 and then iPhone 3GS in July of this year has come up with blackra1n. It's a  jailbreak for ALL devices running firmware 3.1.2. So for those who upgraded to the 3.1.1 and lost their jailbreak, you can now even move to 3.1.2 and still jailbreak your iPhone! A big note though, blackra1n only jailbreaks your phone and not unlock it. Meaning, if you bought your phone in the the US and using it here in Qatar, you still won't get signal from Vodafone or Qtel even if you use blackra1n. Those iPhones bought through Starlink, Vodafone, or Hong Kong, Australia, Italy or other countries selling officially unlocked iPhones, you're good to go!

Here's what to do:

1. Download and install the latest version of iTunes.

2. Update/restore to the original iPhone OS firmware 3.1.2 on your iPhone by using the latest version of iTunes.

3. Download blackra1n. This only works for Windows. Click on the Windows Logo to start your download.

4. Start blackra1n app. If you are on Windows 7 or Vista, run the app with “Windows XP Compatibility” mode by enabling it from the “Properties” tab to avoid any errors during the jailbreak process

5. Click on “make it ra1n”

6. blackra1n will do its magic. Just wait until your iPhone/iPod reboots.

7. You should now have “blackra1n” in the list of applications on your iPhone. Run “blackra1n” from your iPhone/iPod. Download Cydia and install it.

8. Reboot your iPhone/iPod. You should now have fully jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch running on firmware 3.1.2 !

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I've been quite busy the past few months. Here's the list of things that I've been doing:

1. Revived my old laptop which haven't been working for the last 2 years. Got it repaired on the last day of my vacation in the Philippines. Gave it to my Mom to use at home.

2. Revived my Xbox 360 which had a GPU failure early this year, I think. Opened the case, applied some thermal paste, and "baked" it for some minutes. Result: a working Xbox 360!

3. Soft -modded the Xbox 360 DVD Drive. I can now play burned "backups" on my revived Xbox 360!

4. Cracked the WEP key of my neighbors WiFi for Backtrack Testing. Don't worry, didn't hack their PC's. Just wanted to know if Backtrack works and how easily a WEP Key can be cracked. Took me 10 minutes.

5. Jailbroken 3 iPhone 3Gs. redsn0w 0.8, Cydia, Installous... Whatever you do, don't upgrade to 3.1.1!

Next on my list would be installing Windows 7 and Divx Beta so I can play MKV files on my Xbox 360!

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It seems Starlink Qatar is going to try and bring the iPhone in Qatar. Although on the Apple website, Vodafone Qatar is listed as its distributor, they still don't have any agreement with Apple itself thus they can't sell the iPhones at a distributor price. Apple has a contract with Vodafone itself but not Vodafone Qatar. Anyway, Starlink Qatar ha sannounced that it is going to bring the iPhone in Qatar. For how much? I don't know yet. They haven't announced the prices yet. Hopefully, they'll be much cheaper than what Vodafone is offering. For sure though, these phones would be unlocked and a year warranty and support would be provided to those buying the iPhone from them. Here's the rest of the story:

Starlink is bringing the latest iPhones to Qatar at great prices, the retailer has announced.Starlink claims it will be among the first stores in the country to have the iPhone 3GS 32GB and the iPhone 3GS 16GB.The iPhone 3GS 32GB offers a range of functions and features, and the ability to add new applications seamlessly, making it one of the fastest and most advanced Smartphones on the market.The iPhone 3GS 16GB is set to be offered at one of the most competitive prices in Qatar. Both phones come with a one-year warranty and support promise.“By bringing the latest and most powerful models to Qatar, we’re providing a huge range of power-packed features at a price we know our customers will enjoy,” Starlink CEO Alan Sinfeld said.

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