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How to check Apple iPhone IMEI for carrier lock, warranty and contract status

When you purchase an Apple iPhone you must validate crucial information related to your phone, there exist quite a few, free online iPhone IMEI checker services allowing users to check there Apple phone's warranty, registration, activation, phone support and contract status as shown below. There also exist free services which allows users to check whether there phones are carrier-locked to At&T Network, USA or not; this comes handy when one wants to get there devices carrier unlocked.
IMEI Checker
AT&T Lock Status Checker

Solution for redsn0w "Usb communication problem" error

Unlike cryptic and non-informative iTunes Error Codes, jail-breaking utility redsn0w do offer useful information to diagnose possible issues. A common error encountered with redsn0w is "Usb connection problem", but despite the clear message and obvious solution to fix USB connection between the device and computer there could be other reasons for the error.

The Great Suspender - Suspend Google Chrome Tabs To Dramatically Save Computing Resources

High memory usage is something most modern tabbed browser are plagued with, we have shared the excellent FireMin add-on for Firefox to tame the situation, and here is an equivalent for Google Chrome.

Working on the same concept as BarTab for Firefox; The Great Suspender for Google Chrome makes unused tabs inactive saving computing resources. The addon dramatically reduced the memory usage to 1.5x. Tab suspension not only saves memory, but also aids in a snappier browsing experience as inactive tabs do not consume other computing resources.

Google Chrome Memory Usage

Installing WhatsApp On Windows Computer

The super popular free messaging service WhatsApp recently updated their application on Apple iOS platform seizing support for all iOS version older then v 4.3; Users on older Apple hardware are stuck with no option, but to leave the WhatsApp community as the application simply refuses to work on old iOS version.

A possible trick to be a part of WhatsApp community is to use the application on your Windows computer with comfort of your keyboard and mouse. Here is how you can install and use WhatsApp on a Windows computer.

WhatsApp Applications

How to skip driver search from Windows Update for faster driver installation of popular devices

Microsoft Windows automatically searches for drivers online using Windows Update service every-time a new hardware gets connected, while this can be an excellent solution to get drivers for many hardware's; this also adds a long, unnecessary wait when the best drivers are already available in current installation for popular devices like Apple and Android mobile phones.

While we can easily turn-off Windows Update driver search entirely (by navigating to System Properties->Hardware tab->Windows Update Driver Settings->Never check for drivers), Here is a little handy trick to skip Windows driver search instantly for devices you are sure are available locally saving time at the time of driver searching.

Driver search

Warning - Ultrasn0w 1.2.8 on iOS 6.1 is broken for iPhone 4 with Baseband 1.59.00

If you were unlucky enough to upgrade your Apple iPhone 4 to iOS 6.1 while preserving the baseband to 01.59.00, you must be facing fluctuating "No Service" and "One Bar Signal" bug after using Ultrasn0w which is supposed to work on the older baseband and newer iOS version.

fixing ultrasnow for iOS 6.1 and modem 1.59

This Apple iPhone 4 + iOS 6.1 + Modem 01.59.00 + Ultrasn0w 1.2.8 combination results in a major compatibility issue which results in cycling one bar of network and then No service every 20 seconds.

How to upgrade, jailbreak and unlock Apple iPhone 4 to iOS 6.1 while preserving the baseband for ultrasn0w

UPDATE : There seems to be a bug in ultrasn0w 1.2.8 when used with iPhone 4 having modem 01.59.00 on iOS 6.1. So Pls. do not proceed with following steps until this gets fixed.

Users relying on Ultrasn0w software carrier unlock can now upgrade to Apple iOS 6.1 as it can now be jailbroken using evasi0n and is now supported by ultrasn0w 1.2.8 update, do keep in mind that you must have the baseband (modem) preserved to one supported by ultrasn0w. Follow the guide posted next to upgrade, jailbreak and unlock iOS 6.1 while preserving the baseband.

iOS 6.1 with baseband 1.59

Apple iOS 6.1.1 update fixes battery issues, evasi0n follows to jailbreak it....

Apple has finally fixed the iPhone 4S 3G and battery drainage issue releasing a small 23 MB bug-fix update bumping the latest iOS version to 6.1.1. Good news is the Team evad3rs have also updated their iOS 6.X untethered jailbreak evasi0n to support the latest Apple iOS version 6.1.1.

Apple iOS 6.1.1

The update is just 23 MB in size and can be easily fetched using iOS over-the-air (OTA) update feature, after updating users can simply use the updated evasi0n tool to jailbreak iOS 6.1.1 as shown below.

Evasi0n - The Untethered Jailbreak For Apple iPhone 5 And iOS 6.X Gets Updated To v 1.2, Fixes Annoying Bugs

Evasi0n - The hugely popular untethered jailbreak for Apple iOS 6.X has now been updated to version 1.2, fixing several niggling bugs. The new update is now in-corporated in Windows, Linux and Mac version of the desktop application, users who have already jailbroken there devices using evasi0n can get the upgrade by refreshing and updating from Cydia.

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