Posts Tagged iTunes


How to Find a Game’s Age Rating in the iTunes App Store

Not as simple as you would think; here we look at finding game ratings in the iTunes App Store.

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Linux and iPhone? Match!

You know how it goes, you love your iPhone, and you love your Linux machine. Too bad, your two loves don’t really mix and match… Your iPhone needs iTunes, and unfortunately, iTunes is available for Windows, and for Mac, but not for Linux, not in any flavor. However, have we got news for you: as [...]

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iPhone / iPad: What is DFU Mode, and how do I get it?

What is DFU Mode? Recovery mode is the most used and well known method to restore an iPhone or iPad via iTunes. However, there is also a DFU mode, which is more powerful then the well known recovery method. The main difference between recovery mode and DFU mode is that the recovery mode uses the [...]

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How To: Manually install and restore iPhone/iPad/iPod IPSW files

Normally, the only way to install or restore your iDevices IPSW file (IPSW stand for iPhone SoftWare) is to connect your iPhone to your computer, start iTunes, and see if there is a new version of iOS available, or restore a backup of the current version. However, besides jailbreak programs, there is another way to [...]

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Can I install iOS5 on my iDevice without iTunes?

So, I heard this iOS5 thing for my iPhone/iPad/iPod is really great (and yeah, it really is!), and I’ve heard that you can download updates without having to connect to iTunes!!! So, that means I can upgrade my iPhone or iPad from iOS4x to iOS5 without iTunes, right? And then I can start using iCloud [...]

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iTunes errors when updating or restoring (or jailbreaking) your iDevice

When you’re trying to update, restore or jailbreak your iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), you might run into troubles, which end your update/restore, and leave your iDevice in “Connect To iTunes” state (This is called DFU mode (Device Firmware Upgrade)). iTunes itself will also provide you with an errormessage, containing any of these numbers: 2, [...]

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Upgrade your iTunes songs

Recently, Apple announced that it had just released itunes plus,  which has two great benefits: [ad]1. All the songs you buy via iTunes are now DRM free, so you can play them with every software and player you want. 2. The bitrate has now doubled, which results in much better soundquality for the music. Luckily, [...]

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