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Activation

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The process of registering your iPhone with Apple and AT&T. Until your iPhone is activated, it can only be used for emergency calls. While the first generation iPhone was activated via iTunes, the ...

Baseband

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The iPhone consists of "two parts", a computer half and a modem half. Each half has an operating system. There is an OS for the computer half of your iPhone, and there's an OS for the modem half ...

Bricking

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To take all function away from an iPhone or iPod Touch hence rendering it as nothing more than a shiny "brick". Sometimes firmware updates cause temporary bricking off the iPhone, for updates often ...

Cydia

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Just like Installer.app, Cydia is a 3rd party app which allows access to lots of other app downloads. Cydia and Installer are competitors, and you can have both on your jailbroken iPhone.

3G

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3G is the third generation of mobile phone standards and technology. Just like EDGE, it's a method of providing a mobile internet connection. It is twice as fast (if not more) as EDGE, and has ...

App Store

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An official Apple store which sells third party applications via iTunes. All App Store applications must be developed using the iPhone SDK and must be approved by Apple. Apple collects 30% of the ...