ATF SL3 Simlock Recovery v9.0 Update!

Introduction:


In the past, when a dead Nokia BB5 SL3 Phone comes to your shop, it was only
possible for you to backup the IMEI via a Backup RPL Function. There was no
way for you to backup a possibly 100% working SIMLOCK inside the phone because
you needed Local/Test Mode in order to get the PM Backups. Dead Phones cannot
give you Local/Test Mode at all, so you cannot backup the Simlocks even if you
wanted to.
Now here comes the Solution... The ATF Simlock Recovery Module v1.0 will allow
you to BACKUP SIMLOCKS from a DEAD PHONE! Just a 1-click solution for Recovery
Level 1 and Level 2 for NON-CORRUPTED SIMLOCKS on a DEAD PHONE. 
Even if your phone SIMLOCKS are CORRUPTED, The ATF Network can still attempt to 
perform a Level 3 Recovery from it, but it will cost you some ATF SL3 Credits.

Here is a Short Description about the three Simlock Recovery Levels:

Recovery Level 1:

* FREE for ALL ATF BOX Users (DOES NOT NEED CREDITS or ATF NETWORK ACTIVATION)
* Phone DOES NOT need to be AUthorized
* 100% Stand Alone
* Supports ALL SL3 XSR3 NAND Blocks for RAPUv1, RAPUv2, RAPIDO, RAPG3v4 and BCM21351
* Supports ALL SL3 XSR2 NAND Blocks for RAPUv1, RAPUv2, RAPIDO, RAPG3v4 and BCM21351
* Supports ALL SL3 NOR Blocks for RAP3Gv3 (FULL PM RECOVERY)
* Supports ALL SL2 NOR Blocks for RAP3Gv3 (FULL PM RECOVERY)
* Supports ALL SL1 NOR Blocks for RAP3Gv3 (FULL PM RECOVERY)
* Supports USB or FBUS Connection (FBUS ONLY FOR RAP3Gv3)
* Recover from DUMP FILE or from Connected PHONE
* Super Fast Recovery, BUT SIMLOCKS WILL NOT BE VERIFIED
* The output file is a REGULAR PM FILE with PM 120 Sections 0, 1, 2 and 3
* DOES NOT SUPPORT FULLY ERASED PHONES
* SUCCESS RATE = 70% if the CORRECT SIMLOCKS ARE STILL INSIDE THE FLASH DUMP 

Recovery Level 2:

* FREE for ALL ATF Network Users (DOES NOT NEED CREDITS)
* Phone NEEDS to be Authorized via The ATF Network
* Stand Alone ONLY AFTER PHONE IS AUTHORIZED via The ATF Network
* Supports ALL SL3 XSR3 NAND Blocks for RAPUv1, RAPUv2, RAPIDO, RAPG3v4 and BCM21351
* Supports ALL SL3 XSR2 NAND Blocks for RAPUv1, RAPUv2, RAPIDO, RAPG3v4 and BCM21351
* Supports ALL SL3 NOR Blocks for RAP3Gv3 (FULL PM RECOVERY + RECOVER ORIGINAL SIMLOCKS if SIMLOCKS are OVERWRITTEN)
* Supports ALL SL2 NOR Blocks for RAP3Gv3 (FULL PM RECOVERY)
* Supports ALL SL1 NOR Blocks for RAP3Gv3 (FULL PM RECOVERY)
* Supports USB or FBUS Connection (FBUS ONLY FOR RAP3Gv3)
* Recover from Connected PHONE ONLY
* Recovery Time will depend on Fragmentation Level of the XSR Blocks
* SIMLOCKS WILL BE VERIFIED (Since Phone is already Authorized)
* The output file is a REGULAR PM FILE with PM 120 Sections 0, 1, 2 and 3
* DOES NOT SUPPORT FULLY ERASED PHONES
* SUCCESS RATE = 95% if the CORRECT SIMLOCKS ARE STILL INSIDE THE FLASH DUMP 

Recovery Level 3:

* Needs SL3 Credits and only available for ATF Network Activated Users
* Phone NEEDS to be Authorized via The ATF Network
* Recovery is performed by our Servers (NOT STAND ALONE)
* Supports ALL SL3 XSR3 NAND Blocks for RAPUv1, RAPUv2, RAPIDO, RAPG3v4 and BCM
* Supports ALL SL3 XSR2 NAND Blocks for RAPUv1, RAPUv2, RAPIDO, RAPG3v4 and BCM
* Supports ALL SL3 NOR Blocks for RAP3Gv3
* Supports USB or FBUS Connection (FBUS ONLY FOR RAP3Gv3)
* Recovery Time will depend on CURRENT TASK LOAD on the ATF Simlock Recovery Server
* SIMLOCKS WILL BE VERIFIED (Since Phone is already Authorized)
* The output file is a REGULAR PM FILE with PM 120 Sections 0, 1, 2 and 3
* POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT OVERWRITTEN PM 120 Blocks with Wrong PM 120 Blocks
* POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT FULLY ERASED PHONES
* DOES NOT SUPPORT WRONG FLASHED PHONES with WRONG FIRMWARE (Repartitioned NANDs)
* SUCCESS RATE = 95% if the Phone is not wrongly Repartitioned by a wrong Firmware 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:


1. Level 1 Recovered Simlocks are NOT VERFIED to be Working (NOT GUARANTEED)
2. Level 2 Recovered Simlocks are 100% VERIFIED and Guaranteed to WORK
3. Level 3 Recovered Simlocks are 100% VERIFIED and Guaranteed to WORK

Summary:

If your phone is DEAD, but the SIMLOCKS are 100% OK, then the ATF Simlock 
Recovery Module will recover your simlocks for you via Recovery Level 1 or 2.
If your phone is DEAD, and the SIMLOCKS are possibly corrupted, then the 
ATF Simlock Recovery Module will recover your simlocks for you via Recovery
Level 3 + ATF SL3 Credits.

Box Firmware Update:

New ATF Firmware LogiCore 10.3.15 for ATF Chrome, ATF Lightning and ATF Nitro Boxes

Other Updates:
* MEEGO PHONE Authorization EVEN IF 20-digit SL3 Code is detected.
* Shows full RPL (Certificates) Information during Backup RPL on BB5 Phones.
--> Checks Original IMEI
--> Checks Original Product Code
--> Checks PA_PUBLIC_ID
--> Checks PA_PUBLIC_KEYS_HASH
--> Checks Original BT ID
--> Checks Original WLAN ID

* New option in Settings "Select USB Connection by Default when ATF Software Starts"
* Cross Flashing is now IMPOSSIBLE if Phone has good IMEI (NO MORE WRONG FIRMWARES)
* Flash File CRC32 is now CHECKED BY DEFAULT on Flash Files downloaded from NaviFirm etc... 
* Other small tweaks which I already forgot to mention...

Google+ App for iOS Now Opens Links in Chrome, Lets Teens Join Hangouts

Google has updated its Google+ app for iOS to make web links open in Chrome and to lets teens join and create Hangouts.

Stay connected and share life as it happens with Google+ for iPhone and iPad. Join a Hangout, post a photo, or see what friends are sharing while you're on the go.

Features:

✓ New iPad-optimized layout brings your stream to life 

✓ Share photos directly to Events for all your friends to enjoy

✓ Video chat with up to 9 friends with mobile Hangouts

✓ Turn on Instant Upload to sync photos from your phone to a private Google+ album

✓ Chat with a friend or all your friends at once with Messenger from your phone

✓ Check out the What's Hot stream to see popular posts

✓ View the Nearby stream to see what people near your location are saying

✓ See vibrant, high-resolution images on Retina display devices

What's New In This Version:

✓ Web links in posts now open in Chrome (if installed)

✓ Teens can now join and create Hangouts 

✓ Instant Upload bug fixes to improve performance

You can download Google+ from the App Store for free.

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Leaked Photos of the 'iPhone 5' Logic Board

This follows a series of part leaks by the site which includes photos of the much rumored 9-pin mini-dock connector.

Apple is expected to unveil the next generation iPhone on September 12th.

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Students Build USB Controller for Angry Birds

Super Angry Birds is a force feedback USB controller for Angry Birds that simulates the feeling of a slingshot. The controller was created by Hideaki Matsui and

Andrew Spitz for a class at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design.

All the controls found in the game are available in this device. You can control the pull, the angle, and of course trigger the special power of the bird. We hacked a motorized fader found in audio mixing consoles to simulate the force you would feel when using a slingshot.

We programmed in Max/MSP and Arduino. For controlling the hardware, we used an Arduino-based microcontroller called Music & Motors developed by CIID.

This was part of the class on Haptics at CIID run by Bill Verplank and David Gauthier.

Take a look at the controller in action below...

[via Omar]

Apple Is Banishing Google From iOS 6: 10 Reasons Why

Apple and Google have long since become bitter rivals in the mobile market. In fact, Apple announced on Aug. 6 that it would not offer a native YouTube app in iOS 6. Users hoping to access YouTube videos will be forced to watch them from within the browser. Google will also likely launch a YouTube app in the App Store.

Apple’s decision to keep YouTube out of  iOS 6 comes just a few months after it announced that the native Google Maps app would also be stricken from iOS 6 and be replaced by its own Maps application. It’s not immediately clear if Apple will come up with something to replace YouTube.

Still, it’s clear that Apple wants nothing to do with Google in iOS 6. And every last remnant of the search giant’s apps must be gone before Apple will feel entirely ready to release the latest edition of the mobile operating system.

Here are the reasons why.

1. They’re competitors, aren’t they?

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Apple doesn’t want Google infiltrating iOS 6. After all, the companies are intense competitors in the mobile space. Google offers Android; Apple delivers iOS. Apple has the iPhone, and now, thanks to its Motorola buy, Google is in the hardware business. It never makes business sense to let a rival prosper in your territory.

2. Maps mean big business

When Apple announced that it was ditching Google Maps for its own alternative, the idea seemed to make some sense. Mapping is big business that drives people to a respective company’s products. By allowing iOS users to run Google Maps, Apple was giving the search company an opening to promote its brand, the Android mobile operating system. It also allowed Google to earn advertising dollars from Maps and Search. Now that its own Maps application will be the new standard, Apple doesn’t need to worry about that anymore.

3. Don’t forget about Lala

Years ago, Apple acquired Lala, a music-streaming site, and promptly closed it. Since then, speculation has continued to crop up over why it did so. Is it possible that Apple acquired the team to work on a streaming video service? If so, that service wouldn’t be a YouTube competitor, per se, but it could allow users to stream iTunes programming to devices. In the off chance that happens either this year or in the future, it would only make sense for Apple to want to get rid of YouTube now.

4. Apple’s Motorola troubles

Apple is by no means happy with Motorola, even if it wasn’t owned by Google. The company has, in fact, sued Motorola for patent infringement in its mobile devices. It’s entirely possible that Apple doesn’t want to partner with Googlenow simply because it owns Motorola.

5. Apple’s lawsuits revolve around Android
It can’t be said enough that a key component in Apple’s decision to drop Google apps from iOS 6 could be its ongoing litigation with Android vendors. Apple doesn’t want to look like it’s playing both sides by offering the same native applications as Android. But by offering not one, but two, Google applications in iOS, it might make some juries believe Apple doesn’t have quite as big of an issue with Android as it seems to suggest.
6. Could Apple be lining up a Google lawsuit?
It’s impossible to discount the possibility of Apple preparing a lawsuit against Google. After all, Apple could win a landmark ruling in its Android fight with Samsung, and if that happens, it could take the battle to Google’s doorsteps. Partnering with the company now would make that a bit more difficult.
7. Mobile advertising is coming on strong
Mobile advertising is the often-forgotten culprit in many of the poor decisions companies make with their operating systems. Apple realizes that the future of the mobile space will revolve around intra-app ads, and it might not want to give Google two places to use AdMob to rake in some cash from every iPhone and iPad owner out there.
8. Apple wants to leverage revenue opportunities
With the thought of mobile advertising in mind, Apple might just want to make some cash itself. Thanks to its iAd platform, Apple could conceivably integrate ads into its Maps application and any program it might use to replace YouTube. Apple’s revenue opportunities might even extend beyond advertising to other options, like virtual goods or company lists in Maps. Don’t underestimate the revenue-seeking efforts behind Apple’s decision to get rid of Google.
9. Don’t forget Apple’s penchant for control
If there is anything Apple is known for, it’s control. The company hates allowing other companies to impact the overall usability of its operating systems. As a result, Apple might have finally decided that all native applications running in iOS 6 should come from its own developers. If owners want anything else, they’ll have to go to the App Store to find it. For Apple, its decisions often revolve around control. And this might just be another one of those decisions.
10. An iOS 5 nixing would have been a bad idea
Apple’s decision to ditch Google apps in iOS 6 might have as much to do with hardware as software. If Apple got rid of two popular mobile applications in iOS 5 and launched the barely updated iPhone 4S at the same time, critics would have hit it hard. But now that Apple is expected to launch a major iPhone hardware update this fall, the lack of a few popular competing apps might be overlooked. It’s an interesting move on Apple’s part.

iOS 6 Offers New Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Mode

iOS 6 Beta 4 brings a new feature called Wi-Fi Plus Cellular that lets apps having trouble with poor Wi-Fi use cellular data instead.

The feature is accessible from the Settings -> General -> Cellular menu. 

Also new in iOS 6 is the ability to decide whether to use cellular data for iCloud Documents, iTunes, FaceTime, Passbook Updates, and Reading List.

Take a look at the screenshot below.

[via AppAdvice]

iPhone Serial # Checker (3G & 3G'S)

This freesoftware by chevli is usefull to check your iphone's serial # if it is safe or unsafe to update the baseband from older to 6.15 especially in 3G's, can easily recognized the bootroom with your iDevice through color coding (green > safety & red > risky). It is tested for some advanced user's.