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If you have an Apple iPhone and have had your email application crash on you (close abruptly when you click on Mail icon), you know how annoying and inconvenient it can get.

It’s commonly caused by a corrupt e-mail message and it’s incredibly annoying.

Many help sites and forums suggest a full reset (where you would have to wipe the contents of the device) or deleting the e-mail account and re-adding it.

I’ve detailed instructions on how this issue can be eliminated by a few steps.

1. Go to Settings and switch Airplane Mode to ON.

2. Go to Mail, Contacts, Calendar

3. Set Preview to NONE.

3. Set the Minimum Font Size to SMALL.

4. Go to your Mail and your Inbox and press EDIT.

5. Click on the first email message (Commonly, the first email is the problem email) on the first screen and hit DELETE.

6. Close the Mail App.

7. Turn Airplane Mode back to OFF.

8. Open Mail and it should be fine.
(If the problem is not fixed, you will have to repeat step 5 and try to delete more e-mails as the problem email has not been deleted and still needs to be eliminated.)

Comex has released the much awaited Spirit jailbreak to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.3, iPhone OS 3.1.2 for all iPhones (including iPhone 3GS with updated Boot ROM) and iPod Touches and iPhone OS 3.2 for iPad.

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/05/spirit-untethered-jailbreak-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch-released.html

Here are the requirements of the Spirit jailbreak:

• Any iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch on firmware 3.1.2, 3.1.3, or 3.2.
• An activated device: one not stuck on the Connect to iTunes or Emergency Call screen.
• Any version of iTunes 9 (including 9.1.1).
• Syncing with iTunes before trying this highly recommended.

Ok, so it’s not Blackberry Messenger for iPhone, but it’s the closest thing. What’s App is an instant messaging client for iPhones and Blackberry smartphones.

WhatsApp is a smartphone-to-smartphone messenger/chat application. WhatsApp allows you to carry on a conversation in real time with your mobile contacts without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is currently available for iPhone and BlackBerry and yes, iPhone and BlackBerry owners can message each other!

I’ve been using it for a while now, and I must admit it’s a pretty neat application.

It’s $0.99 USD for the iPhone and $2.99 USD for the Blackberry.

Here’s instructions on how to setup e-mail so that you are able to send/receive e-mails using shaw e-mail accounts while on WiFi and/or Telus 3G.

1. Turn ON and connect to WiFi.
2. Setup the Videotron e-mail using Videotron ‘s outgoing mail server as SMTP (relais.videotron.ca).
3. Test in and out going e-mail using Videotron e-mail account on WiFi.
4. Turn OFF WiFi
5. Add secondary outgoing mail servers.

1. Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Click on the e-mail account that was setup in step 1.
3. Click on the Hostname (relais.videotron.ca) under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
4. Click on “Add Server…” under Other SMTP Servers Example:
   Hostname: relais.videotron.ca
   Username: blank
   Password: blank
   SSL: Off
   Port: 25

6. Add smtp.telus.net as an Other SMTP server (You will have 2 records of relais.videotron.ca — Primary and Other)

1. Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Click on the e-mail account that was setup in step 1.
3. Click on the Hostname (smtp.telus.net) under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
4. Click on “Add Server…” under Other SMTP Servers Example:
   Hostname: smtp.telus.net
   Username: blank
   Password: blank
   SSL: Off
   Port: 25

7. The KEY STEP! Turn the Primary Server — OFF
   You should now have multiple “Other STMP Servers” with the ON status and the Primary SMTP server status must be OFF!
8. Test using WiFi ON and OFF and you should be able to send/receive e-mails without problems!

Here are instructions on setting up your Shaw e-mail account on your Telus iPhone.

If you experience difficulty during the setup process, please post a comment below and I will try to address the issue promptly.

1. Turn ON and connect to WiFi.
2. Setup the Shaw e-mail using Shaw’s outgoing mail server as SMTP. (Refer to Shaw’s website )

1. Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Click on the e-mail account that was setup in step 1.
3. Click on the Hostname (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net) under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
4. Click on “Add Server…” under Other SMTP Servers Example:
   Hostname: shawmail.cg.shawcable.net (Calgary)
   Username: blank
   Password: blank
   SSL: Off
   Port: 25
   Other cities, refer to Shaw’s website
   There should now be a Primary Server (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net) and an Other SMTP Servers (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net)

1. Test in and out going e-mail using Shaw e-mail account on WiFi.
2. Turn OFF primary server (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net)
3. Add secondary outgoing mail servers using the same Shaw SMTP server details as Step 2. (You will have 2 records of shawmail.cg.shawcable.net — Primary and Other STMP server after Step 5.)

1. Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Click on the e-mail account that was setup in step 1.
3. Click on the Hostname (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net) under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
4. Click on “Add Server…” under Other SMTP Servers Example:
   Hostname: shawmail.cg.shawcable.net (Calgary)
   Username: blank
   Password: blank
   SSL: Off
   Port: 25
   Other cities, refer to Shaw’s website
   There should now be a Primary Server (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net) and an Other SMTP Servers (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net)

1. Turn OFF WiFi
2. Add smtp.telus.net as an Other SMTP server (You will have 2 records of shawmail.cg.shawcable.net — Primary and Other)

1. Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Click on the e-mail account that was setup in step 1.
3. Click on the Hostname (shawmail.cg.shawcable.net) under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
4. Click on “Add Server…” under Other SMTP Servers Example:
   Hostname: smtp.telus.net
   Username: blank
   Password: blank
   SSL: Off
   Port: 25

1. You should now have multiple “Other STMP Servers” with the ON status and the Primary SMTP server status must be OFF!
2. Test using WiFi ON and OFF and you should be able to send/receive e-mails without problems!

Apple has released an OS update for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch devices.

The newst version, 3.1.3 (7E18), will replace current OS versions on all models of iPhone and iPod touch devices.

The update is available automatically through  iTunes.

Fixes
Highlighted below are the fixes Apple has detailed in the latest OS update.

• Fix for iPhone 3GS battery level reporting
• Fix for app crashes on launch
• Fix for app crashes while using Japanese Kana Keyboard

Security
Several security fixes have also been implemented in the most recent OS update, including the following:

• Playing a maliciously crafted mp4 audio file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
• Viewing a maliciously crafted TIFF image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
• A person with physical access to a locked device may be able to access the user’s data
• Accessing a maliciously crafted FTP server could result in an unexpected application termination, information disclosure, or arbitrary code execution
• Mail may load remote audio and video content when remote image loading is disabled.

Details of Security Updates

This was posted on Gizmodo — The new iMac iPhone  (concept device).