New iPad - New Kid on the Block (Delivery Date)

Finally received my new iPad on April 23, 2012.
New iPad 3 launched on April 20 (Friday) in Malaysia. Ordered online with free engraving.
It seems that people can now just walk in to any Apple Resellers in Malaysia and buy the new iPad. No need to queue like the previous iPad 1 and iPad 2 launches.
However, the delivery of this purchase from Apple Online is very fast!
I also purchased the Smart Cover.

Apr 23, 2012 16:44 Kul - KUL Shipment delivered - Kul - KUL Apr 23, 2012 14:17 Kul - KUL With delivery courier - Kul - KUL Apr 23, 2012 09:08 Kul - KUL Shipment on hold - Kul - KUL Apr 23, 2012 06:50 Kul - KUL Arrived at delivery facility - Kul - KUL Apr 23, 2012 03:57 Kul - KUL Departed from facility - Kul - KUL Apr 23, 2012 03:57 Kul - KUL Processed - Kul - KUL Apr 22, 2012 23:51 Kul - KUL Arrived at sort facility - Kul - KUL Apr 22, 2012 19:18 Szb - SZB Clearance processing complete - Szb - SZB Apr 22, 2012 09:31 Szb - SZB Processed for clearance - Szb - SZB Apr 22, 2012 09:31 Szb - SZB Clearance delay - Szb - SZB Apr 21, 2012 17:51 Hhp - HHP Clearance processing complete - Hhp - HHP Apr 21, 2012 15:56 Szx - SZX Departed from facility - Szx - SZX Apr 21, 2012 15:47 Szx - SZX Processed - Szx - SZX Apr 21, 2012 14:03 Szx - SZX Shipment picked up - Szx - SZX

[HOW-TO] - Jailbreak iPhone 4S/ iPad 2 Using Absinthe For Windows (iOS 5.0/5.0.1)

• Today, Chronic Dev Team releases Greenpois0n Absinthe v.1.2.2 for Windows users which jailbreaks both iPhone 4S and iPad 2
• Here's a new easy guide showing how to jailbreak your A5 device using Absinthe:

Remember that this guide is for only Windows users:

STEP 1: Download Absinthe jailbreak v.1.2.2 [Windows users]

STEP 2: After done downloading open Absinthe jailbreak in Administrator mode then plugin your iPhone 4S/ iPad 2:

 STEP 3: Now allow the app to recognize your device and you will find 'Jailbreak" button appeared.

STEP 4: After the program is done running (and not a second before), go to your device’s home screen and locate the Absinthe icon. Click it. This executes the final stage of the jailbreak.

STEP 5: Now after the jailbreak is done, your device will restart and then you should see Cydia installed on your device :)


NOTE: If you are stuck at "Beginning jailbreak, this may take a while..", try to use the Fix in the previous post.

[Received] - Micro-USB Host OTG Cable for Samsung Galaxy Note

• Ordered from eBay Malaysia - Micro-USB Host OTG Cable for Samsung Galaxy SII/S2/Galaxy Note/GT-N7000/i9100 on Jan. 16, 2012. Price around RM 10.00 with FREE Shipping
• Received today (Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012). Very fast delivery from HK! Awesome.
• And it works after I installed USB Mass Storage Watcher from Android Market.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Using my Galaxy Note to sketch a CNY Wish to all my Chinese Friends and Readers.

[HOW-TO] - Fix Problem when you are Stuck at "Beginning jailbreak, this may take a while..." Absinthe Jailbreak iPhone 4S/iPad 2

So you've been at the beginning of the Absinthe jailbreak (see post here regarding HOW-TO Untethered jailbreak iOS 5 on iPhone 4S/iPad 2) for a while and progress bar hasn't moved in the last 20-30 mins. Well, here's an easy fix. 

• Close Absinthe and slide to unlock your phone and go through all "setup options" until you get to the home screen of your iPhone (do not backup yet, just continue without backing up for now). 
• Go to Settings and "Erase All Content and Settings". 
• Now close iTunes on your computer when the device reboots and do not backup yet. 
• Now slide to unlock your phone again and go through all the options until you get "Activating Phone" screen comes up. 
• Wait for your phone to active (may take a couple minutes), then STOP. 
• Don't click anything more on your iOS device.

NOTE: Because Absinthe creates a backup and restores it onto your device as part of the way it gets files on the device, we recommend the device is mostly empty when you start the process. To do this, CREATE A BACKUP IN ITUNES FIRST (connect to iTunes and sync). If you're using iCloud to backup, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage and Backup > Backup Now.
ONLY ONCE YOU'VE BACKED UP, on your device go to Settings -> General -> Reset -> Erase All Content and Settings. MAKE SURE YOU'VE BACKED UP YOUR CONTENT. You do not have to Erase All Content and Settings if you don't want to, but the jailbreak could take up to 20-30 minutes (or seems to be almost forever!) to complete if you don't, depending on what's on your device.

• Now open Absinthe and click "Jailbreak". 
• It shouldn't take more then a couple minutes to jailbreak. 
• Once it's complete and it tells you to "slide to unlock your device", continue through all the remaining setup options till you get your home screen once again.

NOTE: The Set Up iPhone (or iPad) GUI you see when you restore an iDevice will now appear. If you backed up with iCloud at the beginning of this tutorial, please choose Restore from iCloud Backup in the Set Up iPhone GUI, and restore from the backup you took at the beginning of this guide. 

The iDevice will then restore from backup, reboot, and you're good to go.