If you own a device from Apple such as iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, you probably know that Flash content does not work on any of the aforementioned device and it will not happen anytime soon as Steve Jobs explained in his open letter describing why they did not allow Adobe Flash in their platform.

However, it has not stopped the people from figuring out a way to run Flash videos in their devices. We have seen few bookmarklets and hacks over the past few years that allowed iDevice users watch Flash videos on their Mobile Safari browser.

Now, a new bookmarklet called iOSFlashVideo was recently released that allows users to watch Flash Videos from different sites such as Vimeo, Dailymotion, Flickr Video and others. The good news is, you no longer have to jailbreak or hack your iDevices.

Simply follow these instructions to setup the iFlashVideo on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch:

1. Open your iDevice’s Mobile Safari browser and point it to http://iosflashvideo.fw.hu/

2. Add the page as a bookmark (Tap on “+” button, then “Add Bookmark” button and then “Save” button).

3. After the bookmark has been added, you need to go back to Safari Bookmarks to edit the iOSFlashVideo bookmark. (Tap on the Bookmark icon, then tap on the “Edit” button and then tap on iOSFlashVideo bookmark).

4. You need to remove everything before javascript from the URL field of the bookmark. That’s it you are all set to use the iOSFlashVideo bookmarklet.

5. Now, if you navigate to any webpage with Flash video content (except YouTube), you will notice that the embedded Flash videos will show up as a blank whitespace.

6. To watch the Flash video, simply tap on the bookmark icon again and tap on the iOSFlashVideo bookmark. The Flash video should now load on your iDevice’s Mobile Safari.

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iPhone 4 users are clamoring against Apple’s fixed proximity sensor issue. According to the iOS 4.1 release notes, the “super-sensitive” proximity sensor on iPhone 4 made calls to be unintentionally dialed, hung up or muted without the user’s content. It appeared that the iOS 4.1 software update is unable to fix the issue for all users. If you are still experiencing some problems with the proximity sensor then it is best to check out the jailbreak app CallLock.

CallLock is an application available in the Cydia App Store that locks the phone when there is an incoming or outgoing call. With your phone locked, it minimizes the possibility of hitting many buttons that may cause the trouble you are experiencing. After installing the jailbreak app from Cydia, you can select the mode from the Settings. Choose CallLock that can be accessed via Settings app. You can simply choose from Manual Mode to Automatic Mode.

In Manual Mode, CallLock will override the function of the Power button during a call to lock the screen instead of ending a call. In Automatic Mode, CallLock will automatically lock the phone as soon as there is an incoming or outgoing call. The manual mode is the default setting. This application is very useful for users who are still encountering proximity sensor issue.

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