The Otterbox Commuter TL case is available in 7 different colors and is slimmer and more stylish that Otterbox’s Defender series.  It offers less protection than the Defender series, but you have a slim and sexy look yet it still offers decent protection.

After using this case for about a week, I have come to realize that this is not going to come off my iPhone.  I mean this in a good way.  Obviously you can remove it with ease.  I am going to keep it on as my main case.  Typically I like to have my iPhone in a slim sleeve and store it in my pocket.  The Otterbox Commuter TL case offers more protection and does not add much bulk.

The Otterbox Commuter TL includes three pieces.  The first thing you get is a clear protection film that adheres to your iPhone’s screen to protect it from scratches.  I bet most people already have this but it is nice to get a new one every so often.  The second piece is a silicon protection layer that helps your hands grip your iPhone with ease and dissipate shock away from your iPhone.  The last layer is a clip that offers extra support and protects and displays your Apple Logo and camera.

The Otterbox Commuter TL is priced perfectly at $29.95

Lastly all of your ports are fully covered by the silicon layer and can be easily opened to connect your headphones and cable.  Overall Limited Edition iPhone rates the Otterbox Commuter TL series a 10/10!

Winners List

East
Lisa
L Prentice
Thomas hanley
justin
Jimmy

West
JumpShooter34
Julius
Aj
Thibber
Casey

Winners will be notified via email!

Please make sure that your check out the review for G-Maps and then leave a comment below and make sure you list that you want East or West.  We will be giving away 5 copies of each for this weeks promotion.  Please note that this app will not work on the iPhone 2G as it does not have a GPS chip.

Sorry for the late start.  We will extend this promotion into the next week.  It will end Wednesday night.  Our official rules still apply.

•Leave a comment below. Make sure you list East or West.

•You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you’ll be automatically disqualified. We have iPhone OS enabled robots, that not only kick ass, but they also check to ensure fairness. In other words, be careful when commenting or our very own iBot will be very angry.

•Winners will be chosen randomly.

•Prize: Promo code for one copy of  G-Maps East or West for iPhone, $34.99 value.

The creators of G-Map, XRoad Co., Ltd, have given us a copy of G-Maps to review and promo codes for you to win.  Please check out the review below and be sure to enter in the contest! We will be giving away 5 copies of both East and West.

When you first launch the app, you will notice a very nice and simple layout as seen in the second to last picture.  You can easily see exactly where you are by hitting the View Map button.  As with all GPS units you need to be outside to get a good GPS lock.  Testing the program indoors will not find your location that easy unless you are by a window.

Creating routes for use later is very simple with G-Map’s Route Manager.  You can view you current route, create and edit routes and even revers the routes.  This is perfect if you travel to certain destinations frequently.

If you are on a current route and accidentally make a wrong turn,  G-Map’s will instantly create a new route to get you to your final destination. You will notice that if you are in an area of construction like I was that the maps may be old and not updated with the current info.  I was on the highway that got rerouted and G-Maps instantly recognized it and recalculated the best route to take.  It will put a red flag up as your new starting point as seen in the picture.

Another handy feature  is the route preview.  You can simulate the driving as if you were going 20-100mph. This is nice so you can get a preview of where you will have to turn throughout your actual driving route.

You can easily go back to the main screen at anytime to update your route with a new POI (point of interest).  Say you need gas, G-Maps quickly finds the closest gas stations and tells you their name and how far away they are from you.  There are many more options such as food, lodging, and rest areas.

G-Maps gives you a few nice options to choose from such as fastest and shortest route, Are you driving a car or truck (not sure what kind of difference this would make…).  You also have the option to stay away from certain avoidances such as toll and unpaved roads.

Advantages

-Very nice voice.

-Lots of voice commands.

-Updates your route on the fly if you go the wrong way.

-You can easily update your route with a POI (Point Of Interest).

-Lots of POIs to chose from.  It will display the name and how close you are to them.  This is very helpful if you need to see how far you are from the nearest gas station.

-Ability to choose the fastest or shortest route.

-Ability to avoid certain items like Toll Roads and Unpaved Roads.

-Ability to create, save, and manage routes as well as reversing them.

-Does not use Cellular Data!

-Priced between $19.99 and $34.99 only for a limited time.  Here is the Direct Link to their iTunes Page.

Disadvantages

-Volume is really low.  If you have the radio on in your car it is hard to fully hear the voice commands.

-No landscape mode.

-Screen does not automatically dim or shut off.  It is on the entire time so make sure you are connected to a power source if you are going on a long trip.

-Way too many Food options.  This could be an advantage for some but most people would just like to see a list of all the options nearby.  This application gives you a list of 61 categories such as: American, Thai, seafood, Mexican, etc.  Once you click on the category it gives you a list of nearby restaurants.

-Take up 824MB of space on your iPhone (G-Map U.S. West version 1.3.1).  You need to have double that free space initially to install it as iTunes extracts it and then cleans up the space.

Currently for the price, I believe that this is the best GPS application out there as long as you are able to hook up the volume into your cars stereo.  Hopefully they will fix the volume issue in the next update!

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There are many advantages that out way the disadvantages of jailbreaking you iPhone. Below is a list of 10 reasons to jailbreak your iPhone.

iRealQuickSMS -The most useful app of all that Apple definitely needs to implement into their next firmware.  Lets you reply to a text within an application.  This is a huge time saver.

Backgrounder -The closest thing we have to multitasking.  Lets you run applications in the background.  Perfect for music apps like Pandora and iHeartRadio.

Notifier -Notifications for Email, SMS, MMS, and Missed Calls on the taskbar. Viewable from the lock screen, so you do not have to slide to unlock to see if you have email, text, or a missed call.

SBSettings -Offers the quickest way to access important settings such as turning on and off 3G, Wifi, Edge, Bluetooth, etc.  it is also a hand memory manager.  You can kill processes and free up memory with a touch of a button.

Custom CSS Mail Signatures -Create a lot nicer mail signatures than the default Set from my iPhone.

ActivateMMS2G -Enables MMS on the first iPhone (iPhone 2G).

Winterboard and Themes -Fully customize the look of your iPhone with custom icons and backgrounds.

3G Unrestrictor -Tricks your iPhone into thinking that it is on a wifi network so you can use 3G or edge without restrictions.  This lets you use Skype over 3G and also download files larger than 10MB on the AppStore.

OpenSSH -Full file system access lets you manage all of the files on your iPhone using a simple application like Transmit (mac) or Winscp (windows).

Unapproved AppStore Apps -Jailbreaking your iPhone gives you access to Cydia, an AppStore alternative.  All the apps that Apple does not allow into the AppStore have the ability to be released in Cydia.  With the recent rejection of Google Voice apps from Apple’s official AppStore, Cydia gives jailbroken iPhone users a chance to use those Apps.  GVMobile was recently released in Cydia because of this very reason.  They did not want all of their hard work go to waste.

All of these applications can be found on Cydia.  Cydia is added by default when you jailbreak your iPhone.  Hopefully we will see some of these features implemented by Apple in an updated firmware.  Some of these we will never see and this is why jailbreaking your iPhone is worth it even though Apple does not allow it.  If you bring your jailbroken iPhone into the Apple Store, Apple will void your warranty.  Since a restore in iTunes completely eliminates the jailbreak, make sure you do a full restore before you bring your iPhone into the Apple Store.

Apple pushed out the update earlier than expected we were expecting this update to come out on Saturday.  It fixes the SMS exploit and you will lose your jailbreak if you are jailbroken.  Please do not update until the iPhone Dev-Team gives the OK if you want to keep your iPhone jailbroken. For those of you who do not care, you are free to update it iTunes.  Now don’t get exploited by a SMS message waiting for the Dev Team to release their updated RedSn0w.

You can download the firmware here.