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iPhone 5 jailbreak just over the horizon

, Oct 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

iPhone 5 owners have been waiting patiently for any kind of jailbreak to come their way, but it's proving to be a Herculean task for dev teams, since the iPhone 5 has a completely new chip as well as a completely new operating system. However, a member of the Chronic Dev Team announced that a full tethered jailbreak is close to being done. Read The Full Story

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite can now be jailbroken

, Oct 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you happened to get your hands on a Kindle Paperwhite before they eventually sold out, you're definitely one of the lucky ones. You also might be happy to know that a jailbreak was discovered for the device, so if you're feeling adventurous and enjoy taking risks, this might be something that you're interested in. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5 jailbroken on launch day

, Sep 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Whenever a new iPhone arrives, it seems that there's always a race to be the first to jailbreak it. Hacker Grant Paul claims that he's already jailbroken the iPhone 5, less than 24 hours after the the newest iDevice launched in here in the US. Paul posted an image of the iPhone 5 home screen with a shortcut to Cydia to his Twitter account, indicating that he's already managed to jailbreak the the handset. Read The Full Story

Absinthe 2.0 iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak released for iPad, iPhone and iPod

, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

A new jailbreak hack for iOS 5.1.1 on most iPad models plus the iPhone and iPod touch has been released, Absinthe 2.0, allowing for unofficial third-party apps to be installed on Apple's usually locked-down hardware. The handiwork of the Chronic-Dev Team and iPhone Dev Teams, Absinthe 2.0 promises one of the quickest jailbreaks to-date, simply a matter of plugging in a USB cable and clicking a button. Read The Full Story

iOS 5.1.x untethered jailbreak “in a few weeks”

, May 14th 2012 Discuss [1]

If you have a burning desire to learn more about the new 5.1.x iOS untethered jailbreak, a new FAQ has been published that you'll find interesting. The FAQ was put together on the pod2g blog. The website ran a poll to determine if users wanted the jailbreak to be held and until iOS 6.0 before launch and 64% of people wanted it right away. Read The Full Story

iOS 5.1 untethered jailbreak teased

, May 11th 2012 Discuss [7]

Worried about upgrading to iOS 5.1 in fear of losing your jailbreak? Don’t worry too much. Developers and hackers have been working behind the scenes in order to provide a working untethered jailbreak in the future, with pod2g teasing a video via Twitter. He goes on to say that he’s successfully jailbroken the original iPad and new iPad, good news for those who bought one of Apple’s new tablets recently. Read The Full Story

iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak hacked already

, May 7th 2012 Discuss [22]

Apple's new iOS 5.1.1 may only have been available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users for a few hours, but already there's a jailbreak solution for installing unofficial apps, as long as you have the right device. The iPhone Dev Team's MuscleNerd has confirmed that those with devices not based on the Apple A5 chipset - which means the iPad 2 and new iPad, as long as the iPhone 4S - can use the previously released redsn0w jailbreaking tool. Read The Full Story

Fusion Jailbreak integrates Facebook and Foursquare into iOS 5

, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [3]

If you've been waiting for a good enough reason to jailbreak that shiny new iPhone 4S, or your recently updated to iOS 5 device the folks from Cult of Mac have found a good one. Using the brand new Fusion jailbreak tweak you not only get Foursquare integration, but Facebook too. Read The Full Story

CardSwitcher 2.0 brings webOS multitasking to iOS

, Mar 27th 2012 Discuss [4]

Say what you will about webOS and its ultimate demise, but one thing you can’t deny is that its multitasking solution is still the best on any mobile device to this day. If you want to be able to relive the glory days of the Palm Pre and its multitasking finesse, then CardSwitcher for iOS 4 and 5 is just the thing you need. It’s a jailbreak tweak that aims to add the ease of webOS multitasking to iOS devices. Read The Full Story

RIM says no to BlackBerry PlayBook jailbreaking

, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [8]

RIM addressed its stance and future policy on BlackBerry PlayBook jailbreaking in a post to the company's blog today, officially confirming that jailbreaking the PlayBook would void its warranty. RIM's opposition to customers using jailbreak tools, such as DingleBerry, isn't surprising, but it also outlined a policy of continually and aggressively patching any root access exploits. Read The Full Story

Sparrow for iPhone gets push email with jailbreak tweak

, Mar 19th 2012 Discuss [1]

Sparrow for iPhone was finally unleashed on the world a couple of days ago, but fans of the email client were disappointed to learn that a key piece of functionality had been left out: push support. That one feature was all that stopped Sparrow from being the perfect email client for the iPhone, and there’s no word on exactly when push is due to be supported. Good news: if you’ve jailbroken your device, then a simply tweak from Cydia enables push functionality in the app. Read The Full Story

New iPad Jailbroken on release day

, Mar 16th 2012 Discuss [1]

Here on the first day of its release, the new Retina-quality iPad has been jailbroken. It certainly does not take long for users on the hacking front to get their devices busted open these days, and Apple's new iPad is no exception to the rule! What you're seeing here is the first of many steps towards jailbreaking and keeping the iPad jailbroken - expect a full release of the method soon! Read The Full Story
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