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iPhone 4, Apple TV and more get new PwnageTool jailbreak

, Apr 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

New versions of the iPhone Dev Team's PwnageTool and redsn0w iOS jailbreak tools havebeen released, to handle iOS 4.3.1. Offering a jailbreak option for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM version), along with the third- and fourth-gen iPod touch, first-gen iPad and second-gen Apple TV - but not the Verizon iPhone 4 or the iPad 2, yet - it's an untethered solution meaning you don't have to plug your device into a PC/Mac whenever you want to restart it. Read The Full Story

Steve Jobs: “No Interest” in Radiation Detection App

, Mar 24th 2011 Discuss [6]

If you are concerned with radiation levels coming from your cell phone, you can measure it if you have a BlackBerry or an Android phone, but not (officially) with your iPhone. Israeli developer Tawkon has been repeatedly rejected by the Apple App Store, and now has been personally refused by Steve Jobs in a two-word email: "No Interest". So now, Tawkon has posted instructions online through Cydia and on its website to download the app. Read The Full Story

iOS 4.3.1 imminent with iPad 2 Jailbreak block?

, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [4]

Apple is reportedly preparing iOS 4.3.1 for release within the next one to two weeks, less than a month since the company pushed out iOS 4.3. According to BGR's sources, the update will include various bug fixes but also address an iPad 2 jailbreak vulnerability and introduce new baseband for the iPhone 3GS and original iPad. Read The Full Story

iPad 2 jailbreak discovered

, Mar 14th 2011 Discuss [7]

Apple's iPad 2 only went on sale this past Friday, but already the second-generation iOS tablet has been jailbroken. The handiwork of notorious Apple hacker comex, the jailbreak - which will allow third-party apps to be installed on the iPad 2, along with other modifications - has not yet been released publicly. Read The Full Story

iOS MobileNotifier Beta3 Shows Great Promise

, Feb 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

A mister Peter Hajas has created what very much appears to be a masterpiece in Apple iOS developing. Ever get annoyed that your pals over on Android have cooler looking notifications than you do? Fear not! For soon you will have a lovely "Copious Corn Flakes" update to your "MobileNotifier" for your iOS device. And not only is it free, it's open source! MobileNotifier is BSD lisenced and all of the user interface work is done by Kyle Adams in collaboration with Peter Hajas who is a cool developer. In the update you're about to see, compared to earlier versions, the utility is sleaker, faster, better look, and as always, and of course: optimized. Read The Full Story

iPhone Password Broken In 6 Minutes

, Feb 10th 2011 Discuss [10]

If you feel safe that your iPhone is secure because you set a password, this might make you a little nervous. Six minutes is all it will take an experienced hacker to break into your iPhone and get all your information. Watch a video of the process after the jump. Read The Full Story

Verizon iPhone 4 Jailbreak Successful

, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [6]

It didn’t take long for the just released Verizon iPhone 4 to be successfully jailbreaked. The first screenshots of the jailbreaked device was released over at BlogsDNA showing the Verizon iPhone 4 iOS 4.2.6 running with Cydia. Read The Full Story

GreenPois0n iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak released

, Feb 4th 2011 Discuss [47]

Got an iOS device running 4.2.1 that's in dire need of an untethered jailbreak? Good news; the Chronic Dev Team has released a new solution, GreenPois0n, promising an untethered jailbreak suitable for Mac, Linux or Windows users, and opening up your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to the joys of the Cydia unofficial app store. Read The Full Story

New Windows Phone 7 dev-jailbreak tool incoming

, Jan 24th 2011 Discuss [2]

A new jailbreaking system for Windows Phone 7 devices is promised, though the developer is waiting until after the first official update is released so as to avoid Microsoft patching the exploit. According to Windows Phone dev Julien Schapman, his Windows Phone 7 Device Manager app works in a way "similar to that of ChevronWP7 in the way they both use a fake registration server, but my method is different and more reliable" according to WinRumors wrote Schapman in an email to WinRumors. Read The Full Story

Apple TV XBMC hack makes $99 STB a 1080p HD media center

, Jan 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

The media center marvels over at XBMC have managed to get a full install up and running on a jailbroken second-gen Apple TV, turning the $99 set-top box into a full media player capable of Full HD 1080p decoding. No mere thin-client or remote install, this is the full XBMC experience. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Microsoft talks Windows Phone 7 homebrew with ChevronWP7 team

, Jan 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

When hackers are playing with your platform, you can either try to thwart them - leading to a cat & mouse situation as with Apple and the iOS jailbreakers - or you can work with them; sensibly, Microsoft is apparently doing the latter when it comes to Windows Phone 7. According to WinRumors, the company recently met with part of the ChevronWP7 team, responsible for the Windows Phone 7 Unlocker tool, to discuss how homebrew application developers can co-exist with Microsoft's existing official developers. Read The Full Story

iPod nano hack removes apps; Jailbreak work-in-progress [Video]

, Dec 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

Apple's latest iPod nano hasn't inspired quite the frenzied hack atmosphere as its iPod touch and iPhone siblings, but that doesn't mean the tiny touchscreen PMP is completely devoid of modification. James Whelton won a nano and spent little time in cooking up an app hack; while so far he can't add software to the PMP, he's figured out how to modify the Springboard UI to remove apps. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story
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