If Apple couldn’t appreciate one of the most talented hackers to ever touch its products, perhaps its biggest competitor can
If Apple couldn’t appreciate one of the most talented hackers to ever touch its products, perhaps its biggest competitor can. Nicholas Allegra, a.k.a. Comex, who rose to fame as the 19-year-old creator of the JailbreakMe hacking tools for iPhone and iPad before being hired by Apple, has found a new home: Google.
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What Does the Average Jailbreaker Look Like?
Conducted on reddit, a small survey resulted in a very insightful infographic which shows that the average jailbreaker is a teenage boy, living in the U.S., has advanced technical skills, would spend $16.93 to jailbreak, uses an iPhone 4S or 5, and has 28 tweaks installed.
Jump over the break to check out the infographic…
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here’s an interview with Jay Freeman aka Saurik, founder of Cydia, about the origin of Cydia
TUAW sat down with Jay Freeman aka Saurik to learn about the origins of Cydia. Jump over the break to check out the video…
A couple of hours ago, Apple has released iOS 6.1.2. Evad3rs have also updated Evasi0n jailbreaking tool to v1.4 with support for the new iOS.
A couple of hours ago, Apple has released iOS 6.1.2. Evad3rs have also updated Evasi0n jailbreaking tool to v1.4 with support for the new iOS. To download the new tool and learn how to use it, check out this tutorial…
New day, new add-on in Cydia. Ever wanted Siri to Answer your Jailbreak FAQ? With Jailbreak FAQ Add-on for AssistanExtension Chatbot, Siri will do just that! Siri will even give you solutions to common iTunes Errors while upgrade or downgrading! Just Ask ” Error XXXX ” and Siri will tell you the fix!
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The list of commenters includes consumers, corporations, and high profile names such as Sony, Mozzila, and Saurik. The big absent from this list is Apple.
The EFF’s efforts for keeping jailbreaking legal are definitely not passing by unnoticed. The U.S. Copyright Office has posted 660+ comments, both for and against extending the exception allowing the “jailbreaking” of smartphones. The EFF is also pushing this year for gaming consoles to join the exception.
The list of commenters includes consumers, corporations, and high profile names such as Sony, Mozzila, and Saurik. The big absent from this list is Apple.
On Friday, February 10, the Copyright Office received approximately 700 comments on the classes of works proposed for exemption from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measure that control access. Links to most of those comments appear below, and links to the remainder should appear by the end of this week (i.e., by Feb. 17, 2011). The Office is also in the process of identifying, for each comment, which proposed class(es) of works is addressed.
Check out the comments here…
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July 26th, 2010 – the day that iOS jailbreaking/unlocking and Android rooting became officially legal thanks to EFF ( Electronic Frontier Foundation ). This year, EFF is asking the U.S. Copyright Office to renew that exemption (otherwise it will expire) and expand it to cover tablets. We’re also asking for a new exemption to allow jailbreaking of video game consoles.
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To help us understand what we’re getting by upgrading to iOS5 and tether jailbreak our devices , Saurik updates Cydia with tips on how to upgrade to and jailbreak iOS5.
To help us understand what we’re getting by upgrading to iOS5 and tether jailbreak our devices , Saurik updates Cydia with tips on how to upgrade to and jailbreak iOS5. Check out the tips after the break…
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Are you a jailbreaking aficionado? Do you love showing off your modded phone? Want to chat about tweaks, apps, and more? Now you can use this community to organize a Jailbreaking Meetup in your area!
Are you a jailbreaking aficionado? Do you love showing off your modded phone? Want to chat about tweaks, apps, and more? Now you can use this community to organize a Jailbreaking Meetup in your area!
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Even though jailbreaking and unlocking has been 100% legal for over a week now , InformationWeek notes that Apple didn’t change their iPhone EULA. “Apple strongly cautions against installing any software that hacks the OS,” Apple says in a bulletin on its support forum.”
Even though jailbreaking and unlocking has been 100% legal for over a week now , InformationWeek notes that Apple didn’t change their iPhone EULA. “Apple strongly cautions against installing any software that hacks the OS,” Apple says in a bulletin on its support forum.”
“It is also important to note that unauthorized modification of the iOS is a violation of the Phone end-user license agreement and because of this, Apple may deny service for an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that has installed any unauthorized software,” the note states.
