It felt like the whole jailbreak scene is more like a bad Hollywood movie, but today it’s all about the hacking again – Chronic Dev Team has finally released Greenpois0n. The release came via team member Joshua Hill on good ol’ Twitter today and comes a couple of days after their intended release date of 10/10/10. As you probably remember, … Read More
iOS 4.1.1 to Fix Alarm Bug and Jailbreak Exploits?
A few weeks back a bug was discovered in iOS 4 which made recurring alarms go off an hour earlier than set, if the iPhone tried to adjust for daylight savings in Australia. Having been the victim of a similar bug in the “F1 Timing App” for the iPhone, which got me out of bed an entire week early for … Read More
Jailbreaking iPhone 4 With LimeRa1n for iOS 4.1
Wow, never have I followed such controversy as I have this week. First the Chronic Dev Team announce a release date for GreenPois0n, something that I and many other iPhone 4 owners have been waiting for. Then Geohot appears from out of nowhere to release LimeRa1n an alternative jailbreak tool that uses a different exploit to GreenPois0n. Well that’s great … Read More
Limera1n Jailbreak for iOS 4.1 Released. Greenpois0n delayed?
The iOS 4.1 jailbreak scene in the last one week has drawn a lot of media attention. The jailbreaking team had been posting teaser videos and updates about SHAtter exploit for iOS which lead to an increase in anticipation for all those who have been wanting to jailbreak their iOS devices using Greenpois0n. Greenpois0n, the jailbreak tool developed by The … Read More
iOS 4.1 jailbreak for iPhone 3GS, 3G and iPod touch [Sn0wbreeze]
If you’re a windows user and want to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS, 3G or the third gen iPod touch then you can use the latest tool released by iH8sn0w. Sn0wbreeze, jailbreaking software for windows, enables you to jailbreak your iPhone and iPod touch. It allows you to create custom firmware for iOS 4.1 and then update and jailbreak your device. … Read More
Jailbreak tool for iOS 4.0.2+ stealing passwords [greenpois0n hacks]
I’ll put this out there right up front – don’t use any tool at this moment which uses greenpois0n to jailbreak your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad running iOS 4.0.2 or above. Now that’s out the way, a little more info. greenpois0n claims to jailbreak your iOS device running 4.x using the SHatter exploit. Problem is, that exploit hasn’t been released by … Read More
Why did I Jailbreak my iPhone 4
When I invested in my iPhone 4 it was my first foray into into Apple’s cell phones. I had used both an Apple iPad and iPod Touch before so I pretty much knew what I was letting myself in for. I also knew what a big investment it was going to be but after years of frustration with my various … Read More
iPhone 4 ultrasn0w Carrier Unlock Now Available (Jailbreak)
If you have already jailbroken your iPhone 4 but are still waiting to free it from a carrier lock-in in your country then you have to wait no longer. The iPhone Dev Team have just announced on their blog that their ultrasn0w carrier unlock now supports the iPhone4! If you have not jailbroken your iPhone 4 yet then be sure … Read More
“Jailbreaking” Declared Legal in US Today
Every three years the Library of Congress’ Copyright Office reviews a 1998 law which is designed to prevent content from being copied, or used in ways by users that the licensees would not approve of. In other words laws that protect record companies from us, the evil users! One of the ideas behind the review, however, is to allow the … Read More
iPhone OS 4.0 3G Special multitasking “hacked” edition
We predicted that multitasking would not be available on earlier iPhone devices, and were correct. Even still I was personally a little insulted by Apple’s statement that earlier hardware simply can’t support it. That statement taken in its broadest terms could be seen as true, but overall the statement is disingenuous. It must have had a similar effect on the … Read More