Monthly Archives: January 2011
Make your iPhone look like a Windows Phone 7 with OS7 and Backboard
It’s been a while since we’ve done a theme review so I thought I’d take a second to talk about a new theme from Wyndwarrior. This theme is called OS7 and the best part about it is that it doesn’t require ANY additional Cydia packages in order to operate like most themes of this complexity do. All you need to do is download the Cydia package called “Backboard” which is an application created by the same person who created the …
Pod2g has found another untethered jailbreak vulnerability
Still no news on a definite release date for an untethered jailbreak but progress is still continuing steadily. Pod2g has announced that he has discovered another vulnerability for an untethered jailbreak. Currently there are a few different untethered jailbreaks in the works, one from Comex and one from Chronic Dev. There has been a lot of speculation that we won’t see either one released until 4.3 becomes public but only time will tell.
Sony awarded temporary restraining order against ‘GeoHot’ George Hotz
Sony has won a temporary restraining order against the hackers responsible for the widely-publicised PlayStation 3 security breach earlier this month.
According to documents published by PSX Scene, Sony was granted the order so as to prevent “immediate and irreparable damage to SCEA” before court proceedings proper begin.
The ruling explained that Sony “has shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its claims for violation of the DMCA and CFAA, and that it will suffer irreparable harm …
Cydia 1.1 Coming Soon – Improved Theme Center
With the recent announcement of ThemeIT, an alternative to the Cydia store which focuses solely on winterboard themes, Saurik has decided to revamp the Theme Center of Cydia in order to remain the #1 solution for all 3rd party applications, themes and hacks.
As I am not in charge of updating this area of Cydia (MacCiti/ModMyi are), users can actually expect to see new content on a biweekly (every two weeks, not twice a week) schedule. ;P
Right now, you …
Greenpois0n RC5 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak for Windows teaser [Video]
There is still ETA for when Greepois0n RC5 will be released which will finally allow Windows users to have an untethered jailbreak on 4.2.1 Of course those of you who are Mac users, you can already have an untethered jailbreak using Redsn0w 0.9.7 Although there is still no release date, the release is definitely near. According to @pod2G of the Chronic Dev team, they are just ironing out one small bug that causes the wi-fi icon not to show …
GeoHot is ready to anger his next major corporation and jailbreak the Windows Phone 7
A recent update to GeoHot(George Hotz) website http://geohot.com reveals that he already has his next enemy in his sights. He has already paved the way for jailbreaking mobile devices and his most recent success, jailbreaking the PS3, now he has decided to move on to his next target, Microsoft. According to his website, GeoHot now plans on purchasing a Windows Phone which we all know means it’s only a matter of time before the Windows Phone is jailbroken, again.
For …
Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave of Absence From Apple
A memo from Steve Jobs was sent to all Apple employees today, stating that Steve Jobs will take a medical leave of absence so that the CEO can “focus on [his] health.” Full details below.
Team,
At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company.
I have asked Tim Cook to be …
Apple Approachs Federal Government in order to Stop iPhone Jailbreaking
Apple has approached the federal government to help stop hackers from jailbreaking the iPhone, reports NBC.
A spokesperson from Apple told the US Copyright Office that “Current jailbreak technologies now in widespread use utilize unauthorized modifications to the copyrighted bootloader and operating system, resulting in the infringement of the copyrights in those programs”.
This action of Apple has come after Sony recently filed a lawsuit against the well known iPhone hacker Geohot for jailbreaking PlayStation 3.
It is also to …
A look into the future of iPad 2 iPhone 5 and Apple TV with 1080p
Engadget has posted a detailed look into the future of Apple devices and the shift to Qualcomm chipsets in their mobile device line. Have a look below:
The new iPad will feature a dual GSM / CDMA chipset produced by Qualcomm and will mark Apple’s shift away from Infineon as its chipset maker to Qualcomm for all of its mobile devices. It’s not clear if the chipset being used will be based on the company’s EV-DO / HSPA Gobi variety …
Geohot’s interview with Kevin Pereira on G4′s Attack of the Show [VIDEO]
Attack of the Show on the G4 television network is easily my favorite show on TV. For the gadget nerds like me, it is basically an hour of heaven. Recently, Kevin Pereira, one of the main hosts on AoTS was lucky enough to get an interview with George Hotz(Geohot) on his segment, The Loop. For those who don’t follow the PS3 scene, Geohot recently posted the jailbreak keys for the PS3 on his website and now Sony his suing him.…
HackCenter a Hack to post fake scores in GameCenter is put to rest before its even released
A developer, James Magahern @buzzert, has been working on a Cydia hack that would allow users to publish fake scores to the GameCenter application. Just a while a go, James announced that due to the overwhelming negative response he got after announcing the application that he would no longer be releasing it.
Personally, I think it’s stupid to cheat to publish your score, if you want to cheat on your own when it doesn’t effect anyone else, go …
