Month: February 2011

How to Jailbreak iPhone 4.2.1 with PwnageTool

Sébastien Page ∙ February 15, 2011

The Dev Team just released PwnageTool 4.2, a jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4 (AT&T and Verizon), as well as the iPad, Apple TV, and iPod Touch 3G and 4G.

PwnageTool will allow you to jailbreak your iPhone on the latest iOS 4.2.1 while preserving its baseband, thus allowing you to unlock with UltraSn0w, assuming you are still on baseband 01.59.00.

This step by step guide will show you how to jailbreak your iPhone 4.2.1 with PwnageTool, a Mac-only jailbreak for iPhone...

Dev Team Releases PwnageTool Jailbreak for iPhone 4.2.1

Sébastien Page ∙ February 15, 2011

The Dev Team just released an updated version of their famous Mac jailbreak, PwnageTool 4.2. This new version of PwnageTool allows you to update your iPhone to a newer firmware while preserving your baseband. PwnageTool is the only jailbreak tool to let you do that, even though there are manual ways to update while preserving the baseband using TinyUmbrella.

In short, PwnageTool is unlockers' favorite jailbreak as it allows to keep the unlock alive while still updating the iOS.

The Dev Team was able to make a few improvements to PwnageTool, notably a fix for the iBooks problem we reported this morning...

Wanna See What a 4-Inch Display Would Look Like on an iPhone 5?

Sébastien Page ∙ February 15, 2011

Earlier today we reported there were rumors going around the web claiming that the iPhone 5 might come with a 4-inch screen, increasing from the current 3.5-inch display. When I first read about that, I really wondered what it could look like. Then the fine folks at 9to5Mac came up with a mockup of a 4-inch display applied to the iPhone 4 hardware.

The result as you can see is not very pretty. The screen goes all the way to the edge and the size of the home button has to be reduced to fit. Following rumors from last month, Apple could even go as far as removing the home button altogether...

Apple Equips iBooks With Anti-Jailbreaking Measures

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 15, 2011

It looks like Apple is getting a bit more serious with the back and forth antics between it and the jailbreak community.

The latest casualty in the hacking war is iBooks, or more accurately, people that use iBooks.

Basically Apple has implemented anti-jailbreak measures in iBooks, and I have to admit, it's kind of sneaky the way they pulled it off.

How'd they do it? Check inside for the video evidence...

Apple Launches App Store Subscriptions for iOS

Alex Heath ∙ Updated May 26, 2017

In a surprising move, Apple has launched its App Store subscription service without a co-release of iOS 4.3. In-app subscriptions will allow content producers to easily deliver content with a reoccurring purchase model, instead of a one-time, à la carte purchase system.

It was assumed that Apple would introduce its subscription service during a press event, but apparently a press release on Apple's website was all the announcement deserved.

Rupert Murdoch's "The Daily" news app was the first official peek at what Apple's subscription service would look like, but The Daily has been offered for free since its release. At the end of this month, The Daily will begin its paid subscriptions with Apple's new infrastructure...

‘Keep Text New’ Allows You to Mark Incoming Text Messages as Unread

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 15, 2011

I have to be honest with you; I never thought I'd ever need a jailbreak tweak like Keep Text New.

SMS Messages aren't exactly like email, where you derive benefits from unread messages; or are they?

I guess there's only one way to find out. Against my better judgment, I went ahead and took the plunge and purchased Keep Text New...

Apple to Customers: “You Don’t Have to Hold it Wrong Anymore”

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated November 5, 2017

If you're in the US and go to Apple's website right now, you'll probably going to be greeted by the image of 2 iPhones: the AT&T one, and the newly released Verizon iPhone. If you have a closer look at this image, you can see that the position of the hand is different from one phone to the other.

The hand barely touches the AT&T iPhone, whereas it is fully gripping the Verizon iPhone. So, is Apple trying to tell us something?

Verizon vs AT&T, Comparing Data Speeds on the iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

Now that Verizon carries the iPhone 4 on its CDMA network, there is a new way to compare iPhone data speeds with AT&T's infrastructure.

People have been comparing the Verizon and AT&T iPhone's data speeds, and CNET has posted a very detailed comparison of how the two networks compete with each other on the iPhone. The results weren't that surprising; Verizon seemed to do better than AT&T in almost every way...

iPhone 5 to Feature 4-inch Display?

Guest Author ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

Just when you thought there were enough iPhone 5 rumors for the day, another rumor drops. The latest rumor comes courtesy of Digitimes.

According to Digitimes, Apple's next generation iPhone 5 will sport a 4-inch display, increasing from the current 3.5-inch display. Digitimes claims that the change comes to better compete with current Google Android handsets from HTC, Samsung, and Motorola...

AT&T Feeling Generous Again, Adds 2GB to DataPro Tethering Plan

Sébastien Page ∙ February 14, 2011

Just like we reported a couple weeks ago, AT&T has started offering 2 extra GB of data to anyone with the tethering plan, which is tied to AT&T's DataPro plan.

The tethering plan will remain at $20/month and DataPro will also keep the same pricing of $25/month. In short, you get more for the same price...

An iPhone 5 with a Slideout Keyboard?

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

tw.Apple.pro, a Taiwanese website that has a pretty good track record of publishing leaked information about Apple products, claims today that Cupertino has been evaluating 3 different hardware prototypes of the iPhone 5, one of them including a slideout keyboard.

A second prototype apparently would be what the iPhone 3GS was to the iPhone 3G: a similar-looking but improved model. This version of the iPhone 5 would be the same as the iPhone 4, but would have a bigger battery and an improved camera lens...

Signs Point to a February 28 Release of iOS 4.3

Sébastien Page ∙ February 14, 2011

If you've been patiently waiting for iOS 4.3, this might come as a good or bad news, depending on how you look at it. If that's any indication of the future iOS 4.3 release, the fine folks of this German website came across information that suggests Apple's latest iOS might be available to the general public on February 28.

This speculation is based on the fact that The Daily iPad app which was having a free trial until today, extended their trial period to February 28. Because The Daily is supposed to come on a subscription model which will be only available on iOS 4.3, it is safe to believe this firmware will come out on or around 2/28/11...