How to Spot a Failbreaker

by Cody on Apr 30, 2011

For those who haven’t been keeping up with the latest iPad 2 jailbreak news, let me bring you up to speed. Last week there was an unknown Twitter user proclaiming that he had created an iPad 2 jailbreak. He uploaded videos and pictures of what seemed to be an iPad 2 running Cydia.

He built up close to 1000 Twitter followers, and even had media outlets (including us) mentioning his work on Apple’s tablet. Although we maintained a certain level of skepticism, a part of us wanted to believe the photos and the videos were real.

Some people got so wrapped up in their beliefs, that they blindly downloaded an unknown EXE file from the hacker. He claimed that this was the iPad 2 jailbreak everyone was waiting for. Luckily, it was nothing more than a simple app designed to error out. It could have easily been something much more malicious.

For folks who are looking for help to dismiss future fakes, the Chronic Dev Team have posted a video on their GreenPois0n website that educates the average joe on how to spot a fake video of a jailbreak.

The Chronic Dev Team’s GreenPois0n software has been a staple in the jailbreak community for the last few years. They are currently working on a real iPad 2 jailbreak, but have stated as recently as last week that it is no where close to being done.

While the fake jailbreak from last week can be written off as a bad prank, the next time folks may not be so lucky. We encourage you to check back here for the latest information on an official iPad 2 jailbreak.

 

Apple Building Two iPhone 5 Models for Release This Fall

by Alex Heath on Apr 30, 2011

Apple is reportedly building two iPhone 5 models for a scheduled fall release.

According to an employee of an Apple parts supplier, there is reason to believe that the iPhone 5 will actually be two devices: a ‘standard’ and ‘pro’ model. Read More

 

How to Untether RedSn0w Jailbreak for Verizon iPhone Running iOS 4.2.7

by Alex Heath on Apr 30, 2011

If you’ve jailbroken your Verizon iPhone 4 on iOS 4.2.7 with RedSn0w, you know that you’ve only got a tethered jailbreak. Lucky for you, there’s a new Cydia package that allows you to untether your currently tethered RedSn0w jailbreak.

Following the update to Sn0wBreeze for the Verizon iPhone, an untether solution has been pushed for RedSn0w users and is now available in Cydia. Read More

 

Jailbreak Verizon iPhone 4 iOS 4.2.7 with Sn0wBreeze

by Alex Heath on Apr 30, 2011

The Sn0wBreeze jailbreak tool for Windows has been updated with support for the Verizon iPhone 4 running iOS 4.2.7. iH8Sn0w has updated Sn0wBreeze with a new payload for an untethered jailbreak on the latest version of iOS for the Verizon iPhone.

If you are a Windows user with a Verizon iPhone 4 running iOS 4.2.7, you can now perform an untethered jailbreak with Sn0wBreeze… Read More

 

Samsung Counter-Sues Apple with 10 Patent Infringement Claims

by Kickstar13 on Apr 30, 2011

On April 16th, Apple filed a trademark infringement suit against Samsung with the U.S. District Court in North California. If you thought Samsung was just going to stand around, you thought wrong.

Apple originally filed a lawsuit against Samsung because it claimed Samsung’s Galaxy S Android smartphones and new Galaxy Tab tablet violate Apple’s intellectual property rights in regards to hardware design and user interface. Samsung last week returned the favor and counter-sued Apple, claiming that it has infringed 10 of its patents that have to do with “fundamental innovations that increase mobile device reliability, efficiency, and quality, and improve user interface in mobile handsets and other products”.

Samsung now filed another lawsuit against Apple in the U.S.  Read More

 

Fring for iPhone Updated with Group Video Calling

by Alex Heath on Apr 29, 2011

Earlier this month, we told you that the popular video chat client, fring, was adding four-way video conferencing to its iPhone app. This new feature would allow cross-platform video conferencing with up to four different calls at once.

Fring has been beta testing this groundbreaking feature for awhile, and the update has now been officially added to the iPhone app in the App Store. This is the first time that you’ve been able to do group video calling on the iPhone. Read More

 

Verizon Placing Location Tracking Warning Labels on All Phones

by Jeff Benjamin on Apr 29, 2011

Want to buy a new phone from Verizon? Well now you’ve got yet another sticker to contend with upon purchase.

From this point forward all new phones sold from Verizon will include the label above, which warns users that the devices have the ability to determine your geographic location.

Now I know what you’re probably thinking; Verizon’s just trying to cover their butts in light of Apple’s recent mobile phone tracking scandal; I thought the same thing too.

As it turns out, it just happened to be really good timing, as you’ll see inside… Read More

 

Mario Look-A-Like Visits the App Store

by Cody on Apr 29, 2011

Most people agree that if something looks like a duck, smells like a duck, and tastes like a duck, then it’s a duck. That cliche saying doesn’t seem to fit so well in this situation. Monino looks like Mario, sounds and acts like Mario, but he sure isn’t Mario.

The application some how snuck into the App Store and has been making noise around the internet ever since. It isn’t garnering attention for its amazing game play, but for the amazing amount of copyright and trademark laws it seems to be breaking. How long do you think it’ll survive in the App Store? Read More

 

Cydia Creator Explains Why You Should Jailbreak the iPhone

by Alex Heath on Apr 29, 2011

Why should you jailbreak the iPhone? That’s a question that gets asked here at iDB all the time. If you consider yourself a jailbreak expert, you’ve most likely been asked the same question once or twice.

There’s perhaps no one man more qualified to answer that question than Jay Freeman, a.k.a. “saurik.” Saurik created Cydia- the hub of the jailbreak world. He is the man responsible for what the jailbreak community has become today. Read More

 

Verizon iPhone Helps Eat into Android OS Market Share, Makes Apple 3rd Largest

by Kickstar13 on Apr 29, 2011

While the Verizon iPhone doesn’t seem as popular as Apple had expected, it has helped Cupertino in various ways.

According to NPD’s quarterly results on U.S smartphone sales, the availability of the iPhone on Verizon Wireless not only bumped Apple to the third largest phone seller in the U.S, but also helped eat into Android’s market share for the first time since 2009.  Read More

 
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