Remember when you told about the iOS firmware downloader called ipswDownloader? The lightweight download utility was originally only available on Mac OS X, and then it was ported into a Windows program.
The Windows version of ipswDownloader has received a significant update and is now called "openIPSW." If you missed it before, openIPSW allows you to download any version of iOS with ease. The new update now shows you jailbreak information relating to each iOS version.
The iPad was expected to be a new medium for publishers in the print business to reach their customers, but so far it has yet to catch on. Disagreements between Apple and major publishers on digital subscription terms have seriously crippled the device's potential.
The Cupertino company actually caused quite a stir in the magazine industry last February when they announced the conditions of their in app subscription policy.
Apple would reap 30% of the profits generated from in app subscriptions of an App Store application. They also required that publishers beat or match the prices of their subscriptions offered outside of the app.
One publication called these terms "economically untenable." In fact, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is currently investigating Apple's policies on their App Store subscription services.
Negativity aside, Apple achieved a breakthrough last month when Bloomberg stated that they would be launching a $2.99 monthly subscription service for their Bloomberg BusinessWeek application.
Since Bloomberg signed on, a lot of eyes have been on Time Inc., to see what their next move in the digital world would be. According to the Wall Street Journal, the country's largest magazine publisher has reached an epic deal with Apple.
Starting Monday, subscribers of Sports Illustrated, Time, and Fortune magazine will be able to access the iPad editions for free. The app will have an authentication process to determine if the user is a subscriber or not.
Time has still not reached a deal for selling digital subscriptions to the iPad editions of their magazines. Much like the TV networks' disputes over TWC's iPad app, it seems as though many major magazine publishers are having difficulties figuring out how to exist in the digital realm.
It'll be interesting to see what the print media industry looks like in 5 years.
What do you think?
This is one of the saddest stories in Apple's epic saga. They continue to do business with large manufacturing companies that just can't figure out how to treat their employees. It seems like we are always hearing about employees of Apple's suppliers being poisoned or working in insufferable conditions.
To be fair, Apple is one of largest electronic manufacturers in the world. That kind of notoriety would put a target on anyone's back. But it is concerning that Apple still pays Foxconn money, even with the ongoing reports of their lack of compassion for their employee's well-being...
In an interview with Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller last week, the 2 executives commented on how difficult it was to make the white iPhone 4. So how did Apple finally get things right?
It was certainly inevitable that someone was going to open Apple's white iPhone and look inside. After a 10 month delay, due to several design and manufacturing problems, who wouldn't want to take a glimpse of what's going on inside this thing?
With news regarding iOS 5 starting to pick up, more speculation is being made about what Apple will do with the next iteration of iOS. A new notification system is one of the most requested features for iOS 5. The current system has been highly criticized for years.
Will Apple totally revamp its system for notifications in iOS 5? There's a good chance they might...
Apple will be pushing an update to iOS in the next couple weeks that reportedly addresses the location tracking "bug" that has stormed the media. The iPhone's location database retained too much tracking info, and Apple plans on fixing that issue in iOS 4.3.3.
A few minor bugs will be addressed, but iOS 4.3.3 looks like it will mainly focus on the iPhone's location database.
The next major iteration of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, is scheduled to be previewed at the WWDC conference this summer. We already heard that certain developers have seen their apps tested on the next version of iOS, and it now seems that more and more apps are getting the iOS 5 treatment.
iOS 5 is expected to deliver awesome new features and extensively tie into Apple's rumored and upcoming cloud service. Is Apple already testing third party apps on this mysterious software?
It was recently discovered that the newly released white iPhone is slightly thicker than the original iPhone 4. To everyone that cared, it seemed interesting that Apple would release the practically same device with a different set of dimensions.
Phil Schiller, Apple's Senior Vice President of Product Marketing, has spoken out on the white/black thickness debacle. And he's saying that it's a non-issue...
After Cydia was crippled by the the recent Amazon EC2 outage, jailbreakers have been seeking out alternative options to get their favorite iOS extensions. Currently, Cydia is widely known as the "only" jailbroken app store, but it certainly seems like the Infini Dev Team is looking to change that.
You may recognize them as the developers who are bringing back the popular Icy package installer, which has been absent from the jailbreak scene since iOS 3.0. But Icy's not the only Cydia challenger these guys have been working on. They have another project in the oven called Lima...
Last week, we posted a video of an interview with Cydia's creator, Jay Freeman (saurik). The clip was about 6 minutes long, and consisted of saurik showing off many of his favorite tweaks and iOS extensions in response to the question, "Why should you jailbreak your iPhone?"
The video garnered a lot of attention. It was sort of surreal to see the guy who's devoted much of his life over the last several years to developing and maintaining Cydia explain why he loves jailbreaking so much. It seems like the video's popularity ultimately led to its demise...
If you have a 2nd generation Apple TV and have been looking for a way to stream content to it from your Mac computer, you should check out Plex. For users who want to share videos with their Apple TV, outside of their iTunes library, there many not be a better option.
Plex is a popular media server for streaming audio and video files to iOS devices. While it has been in the App Store for quite some time, it hasn't become available for Apple TV owners until the last 6 months.
A developer by the name of Quiqueck made a plugin to work with jailbroken Apple TV2s. This means that you are able to stream media from your Mac, right to your HDTV. The plugin is still very primitive but if you are the adventurous type, you can try out The Tech Journal's tutorial.
It's important to note that Plex is for Macs only. If you are using a Windows machine, you'll have to go with the alternative XBMC plugin. If you have the option, I think the user interface of Plex makes it the better option of the two.
For folks who are still running stock Apple TVs, don't feel left out. The Plex iOS app has been confirmed to have AirPlay support on the way, which would allow you to stream content from your iDevice to your Apple TV.
Of course the real solution to this mess would be for Apple to just open up an App Store for the Apple TV. Then Plex and other media server software companies could just build client apps strictly for the ATV2.
What do you think? Do you use Plex or another jailbroken app to stream content to your ATV2?
If you don't recognize the name GeoHot, you must be new around here. The infamous electronics expert first garnered public attention when he traded his ground-breaking, unlocked iPhone for a brand new Nissan 350z. Did I mention he was 17 years old at the time?
Since then, the New Jersey native has been in and out of the jailbreak scene, more recently grabbing headlines for dismantling Sony's PS3 system. The electronics giant took the young hacker to court over his PS3 exploit, and since then, GeoHot has been laying relatively low.
Chronic Dev team member, p0sixninja, is hoping he doesn't stay gone for long. The talented iDevice hacker has recently tweeted, "Damn, this one of the slowest progressing jailbreaks ever. I think I kinda miss geohot a bit."
It seems that p0sixninja and other jailbreakers are having a tough time with the iPad 2's A5 processor and associated bootrom. Apparently p0sixninja feels like GeoHot could be of some help, as he publicly challenged him in a race to see "who could dump the iPad 2 boot rom" the fastest. GeoHot has reportedly accepted.
p0six mentions that having a worthy opponent might motivate him to work harder, let's hope he's right. We are now venturing into the 3rd month since Apple launched its latest tablet, and there still doesn't seem to be an official iPad 2 jailbreak in sight. As always, we will keep you updated on the latest iPad 2 jailbreak news.