A few days ago, we reported about the "big surprise" that was going to be included in the latest release of GreenPois0n: custom animated boot logos. Now that GreenPois0n is out, you can fairly easily add a boot logo.
All you need is a jailbroken iPhone, basic SSH knowledge, and about 5 minutes of your time. Without further ado, here are instructions on how to add an animated boot logo to your iPhone...
You might have read somewhere that Verizon broke a sales record with the pre-order of the iPhone 4 this Thursday. Verizon actually issued a press release which quickly got picked up by every tech blog, touting this as an incredible event.
The press release quotes Verizon's CEO saying "in just our first two hours, we had already sold more phones than any first day launch in our history. And, when you consider these initial orders were placed between the hours of 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., it is an incredible success story". I call BS on that...
Some of you who tried to jailbreak with GreenPois0n yesterday might have encountered a problem where you were stuck on the "GreenPois0n initialized" message, not being able to go on with the jailbreak process.
The Chronic Dev Team worked on a fix for this, which has been implemented in GreenPois0n RC5 2, which you can download from our downloads section...
A few days ago we told you about how AT&T slapped Verizon in the face by ridiculing Big Red and the fact that the iPhone on Verizon can't make calls while surfing the web. At the time, I predicted this was just the beginning of hostilities between the two giant.
Yesterday Verizon stroke back by launching their very first commercial for the iPhone. Simple, short, and brilliant, this TV ad makes fun of AT&T in just 6 words: "yes, I can hear you now". Obviously this is a shot at AT&T's poor network...
The GreenPois0n untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 was released a few minutes ago and I already took it for a spin on my older iPhone 3G sporting iOS 4.2.1.
This step by step guide will show you how to use GreenPois0n to jailbreak your iPhone iOS 4.2.1. It's worth noting that this version will not hacktivate your iPhone and that so far, there is only a Mac version...
After weeks of talks, wait, and rumors, the Chronic Dev Team finally came through with the release of their GreenPois0n untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1.
Up until now, there was no other solution but use a beta version of RedSn0w, which let's be honest, wasn't very stable. I don't know if this release will be better than RedSn0w as there isn't much information about this version of GreenPois0n so far.
All we know is that it works with the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and iPhone running iOS 4.2.1. Even better, unlike RedSn0w, you won't need to have your 42b3 SHSH blobs saved in order for GreenPois0n to work.
Verizon started taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4 earlier today. While I suspect they won't sell as many as AT&T did in the past on their first day, I'm still pretty sure some of you will jump ships and leave AT&T for a supposedly better carrier.
Please take a few seconds of your time to take this poll, and let us know if you have or intend to pre-order a iPhone 4 with Big Red today...
BGR came across an interesting document from Verizon revealing that the company will be throttling data speed for its heaviest data users. If you're one of Verizon's top 5% users of data, the company will periodically reduce your data throughput speeds.
Additionally, the company intends to optimize images and videos by compressing them before they get to your device, which will inevitably decrease the quality of the converted content.
As Verizon is starting to take pre-orders for the iPhone 4, this move doesn't come as a surprise...
A few days ago we reported about a "big surprise" to come in the next version of GreenPois0n. At the time, we speculated it could be a baseband downgrade that would allow for an easier unlock.
The surprise was revealed today by JayWalker, who is apparently helping out the Chronic Dev Team with GreenPois0n. I hope you didn't have your hopes too high up there because you're going to be disappointed as JayWalker confirmed that the surprise is custom animated boot logos...
Yesterday I got an email from my cousin Jeremy asking me what the little arrow showing up in his iPhone status bar was. Jeremy is not the most knowledgeable guy about the iPhone so I figured that if he didn't know what this arrow is, maybe other people would want to find it as well.
The little arrow sometimes showing up indication that Location Services on your iPhone are currently active. According to Apple, "Location Services allows applications such as Maps, Camera, and Compass to use information from cellular, Wi-Fi, and Global Positioning System (GPS) networks to determine your approximate location. This information is collected anonymously and in a form that does not personally identify you."
If the fact that AT&T revamping its text messaging plans and that they recently slapped Verizon in the face isn't an indication that the war for the iPhone between USA's 2 biggest carriers is on, then maybe this piece of news will make you think otherwise.
In a not-so-surprising move, AT&T announced today via a press release that they will be offering 2GB of data transfer for free to any of their tethering customers. Up until now, the $20/month tethering plan from AT&T didn't include any additional data, meaning that you were basically tapping into your data plan allocation to cover your tethering needs...
SpringClean is a new "all-in-one" tweak that has been available for jailbroken iPhones for a couple days now. SpringClean allows you to clean up a few elements of your springboard without the need of WinterBoard.
For example, SpringClean can hide the battery state, the carrier name, page indicators, badges for apps and folders, and much more. The app also allows you to replace your low battery alerts that usually occur at 20% and 10% by setting them up at whatever level you want...