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Analyst Claims Sprint iPhone Before Christmas

Cody Lee ∙ July 6, 2011

Over the last 6 months, we've been hearing a lot of speculation that Sprint will be the next carrier to offer Apple's popular smartphone. The gossip really kicked up in January when Verizon and Apple announced a partnership.

Sprint's 3G CDMA network is very similar to Verizon's offering, so an iPhone's appearance on the nation's 3rd largest carrier seemed imminent. Since then, we've heard all kinds of rumors suggesting that the iPhone was Sprint-bound. The latest one even pegs it to launch sometime before Christmas...

If You Used JailbreakMe, Maybe You Should Consider Making a Donation to Comex

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

With over 500,000 iDevices jailbroken with JailbreakMe Saffron since last night, can you imagine if Comex made $1 for each of these devices? Yes, he'd probably be flying first class to some Caribbean island by now.

But let's be realistic, not everyone would want to pay for a jailbreak, even if it was as low as one dollar. Truth is, most people probably don't even know they can donate to Comex, which is why we thought it was our duty to let everyone know that they can...

ScreenLocker: A Simple Screen Orientation Widget for Notifications Center

Cody Lee ∙ July 6, 2011

It seems as though it's been a while since we've seen a new widget for iOS 5's Notification Center. When the beta first launched, it was like we were seeing one a day if not more. Now it seems more like one per week.

Assuming Apple doesn't allow 3rd party widget development right away, it would be a safe bet to assume we will see a lot more of these pop up in Cydia once iOS 5 is released (mostly due to Apple's current NDA on iOS 5). But to help tide us over until then, here is ScreenLocker...

15 Year-Old Gains World Record For Fastest Typing on an iPad

Oliver Haslam ∙ July 6, 2011

Remember when Apple announced the iPad way back in early 2010, and everyone said that typing on the tablet's 9.7" screen would be near-impossible?

Well, it turns out that over a year later, not only is it very possible, but one Georgian boy can even knock out the full English alphabet in just over 5 seconds.

5.26 seconds, to be exact...

500,000 iDevices Have Already Been Jailbroken with JailbreakMe

Sébastien Page ∙ July 6, 2011

Talk about a hit! iOS jailbreak developer Chpwn just tweeted that JailbreakMe, which was released about 10 hours ago, has already been used to jailbreak 500,000 devices, including iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Also according to Chpwn, the website www.JailbreakMe.com has seen over 1,000,000 visitors in its short time online since Saffron was released.

I knew people had been waiting for JailbreakMe 3.0 to be released for a while, but the success of this jailbreak really shatters my expectations, and probably Comex's as well...

TinyUmbrella Updated for iOS 5 Beta 2

Guest Author ∙ July 6, 2011

Just a heads up for you guys, notcom has announced his latest update to TinyUmbrella - now supporting iOS 5 Beta 2.

TinyUmbrella is widely used by many, predominantly in the jailbreak community to save their SHSH blobs. To put it simply, if you don't save your SHSH and Apple stops signing for that particular firmware, you won't be able to restore your iPhone to older firmware versions through iTunes...

JailbreakMe 3.0 FAQ

Alex Heath ∙ Updated October 16, 2017

JailbreakMe 3.0 recently went live for all iDevices on iOS 4.3.3, and Comex's PDF exploit is the first to successfully jailbreak the iPad 2.

Although the process of jailbreaking with JailbreakMe is incredibly easy, many of you probably still have questions concerning the userland jailbreak. The iPhone Dev Team has put together a helpful FAQ outlining the details behind JailbreakMe 3.0...

Expect a Thinner and Lighter iPhone this September

Alex Heath ∙ July 6, 2011

We've already been hearing confirmations that Apple's next iPhone will be released in Q3 of this year, specifically in September. The Wall Street Journal has now joined the fray by reporting that Apple, "has placed orders for key components used in a next-generation iPhone it is preparing to launch sometime in the third quarter, according to people familiar with the situation."

According to The WSJ, the next gen iPhone will sport an 8-megapixel camera, Qualcomm baseband chips, and boast a thinner/lighter design. Nothing was said about the GSM/CDMA world phone rumor, but it's still expected that the iPhone 5 will operate on both carrier basebands.

NotificationShower: Customizable Text Field for Your Notification Center

Cody Lee ∙ Updated December 17, 2017

It's about time we started seeing some more Notification Center widgets roll in. After a few weeks of silence on the iOS 5 jailbreak front, iPhoneItalia has tipped us off that BigBoss has set up a new iOS 5 repository with multiple new entries.

We've already told you about ScreenLocker, the Orientation Lock button for your Notification Center. Now we'll go over NotificationShower. This widget is very similar to SBSettings' Fast Notes toggle, as it allows you to quickly jot down reminders...

Steve Jobs Biography Gets a Name Change, Drops Iconic ‘i’

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated June 13, 2016

iSteve - The Book of Jobs is due to be the first official, authorised account of the life thus far of Apple CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs. And despite the book not being available on shelves until early next year, it's already seen its first revision.

The book, penned by the man behind biographies of Einstein and Kissinger, was originally going to be called iSteve - a tribute to the way Apple took the humble letter and made it iconic though the iPod, iPad and iPhone. However, according to the author's family, iSteve is just too.....cute...

The Evolution of Smartphones [Infographic]

Alex Heath ∙ July 6, 2011

Have you ever wanted a bird's eye view of the smartphone industry? Wouldn't it be cool to look back at the evolution of handsets from the 90s until now?

TechKing has put together an awesome infographic that demonstrates how smartphone design has changed throughout the years. Starting with the IBM Simon and ending with the upcoming iPhone 5/4S -- it's amazing to see how far we've come...

PDF Patcher 2 Now in Cydia, Fixes JailbreakMe 3.0 Vulnerability

Cody Lee ∙ July 6, 2011

Now that you are finally able to hack Apple's latest tablet with JailbreakMe 3.0, what's your next move? For starters, you may want to consider closing that hole that Comex's exploit used to break into your iDevice. Think about this:

JailbreakMe 3.0 is extremely easy to use. You simply navigate to a website on your iDevice, and within a few screen taps you're jailbroken. But if Comex can design web software that can gain root-level access to your iDevice so easily, why couldn't someone else?