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Hacker iH8sn0w has updated his popular jailbreak tool for Windows called Sn0wbreeze. Sn0wbreeze 2.8b8 has been updated to jailbreak the iOS 5 Gold Master that was released after today's keynote.
This Sn0wbreeze release follows an update to RedSn0w earlier today that also jailbreaks the iOS 5 GM. (See our video tutorial for more information). Check inside for details on Sn0wbreeze 2.8b8...
Chances are you probably heard about Siri coming with the iPhone 4S. Many current iPhone 4 users were bummed when Apple announced that it would be a iPhone 4S-only feature.
The jailbreak community is already working on porting Apple's revolutionary Siri technology to the 4G iPod touch. Thanks to iH8sn0w and Gojohnnyboi, hackers have somewhat ported Siri to the previous generation iPod touch already...
If you're an Apple developer, and you're interested in jailbreaking the GM release of iOS 5, then this is for you.
As we expected, right after the iPhone 4S media event, Apple released iOS GM to developers. This is the final build prior to the public version being released on October 12th.
Check inside for the full video tutorial that shows you how to jailbreak iOS 5 GM with RedSn0w...
Earlier today, the Dev Team quietly updated the jailbreak tool RedSn0w to version 0.9.9b2. This update doesn't bring much to the table but the usual bug fixes and enhancements.
Among those enhancements, RedSn0w 0.9.9b2 brings better firmware detection for the Verizon iPhone, and improves on recovery, stitching, and blob processing...
This is a proud moment for the iDB team. Our ultimate guide to jailbreaking has been added as a featured resource in the new Cydia "Upgrade and Jailbreaking Help" section.
We told you yesterday about some changes that saurik and team made in Cydia, including a new Featured section for noteworthy jailbreak tweaks and apps. A new help section aims to answer your questions about jailbreaking, and you'll find iDB proudly displayed as a resource at your disposal.
If you go to Cydia today and visit the "Featured" section, you're going to see some nice changes. The page now lists some sponsored apps, and also Featured Extensions and Tweaks that are worth a look.
Bringing some much needed organization to Cydia, this Featured Extensions and Tweaks section is probably the most interesting part of this makeover...
The entire web was set 'on fire' this morning by Amazon's tablet announcement (no pun intended). After months and months of rumors, the online retailer finally unveiled its Android slate: the Kindle Fire.
Sure, the tablet may be one of the best Android-based offerings we've ever seen, but it's still no iPad. However, there is one thing that I believe the Cupertino company could learn from Amazon and its new device...
With thousands of tweaks and utilities available in Cydia, it's easy to forget who's behind them — the developers. These folks are extremely talented, and they provide us with all kinds of tools that make our iDevices a lot more useful.
So ModMyi has just designed a new directory, specifically for jailbreak developers, to allow users to track down their favorite programmers. The portal provides information about the app-makers and links to all of their work...
Pandora is one of those companies that really doesn't need an introduction. The popular streaming music service has garnered over 100 million registered users, and it just went public in June of this year with a stock price of $16/share.
But it hasn't always been smooth sailing for the company, according to Pandora's CTO Tom Conrad. Conrad spoke at GigaOM's Mobilize conference earlier this week about the company's rocky start, and how jailbreaking the iPhone changed everything...
Jay 'saurik' Freeman, the creator of Cydia, is known for wearing a black t-shirt wherever he goes that says "Reloading Data." Jailbreakers will recognize these two words because that's the message that gets displayed in Cydia all of the time when content is loading.
Every time Freeman is spotted in public, like at JailbreakCon, readers always ask this one question: "Where can I get one of those Cydia shirts?"
We've got good news for you...
There's a handful of tweaks and utilities that are simply a must-have for jailbreakers. Obviously, this list can vary from person to person, but I don't think that anyone would argue that apps like Activator belong in the Cydia Hall of Fame.
Another title that belongs in that category, maybe most of all, is SBSettings. The utility makes accessing system settings and functions a breeze. SBSettings was just updated, and all of you early adopters will be happy to hear that it's now iOS 5 compatible...
Optimum, a big player in the New York cable TV business, also offers iPhone and iPad apps to its customers that bring live TV and on-demand content to iOS devices. Optimum's apps have proven popular for those who use the service, but they now appear to have waged something of a war on the jailbreak community.
According to reports from its customers, Optimum's iOS apps now fail to work on devices that have been jailbroken...