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iPhone dev team releases untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.3

For those of you who don’t mind living on the edge, you can now do it a bit more sensibly with your iPhone. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, jailbreakers hesitant to update to iOS 4.3.3 can now do so without losing their ability to jailbreak. The iPhone dev team confirmed iOS 4.3.3 is still vulnerable […]

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Unofficial iPhone Dev Team releases redsn0w beta, offers initial iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak

The Unofficial iPhone Dev Team has advanced to its next project, posting a beta of redsn0w, its jailbreaking utility for iOS devices. Per iPodNN, the release supports untethered operation in iOS 4.2.1, that is, jailbreaking without having to stay connected to a computer via USB during the process. So far only the iPad, the iPhone […]

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Apple quietly removes jailbreak API detection code in iOS 4.2

This is a bit weird but maybe it makes sense in the long run. Per Network World, less than six months after introducing it, Apple has quietly disabled its jailbreak detection API (Application Programming Interface) through the iOS 4.2 software update, according to a new report. The publication reported that the API, which was released […]

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Apple files patent for iOS device “kill switch” technology

An Apple patent application filed earlier this year could allow the company to more directly interact with jailbroken iOS-based devices such as iPhones, iPod touches and iPads. Per CNET, Apple’s patent ‘Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device,’ includes a remote “kill switch” that could quickly restore an iPhone, iPod or […]

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Patent describes how future iPhones could recognize, adjust for individual users

Since patents make life interesting, a recently published patent describes a technology that could rely on a user’s picture or the sound of their voice which future portable devices from Apple could recognize and use as login information. Per AppleInsider, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week revealed a patent application from Apple entitled […]