Two Android Gingerbread Builds for Samsung Captivate Leak
Two separate builds of Android Gingerbread for the Samsung Captivate on AT&T have leaked. The first build is dated May 26th and the second is dated June 7th. Both builds have been signed by AT&T but neither Samsung nor the carrier have confirmed a timeline for Android Gingerbread updates for the Captivate following the slow […]
iOS5 Beta Jailbroken with limera1n Exploit
Not long after the announcement and availability of the iOS5 Beta preview for developers, members of the iPhone Dev-Team were able to make short work of the forthcoming iOS release by jailbreaking it using the long-standing limera1n boot rom exploit on the fourth generation iPod touch, though it still requires tethering on reboot to jailbreak. […]
HTC Open Sources Sense UI, Dev Program Later This Summer
HTC CEO Peter Chou has announced during the Qualcomm-backed Uplinq conference that the manufacturer’s Sense 3.0 user interface, which has been the linchpin for the majority of its Android smart device lineup will be open sourced with a new developer program launching this summer. The new program, known as HTCdev will allow interested developers to […]
HTC Eliminates Locked Bootloader Policy After Customer Outcry
HTC has confirmed on its Facebook page via message from CEO Peter Chou that the manufacturer’s recent trend to lock the bootloaders on its most recent devices (Thunderbolt, Incredible S, Sensation and EVO 3D) will be no more. “There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I […]
Select Omnia 7 Models Requiring Resistor Jump to Apply New Update
Out of all of the current Windows Phone 7 models, owners of the Samsung Omnia 7 Windows Phone smartphone have had the worst luck in regards to updates and the latest update is not helping matters. Omnia 7 models with the v4.10.1.9 bootloader are currently unable to apply the latest patch available (7392), ironically designed […]
Redsn0w/PwnageTool Untethered Jailbreak Fully Functional on iOS 4.3.3
Not even two days after the release of iOS 4.3.3, it has been confirmed that the previous untethered jailbreak developed for iOS 4.3.1 is fully functional on the latest version without additional work, with Apple seemingly doing nothing to address the exploit that has allowed the untethered jail break to function on all devices except […]
Untethered Jailbreak for Verizon iPhone Now Available
Not long after the latest update for the Verizon iPhone, the first untethered jailbreak is now available for Verizon iOS version 4.4.2.7 via Sn0wbreeze version 2.6.1. The jailbreak is also available on Cydia for those currently on the redSn0w tethered jailbreak solution via the Verizon Untether for 4.2.7 package. Below a statement from the developer, […]
New Untrackerd Tool to Wipe iPhone Location Data Available on Cydia
Following up on the previous article, a new tool has been made available for those with jailbroken iPhones that wish to eliminate the location data logs from iOS devices running Cydia. The untrackerd daemon continually wipes the location data that the operating system stores on the device and is meant as a measure of security […]
RIM Adds Android and Java Support to PlayBook Developer Tools
Following months of rumors, PlayBook manufacturer research in Motion has confirmed in a press release that it will add support for Android and Java apps to its development tools for the RIM PlayBook tablet. In addition, the new SDK for the tablet will also support development of fully native applications with C/C++ on top of […]