New Version of redSn0w Unlock Tool Available
A new version of the redSn0w iPhone unlock tool has been released on the Cydia repository with increased compatibility with iOS 5.0.1. The new unlock tool is compatible with the iPhone 3GS as long as the baseband version is set at 04.26.08 – 05.11.07 – 05.12.01 – 05.13.04 – 06.15.00 with the iPhone 4 now compatible […]
First-generation iOS Devices Locked Out of App Store, Highlights Lifecycle Issue (Updated)
First-generation iPhone and iPod touch owners are having issues downloading apps from the App Store, underscoring a long-term issue with Apple’s unstated lifecycle policies.
HTC Loses ITC Dispute Over Single Patent, Considered Winner for Low Impact
HTC will only have to remove one feature for phones, and can be considered the clear winner in this round. However, the continued patent battles between Apple and HTC underscore the general failure of patent systems globally.
RIM Announces BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, Adds iOS & Android Device Management to BB Servers
Research-In-Motion this morning announced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, its first cross-platform device management system. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion will enable system administrators to offer BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) capabilities that extend beyond RIM’s own BlackBerry family of devices, and allow employers to offer compatibility with their employee-owned devices. As a result, existing fleets of BlackBerry devices […]
Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1
After a couple of weeks of anticipation, Apple has officially released iOS 5.0.1 for the iPhone 3GS, 4, and 4S. The update is also available for iPad and iPad 2, as well as the third and fourth generations of iPod touch. The update is meant to fix the long-standing battery life issues that plagued owners […]
Samsung Announces ChatON Cross-Platform Messaging Service
Following its previous Galaxy series announcement, Samsung has also announced its own cross-platform messaging service and platform in ChatON, which will be made available for its non-smartphone lineup as well as iOS, BlackBerry, Android and its own Bada platform.
Apple Details iCloud Pricing, Opens Beta Portal
Apple has quietly refreshed its iCloud information portal with pricing information for the forthcoming cloud storage service, with three options outside of the complimentary 5GB of storage for each iOS device owner. As previously stated during the initial announcement, the 5GB of complimentary storage does not count for music, apps, and books as well as […]
Apple Releases Another iOS Security Update
Following the release of the 4.3.4 and 4.2.9 security update to fix the longstanding PDF exploit that allowed for browser-based jailbreaking, Apple has released yet another security patch for the operating system, this one being pushed out to fix security certificate issues. The new update pushes the respective iOS versions to 4.3.5 for all GSM […]
Apple Developing Patch After PDF Exploit Discovery By German Researchers
Apple has confirmed that it is in the process of developing and testing a new patch for iOS after German security researchers working on behalf of the German Federal Office for Information Security discovered an unpatched exploit that would allow full access to the device and personal information while viewing a PDF using Apple’s internal […]
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. […]