iPhone Atlas is reporting that the “unofficial” release of the v1.1.3 jailbreak by Nate True breaks “Nikita,” a component that is responsible for installing signed software. This means that applications created with the soon-to-be-released iPhone SDK most likely won’t work with this jailbreak. Currently, the only signed applications available are the $20 set of apps [...]
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It turns out that the release of the iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak resulted in iPhone Dev Team member Nate True’s expulsion from the Team. The v1.1.3 was released against the team’s wishes due to its use of Apple copyrighted materials. NateTrue has recently leaked a v1.1.3 Jailbreak without the Dev-Team’s permission, getting himself kicked off the [...]
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From Cre.ations.net: Now you may be wondering how this jailbreak works. Here’s a breakdown: - iBrickr grabs the 1.1.3 iPhone firmware image and extracts, decrypts, and decompresses the disk image. - Then it applies a patch, jailbreaking the disk image and activating it, and also installing Installer.app. - It uploads this new modified image to [...]
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Apple today added more refurbished current generation iPod nanos to their store. The colors include silver, blue, green, and black. The 4GB iPod nanos are available for $129 and the 8GB iPod nanos are available for $169. These are Apple certified and come with free shipping. Refurbished iPod nano, 4GB – Silver Refurbished iPod nano, [...]
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Cre.ations.net has posted instructions on how to make a Web Clip speed dial button for your iPhone’s home screen. I just tried it myself, and it does indeed work. Lee Fernandes has also posted instructions on hosting the script on your own site. I will also mirror the script. If the instructions on Fernandes’ site [...]
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This video by Johnny Chung Lee shows a very nice example of how game developers might implement virtual reality(VR) with devices like the Wiimote. Check it out.
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Ars Technica has a nice article showing that iPhone sales are not yet slumping as The Inquirer led some to believe. But does that trend—ramping up from some 12,000 units per day sold in the first quarter to 21,000 per day by the time the keynote hit—indicate that sales have fallen to “a tenth of [...]
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This video is so funny, I just had to post it here.
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Electronista is reporting that the reason that the MacBook Air’s external SuperDrive is only compatible with the MacBook Air, is because the SuperDrive requires more power than the USB spec allows. Only the MacBook Air has a special USB port with the capability to drive this “out-of-spec” drive. I haven’t found any other sources to [...]
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iPhone Atlas reported that the previous hardware-only jailbreak of v1.1.3 firmware now has a software-based hack, but there is currently a debate on whether or not to release it before Apple officially releases their iPhone SDK. Early release of this new jailbreak method could result in Apple “breaking” the jailbreak in less than a month [...]
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