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The iPhone Dev Team Confirms Unlock For iPhone 4 iOS 4.3 Baseband 04.10.01

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February 28, 2011
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As many have you have already know, the wait for an iPhone 4 unlock for the newer basebands has been dragged on and on at this point. Six weeks ago, MuscleNerd released, the “official unlock statement,” which is that the unlock won’t be released until iOS 4.3 is out of beta. There has been very little news since then, but with 4.3 apparently on the verge of its official release, @MuscleNerd and baseband superhacker, @Sherif_Hashim have given signs that the unlock will be available by the deadline; with Sherif working on an exploit that unlocks both the 3.10.01 and 2.10.04 basebands More >

Next Iteration Of iOS To Bring Android Like Gesture Based Lockscreen To iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

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February 28, 2011
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Apple is currently working on a new gesture based lockscreen, one which will work similarly to the dots screen pattern found on Android devices according to the folks over at 9to5Mac.

As of right now, iOS users have to slide-in and enter a password (assuming the password feature is enabled) in order to unlock the lockscreen on the device. If the screenshots, are anything to go by, Apple might be introducing (possibly with iOS 5) a new gesture based lockscreen, where you will have to connect 9 dots in a custom specified way to unlock your device.

Currently the new lockscreen is said to be More >

GeoHot To Jailbreak iPhone 5 And Sony XPERIA Play [Video Interview]

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February 28, 2011
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After hacking Playstation 3 SKU, Geohot has landed in some hot water, legally but that isn’t stopping the restless hacker from venturing deeper into Sony’s product line. In a recent interview in an American TV show “The Alyona”, he made clear that he is not afraid of “Sony” and voiced his intention to root upcoming Sony’s Ericsson Xperia Play & Apple’s iPhone 5. Check out the video interview below:

Infamous hacker Geohot was sued after he released PS3 keys to public (despite the fact that his hack does not support pirated software). He then published a short note to Sony on his blog More >

Lab Tests From Consumer Reports Find Death Grip In Verizon iPhone

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February 27, 2011
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The folks over at Consumer Reports have released yet another controversial report. On Friday, the venerable consumer advocate publication took aim at the Verizon iPhone. As with its “lab tests” that similarly promopted the magazine its recommendation of the iPhone 4 at the height of Antennagate, the publication is once again slamming Apple’s popular smartphone. This time, its the Verizon iPhone which is the target. The Verizon iPhone 4 has a problem that could cause the phone to drop calls, or be unable to place calls in weak signal conditions; Consumer Reports engineers found in lab More >

Leaked iPhone 5 Front Panel Point To Larger Screen

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February 26, 2011
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The speculation of the next iPhone model has continued and people are wondering whether the device is much larger or much smaller. Apple may choose to to release both a larger and a smaller version, and a cheaper model at the same time, however. On the larger front, a new image has surfaced and it shows what is purported to be an iPhone 5 front panel. If the image is an authentic one, then Apple may indeed be increasing the size of the iPhone 5′s screen. This would make the next iPhone model more competitive with other manufacturer handsets, many of which already include a 4-inch More >

Windows Phone 7 Update Bricked Your Phone? Here’s How To Fix It

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February 23, 2011
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Microsoft began the slow rollout of update ( 7008:7004) yesterday for the preparation of the next major update coming in March. The update has been pulled offline due to reports from some Samsung Windows Phone 7 users who started getting errors and ended up bricking their devices.

Were hearing Samsung’s Omnia 7 in particular are having the update blues, have no fear Microsoft has a temporary fix.

According to Microsoft:

  1. Unplug any cables attached.
  2. Remove the battery.
  3. Place the battery than power on the device by pressing the power, camera and both volume buttons.
  4. Hold for 10-15 seconds More >

Microsoft Starts Rolling Out The First Windows Phone 7 Update

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February 23, 2011
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The official Windows Phone Blog has confirmed that the first Windows Phone 7 update has started rolling out. But unfortunately, don’t expect this update to add new functionality such as copy and paste to your WP7 device. In fact this is just a small update for Windows Phones to prepare them for the first proper update which is due for release in March.

As per the blog post:

This isn’t the update you’ve probably been reading about or perhaps waiting for, the one with copy and paste (but that’s coming soon). No, this update is a relatively small one.

Still, it’s our first—the first of More >

GeoHot – No Exploit To Unlock iPhone 4 On Baseband 02.10.04 or 03.10.01

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February 23, 2011
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Infamous hacker Geohot announced on his blog that he does not have exploit to unlock iPhone 4 on baseband 02.10.04 or 03.10.01. According to Hotz, Apple has closed the BB holes and he is using his iPhone 3GS instead.

I wish I had an iPhone unlock, the simple BB holes appear closed (my fuzzer comes up blank). In fact, I’m still using my 3GS cause I don’t have one :-/Via Geohot Blog

This recent development from Geohot bring the long standing rumor about new iPhone unlock tool Rubysn0w to an end. Geohot is already busy in fighting legal battle’s with Sony for hacking the

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Geohot To Jailbreak Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play

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February 22, 2011
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Last month Sony filed a lawsuit against George Hotz, also known as Geohot, for bypassing the effective technology measures. As in the latest blog post Geohot has announced his next project and it is the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play, the best Android gaming phone 2011.

This would be for the first time the hacker has shown interest towards rooting Android OS based devices. Earlier he hinted towards hacking Windows Phone 7 phone. Jailbreaking or Rooting phones is legal in the US and thanks to the efforts of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Asking for help and support from his fans to fight More >

[How To] Install WhiteD00r On iPhone 2G/3G, iPod Touch 1G/2G

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February 21, 2011
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We recently reported about WhiteD00r mod which enables you to install custom iOS 4.0/4.1/4.2.1 firmware with improved performance. WhiteD00r uses iOS 3.1.3 but with the extended features of iOS 4.0 like Multitasking, Home wallpapers, Video recording, Backgrounding, New Icons from iOS 4, Voice Control and much more. Follow the step by step guide below to install the mod on your iPhone/iPodTocuh.

Developer’s note: This process is safe and tested, but you are doing at your own risk. For this reason we suggest to backup your data. Anyway we absolutely racommend to make a clean installation More >

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