Hacks Archive

New FRG33 ROM Leak for Nexus One Rooted

Posted on September 3, 2010 | No Comments
News of a new leaked ROM for the Google Nexus One was posted tonight on the XDA Developer forums by a member named Football. With the code name FRG33, there has been much speculation that the “G” might represent an early version of Gingerbread, but...
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Final Version Of CyanogenMod 6.0 Released

Posted on August 31, 2010 | No Comments
Android’s most popular ROM, CyanogenMod 6 has made its way out of the RC’s and into its final release. As most people probably already know, CyanogenMod 6 covers a fair number of devices. (The links below lead to the CyanogenMod 6 info and download post...
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Samsung Epic 4G Rooted Before Official Release

Posted on August 29, 2010 | No Comments
A pretty quick release, Sprint’s Epic 4G has already been rooted by the crew over at SDX Developers. You can basically root the phone that you most likely don’t even have yet. It’s a method that requires adb (Android Device Bridge) commands and thus desktop...
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China Unicom Rumored To Jailbreak iPhones And Give Free Cases

Posted on August 28, 2010 | No Comments
According to M.I.C Gadget, promotional posts (such as the ones seen above) read Support Service: Free SIM-trimming, jailbreak, installation of more than 10 hot apps.” The posters are not showing up in all of China Unicom’s stores but enough of them to be noticeable and stand...
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[How To] Root Android 2.2 Froyo For HTC EVO 4G

Posted on August 27, 2010 | 1 Comment
News like this definitely brings a smile to more faces – a root method for the latest Evo OTA update has been released. The method was discovered by xda developers user Dan Wager who says it is based on Sebastian Krahmer’s Droid 2 root, although...
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[How To] Enable FaceTime On Unsupported Carriers

Posted on August 26, 2010 | No Comments
The developer of PushFix recently released a new app called MiTime which is designed to benefit users who unlock their iPhone 4 and would like to use FaceTime. MiTime will allow users to use FaceTime on unsupported carriers such as T-Mobile US. This is actually...
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Safari Download Manager Updated For iPhone 4 And iPad

Posted on August 18, 2010 | No Comments
An extension to the iPhone Safari App, Safari Download Manager has been updated with iOS 4, iPhone 4, and iPad support. Safari Download manager 1.5.0 brings a full download manager to Safari on your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch. The Safari Download Manager is an extension...
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PDF Security Hole Fixed For Jailbroken Users Thanks To Saurik

Posted on August 13, 2010 | No Comments
Earlier this week on Wednesday, Apple released firmware 4.0.2 which patches the large security holes that @comex exploited with his userland jailbreak, JailbreakMe.com. Although Apple tried to fix the problem, they abandoned iPhone 2G and iPod Touch 1G users. It was a bit surprising to...
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iPhone iOS 4.0.1 Jailbreak Execution Flow Using PDF Exploit

Posted on August 13, 2010 | No Comments
As everybody knows by now, JailbreakMe uses the PDF exploit to jailbreak iOS 4.0.1. This exploit allows users to visit a Web site (JailbreakMe.com) which hosts an exploit code written by comex to bypass the digital code signatures used by Apple in all devices. The...
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[How To] Downgrade iOS 4.0.2 to iOS 4.0.1 iPhone Firmware (Mac)

Posted on August 13, 2010 | No Comments
Apple iOS 4.0.2 firmware for iPhone 3G, 3GS, and iPod Touch 2G and 3G is already out for download. If you haven’t already, you should save SHSH blobs (ECID SHSH) to Cydia first so that you can jailbreak you iPhone on iOS 4.0.2 as well....
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