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iOS Security Exploit Discovered – Allows Access To Users’ Information
0November 7, 2011
by _GadgetNews
in Apple, Applications, Cell Phones, Hacks, iPad, iPhone, iPod, News, SmartPhones, Tech
Charlie Miller, a well-known Mac hacker and researcher has reportedly found a way to sneak malware into the App Store and subsequently onto any iOS device through the use of exploiting a flaw in Apple’s restrictions on code signing. According to Forbes, the restrictions allow the malware to steal user data and take control of certain iOS functions.
Miller explained that the code signing restrictions allow only Apple’s approved commands to run in an iOS device’s memory and apps that violate these rules aren’t allowed in the App Store. He found a way to bypass Apple’s security check by More >
Apple Patents More Sophisticated Voice Controls
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Apple is said to have recently filed a new patent application that describes sophisticated voice recognition technology that would allow greater control of the iPhone compared to before. The iPhone currently includes a Voice Control feature but this feature is generally said to remain unnoticed by a vast majority of users. The latest patent entitled “User Profiling for Voice Input Processing” described how an iPhone could be used to perform more complex tasks than is currently possible today.
An example of this would be creating a Genius playlist featuring a certain artist. You could just More >
Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 6 Along With Other Beta Releases
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Download and install iOS 5 beta firmware at your own risk. The beta is intended for developer use only and we do not condone pirating Apple software.
Apple recently released another beta update to iOS 5 plus all of its enterprise applications. The list of all the applications that have been updated can be found below:
- Xcode 4.2 Developer Preview 6
- iOS 5 beta 6
- iTunes 10.5 beta 6
- Apple TV Software beta 5
- iWork for iOS beta 2
If you are a registered developer with the Apple Developer Center, you have access to download all the software updates. After looking over the iOS 5 beta 6 release More >
RedSn0w Updated To 0.9.8b3 To Jailbreak iOS 4.3.4
0July 17, 2011
MuscleNerd (@MuscleNerd) has recently tweeted that the iPhone Dev-Team has released the third beta of RedSn0w for the recently released iOS 4.3.4 / iOS 4.2.9.
redsn0w b3 http://is.gd/6eek4Y is a *tethered* 4.3.4 JB for kernel hackers only (see #3). Most should stay back at 4.3.3!
This version of RedSn0w is for kernal hackers only. There is NO reason for an average user to update to iOS 4.3.4 and use this jailbreak as of right now.
A new post on the iPhone Dev-Team blog gives us more insight as to what the third beta of RedSn0w is all about. We recommend reading this part really More >
iOS 4.3.4 Jailbroken For iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch Using PwnageTool
0July 16, 2011
Apple pushed out iOS 4.3.4 for the iPhone, iPad, and the iPod Touch. If you or someone you know accidentally upgraded to iOS 4.3.4 (on a GSM iDevice) or iOS 4.2.9 (on a CDMA iDevice) and your iDevice is not an iPad 2 then you are safe! You can use PwnageTool to jailbreak any device except for the iPad 2 running on the new version of iOS, while also preserving your baseband for an ultrasn0w unlock later on (for those of you with iPhones). The tool / jailbreak method has been confirmed to work. One of the downsides is that the jailbreak is tethered, which means that if your device loses power More >
Apple Releases iOS 4.3.4 – Patches PDF Vulnerability
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Apple recently seeded iOS 4.3.4 for its iOS devices including the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, and 3rd and 4th generation iPod Touch devices. Apple also release a comparable update for Verizon Wireless’ CDMA iPhone 4, iOS 4.2.9.
These new builds include a security update that addresses the vulnerability with PDF files. This directly patches the extremely popular JailbreakMe.com jailbreak solution, which was by far the easiest way to jailbreak iOS devices. JailbreakMe will no longer function on devices running the newer firmwares, which are available now on iTunes.
MuscleNerd tweeted More >
Redsn0w 0.9.8b2 Released; Offers Tethered Jailbreak For iOS 5.0b3
0July 12, 2011
by _GadgetNews
in Apple, Applications, Cell Phones, Hacks, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTouch, News, OS, SmartPhones, Software, Tech
Users who were updating to iOS 5 beta 3 and jailbreaking with Redsn0w previously reported experiencing AppStore application issues where these apps just didn’t work. iOS developer and hacker ih8sn0w mentioned the following to clarify why this bug was occuring:
redsn0w seems to be having sandbox errors due to it using the old b1 kernel. I and many others have not seen any issues with sn0wbreeze related to AppStore apps. If you prefer to use redsn0w, I am sure @MuscleNerd is working on a fix.
MuscleNerd recently tweeted that Redsn0w was updated as well to fix the sandboxing issue More >
Sn0wbreeze 2.8 b4 Released; Jailbreaks iOS 5 Beta 3 On Windows
0July 12, 2011
iH8sn0w has released Sn0wbreeze 2.8 b4 to jailbreak iOS 5 beta 3 on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. As always, Sn0wbreeze is a Windows jailbreak tool.
iH8sn0w (@iH8sn0w) recently tweeted that he has updated Sn0wbreeze 2.8 to support iOS 5 beta 3. His message said the following:
sn0wbreeze v2.8b4 for today’s iOS 5 beta 3 for developers is now available. All release notes + link — pastie.org/2199509
The support devices include:
- iPhone 3GS (old bootrom) (UNTETHERED)
- iPhone 3GS (new bootrom) (TETHERED)
- iPhone 4 (GSM) (TETHERED)
- iPhone 4 (CDMA) (TETHERED)
- iPod Touch 3G (TETHERED)
- iPod More >
Comex Racing Against Time To Finish and Release JailbreakMe 3.0
1July 2, 2011
Earlier today, a tester for JailbreakMe 3.0 leaked a wi-fi iPad 2 .pdf, which essentially contained part of the code utilized in the iPad 2 jailbreak soon to be found in JailbreakMe 3.0. It is expected that Apple will be patching the exploit being used in an upcoming patch leaving the hacker comex, to race against the clock. Comex seems to be determined to continue his work on the jailbreak for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch on iOS 4.2.1 to iOS 4.3.3.
Apple will be patching the bugs found on JailbreakMe.com as a high priority because the previous exploits demonstrate that any iPad, More >
JailbreakMe 3.0 In It’s Final Stage of Development; Release Imminent
0June 27, 2011
by _GadgetNews
in Apple, Cell Phones, Hacks, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTouch, Mods, News, OS, SmartPhones, Software, Tech
As reported previously JailbreakMe 3.0 was supposed to release on Sunday, otherwise known as “Funday” but yet again, the developer behind the jailbreak tool has ran into another issue. According to veeence, the jailbreak tool is going to be released very soon as comex is at the last stage of preparing the jailbreak for public release, otherwise known as a bootstrap.
okay, I need a bootstrap and I need to convince myself that I’m being silly about @chpwn‘s extra 673 bytes of image, and…
Yea, JailbreakMe 3.0 is being prepped! And it’s still Sun/Funday : )
Not sure if it’s going to be More >
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