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Greenpois0n RC6 Released; Offers Bug Fixes And Supports Apple TV

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February 13, 2011
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The Chronic Dev team has just released Greenpois0n RC6 for Windows and Mac and is available for download.  Apart from fixing emulators compatibility issues with greenpois0n, the team has added Untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak support to Apple TV 2G. You can download greenpois0n RC6 to achieve untethered jailbreak on your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Apple TV 2G on iOS 4.2.1 and Verizon iPhone 4 on iOS 4.2.6 from the link below. This is the first version of GreenPois0n to be untethered on a second generation Apple TV. Previous versions of GreenPois0n have been untethered on other iOS More >

Apple Acquiring Small Company To Revamp Notification System

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February 11, 2011
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Apple’s pop-up notification system for  new messages, Emails, and other apps is considered one of the weakest part of iOS.

Folks over at CultofMac are reporting that Apple’s strategy for the revamp involves acquiring a small company to build its technology into the operating system. But the sources couldn’t identify the targeted firm.

Apple’s pop-up notification system for new text messages, voicemails and the like has often been criticized as one of the weakest parts of the iOS. Notifications are intrusive, modal and often cryptic. It’s a mess.

HP/Palm’s webOS banner notification More >

German Researchers Showcase Security Threats Of Jailbreaking

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February 11, 2011
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Recently some German Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute have come forward with a public warning: If someone manages to steal your iPhone and jailbreaks it, they might be able to retrieve your sensitive passwords. To show this, the “Fraunhofer Institute Secure Information Technology” team has released a new video showcasing the “security threats” posed by jailbreaking; a situation in which an “attacker can retrieve passwords in 6 minutes.” The researchers added:

“As soon as attackers are in the possession of an iPhone or iPad and have removed the device’s SIM card, they can get a hold More >

Nokia Partners With Microsoft; Adopts Windows Phone 7 As Primary OS

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February 11, 2011
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Nokia finally announced its strategic partnership with Microsoft, that would use their strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem. Nokia also shocked everyone by announcing that, Windows Phone would be their “primary software platform”. It does not mean that Symbian and MeeGo are dead, In a separate release Nokia mentioned that they are expecting to sell more than 150 million Symbian devices in the coming years. Nokia also confirmed that the MeeGo based smartphone would be launched, later this year. Nokia is also planning to manufacture Windows and MeeGo based tablets. More >

SHSH Blobs Extractor – Grab SHSH Blobs For Older iOS Firmware

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February 10, 2011
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The popular iPhone hacker who has developed @iH8sn0w is currently working on a new tool SHSH Blobs Extractor, which will allow you to extract the old SHSH blobs signature files, even if Apple stops signing older firmware files. According to iH8sn0w, the blobs are always available on firmware because the boot chain relies on these unique blobs. It is basically another signature check of Apple but is given to the device originally from Apple via a Restore/Update.

If you have a device that is on a firmware that Apple is not signing (example: 4.1), and you wish to grab blobs for, you can More >

TinyUmbrella Updated To 4.21.08; Supports Verizon/CDMA iPhone 4

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February 9, 2011
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Backing up your SHSH blobs is an important part of Jailbreaking. Luckily Cydia does most of the work, but for those that like to really keep a hold on things, TinyUmbrella is your ultimate SHSH manager. By backing up your SHSH blobs yourself, you can rest assured that you’ll be able to get back to that particular version of firmware.

@Notcom, the dev behind TinyUmbrella has released a new beta (4.21.08) for Windows, and Mac OSX. The app works for the iPhone (all models), iPod Touch, iPad and Apple TV without the need to have your device jailbroken. The newest version, 4.21.08, More >

Ultrasn0w Unlock For iPhone 4 (BB 02.10.04, 03.10.01 & 04.10.01) Almost Ready For Primetime

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February 9, 2011
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Good news for those who are eagerly waiting to unlock their iPhone 4 with baseband 02.10.04, 03.10.01 or 04.10.01. TheiPhonewiki’s admin @Veeence who works closely with iOS hackers confirmed that apart from unlocking iPhone 4 on baseband 02.10.04 (iOS 4.1 build 8B117) and 03.10.01 (iOS 4.2.1 build 8C148), iPhone Dev Team will roll out updated ultrasn0w unlock for iPhone 4 on latest firmware iOS 4.3 (bb 04.11.02) soon after iOS 4.3 is released.

@reputeinfosys the unlock is pretty much done. They’re just waiting for iOS 4.3 now.

I don’t like repeating myselft, but spirits are still More >

[How To] Update iPhone 4 To iOS 4.2.1 And Preserve Baseband For Ultrasn0w Unlock

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February 9, 2011
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If you have the unlocked iPhone 4 on baseband 01.59.00 and you want to update to iOS 4.2.1 chances are you will likely be updating to 03.10.01 and therefore losing your carrier unlock. Updating to iOS 4.2.1 using TinyUmbrella will protect your baseband update allowing you to carrier unlock your iPhone 4 again. You can follow the tutorial below on how to upgrade your iPhone 4 to iOS 4.2.1 preserving its baseband using TinyUmbrella.

Note:

Before you continue, you must have Saurik’s server in yoru host file. At the end of the file add the string 74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com which is useful to More >

Moscone Event Calendar Suggests Apple’s WWDC 2011 For June 5th-9th

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February 9, 2011
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Apple might hold its annual WWDC event from June 5th to June 9th 2011. Based on reports of suspicious-looking bookings at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the latest rumors pegged June 6 as the day when Apple might unveil its next iPhone 5 on iOS 5.0 in a keynote address by Steve Jobs.

WWDC is traditionally when Apple announces new iPhones as well as releases final major versions of the iOS software.  However, it is unlikely for Apple to kick-off ‘Corporate Meeting’ on Sunday. So we may expect a last minute shuffle in the schedule. The WWDC 2011 dates falls in-line with tentative More >

[How To] Jailbreak The Verizon iPhone 4 With GreenPois0n RC5 Beta 4

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February 8, 2011
by TechHead in , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Many of you have been posting comments informing us how that you were able to jailbreak the Verizon iPhone 4 with an updated GreenPois0n. The update is now live and is confirmed that you are able to jailbreak your brand new Verizon iPhone and any other iDevice on firmware iOS 4.2.1.

You can download GreenPois0n RC5 Beta 4 which is now available on both the Mac OS X and Windows now. Follow the steps below

Step One:

Head to GreenPois0n.com and download the newest version

Step Two:

Attach your iPhone to your computer (Close iTunes if it opens)

Step Three:

Open the GreenPois0n app and follow More >

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