Comex, who created the popular Spirit jailbreak for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, has just released his new jailbreak for the iPhone 4, iPod Touch, iPad, and all predecessors called JailbreakMe.
Instead of the traditional jailbreak that requires you to plug your device into your computer, this jailbreak works right on the device. Just visit JailbreakMe.com and slide the bottom slider to jailbreak! We’ve been told that Ultrasn0w (iPhone unlock) isn’t working 100% yet, so tread with caution there.
Now, a jailbreak on the device itself brings up the Apple stores. They provide iPhone 4 demo units in-store, but they aren’t hooked up to a computer. But now, people can actually jailbreak the iPhone 4 demo units without a computer. This may spell trouble for Apple.
[via JailbreakMe]
Comex, who created the popular Spirit jailbreak for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, has just released his new jailbreak for the iPhone 4, iPod Touch, iPad, and all predecessors called JailbreakMe. Instead of the traditional jailbreak that requires you to plug your device into your computer, this jailbreak works right on the device. Just visit JailbreakMe.com and slide the bottom slider to jailbreak! We’ve been told that Ultrasn0w (iPhone unlock) isn’t working 100% yet, so tread with caution there. Now, a jailbreak on the device itself brings up the Apple stores. They provide iPhone 4 demo units in-store, but they aren’t hooked up to a computer. But now, people can actually jailbreak the iPhone 4 demo units without a computer. This may spell trouble for Apple. [via JailbreakMe]
Jailbreak your iPhone? Root your Droid? Worry about its legality? Worry no more! The Library of Congress in America has added a DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) exception that allows unapproved software on handsets: otherwise known as jailbreaking in the iPhone world, or rooting in the Android and webOS world.
Here’s the full statement by the LoC:
Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications, when they have been lawfully obtained, with computer programs on the telephone handset.
Although this doesn’t mean that these companies will have to jailbreak your phone for you, it means that they won’t be able to sue you or file any legal action against you. So that means that you can jailbreak and unlock your iPhone, and Apple cannot call the practice illegal. And this also allows groups like the iPhone Dev Team and ih8sn0w to continue operating legally. Everyone wins!
As for the Android scene, there isn’t too much scrutiny regarding rooting in Google’s eyes, but maybe it makes the rooted users feel a bit better.
Even better, this means that ripping a DVD is completely legal, as long as you don’t distribute it.
[via LoC]
Jailbreak your iPhone? Root your Droid? Worry about its legality? Worry no more! The Library of Congress in America has added a DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) exception that allows unapproved software on handsets: otherwise known as jailbreaking in the iPhone world, or rooting in the Android and webOS world. Here’s the full statement by the LoC: Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications, when they have been lawfully obtained, with computer programs on the telephone handset. Although this doesn’t mean that these companies will have to jailbreak your phone for you, it means that they won’t be able to sue you or file any legal action against you. So that means that you can jailbreak and unlock your iPhone, and Apple cannot call the practice illegal. And this also allows groups like the iPhone Dev Team and ih8sn0w to continue operating
Geohot, aka George Hotz, the first person to unlock the first generation iPhone, has announced that he’s not making any more jailbreaks.
Geohot recently made a three part tweet on his Twitter account detailing the recent events and the controversy of him not releasing an iPhone 4 jailbreak.
i was just having fun but some people had to take this all way too seriously. it’s just a phone, and it isn’t much fun anymore.
my bio isn’t “iPhone hacker” it was just something i did occasionally when i was bored. seriously, i think many of you care way more than me
it was a cool ride, and i’ve learned a lot about a lot. perhaps one of these days i’ll do a more formal goodbye.
After that last tweet, he protected his Twitter account and his iPhone blog.
Geohot is famous for unlocking the first iPhone, and releasing such easily-recognisable iPhone jailbreaks as purplera1n and blackra1n.
UPDATE: It looks like he deleted his Twitter account altogether. Blackra1n.com is still online.
Geohot, aka George Hotz, the first person to unlock the first generation iPhone, has announced that he's not making any more jailbreaks.
Geohot recently made a three part tweet on his Twitter account detailing the recent events and the controversy of him not releasing an iPhone 4 jailbreak.
i was just having fun but some people had to take this all way too seriously. it's just a phone, and it isn't much fun anymore.
my bio isn't "iPhone hacker" it was just something i did occasionally when i was bored. seriously, i think many of you care way more than me
it was a cool ride, and i've learned a lot about a lot. perhaps one of these days i'll do a more formal goodbye.
After that last tweet, he protected his Twitter account and his iPhone blog.
Geohot is famous for unlocking the first iPhone, and releasing such easily-recognisable iPhone jailbreaks as purplera1n and blackra1n.
UPDATE: It looks like he deleted his Twitter account altogether. Blackra1n.com is still online.
You may not know it, but running old NES/SNES/N64 style games on the iPod Touch isn’t as hard as it looks, assuming you have a Jailbroken iPod or iPhone.
Meet a little app called snes4iphone, it’s available for 5.99 in the Rock Your Phone store (Rock), and while I was hoping to get more out of the demo, it’s far from perfect. Nonetheless, I went ahead and purchased the full version so I could dive into the nostalgic gameplay of my childhood. If you’re not familiar with the Super Nintendo, please don’t mind me, you will never know how intriguing the system actually was, and the hours of time I spent with the system.
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You may not know it, but running old NES/SNES/N64 style games on the iPod Touch isn’t as hard as it looks, assuming you have a Jailbroken iPod or iPhone. Meet a little app called snes4iphone, it’s available for 5.99 in the Rock Your Phone store (Rock), and while I was hoping to get more out of the demo, it’s far from perfect. Nonetheless, I went ahead and purchased the full version so I could dive into the nostalgic gameplay of my childhood. If you’re not familiar with the Super Nintendo, please don’t mind me, you will never know how intriguing the system actually was, and the hours of time I spent with the system. General UI The application is pretty straight forward, if you haven’t used an emulator, it should be too hard to get the hang of using snes4iphone. The first 4 sections cover the basic parts of the UI, games, saves, recent games played, and options, leaving the rest of the UI to the actual gameplay. Snes4iphone does not come with ROMs by default, but does give you the a
Attention all jailbroken iPhone users: JCXP WANTS YOU!
We’re currently investigating claims of Apple deactivating jailbroken/unlocked iPhones, and we need your help.
If your iPhone has EVER crashed in the following way, please contact us through the forums, or through my email:
iPhone loses service, or Airplane Mode is activated, freezes up, goes to Apple logo screen, goes into infinite boot loop.
Thanks much, guys.
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Attention all jailbroken iPhone users: JCXP WANTS YOU!
We're currently investigating claims of Apple deactivating jailbroken/unlocked iPhones, and we need your help.
If your iPhone has EVER crashed in the following way, please contact us through the forums, or through my email:
iPhone loses service, or Airplane Mode is activated, freezes up, goes to Apple logo screen, goes into infinite boot loop.
Thanks much, guys.
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