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Jul 27 2010

Apple, EFF comment on Jailbreak DMCA exception

Given yesterday’s Library of Congress exceptions to the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) for Jailbreak and Unlock, it was only a matter of time before both sides, Apple and the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) commented. [...]


Jul 26 2010

What Jailbreaking/Unlocking DMCA exception means for end users

The Library of Congress’ DMCA exception for jailbreaking is big news for our community.  The new ruling basically says that jailbreaking or unlocking devices is not illegal.  But I think the bigger question on most [...]


Jul 26 2010

Library of Congress adds iPhone, iPad Jailbreaking exception to DMCA

Did the Library of Congress just add a DCMA exception for Jailbreaking? Why yes they did:

Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole [...]


Jul 13 2010

How to set up Frash Jailbreak Flash player for iPad

It’s no secret our beloved iPads will not be running Adobe Flash natively anytime soon. That however hasn’t stifled the communities desire to at least try it out. Be it good, bad or just [...]


Jul 10 2010

iPhone 4 Jailbreak – In theory?

Geohot has updated his blog to let us know that he’s apparently jailbroken his iPhone 4 in less than one day.  There’s a little caveat though — he’s said he probably won’t release it.  Well [...]


Jul 4 2010

Frash: Android Flash ported to iPad

Frash is an effort to take Android’s Flash implementation and get it working on an iPad, Jailbreak style. Brought to you by comex, the mind behind the Spirit Jailbreak, it follows up on his efforts [...]


Jul 1 2010

iRealSMS 3.0 for iPhone Jailbreak – app review

iRealSMS 3.0 for iPhone is a jailbreak utility that you can use in place of the default messaging app.  Up until this point, I had always used QuickReply for SMS.  A several of you TiPb’ers [...]


Jun 29 2010

iMovie for iPhone 3GS – there’s a hack for that

iMovie has been modified to run on iPhone 3GS, making the previously iPhone 4 exclusive app just a tad less exclusive:

David Romhan Torres: I just make iMovie for iphone 4 run on an [...]


Jun 25 2010

iPhone 4 Jailbreak – when will it come and does it still matter?

With iOS 4 and iPhone 4 Apple has again closed the functionality gap, but is it enough to retire Jailbreak once and for all?

iPhone 4 and iOS4 brings with it many welcome additions that some [...]


Jun 22 2010

Jailbreak How-To: Back Up Apps in Rock and Cydia

In lieu of iOS4 and iPhone 4 next week, we know a lot of you will be upgrading to either a new OS or new hardware altogether.  Those of you that jailbreak may find backing [...]


Jun 22 2010

iOS4 Jailbreak and unlock now live (with caveats)

iOS 4 Jailbreak and unlock has been released by the iPhone Dev-Team — but read this before upgrading!

Alright kiddies, you’ve been asking for it, so here it is.  The Dev Team has officially announced their [...]


Jun 21 2010

iOS 4 Jailbreak

is there a Jailbreak for iOS 4?

iOS 4 Jailbreak is another question that just won’t stop flooding our mailboxes today. Previous versions of iOS 4 beta up to and including the GM have gotten various [...]


Jun 13 2010

How-to build or edit a custom iPhone theme

The jailbreak community offers an abundance of tools that allow you to make your iPhone fit your personality and mood.  If you’re anything like me, I can be pretty picky about layouts and exactly how [...]


May 28 2010

How to tweak your Jailbroken iPhone

We get a lot of questions about tweaking Jailbroken iPhones, so here are a few handy tools that are free and don’t require a lot of know-how in order to implement.  All you need is [...]


May 21 2010

FullForce for iPad – Jailbreak app review

FullForce for iPad is jailbreak app that will automatically format iPhone apps to the resolution of the iPad without the distortion of the 2x zoom.  Anyone who owns an iPad knows that all the apps [...]


May 21 2010

Jailbreak how-to: SSH basics and theme editing

One of the most common topics in the jailbreak forums is always theme editing and customization.  To really be able to truly customize a theme, you need to know how to SSH into your iPhone.  [...]


May 18 2010

Wi-Fi Sync for iPhone – Jailbreak app review

Wi-Fi Sync for iPhone is a jailbreak app that allows you to wirelessly sync with iTunes as opposed to having to plug in your phone.  It found it’s way into Cydia after it was rejected [...]


May 14 2010

iPhone to iTunes Wi-Fi sync app rejected by App Store, finds home in Cydia

No shock: Apple has rejected that nifty Wi-Fi sync application that was submitted for the App Store. Good news is, it’s now available via Cydia for any jailbroken iPhone for $9.99. Engadget contacted the developer [...]


May 14 2010

QuickReply for SMS on iPhone – Jailbreak app review

QuickReply for SMS functions basically as an expanded plug-in to the built-in SMS app.  There is no icon for QuickReply and it just interacts with built-in functionality.  QuickReply attempts to solve a lot of the [...]


May 9 2010

Jailbroken iPad gets Apple Magic Mouse support

Redmond Pie decided to try out BTstack Mouse on a Jailbroken iPad and the results were promising:

Not only did it worked with Apple Magic Mouse, but also with almost all the other Bluetooth [...]