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  They have released Mac OS X Lion, released new updates to their popular Mac lineups, and have also pushed out an update for iTunes. Most of the times when Apple releases a new update for iTunes it is safe for Jailbreakers to upgrade. There have been incidents in the past, however, that have broken certain things with Jailbroken iDevices upon updating to a new version of iTunes. This requires further investigation from the Dev-Team....

DO NOT UPDATE!!! You will loose your jailbreak. iOS 5’s on-device delta updates can’t come soon enough. Just a week and a half after releasingiOS 4.3.4, Apple has dropped iOS 4.3.5. Apple says that the new update fixes a security vulnerability with certificate validation. The recently released iOS 4.3.4 focused on patching PDF vulnerabilities that some folks were using to jailbreak their devices, but could be exploited for more...

Under eight hours. That was the time it took to jailbreak beta 3 of iOS 5, which dropped back on July 11th and was unleashed later that day. Now beta 4 is out and, well, our stopwatches are ticking. A new beta of iTunes has also been included, though looking through the change log there's nothing particularly amazing about this release. Among other minutia, the Twitter app will now prompt you if it's unable to identify your...

Do not update your iTunes until it is confirmed that it is jailbreak frien...

Here's something mildly terrifying to chew on: researchers in Italy have developed a way to automatically harvest anything you type on your smartphone's touchscreen, using only a camera placed over your shoulder. The software, created by Federico Maggi and his team from the Politecnico di Milano, takes advantage of the magnified touchscreen keys you'll find on most iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices. Because these magnifications...

iOS 4.3.4 Jailbreak is still tethered so do not update at this time..   Apple has just pushed a new version of iOS, 4.3.4 (4.2.9 for the Verizon iPhone), and it looks to have "fixed" the PDF exploit that has been so notoriously exploited of late. In a summary of what's changed, Apple indicates that a fix has been applied that will prevent "arbitrary code execution" when viewing a "maliciously crafted PDF" -- business speak for...

Keep in mind that the jailbreak is tethered for now, in other words, if  your  device loses power or restarts then you would have to boot it into  the  jailbroken state again. No matter how annoying it may sound, but  its better  than having no jailbreak at all. I will Post an update when iOS 4.3.4 becomes Untthered         &nb...

TinyUmbrella has reached the latest version 5, and is available for free download. This version works on both operating systems, Microsoft Windows and Mac OX S. TinyUmbrella is a tool that is able to allow users to downgrade their iOS version on iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad, iPad 2, iPod Touch Apple TV 2G by “signing” an older version of a firmware (SHSH blobs) and also allowing to build a custom .ipsw using these blobs. This backup...

  How To Backup/Save The iPad 2 iOS 4.3.3 SHSH Blobs Using TinyUmbrella 5 - Easy Tutorial Hurry and backup your SHSH before iOS 5 is Released so you can restore you Device See How Here...

The latest creation from modder extraordinaire Benjamin J. Heckendorn? This mashup of an Xbox 360,Maker Faire-provided Arduino board and a Sony CD changer lets gamers play their entire collection without ever needing to leave the couch again. The latest episode of The Ben Heck Show takes viewers through the build process in a bit under 19 minutes, but leaves the device still needing a bit of polish in the end. Sponsor element14...

iH8Sn0w has released a new version of Sn0wBreeze for developers to jailbreak iOS 5.0b3.---------------------------------------------sn0wbreeze v2.8b4 -- For iOS 5.0 b3(9A5259f)---------------------------------------------* Intended only for developers (as usual).* Hacktivation is disabled (again).* MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE TO iTunes 10.5 BETA 3!---------------------------------------------Supported Devices/Tethered?---------------------------------------------iPhone...

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If you’ve been keeping a close eye to the news over the last few days, you’re probably aware of JailbreakMe 3.0, a simple untethered jailbreak that takes advantage of a PDF exploit in Mobile Safari. The wizards in the jailbreak community have engineered a fix that manages to preserve the jailbreak, at the same time as it stops unsuspecting users from launching a harmful PDF and having their devices taken over.   This tweak is simple...

  Those who’ve spent some time on the Android platform are probably aware of Swype, a tweak that lets users type on their virtual keyboards without ever lifting their fingers, by simply quickly swiping their finger across the keyboard over any letter in order to form a word, and only then releasing it. Fans of this tool should now be happy to know that Swype has now been unofficially ported to iOS.   With one continuous finger...

The JailbreakMe.com website has returned to offer an entirely browser-based jailbreak tool for iOS devices including (for the first time) the iPad 2.   Jailbreaking is a process by which Apple's iOS devices can be opened up to allow for installation of non-Apple-approved applications, customizations and file access. Apple officially disapproves of jailbreaking and has even warned users that these unauthorized modifications...