Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Quasar gives the iPad untabbed windows for ten dollars and a jailbreak (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/30/quasar-untabbed-windows-app-ipad-jailbreak/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/30/quasar-untabbed-windows-app-ipad-jailbreak/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/30/quasar-untabbed-windows-app-ipad-jailbreak/#comments Quasar gives the iPad untabbed windows for ten dollars and a jailbreak (video)

The iPad was made to do many things, but windowed multitasking wasn't one of them. Leave it to the Cydia Store to provide a new app that delivers individual, rotatable, scalable, untabbed windows. Quasar, from developer Pedro Franceschi, let's you do just that across multiple apps -- without relying on home button double-taps or tricky multi-finger gestures. The video below makes it seem pretty magical, so take a look and let us know what you think.

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Quasar gives the iPad untabbed windows for ten dollars and a jailbreak (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Why shell out cash for those extra tethering fees when you've got MyWi, right? Well, you'll be happy to know the $19.99 jailbreak app has gone through a major revamp. MyWi v5.5 brings along a "total rewrite" for folks on iOS 5, while also promising a speedier connection, faster hotspot load times as well as improved overall reliability. Additionally, the overhauled application adds a couple of new features, including an upgrade to MyWi On Demand, which now uses Bluetooth to trigger hotspot mode. MyWi version 5.5 is up for grabs now via the App Cydia store, though you may need to keep it a secret from your carrier.

MyWi gets friendlier with iOS 5, brings faster connection speeds and improved reliability originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chances are a grand number of you have gratefully used, or heard about, the tweaking tools supplied by the iOS jailbreak community. Last year's MyGreatFest gathering in London brought together Cydia's creator along with members of the Chronic Dev Team, but if you were hoping for something this side of the pond, you'll have another shot at rubbing elbows with them. During its 2012 edition, the WWDC WWJC, also known as JailbreakCon, will be rolling out the red carpet in San Francisco on September 29th. Those interested in trekking toward the Golden Gate Bridge can book their way into the keynotes and workshops by unleashing anywhere from 65 to 155 bucks per ticket -- the cheapest of the bunch being an "Early Bird" deal through June 29th. Feel like joining the jailbreak connoisseurs? You can find the rest of the deets, as well as as the hub to grab your tix via the source link below.

WWJC (JailbreakCon) brings freedom fighters to San Francisco on September 29th originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Belfry brings Stocks and Weather, other native iPhone apps to jailbroken iPads originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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VoiceUtils makes your iPhone 4S wish into a Siri command (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Still images not enough to get you going? Check after the break or hit the YouTube link for a quick video demo of iOS apps running on Apple's TV box. Our friend STS hopes this may push the folks in Cupertino to open their doors to apps officially similar to the way things happened back in '07 on the iPhone -- for now we can only wait.

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Seas0nPass untethered jailbreak for Apple TVs on 4.4.4 detailed, iOS apps coming soon? (Update: video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4.44.4.4.airplay mirroringAirplayMirroringappleapple tvAppleTvappscydiahdpostcrossiosjailbreakjailbrokenSeas0nPassvideoFri, 30 Dec 2011 20:11:00 EST<![CDATA[Spire installer brings Siri to any jailbroken iOS 5 device, legally -- proxy still required]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/26/spire-installer-brings-siri-to-any-jailbroken-ios-5-device/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/26/spire-installer-brings-siri-to-any-jailbroken-ios-5-device/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/26/spire-installer-brings-siri-to-any-jailbroken-ios-5-device/#comments A few months of work by iOS hackers Grant Paul (aka chpwn), Steven Troughton-Smith and Ryan Petrich has culminated in the release of Spire, a new installer that will easily set up Siri on your jailbroken iOS 5 device. While Apple has kept its little helper exclusively constrained to the iPhone 4S, it now runs on iPads, iPhone 4, iPod touches and the iPhone 3GS, and while that's been done before they claim the other new trick is that it's legal, avoiding the copyright infringement inherent in previous hacks. When installed it will initiate a 100MB download of Siri directly from Apple so watch your bandwidth limits, and also be prepared to set up your own proxy server with donated info from an iPhone 4S to hold the line between Apple's backend and yourself. It's available on Cydia now so if you've been waiting for a way to get this feature for yourself it's not far away, however Troughton-Smith tells 9to5 Mac that the next major step may not come until the iPhone 4S is jailbroken and they can avoid the proxy server issues altogether.

Spire installer brings Siri to any jailbroken iOS 5 device, legally -- proxy still required originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ultrasn0w bumped to version 1.2.5, now unlocking even more iOS 5.0.1 devices originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In the game of Apple versus the jailbreakers, Cupertino threw the community a curveball with iOS 5's newly restricted downgrade system which blocks devices from restoring to old 5.x firmware. With the help of his noble steed iFaith (a custom Windows tool), hacker iH8sn0w has found a way around the firmware block, making it possible for dumped iOS 5 signature hash blobs (SHSH blobs) to permit unsigned restores. Why all the fuss about downgrading to prohibited firmware? Prominent iOS hackers MuscleNerd and pod2g have stated that the first untethered jailbreak will arrive on iOS 5.0 and, as such, may require iFaith's downgrade process to facilitate user restores. While the jailbreak is still under construction, iFaith should assure disheartened users in the community that all is not lost. Want to learn about blobs, blobs, and more blobs? Continue past the break to view iH8sn0w's informative video.

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iFaith v1.4 allows downgrade to iOS 5.0, jailbreaker's dream come true originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Well, who didn't see this one coming? Nuance has pulled the rug out from under Siri0us, and the app has been yanked from Cydia while the developer searches for another speech recognition server. Happy hunting, dude.

Continue reading Jailbroken iOS 5 devices get Siri0us, tap into Nuance's dictation servers (video) (update)

Jailbroken iOS 5 devices get Siri0us, tap into Nuance's dictation servers (video) (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Charlie]

Jailbreakers unearth hidden panorama mode in iOS 5 camera app originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A little cajoling from a clever developer got Siri talking to the iPhone 4 and the iPad, but Apple's tight-lipped servers kept the conversation effectively one-sided. The last-gen port was still missing something, and developer Steven Troughton-Smith knew where to find it: a jailbroken iPhone 4S. In an interview with 9to5Mac, Troughton-Smith said that getting Siri to talk to Cupertino's data servers only took ten minutes after he had all of the pieces in place. Ready for your personal assistant port? Hold the phone, the process is a bit dodgy -- our hacking hero said that getting Siri on the older device is a 20-step process, and it requires files from the iPhone 4S that he says aren't his to distribute. When asked about distributing the hack over Cydia, Troughton-Smith said it was something he couldn't be a part of. On Twitter he suggested that a release would "anger the hive," but promised to post detailed notes on the hack after a iPhone 4S jailbreak drops.

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Siri port now talking to Apple servers, avoiding Cydia originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Adam]

Continue reading Lion Ultimatum brings desktop-like functionality and file manager to jailbroken iOS (video)

Lion Ultimatum brings desktop-like functionality and file manager to jailbroken iOS (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Redsn0w 0.9.8b7 gets tutorial for jailbreaking iOS 5 beta 6, iOS 4.3.5 and 4.2.10 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JailbreakMe creator Comex joins Apple as an intern originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Jeff and Kyle]

iOS 5 beta 5 finally gets its jailbreak, rides home in a gangster limo originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Share an iPad? A new tweak is on its way to that other app store that should make your life a little easier: user profiles for iOS. The mod, dubbed iUsers, adds a user login button to the iPad's lock screen. The tweak segregates application data and preferences between users, meaning that user A's Angry Birds score won't muddle and mix with User B's perfect three-star rating. App installations, music, and video content are currently shared between users, but the tweak's creators hope to remedy that in a future update. It's a jailbreak only mod, of course, but still a neat feature we'd love to see implemented in future versions of iOS. The iUsers tweak should be hitting Cydia soon, but folks who want an early peek can snag it now by following the instructions in the source link.

iUsers frees your iPad of monogamy, enables multiple user profiles originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>app storeappleappsAppStorecydiaiOSiOS 4iOS appIos4IosAppipadipad 2Ipad2iUsersjailbreakloginsmultiple loginsMultipleLoginsuser profilesUserProfilesvideoSun, 17 Jul 2011 14:41:00 EST<![CDATA[Unofficial Swype port makes its way to iOS, slides in via Jailbreak radar]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/08/swype-unofficially-makes-its-way-to-ios-slides-in-via-jailbreak/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/08/swype-unofficially-makes-its-way-to-ios-slides-in-via-jailbreak/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/08/swype-unofficially-makes-its-way-to-ios-slides-in-via-jailbreak/#comments Swype Did you finally use JailbreakMe to free your iPhone? Well, if you're also sick of pecking at its virtual keyboard, then Andrew Liu's new Swype iOS port may pique your interest. Although the app's still in the earliest of stages -- version 0.1.0, to be exact -- we can confirm it works, but it did take us two downloads via a repo with Cydia and functionality proved limited. We were able to swipe words in pre-loaded apps like Messaging, Mail and Search, but had no luck with Safari or others we've downloaded. Furthermore, Swype's all-important blue trace-line is absent, and our words didn't always come out as expected. Liu stated on Twitter that the current release is still a beta and that he'll be sprucing it up soon; in the meantime, let us know how your swipe-typing goes in the comments if you choose to install it.

Update: Looks like the newest beta includes the aforesaid blue line, and accuracy is said to be improved by some degree.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Unofficial Swype port makes its way to iOS, slides in via Jailbreak radar originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Andrew LiuAndrewLiuappleapple ipadapple iphoneapple ipod touchAppleIpadAppleIphoneAppleIpodTouchcydiaipadiphoneipod touchIpodTouchjailbreakswipe iosswipe ios jailbreakSwipeIosSwipeIosJailbreakswypeswype ios portSwypeIosPortwynd warriorWyndWarriorFri, 08 Jul 2011 17:36:00 EST<![CDATA[Leaked iPad 2 jailbreak available now? (updated: better wait)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/02/ipad-2-jailbreak-available-now-video/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/02/ipad-2-jailbreak-available-now-video/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/02/ipad-2-jailbreak-available-now-video/#comments Can't say it happened at Mach 3, but the iPad 2 jailbreak that we saw teased back in mid-March seems to have made its way out into the wild at long last. According to the video hosted up just past the break, JailbreakMe 3.0 is now available with support for the iPad 2. It's bruited that the version making its way around now was leaked by a beta tester (read: it ain't the final build), and we're seeing mixed success / failure stories in the related YouTube comments. We'd encourage the daring to tap the links below in order to get started, and if you do, let us know how it all works out below. Per usual, you'd be doing yourself a solid by fully syncing and backing things up before diving off the deep end.

Update: This is working only for iOS 4.3, so if you've updated, you're sadly out of luck.

Update 2: We've received multiple reports that this particular jailbreak is available for iOS 4.3.0, only. It looks like users rocking 4.3.3 will just have to wait.

Update 3: We've received notice that this version is actually a pre-release of the upcoming jailbreak that is not finished, not intended for public consumption, and apparently leaked by a beta tester. For this reason we're pulling the video embed because we wouldn't recommend using it -- especially given the final version is probably not far off.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Leaked iPad 2 jailbreak available now? (updated: better wait) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PhoneIt-iPad available via Cydia now, claims it'll turn your iPad 3G into a phone (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appAppleappsCydiahackhacksiOSiPadiPad 3GIpad3giPhone IslamIphoneIslamjailbrokenjbPhoneIt-iPadPhoneItiPadsoftwarevideoMon, 13 Jun 2011 04:36:00 EST<![CDATA[Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 released for Mac, brings tethered jailbreak to iOS 5]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/10/redsn0w-0-9-8b1-released-for-mac-brings-tethered-jailbreak-to-i/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/10/redsn0w-0-9-8b1-released-for-mac-brings-tethered-jailbreak-to-i/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/10/redsn0w-0-9-8b1-released-for-mac-brings-tethered-jailbreak-to-i/#comments Your patience has paid off. The planet's first openly accessible jailbreak is now available for those who've taken the plunge with iOS 5 (beta), and if you just can't go another day without access to Cydia, well... you don't have to. Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 has been released for Mac users, but given that it's a tethered solution, you'll have to plug 'er back into your machine each time you need to reboot. We'd encourage you to wait for the inevitable untethered alternative, but those who aren't having any of that "listening to your elders" hoopla can hop on down to the source link.

Redsn0w 0.9.8b1 released for Mac, brings tethered jailbreak to iOS 5 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applecydiadev teamDevTeamiosios 5Ios5iphonejailbreakjailbrokenredsn0wsoftwaretetheredtethered jailbreakTetheredJailbreakFri, 10 Jun 2011 11:17:00 EST<![CDATA[iOS 5 jailbroken]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/ios-5-jailbroken/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/ios-5-jailbroken/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/ios-5-jailbroken/#comments See those Cydia and iSSH icons? How about the Reminders and Newstand apps, see those? What you're looking at is the harmonious coexistence of hacks and Apple's virgin iOS 5 beta release running on a 4th generation iPod touch. In other words, MuscleNerd and Co are letting us know that iOS 5 presents few surprises so far when its comes to closing the existing holes exploited by the tethered limera1n jailbreak.

Update: It's worth mentioning that limera1n is a bootrom exploit that Apple can't patch on the iPod touch through firmware alone. The real test of the Dev Team's wits will be an untethered jailbreak for the iPad 2.

iOS 5 jailbroken originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applecydiadev teamDevTeamios 5Ios5jailbreaklimera1nmusclenerdTue, 07 Jun 2011 05:58:00 EST<![CDATA[Cydia Search enables effortless searching of Cupertino's least-favorite app store]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/09/cydia-search-enables-effortless-searching-of-cupertinos-least-f/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/09/cydia-search-enables-effortless-searching-of-cupertinos-least-f/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/09/cydia-search-enables-effortless-searching-of-cupertinos-least-f/#comments Wish finding an app in Cydia was as easy as locating a slot machine in a Vegas casino? Then you might want to give Planet-iPhones' new Cydia Search a whirl, which lets owners of jailbroken iOS devices peruse the renowned gray-market catalog from the comfort of their desktop browser. That means you'll be able to search by name, description, author and a handful of other relevant tags, and once you've found an interesting app, you can view its price, version, repository, and its actual location within Cydia. While the project borrows a number of features first introduced with ModMyi, users will likely find the Cydia Search interface more rewarding -- though both are excellent utilities for browsing the entire app store before rooting your handset. So whenever you get fidgety and decide to replace Apple's boot logo with one from Subaru (or whatever tickles your fancy), you'll know where the journey begins.

Cydia Search enables effortless searching of Cupertino's least-favorite app store originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 May 2011 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Sn0wbreeze brings untethered jailbreak to Verizon iPhone for Windows users originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 May 2011 12:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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 Owners of jailbroken iPhones were greeted with a welcome tweet recently, as Cydia -- Steve Jobs' least favorite app store -- announced its version 1.1 debut. Despite third-party repositories getting hammered early on, and a now resolved 'hash sum mismatch' snafu, the update continues to roll, and hacked iOS devices are gobbling it up. Indie app seekers will notice a snappier interface, better search results (thanks to refined algorithms), and the ability to resume downloads. Saurik's efforts to streamline code have reduced its memory footprint as well, bringing increased stability to the marketplace that continues to rock the App Store's boat. 130,000 downloads were noted in the first three hours -- was yours among them?

Cydia 1.1 unleashed, performance improvements abound originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>app storeappleAppStorecydiacydia 1.1cydia storeCydia1.1CydiaStorediydownloadiosiphonejailbreakjailbrokenjbmobilerootrootedSaurikupdateSun, 03 Apr 2011 05:13:00 EST<![CDATA[TruPrint brings proper printer support to iOS if you brought the jailbreak (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/truprint-brings-proper-printer-support-to-ios-if-you-brought-the/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/truprint-brings-proper-printer-support-to-ios-if-you-brought-the/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/truprint-brings-proper-printer-support-to-ios-if-you-brought-the/#commentsTruPrint brings proper printer support to iOS if you brought the jailbreak AirPrint is great in theory, but in practice your chances of finding a supported printer in the copier room are roughly equivalent to spotting a yellow-eared parrot in the wild. TruPrint boosts those chances dramatically, adding iOS support for "most" printers that are shared on the network. Unfortunately no actual listing of supported models has been provided, but there's a three day free trial if installed over Cydia so you can try it for yourself -- yes, you'll need to jailbreak first. After that it's $9.99, which is a bit steep, but if it saves you having to wait in just one line at the airport terminal to print a boarding pass it's well, well worth it.

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TruPrint brings proper printer support to iOS if you brought the jailbreak (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>airprintcydiaintellibornios 4.2Ios4.2ipadiphonejailbreakjailbrokentruprintvideoWed, 02 Mar 2011 19:06:00 EST<![CDATA[MobileNotifier: iPhone alerts improved (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/mobilenotifier-iphone-alerts-improved-video/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/mobilenotifier-iphone-alerts-improved-video/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/mobilenotifier-iphone-alerts-improved-video/#comments If you haven't jailbroken your iPhone yet then MobileNotifier might just push you over the edge -- a place you're probably already teetering upon given Apple's pathetic push notification implementation. MobileNotifier beta v3 is a free open-source rewrite of iOS' notifications from Peter Hajas (lead developer) and Kyle Adams (UI and UX). Perhaps the biggest feature of MobileNotifier is the addition of unobtrusive alerts that appear at the top of your existing app. Unlike Apple's interfering popups, MobileNotifier alerts can be ignored, leaving them on the display without inhibiting use of the device. You can also take immediate action on alerts or tap them away for later. Pending alerts can be found in the AlertDashboard -- the previously unused area above the app switcher, accessible with a double-press of the iPhone's home button. Pending alert counts are also displayed as a line item on the Lockscreen. We've been running MobileNotifier for a few hours. While it's not perfect (opaque windows?) we have no plans to remove it either. At least not until we see what Apple has in store for iOS 5 which, with any luck, will be revealed on Wednesday for a summer launch. Another screenshot and demo video can be found after the break.

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MobileNotifier: iPhone alerts improved (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows Phone 7's live tiles turned into a pretty convincing iOS theme (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Latest Cydia release lets you easily download that jailbreak again and again originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not since we ran into Benign Girl at the Dollar General have we been so taken with a toy cellphone. Yours now for a mere 99 cents, Smart Phone (creative name!), proves what we suspected all along: in Shenzhen, even children's playthings are jailbroken. But please be careful, as this thing is only recommended for users over the age of four. Get a closer look after the break.

[Thanks, Josh]

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Toy smartphone jailbreak: top tech trend for 2011? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>awesomecellphonecheapcydiadollar storeDollarStorejailbreakKIRFsmart phoneSmartPhonetoyMon, 03 Jan 2011 13:33:00 EST<![CDATA[AirVideoEnabler hack brings AirPlay video to the rest of your apps]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/26/airvideoenabler-hack-brings-airplay-video-to-the-rest-of-your-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/26/airvideoenabler-hack-brings-airplay-video-to-the-rest-of-your-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/26/airvideoenabler-hack-brings-airplay-video-to-the-rest-of-your-ap/#comments Apple's new AirPlay video streaming functionality is great... unless you want to use it in a non-Apple app. For whatever reason, Apple is restricting AirPlay video to just its first party apps right now, and not even all of those (Safari is left out, for instance). Interestingly, Apple actually built the functionality in, it's just not enabled. Thanks to some "spelunking" work by TUAW's Erica Sadun, it was discovered that a single line of code is all that's necessary to spread the feature to any app that relies on Apple's MediaPlayer framework, including VLC, AirVideo, and even Safari. Now Zone-MR has built a hack called AirVideoEnabler and put it on Cydia, allowing you to bring this functionality to your own jailbroken iPad. For the hack-averse, let's hope Apple catches up in functionality soon. Check out a video of AirVideoEnabler and Erica's original hack in action after the break.

AirVideoEnabler hack brings AirPlay video to the rest of your apps originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>airplayairvideoenablerapplecydiaerica sadunEricaSadunhackipadjailbreakjailbrokenstreamingzone-mrFri, 26 Nov 2010 15:40:00 EST<![CDATA[iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak hits with updated redsn0w]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/23/redsn0w-updated-for-ios-4-2-1-jailbreak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/23/redsn0w-updated-for-ios-4-2-1-jailbreak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/23/redsn0w-updated-for-ios-4-2-1-jailbreak/#comments The Dev-Team Blog was just updated with a new redsn0w version 0.9.6b4 jailbreak (based on Geohot's Limera1n bootrom exploit) for iOS 4.2.1. Unfortunately, iOS device owners won't find jailbreaking as easy as navigating to a website. And the 4.2.1 jailbreak is currently "tethered" so owners of the iPhone 4, iPad, and newer iPhone 3GS and iPod touch models will have to reattach to a PC or Mac to boot into a jailbroken state each time your device loses power or needs a reboot. Those of you who rely on the ultrasn0w unlock should hold off for now -- good advice for anyone not comfortable with terms like "SHSH blobs" or "Cydia." Everyone else can hit up the link below with a detailed how-to provided by Redmond Pie.

iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak hits with updated redsn0w originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applecydiadev-teamgeohotios 4.2ios 4.2.1Ios4.2Ios4.2.1ipadiphoneipod touchIpodTouchjailbreaklimera1nredsn0wultrasn0wTue, 23 Nov 2010 05:55:00 EST<![CDATA[FaceIt-3GS brings FaceTime to your jailbroken 3GS]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/09/faceit-3gs-brings-facetime-to-your-jailbroken-3gs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/09/faceit-3gs-brings-facetime-to-your-jailbroken-3gs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/09/faceit-3gs-brings-facetime-to-your-jailbroken-3gs/#comments Ah, the beautiful, ever-useful jailbreak and the developers that make it worthwhile. It's already unlocked the magic of FaceTime over 3G, and now it's making FaceTime capable with any old iPhone 3GS handset (thanks to the iPhoneIslam Team, who did the heavy lifting). Of course, lacking a front facing camera, the resulting video chat might be a little short on faces, but the functionality certainly isn't hurting anybody. Right, Apple? Hit up the app on Cydia and start streaming to your heart's content, and if you're wary there's a demo video after the break.

[Thanks, Moe]

FaceIt-3GS brings FaceTime to your jailbroken 3GS originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3gsapplecydiafaceit-3gsfacetimeiphoneiphone 3gsIphone3gsjailbreakjailbrokenvideoTue, 09 Nov 2010 14:44:00 EST<![CDATA[Cydia merges with Rock, becomes your one-stop jailbroken iOS app shop]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/11/cydia-merges-with-rock-becomes-your-one-stop-jailbroken-ios-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/11/cydia-merges-with-rock-becomes-your-one-stop-jailbroken-ios-app/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/11/cydia-merges-with-rock-becomes-your-one-stop-jailbroken-ios-app/#comments 4.6 million installs later, Rock Your Phone is no more -- but over the next few days, it will join with rival Cydia to form what will surely be the largest alternative iOS app store. Not simply a merger of platforms, the deal will apparently see Cydia and Rock's software teams merge as well -- meaning not only should Rock users have all their software licenses transferred over, but that Rock-exclusive features (like backups) are now on the roadmap for Cydia, too. We'd recommend that jailbreakers the world over take to the streets to celebrate the joyous news, but sadly there's still some work to be done.

Cydia merges with Rock, becomes your one-stop jailbroken iOS app shop originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>app storeAppleAppStoreCydiaiphonejailbreakjbmergermobileRockRock AppRockAppRockYourPhoneSaurikSaurikITSat, 11 Sep 2010 14:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Celebrity Nerds: Justin Long jailbreaks his iPhone like a PC guy (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/18/celebrity-nerds-justin-long-jailbreaks-his-iphone-like-a-pc-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/18/celebrity-nerds-justin-long-jailbreaks-his-iphone-like-a-pc-guy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/18/celebrity-nerds-justin-long-jailbreaks-his-iphone-like-a-pc-guy/#commentsCelebrity Nerds confirms what you always knew, deep in your heart of hearts: that stars are nerds like us. Send in your own confirmations of this fact right here.
With his contract to Apple now a thing of the past, we guess Justin Long's not the smug, overconsuming Mac archetype we'd always assumed. We've gotta give credit to a man who sticks it to his former employer by busting out of the walled garden as demonstrated by the Cydia icon's appearance on Long's iPhone during a visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live. Then again, jailbreakme made the process so easy even a hollywood actor could do it, so who knows.

Update: Video embedded after the break. Skip ahead to the 7:04 mark for the evidence.

Update 2: A theory has emerged in comments that the show's producer, not Justin, is responsible for the jailbreak. The idea is supported by the fact that Cydia and the TVOutTuner apps are sitting in what would typically be the most recently installed app positions (assuming all other screens are full), with the latter app required to mirror the iPhone's display on that big monitor.

[Thanks, Riyan and SeanL9941]

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Celebrity Nerds: Justin Long jailbreaks his iPhone like a PC guy (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applecelebrity nerdsCelebrityNerdscydiajailbreakjimmy kimmelJimmy Kimmel LiveJimmyKimmelJimmyKimmelLivejustin longJustinLongTVOutTunervideoWed, 18 Aug 2010 01:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Older Apple iOS devices must jailbreak to be secure -- oh the irony]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/older-apple-ios-devices-must-jailbreak-to-be-secure-oh-the-ir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/older-apple-ios-devices-must-jailbreak-to-be-secure-oh-the-ir/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/older-apple-ios-devices-must-jailbreak-to-be-secure-oh-the-ir/#comments Remember that nasty PDF bug that allowed potentially malicious code to be executed on your iOS device? Right, the one that Apple recently patched with the iOS 4.0.2 software update, slamming the door on jailbreakme.com. Well, if you own the original iPhone or iPod touch you're still at risk since Apple's update isn't compatible with those devices. Hell, many iPhone 3G owners are also at risk after rolling back their handsets to iOS 3.1.3 due to sluggish (to put it mildly) performance running iOS 4. So what can you do to protect yourselves? Jailbreak. As counterintuitive as that sounds, Jay Freeman (aka @saurik) just released a patch onto Cydia (search for "PDF Patch") for all iOS devices, no need to update to 4.0.2. Of course, jailbreaking presents its own set of risks, so be careful -- and for crissake be sure to change the root password if you install SSH.

Older Apple iOS devices must jailbreak to be secure -- oh the irony originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applecydiadev teamDevTeamexploitfirmwarehackiosios 4ios 4.0.2Ios4Ios4.0.2iphoneipod touchIpodTouchjailbreakJay FreemanJayFreemanpatchpdfsauriksoftware updateSoftwareUpdateFri, 13 Aug 2010 02:06:00 EST<![CDATA['Signal' jailbreak app for iPhone maps out your towers, turns death gripping into a pastime]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/signal-jailbreak-app-for-iphone-maps-out-your-towers-turns-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/signal-jailbreak-app-for-iphone-maps-out-your-towers-turns-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/signal-jailbreak-app-for-iphone-maps-out-your-towers-turns-de/#comments If you're familiar with Android apps like CellFinder, you've got a good idea for what this is -- and the name "Signal" is a pretty accurate representation, too. Basically, iPhone Dev Team member planetbeing has thrown together a neat little app that shows you signal strengths of your phone's connections to nearby cell towers along with their position relative to you (if the positions can be determined), an especially welcome utility considering that you can't access Apple's old "field test mode" in iOS 4. Our favorite part, though, has to be planetbeing's desire to turn this from mere information into entertainment -- and to hopefully take the edge off your pain and deep-set resentment over the signal strength and call dropping issues in your iPhone 4 -- by adding a mode where your goal is to get the signal to drop completely, at which point you'll hear the voice of Spock announce a Vulcan death grip. Who knew an engineering defect could be so much fun? If you're jailbroken -- or you're willing to jailbreak -- you can score Signal in Cydia for a five-spot. Follow the break for video of the app in action.

[Thanks, Pytey]

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'Signal' jailbreak app for iPhone maps out your towers, turns death gripping into a pastime originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applecell towercell towersCellTowerCellTowerscydiadeath gripDeathGripiphoneiphone 4Iphone4jailbreakmobilesignaltowertowersvulcanvulcan death gripVulcanDeathGripMon, 09 Aug 2010 14:55:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhone 4 unlock available now (update: video!)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/iphone-4-unlock-is-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/iphone-4-unlock-is-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/iphone-4-unlock-is-now-available/#comments It's the moment that many of you have been waiting for: the Dev-Team's ultrasn0w carrier unlock for iPhone 4 is out. You'll find version 1.0-1 of ultrasn0w in Cydia on jailbroken devices. If not, just add the repo666.ultrasn0w.com repository. It works for iPhone 4 baseband 01.59 and 3G/3GS basebands 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04. If none of this makes sense then you've got no reason unlocking your device in the first place, buddy.

Update: No-nonsense video embedded after the break showing how to jailbreak and unlock. Easy peasy. [Thanks, Adam]

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iPhone 4 unlock available now (update: video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applebreaking newsBreakingNewscarrier unlockCarrierUnlockcydiadev teamdev-teamDevTeamiphoneiphone 3giphone 3gsiphone 4Iphone3gIphone3gsIphone4jailbreakultrasn0wunlockvideoWed, 04 Aug 2010 02:40:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhone 4 jailbreak enables FaceTime video calling over 3G]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/iphone-4-jailbreak-enables-facetime-video-calling-over-3g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/iphone-4-jailbreak-enables-facetime-video-calling-over-3g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/iphone-4-jailbreak-enables-facetime-video-calling-over-3g/#comments We'd actually already hacked up a 3G FaceTime video call using an iPhone 4 and a MiFi, but now that Apple's latest handset has been jailbroken, you can toss the extra hardware -- you just need a little Cydia app called My3G, which lets you run WiFi apps over 3G. FaceTime video quality appears to be unaffected, but from what we've seen the framerates suffer depending on your connection -- pretty much what you'd expect to get when running a video stream optimized for high-bandwidth connections on a smaller pipe. Still, it's instantly the best reason to jailbreak your phone -- check a video after the break.

P.S.- If you're averse to jailbreaking, remember that Fring lets you make video calls over 3G without any shenanigans -- and unlike FaceTime, you can also video call non-iPhone users. Just sayin'!

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iPhone 4 jailbreak enables FaceTime video calling over 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3g3g facetime3gFacetimecydiafacetimefacetime 3gFacetime3ghackhacksiphoneiphone 4Iphone4jailbreakjailbrokenmy3gvideovideo callvideo callingVideoCallVideoCallingMon, 02 Aug 2010 13:05:00 EST<![CDATA[How-to: Install Flash on your jailbroken iPad (for real)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/how-to-install-flash-on-your-jailbroken-ipad-for-real/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/how-to-install-flash-on-your-jailbroken-ipad-for-real/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/how-to-install-flash-on-your-jailbroken-ipad-for-real/#commentshttp://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/flashipadeng1.jpg We just saw Flash 10.1 ported to the iPad demonstrated in video form by Comex, and now you can get in on the action too, as long as your iPad is jailbroken. It's called Frash, and while the plugin is still pretty early and doesn't do video playback yet, you can definitely play games and other animations right now, and we're told video support is forthcoming. Okay, so let's try this out, shall we? It's not point-and-click simple, but it's not that hard, either. Full instructions after the break.

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How-to: Install Flash on your jailbroken iPad (for real) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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