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Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: Shrink
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Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: Shrink

January 25, 2010 | Robert Nelson

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Of course, assuming we see the unveiling of iPhone OS 4.0 the jailbreak scene is going to become very unstable for a while, and given that I would not necessarily recommend now as a time to begin jailbreaking. But…

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Jailbreaking news: Fix the push notifications on your unlocked/hacktivated iPhone with PushFix
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Jailbreaking news: Fix the push notifications on your unlocked/hacktivated iPhone with PushFix

December 23, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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Those currently running a hacktivated/unlocked iPhone may be missing one nice feature that arrived with OS 3.x — push notifications. If you have activated your iPhone (original,3G,3GS) without an au…

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Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: ProSwitcher
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Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: ProSwitcher

December 21, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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I have not been as vocal lately in my love for jailbreaking, but worry not, I still love and could not imagine using my iPhone 3GS in a non-jailbroken state. That said, I seem to have fallen into a place where I am hap…

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Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: iClassic
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Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: iClassic

December 10, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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Sure, this latest app is not quite as exciting as some of the other apps that make me willing to jailbreak, but it still seems like a good reason to me. Even if it is a little bit more for fun and novelty than productiv…

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Developer gets his 1000+ apps removed from the App Store for faking reviews
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Developer gets his 1000+ apps removed from the App Store for faking reviews

December 8, 2009 | Robert Nelson

It looks like another developer has been caught doing something shady, and in turn that shady behavior has resulted in their apps being pulled from the App Store and them being banned from submitting any in the f…

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App that make me willing to jailbreak: Multifl0w
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App that make me willing to jailbreak: Multifl0w

November 24, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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It has been a little while since I last posted something in regards to an app that makes me willing to jailbreak, but this latest should be worth the wait. The app is called Multifl0w and as the name implies will all…

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Yet another iPhone worm makes the rounds, this one targeting Dutch ING bank users
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Yet another iPhone worm makes the rounds, this one targeting Dutch ING bank users

November 23, 2009 | Robert Nelson

And the damn that is holding back the worm floodgate seems to be giving way just a little bit. Of course for the vast majority of iPhone users there is still nothing to worry about, which means that yes, this latest…

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Second, and potentially more dangerous iPhone worm discovered
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Second, and potentially more dangerous iPhone worm discovered

November 13, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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Just recently we saw the Ikee worm that was targeting (and rick rolling) jailbroken iPhone users, and now we are getting a report of yet another potential iPhone virus. I should point out that the threat level fo…

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Ikee Worm Targets Unsecured SSH on Jailbroken iPhones
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Ikee Worm Targets Unsecured SSH on Jailbroken iPhones

November 8, 2009 | Devindra Hardawar

The Internet is abuzz this morning with news of the first iPhone worm, which comes courtesy of an Australian hacker named “ikee”. Apparently many users woke up to find a picture of Rick AstleyR…

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Jailbreaking news: blacksn0w unlocking tool now available
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Jailbreaking news: blacksn0w unlocking tool now available

November 4, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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With the release of blacksn0w originally expected to come today on November 4, George Hotz surprised everyone (including myself) when he released the unlocking tool a day early. In other words, blacksn0w is c…

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