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New Apple job listing hints at fighting jailbreaking and unlocking
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New Apple job listing hints at fighting jailbreaking and unlocking

November 6, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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According to a recently listing job posting, Apple is looking to hire an “iPhone OS Platform Security Manager.” According to that listing; “The team is responsible for secure booting and…

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Jailbreaking stats: 38% of the 4 million jailbroken iPhones have used a pirated app
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Jailbreaking stats: 38% of the 4 million jailbroken iPhones have used a pirated app

October 15, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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I have often wondered about how many people actually jailbreak, and these latest stats happen to coincide nicely with a recent “in real life” experience. First things first though, according to…

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Apple begins shipping jailbreak proof iPhone 3GS’s
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Apple begins shipping jailbreak proof iPhone 3GS’s

October 14, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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Anyone who follows the jailbreaking scene can attest to how it is a constant game of cat and mouse with Apple. Even as someone who is simply a user and not a developer this game has become increasingly harder to kee…

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Geohot to return with a one-stop solution for jailbreaking
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Geohot to return with a one-stop solution for jailbreaking

October 6, 2009 | Robert Nelson

The last we heard, Geohot was killing off both purplera1n and purplesn0w, which at the time made it seem like he had moved on from working on the iPhone. Of course he did leave us with a little teaser in the past, and…

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Jailbreaking news: Dev Team announces PwnageTool 3.1 availability
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Jailbreaking news: Dev Team announces PwnageTool 3.1 availability

September 16, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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The iPhone Dev-Team has recently announced the availability of PwnageTool 3.1, of course as with any jailbreak or unlocking tool — that does come with a warning. Make sure you follow the directions from…

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Jailbroken stats: Recent survey suggests 8.43% of iPhone users jailbreak
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Jailbroken stats: Recent survey suggests 8.43% of iPhone users jailbreak

August 6, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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It would appear as if there has been a recent surge in jailbreaking popularity. According to the most recent information from Pinch Media, 8.43% of iPhone users have jailbroken their phone. Of course, looking…

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Jailbreaking news: Purple, both ra1n and sn0w are dead
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Jailbreaking news: Purple, both ra1n and sn0w are dead

August 5, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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With the release of iPhone OS 3.0.1 we saw that Geohot’s tools (purplera1n and purplesn0w) were no longer working, at which time he recommended that others begin using the Dev Team’s offerings. N…

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Jailbreaking iPhone OS 3.0.1: Pick redsn0w, avoid purplera1n
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Jailbreaking iPhone OS 3.0.1: Pick redsn0w, avoid purplera1n

August 3, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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We have recently seen Apple offer an update, the first since 3.0 and as always OS updates poses an interesting game of wait and see for those who have jailbroken and or unlocked their iPhone. Typically, once an up…

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Apple releases new support article blaming jailbreakers for “instability, disruption of services, and other issues”
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Apple releases new support article blaming jailbreakers for “instability, disruption of services, and other issues”

July 31, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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According to a recently published Apple Support article, jailbreaking is the cause of lots of problems on the iPhone. The summary of the article sums it up pretty well; “This article is about adverse iss…

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Geohot returns with purplesn0w; his own iPhone 3GS unlocking solution
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Geohot returns with purplesn0w; his own iPhone 3GS unlocking solution

July 14, 2009 | Robert Nelson

It seems there may be a line being drawn between the Dev Team and Geohot when it comes to working together to bring what is best for the end user as a whole. While some may argue that them working together is for the be…

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