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Famed jailbreaker and former Apple intern Comex set to join Google as an intern

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 25th, 2013)

Famed iPhone jailbreaker Comex, whose real name is Nicholas Allegra, tweeted on Tuesday that he will be joining Google as an intern in the coming weeks. Allegra originally made a name for himself when he released a jailbreak tool dubbed JailBreakMe. As the name implies, the tool enabled users to ...

iPhone jailbreak hack puts Facebook Messenger all over iOS

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 18th, 2013)

The Verge is reporting that a new jailbreak tweak to the Facebook iOS app enables the chat heads feature to run on iOS the same way it does on Android. In other words, chat heads can now permeate the entire iOS UI if you simply can't get enough of Facebook messaging. The tweak was put ...

Latest iOS update blocks Evasi0n jailbreak

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 20th, 2013)

Jailbreakers will take note that iOS 6.1.3, released yesterday, blocks the Evasi0n jailbreak. The Evasi0n jailbreak is the most popular one to date, according to Forbes, which reports that it has been used to jailbreak 18 million iOS devices in the six weeks since its launch. Ironically ...

Latest iOS 6.1.3 beta breaks the evasi0n jailbreak

by Randy Nelson (Feb 25th, 2013)

It took a while, but it looks like Apple is finally cracking down on the untethered evasi0n jailbreak with some bug fixes set for inclusion in iOS 6.1.3. Forbes is reporting that David Wang, one of the jailbreak's developers, has tested iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2 and found that it fixes one of five bugs ...

evasi0n jailbreak tool updated to support iOS 6.1.2

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 19th, 2013)

iOS owners with a jailbroken device will be happy to know that the latest iOS 6.1.2 update is safe for them to install. iOS 6.1.2 may fix the Exchange calendar issue, but it does not close the exploit being used by the evasi0n jailbreak. Shortly after iOS 6.1.2 was released, the evad3rs team ...

Hack brings all iPhone notifications to Pebble watch

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 14th, 2013)

Pebble watch owners have a good reason to jailbreak their iOS device. A new jailbreak app from developer Conrad Kramer lets the smartwatch accept all incoming notifications, not just the ones from native iOS apps, like messages and phone calls. This hack is available to most iPhone owners now ...

FireCore releases updated Apple TV jailbreak tool

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th, 2013)

Jailbreak provider FireCore announced yesterday that it has released an update to the Seas0nPass jailbreak tool and aTV Flash (black) Apple TV software. The update supports the 5.2 Apple TV software released by Apple on January 28, 2013, which is essentially iOS 6.1 for the little black ...

Evasi0n used to jailbreak 7 million devices in less than a week

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 8th, 2013)

Forbes talked to Jay Freeman, aka Saurik, who confirmed that the recent Evasi0n jailbreak is the most popular jailbreak in iOS history. According to Saurik, the utility was used to jailbreak more than 7 million devices in the four days since it was released earlier this week. Freeman claims his ...

First iOS 6.1.1 beta doesn't interfere with evasi0n jailbreak

by Randy Nelson (Feb 7th, 2013)

If you've jailbroken your iOS device running version 6.1 of Apple's mobile software, it doesn't appear that your heart will be broken by the upcoming 6.1.1 release -- at least not yet. Ars Technica reports that folks with access to the iOS 6.1.1 beta have been able to successfully install it on ...

Daily Update for February 4, 2013

by Steven Sande (Feb 4th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Untethered iOS 6.x jailbreak evasi0n now available

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 4th, 2013)

The Evad3rs Jailbreak Team has made the evasi0n jailbreak available, and it is capable of jailbreaking the iPhone 5, 4, 4S, 3GS, iPad mini, all full size iPads, and 3rd, 4th and 5th-generation iPod touches running iOS 6.0 and 6.1. The jailbreak is untethered, meaning you won't have to connect to ...

iPhone 5 jailbreak release expected very soon (Updated: Jailbreak now available)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 4th, 2013)

Last night while the US was watching football, the evad3rs jailbreak team was putting the final touches on its untethered iOS 6.1 jailbreak. Early speculation suggested the tool would be released during Sunday's Super Bowl, but the evad3rs dispelled that myth with a tweet that officially ...

iOS 6.1 jailbreak almost ready for prime time

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 31st, 2013)

The newly formed evad3rs are close to completing their work on the latest iOS 6.1 jailbreak. The team, made up of @MuscleNerd, @pod2g, @Planetbeing and @pimskeks, have created a website for their jailbreak and are updating it with progress reports. According to the evasi0n site, the jailbreak ...

Untethered iOS 6.1 jailbreak to land on most Apple mobile devices (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 28th, 2013)

MuscleNerd is the bearer of potentially good news for iOS device owners. According to a report in iDownloadBlog, MuscleNerd has said that the upcoming untethered jailbreak for iOS 6.1 will support most iOS devices. This would include the following: iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 iPad ...

Why you can't have an iPhone 5 jailbreak yet

by Randy Nelson (Jan 21st, 2013)

TechCrunch has put together a really great post covering the current iOS jailbreak scene, along with a bit of history behind the quest to find exploits in Apple's devices. For iPhone 5 owners, the piece contains some news that should be very welcome indeed: a working untethered jailbreak for ...