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Apple TV improved with NFS streaming and better playback by aTV Flash (black) update

By Jeff Blagdon on April 19, 2012 02:48 am + 5 comments

Since the first incarnation of the Apple TV back in 2007, the product has received a lot of interest Continue reading…
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Windows Phone homebrew program ChevronWP7 ends, users upgraded to App Hub membership

By Bryan Bishop on April 13, 2012 06:32 pm + 73 comments

Last year ChevronWP7 Labs — in conjunction with Microsoft — began selling $9 tokens that would Continue reading…
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iOS hacker Chronic corrects XRY passcode cracking claims for iPhone and iPad

By Bryan Bishop on April 2, 2012 10:59 pm + 10 comments

Last week Forbes reported on the Swedish company Micro Systemation, whose software XRY is used by Continue reading…
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PlayBook jailbreaks void warranty and will be blocked, says RIM

By Adi Robertson on March 21, 2012 09:15 am + 36 comments

When the first PlayBook jailbreaking tool was released last year, RIM moved quickly to patch it, Continue reading…
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Apple forces AT&T to unlock customer's iPhone after impassioned letter

By Aaron Souppouris on March 21, 2012 08:42 am + 116 comments

When an Apple-loving 9to5Mac reader moved to Canada, he wanted to take his AT&T iPhone with him. He Continue reading…
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Sparrow for iPhone gets push notifications via simple jailbreak tweak

By Ellis Hamburger on March 19, 2012 02:20 pm + 36 comments

Sparrow for iPhone launched last week with push email notifications notably absent, but a new tweak Continue reading…
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New iPad jailbroken on day of release, 'still lots of work to do' (updated)

By Aaron Souppouris on March 16, 2012 02:06 pm + 16 comments

That didn't take long — prolific iOS hacker MuscleNerd has just tweeted a screenshot of a Continue reading…
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iOS 5.1 tethered jailbreak available for original iPad, iPhone 4, 3GS, and iPod touch

By Aaron Souppouris on March 8, 2012 07:34 am + 14 comments

The iPhone Dev-Team has announced that users of the original iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod Continue reading…
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EFF petitioning to extend legal protection for jailbreaking phones and tablets

By Adi Robertson on January 26, 2012 09:13 am + 9 comments

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is petitioning to renew a US Copyright Office ruling that makes Continue reading…
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Siri voice translation comes to the iPhone 4S via Lingual

By Aaron Souppouris on January 26, 2012 08:07 am + 16 comments

Another day, another Siri hack. Lingual is a new jailbreak-only tweak for the iPhone 4S that extends Continue reading…