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iPad 2 with iOS 5 is jailbroken [video]
Right after the announcement earlier today that DevTeam has successfully made first steps towards iPhone 4S jailbreak, here is more news.
iPad 2 iOS 5 jailbreak is possible and done and to prove it MuscleNerd published a quick video:
Apple Has Made Audio Codec (ALAC) Open Source
Apple has announced via that the company is launching the Apple Lossless Audio Codec on an open source basis.
“Apple is making the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) available as an open source project. Full details can be found on the Apple Lossless Audio Codec ”.
'It's time to repeal prohibition' on Macs in the enterprise
According to Forrester research, Mac business users are more productive than their PC counterparts, because MacBook laptops from Apple tend to be more reliable and require less maintenance than PCs. Forrester issued a new report entitled "People are Bringing Macs to Work - It's Time to Repeal Prohibition" in order to encourage companies to support Apple hardware in the workplace.
Although the use of Mac in enterprises is increasing, approximately 41 percent of companies that took part in the research do not officially allow their employees to use Mac. Of course, users find ways how bypass company restrictions and use their Mac at work.
Moreover, Mac sales in the enterprise sector have seen a huge spike in 2011. In May, Apple announced that corporate Mac sales grew by 66 percent. But sales of iOS products are more significant. 93 percent of Fortune 500 companies are deploying or testing the iPhone, while 90 percent are doing the same for the iPad.
Hackers have successfully made iPhone 4S jailbreak
iPhone DevTeam member MuscleNerd recently tweeted that iPhone 4S jailbreak was finally made:
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VERY preliminary 4S JB: http://twitpic.com/76vcp4 http://twitpic.com/76vct2 (Huge missing pieces prevent public release. LOTS of work left)
This is just a first step, and as MuscleNerd said there's a lot of work left to do. So don't expect to see new utility anytime soon. But this is still great news.
Take a look at the screenshots with terminal and Cydia running on iPhone 4S:
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Step-by-step Tutorial: How to Tether Jailbreak iPad 1 Using RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 (Mac OS) [iOS 5]
This is step-by-step instructions on how to perform tethered jailbreak of your first generation iPad on iOS 5 firmware using RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 for Mac OS X.
Tethered jailbreak means that each time you restart your device you will need to connect it to a computer and run redsn0w.
Step-by-step Tutorial: How to Tether Jailbreak iPad 1 Using RedSn0w 0.9.9b6 (Windows) [iOS 5]
This is step-by-step instructions on how to perform tethered jailbreak of your first generation iPad on iOS 5 firmware using RedSn0w 0.9.9b6 for Windows.
Tethered jailbreak means that each time you restart your device you will need to connect it to a computer and run redsn0w.
Step-by-step Tutorial: How to Tether Jailbreak iPod Touch 4G Using RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 (Mac OS) [iOS 5]
This is step-by-step instructions on how to perform tethered jailbreak of your iPod Touch 4G on iOS 5 firmware using RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 for Mac OS X.
Tethered jailbreak means that each time you restart your device you will need to connect it to a computer and run redsn0w.
Step-by-step Tutorial: How to Tether Jailbreak iPod Touch 3G Using RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 (Mac OS) [iOS 5]
This is step-by-step instructions on how to perform tethered jailbreak of your iPod Touch 3G on iOS 5 firmware using RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 for Mac OS X.
Tethered jailbreak means that each time you restart your device you will need to connect it to a computer and run redsn0w.
Adobe Releases Carousel Apps For iOS And Mac
In early September, Adobe announced a new online service named for managing photos and today the company launched native Mac and iOS clients for this service. The apps allow managing and syncing all your photos across Macs and iOS devices via the cloud.
Step-by-step Tutorial: How to Tether Jailbreak iPod Touch 4G Using RedSn0w 0.9.9b6 (Windows) [iOS 5]
This is step-by-step instructions on how to perform tethered jailbreak of your first generation iPod Touch 4G on iOS 5 firmware using RedSn0w 0.9.9b6 for Windows.
Tethered jailbreak means that each time you restart your device you will need to connect it to a computer and run redsn0w.
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Step-by-step Tutorial: How to Tether Jailbreak iPod Touch 3G Using RedSn0w 0.9.9b6 (Windows) [iOS 5]
This is step-by-step instructions on how to perform tethered jailbreak of your first generation iPod Touch 3G on iOS 5 firmware using RedSn0w 0.9.9b6 for Windows.
Tethered jailbreak means that each time you restart your device you will need to connect it to a computer and run redsn0w.
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RedSn0w 0.9.9b6 released: iOS 5 jailbreak for Windows and fixed location services for 3GS
The iPhone Dev-Team released jailbreak utility RedSn0w 0.9.9b6 for both Windows and Mac users. The new version offers full iOS 5 jailbreak support for Windows and fixes Location Services issue for iPhone 3GS devices running the 06.15 baseband. This is still a tethered jailbreak for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 1, iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 4G:
We've released version 0.9.9b6 of redsn0w, with both a functional fix and cosmetic fix for iOS5 jailbreakers. For iPhone3GS owners with the 06.15 baseband, this redsn0w eliminates the network crash you saw when using Location Services in iOS5 (in fact, you don't even need to disable Location Services anymore during the initial setup). The cosmetic fix is to the visual countdown you see when going into DFU mode.
It's okay to re-run this redsn0w over an existing device jailbroken at iOS5. Just choose "Jailbreak" again and de-select Cydia (in other words, all the checkboxes will be unchecked). If you are lucky enough to have an old-bootrom iPhone3GS, please pre-select the IPSW first (redsn0w can't yet auto-detect the FW version of your old-bootrom 3GS if it's already been jailbroken).
Just as redsnow 0.9.9b5 the new version supports creating custom firmwares with preserving baseband (modem) version for unlock. Unfortunately right now custom firmware functionality works only with Mac version.
You can download the latest RedSn0w version here.
UPDATE: RedSn0w 0.9.9b7 released. Minor change, it has an option for a faster jailbreak. Get it here.
UPDATE:
Here are links to our RedSn0w 0.9.9 iOS 5 jailbreak tutorials:
- Windows: iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 1, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G
- Mac OS: iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 1, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G
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Apple to Stick with Samsung for A6 Chip Production After All
Last month, we heard rumors that Apple had signed an agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for production of the next-generation A6 and A7 chips destined for future iOS devices. Samsung manufacture the A4 and A5 chips for Apple, but Apple seems to try to shift to TSMC because of difficult relations and legal battle between Apple and Samsung.
The Korea Times now reports that Apple will indeed primarily be sticking with Samsung for A6 production.
"Apple has been in talks with Samsung over shipment of its A6 quad-core mobile processor (AP) chips to be used in the next iPhone. It appears that Apple clearly has concluded that Samsung remains a critical business partner," an executive from an Apple parts supplier based in Korea said on condition of anonymity.
He said that Samsung has been increasing the output of the Apple-designed A6 chips in its manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas.
iPhone 4S Sales Over Debut Weekend Topped 4 Million
Today senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing in Apple Philip Schiller that iPhone 4S sales topped 4 million units during opening weekend surpassing the 1.7 million units sold during last year’s debut weekend. Also he said:
iOS 5: Cydia Tweaks Compatibillity List
iOS 5 is currently jailbreakable using redsn0w 0.9.9b5 or sn0wbreeze 2.8b8. So developers are working hard to update their apps and tweaks to work with iOS 5. Here is a useful spreadsheet, where you can find information, whether or not your favorite Cydia tweak or app is compatible with iOS 5: