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Apple iPhone 4 gets GreenPois0n iOS 4.1 jailbreak

Michael Kwan — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:27:25 +0000

Did you upgrade to iOS 4.1 only to realize that there was no jailbreak available for it? Do you miss all of those unauthorized apps that you had previously? Fret not, my iPhone-touting friends, because now you have at least two options for breaking free of those shackles. It was only yesterday that we caught wind of the Limera1n jailbreak solution, and now today, you get another shot at the steel bars with the GreenPois0n tool.

It’s a bit of a shame that you have to go through these unauthorized solutions to get at the apps and tweaks that you want, but that’s become the nature of the game for smartphones. Android devices have rooting and iDevices have jailbreaking. From what I understand, Symbian devices are a little more open to hackery though.

In any case, GreenPois0n is out in the wild and it’ll work on the iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and the iPod touch (3rd and 4th gens). The jailbreak tool only works with Windows and Linux right now, but they’ll surely have a Mac version soon.

SOURCE: Giz via GreenPois0n

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iOS 4.1 released, still no jailbreak, iPhone 3G ‘faster’

Fabrizio Pilato — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:05:14 +0000

Apple today released iOS 4.1, the anticipated update for iPhone and iPod touch devices that fixes bugs with the proximity sensor, Bluetooth connectivity, and the apparent iPhone 3G lag.

The FaceTime flaw has also been addressed, where a bug would allow others redirect FaceTime calls. “An issue in the handling of invalid certificates may allow an attacker in a privileged network position to redirect FaceTime calls,” said Apple’s advisory. “This issue is addressed through improved handling of certificates.”

Also with the update comes new “high dynamic range” (HDR) photography where multiple exposures of a single image are combined to provide enhanced details. In total 24 vulnerabilities in iOS were patched in this update, 19 of which were “arbitrary code execution,” meaning, a “critical” vulnerability. The update ranges from 308.2MB to 590MB depending on your geographic location.

With the fixed Webkit framework, you’ll get TV show rentals. They will cost 99 cents and will be streamed from the clouds.

HD video uploads over Wi-Fi are added, not 3G, are you trying to kill your ISP? This is for iPhone 4 owners only, you can share the captured HD clips with YouTube over Wi-Fi.

If anyone is brave enough to give this a run on their iPhone 3G please do so and let us know how it turned out. The update is said to “increase performance” and it seems to be doing so. Some iPhone 3G owners are reporting “It’s a quite faster” and “seems a little bit faster than 4.02; Safari opens faster, Google maps is much faster, Skype (as told) works even if there is a message saying that is not supported” according to Apple Discussions.

As for jailbreakers, the iPhone Dev Team says dont do it. “It’s a trap!” Apparently there is no way to revert your baseband after the 4.1, “if you update your baseband you’ll lose the ultrasn0w unlock, possibly forever.”

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iOS 4.1 to come to iPhone and iPod, iOS 4.2 for iPad

Fabrizio Pilato — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:34:17 +0000

Steve Jobs today at the Apple keynote said the company will be updating devices to iOS 4.1 very soon. This update will include various fixes and enhancements, including the proximity sensor issue, Bluetooth, and iPhone 3G performance deterioration. As for enhancements, you can expect High Dynamic Range photos, HD video uploading over Wi-Fi, TV show rentals, and Game Center support. This will add multiplayer gaming, challenge friends, track scores, and an entirely new way to find games. Possibly a dedicated Game Store? This updated is slated to be released next week for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

The iPad shall not be left behind. Everything in the iOS 4.1 update will be carried over to the 4.2 update, however this one is for the iPad. That includes multitasking! New features like AirPlay, sorta like AirTunes, stream music and video from your computer to your iDevice via Wi-Fi. You will get iOS 4.2 in November, and yes, it will be available for the iPhone and iPod Touch too.

Photo: Giz

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