Formerly known as ipswDownloader, openIPSW helps Windows users determine their jailbreak status. It helps identify your device (you should know this!), iOS version, what jailbreak tool to use, unlock status, baseband version, and status of SHSH blobs. Ryan mentioned to me on twitter that Mac/iOS support could be coming in the future. Essentially openIPSW does...
The iPhone Dev Team released updated jailbreak tools for iOS 4.3.3 today. Ultrasn0w 1.2.3 was also updated for iOS 4.3.3. This is NOT a new unlock. ultrasn0w has been updated to v1.2.3 to be compatible with iOS 4.3.3 and earlier (the ultrasn0w update does not include any new baseband support!). Please reboot your iPhone using...
Leave it to Canadians to develop some uber technology right? Queens University announced today the PaperPhone, a super thin smartphone that they describe as 'a bendable iPhone'. Here's the description: PaperPhone is the world's first nextgen, thin film smartphone and interactive paper computer. It is based on a 3.7" flexible electrophoretic (E Ink) display that...
Five years ago Apple's market cap was worth $60.5 billion. Other tech titans Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Google, Cisco, HP and Nokia were worth more. Royal Pingdom breaks down the growth of Apple, and also the decline of others in the following graph: The biggest losers are Nokia and Dell. It's tragic to see the decline...
Angry Birds, the hit iOS game has been downloaded millions of times over, and they also have their own line of plush toys, starting at $11.99. However, if you visit the Minoru Aquatic Centre in Richmond, BC, you can get some knock offs for only $2. Seems like somebody is trying to profit off Rovio...
Most of us have learned to love the THX sound, known as 'deep note' during the intro to THX-certified movies and trailers. The man behind the Lucasfilm THX audio system is Tomlinson Holman, who has apparently been hired by Apple. He was the first to develop a 10.2 sound system and won an Academy Award...
Just like iOS 4.3.2, the latest release of iOS 4.3.3 is still vulnerable to i0n1c's untether exploit. This was confirmed by @comex and @dpdesilva: What does this mean? It means an untethered jailbreak will soon arrive for jailbreakers. Stay tuned as we hear from The iPhone Dev team on the status of updated PwnageTool/redsn0w jailbreak...
Peter Hajas has just released MobileNotifier beta4 (decadent dinobites as he calls it), and it's now available in Cydia. MobileNotifier gained a lot of attention for improving iOS notifications, and this new version brings some new changes. Here's what's new: - Brand new alert style that lives in the doubleheight statusbar. Takes unobtrusive notifications to...
Kickstarter is slowly becoming the place for creative and innovative entrepreneurs to showcase their inventions and get pledges from members of the public. We've seen the Glif and GoPano Micro as neat accessories for your iPhone. The next best thing? How about Tembo Trunks--the first collapsible earbud speakers for your iPod/iPhone. These aren't actually speakers--they...
Electronic Arts is one of the world's largest game publishers and they have a campus setup here in Metro Vancouver based in Burnaby. They continue to push out amazing titles such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2012 for iOS. Their latest move is the acquisition of Australian-based Firemint, famous for their mega iOS hits Flight...
The makers of Icy have a new project in the mix. It's called Lima/fr0st, and will allow the installation of jailbreak apps/tweaks via Mobile Safari. The problem with Cydia is that it's slow, and always 'Reloading Data' (even though it was sped up recently). Lima plans to bypass Cydia and take full advantage of Mobile...
Last night, news broke that Osama Bin Laden had finally been killed by the USA, where he was hiding out in Pakistan. I tweeted "Looks like iOS Location Tracking has paid off", a tongue-in-cheek comment in relation to Apple's PR blip over location tracking. Well, it appears cartoonist Starline read my mind because she has...
