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Update 1: Windows version of the crash reported now available. Download here. The Chronic Dev Team has released a new tool in an attempt to ask the jailbreak community for their help in discovering the next exploit for an untethered jailbreak, as explained in their latest blog post titled, 'Weapons of Mass Exploitation'. Earlier this...

Muscle Nerd from the iPhone Dev Team sent out an interesting tweet this morning in regards to the iPhone 4S unlock. Crazy Thanksgiving weekend! Very promising 4S unlock (http://twitpic.com/7kku4t) is in the works (Not i4, just 4S..that's crazy part) He mentions progress is coming along for the iPhone 4S only via ultrasn0w. Only iPhone 4...

We've seen some creative uses of Siri, such as being setup to control a car remotely. Now, a developer has used Siri Proxy to control his Plex Media player on his Apple TV. What is Siri Proxy? Siri Proxy is a proxy server for Apple's Siri "assistant." The idea is to allow for the creation...

A couple days ago we posted about the comments made by a Microsoft executive that Apple's voice offering in Siri is 'nothing special', and that it comes down to 'good marketing': People are infatuated with Apple announcing it. It’s good marketing, but at least as the technological capability you could argue that Microsoft has had...

FastPdfKit Reader is a free iPhone / iPad app available on the App Store downloadable as a universal binary which allows users to grab pdf from any source with standard rss feed. Today, the developers of the app have added support for Siri using Siri Proxy, a proxy server developed by hackers for Apple’s Siri assistant and have published a...

While we've already put up a comprehensive round-up of 2011 Black Friday sales online for you, an interesting infographic developed by research company Mashwork (via Mashable) shows some of the hottest products and shops this Black Friday. The research analysts monitored over 270,000 tweets between Sept. 26, 2011 and Nov. 17, 2011 and found out where shoppers will be...

A study conducted by research firm GfK (via Reuters) involving 4,500 smartphone users in different regions of the world has revealed that iPhone owners are the most loyal to their smartphone brand among them all. The report claims that 84% of current iPhone owners plan to purchase another iPhone as their next handset while 60% of Android...

On October 31, the Brazilian telecommunications agency ANATEL issued the go ahead for Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn to begin assembling iPhones in Brazil. Just under a month later it seems as if the made in Brazil iPhone are getting into the hands of locals. Brazilian website MacMagazine (via Google Translation) has posted images of an 8GB white iPhone...

Apple Canada has posted the details of their 2011 Black Friday sale online. The prices are as follows: iMac/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air: Save $101 iPod nano: Save $11 iPod touch: Save $21 iPad 2: Save $41 Apple TV: no sale Airport Extreme/Express: Save $11 $50 iTunes gift card: Save $5 Here are the prices from the 2010...

Update 2: ZAGG has a 50% off sale starting Sunday and Monday. Update 1: Added iSkin's Black Friday info Today will become one of the busiest shopping days of the year in both Canada and the US. Here is a round up of some of the best deals around, and this post will be continuously...

Update 1: Our own tipster notes: You can't use iPhone on this plan. In other words, if you want an iPhone at $159, you can't use this plan. Unless you sign up for a 3 year voice/data term, cancel, pay ECF (early cancellation fee) and DECF (data early cancellation fee) and switch to the new...

The Canadian Automobile Association has launched an iPhone app to assist both members and non-members in the event of a need for roadside assistance and more. Available in both French and English, the app allows for members to login and for non-members to explore the app. The bottom line, it's an all-in-one app for CAA...