http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/utility.supports.hacktivation/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/blacksnow.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Blackra1n coder George Hotz has released blacksn0w, a new jailbreaking utility that unlocks iPhone firmware v3.1.2 and the latest baseband v05.11.07. The tool now allows users to upgrade to v3.1.2 from older firmware without losing the unlock. The process also enables tethering, allowing the handset to be used as a computer-connected modem even on carriers, such as AT&T, that still block the funct... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/utility.supports.hacktivation/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/apple.prevents.palm.pre.sync.with.latest.itunes/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/presml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has made sure to prevent Palm Pre owners from syncing their smartphones with the iTunes 9 update released Wednesday, according to several user reports posted on PreCentral's forums. The company has worked to prevent compatibility, starting with iTunes 8.2.1, after publishing a technical note warning users that third party phones would not be able to sync.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/apple.prevents.palm.pre.sync.with.latest.itunes/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/02/apple.forbids.jailbreaking/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-white.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is taking a more aggressive stance against developers who create apps for "jailbroken" iPhones. According to a new report, the Cupertino-based company recently updated its "iPhone Developer Program License Agreement" - the agreement to which all iPhone developers are required to adhere -- to explicitly disallow jailbreaking, assisting in jailbreaking, and developing and distributing jailbre... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/02/apple.forbids.jailbreaking/ Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/13/apple.jailbreaking.stance/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/iphone3g-5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has publicly defined its legal stance on iPhone jailbreaking, arguing that it represents copyright infringement and a DMCA violation, in response to an exemption filing by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that was submitted to the Copyright Office as part of the 2009 DMCA triennial rulemaking. The foundation proposal asked for an exemption that would allow jailbreaking of iPhones or other ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/13/apple.jailbreaking.stance/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/23/quickpwn.v22.available/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0811/quickpwn-jailbreak2.2-23.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Just days after Apple released its iPhone 2.2 Software update, it has been jailbroken by QuickPWN.com's developer team. QuickPWN has released QuickPWN 2.2 for both Mac and Windows users, free to download from the website. The software allows users to jailbreak the iPhone or iPod touch updated to the latest v2.2.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/23/quickpwn.v22.available/ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/13/qik.for.iphone.3g/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-white.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />After claiming plans for an iPhone version of its client, Qik on Wednesday unveiled a beta version of its live-stream video client for jailbroken iPhone handsets. Qik offers mobile device users access to internet video streaming over the cellular network, providing a simple, but effective, asset to investigative journalists, bloggers, or anyone else requiring a mobile video stream. Qik requires us... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/13/qik.for.iphone.3g/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/19/pwnage.tool.20.released/ <img align='left' src='0' border='0' width='176' height='120' />On Saturday, iPhone Dev Team released its own utility to jailbreak and unlock the iPhone 3G, allowing users to access to the file system, to run third-party applications, and also unlock the device for use on any GSM network. The new Pwnage Tool 2.0 both jailbreaks and unlocks older iPhones as well as jailbreaks iPhone 3Gs and iPod Touches; it is designed for v2.0 firmware only, according to the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/19/pwnage.tool.20.released/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/15/software.iphone.jbreak/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/iphone2broken2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone Dev Team says it had become the first to jailbreak an iPhone 3G. In a posting just a few hours ago on its blog, the group showed a picture of its "Pwnage Tool" jail-breaking software for the iPhone and iPod Touch with a new addition -- support for the 3G. The posting says "this is not a release announcement, but we are working hard," apparently on a final version of the software.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/15/software.iphone.jbreak/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/13/ziphone.unlock.for.20/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-white.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Ziphone iPhone unlocking and jailbreaking application was revealed on Friday to support the new v2.0 iPhone OS, the final version of will ship next month. A post in the developer's blog reveals that the application enables support for the device on many international networks, including AT&T, Rogers and Fido in Canada, T-Mobile, Vodaphone, TIM, Claro, and many others. Ziphone is available for ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/13/ziphone.unlock.for.20/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/15/voip.im.iphone.client/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/15-fring.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />fring on Tuesday today became the latest VoIP application to be made publicly available for Apple's iPhone. The fring beta software, which requires a "jailbroken" iPhone (the company uses "opened" as its euphemism), enables users to talk, chat and interact with other fring users and all of their online communities, using their iPhoneís WiFi connection. A light, sneak preview R&D version of the pop... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/15/voip.im.iphone.client/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:40:00 GMT