Utrasn0w 1.2.5 carrier unlock updated, minor bugs removed

Most of our readers do know that UltraSn0w is quite an important Cydia app, especially so for people desperately needing an iPhone carrier unlock. We are sure many readers of our blog will be happy to hear that iPhone Dev team has just released the latest upgrade to their famous unlocking tool UltraSn0w. This upgrade removes a bug for iPhone 3GS with old bootrom.

Untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4 running on iOS 5.0.1

@Pod2g, the famous iPhone jailbreak developer, has demoed the status of his working jailbreak for iPhone 4 with iOS 5.0.1. He has filmed a video as a proof of his advanced work on this jailbreak tool. The whole point of this video is probably to convince jailbreak users, that the jailbreak should be available soon. This video is also important as it proves that the jailbreak is indeed working on iPhone 4, instead of it working only on some old iPod models, as some critics claimed. According to Pod2g the final release of the untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 is almost finished.

Amazon prevents jailbreaking of Kindle Fire with their latest firmware upgrade

It is not only Apple that is not really happy because of users daring to jailbreak their devices. While it is completely legal and safe, if you know what you are doing, Apple, Amazon and other tablet and smartphone makers think they ought to control whatever is going on on your own device. Majority of jailbreak developers and users beg to disagree. It is the same case with the latest newcomer in tablet world: Amazon with their Android tablet, Kindle Fire. Amazon has previously announced that they wont encourage, nor prevent rooting of Kindle Fire, but it seems that they have changed their mind. The latest firmware update released by Amazon is apparently going against users who have already jailbroken their new tablets.

Another step toward iPhone 4S jailbreak finished

The famous jailbreak developer, Pod2G has solved another pressing issue needed for the next, untethered jailbreak for latest iPhone 4S. The problem solved is related to caching issues with iPhone 4S.

As Pod2G said, A5 caching is not a problem anymore. He solved this problem by simply doing an untether within one thread and at the same time flushing the so called D cache and I cache in a row, at the crucial points during the process. It took a great numbers of attempts before he succeeded with this approach and this wasn’t easy at all. Another interesting piece of news is that the founder and owner of Cydia app store, Jay Freeman known better as @Saurik in jailbreak community has helped Pod2G in a important way. Saurik is definitely one of the best iOS developers today. No wonder he is the driving force in the world of iPhone and iPad jailbreaking!

Explosions in Pegatron iPad 2 manufacturing plant

Many rumors have arose this year about less than ideal conditions for workers employed in iPad and iPhone manufacturing factories. Among worse of the stories was the one which speculated about the high suicide rate among Foxconn employees prompting swift measures by Apple and Foxconn itself. Now there is another gruesome story about an incident in Apple producing facilities in mainland China. This time a terrible explosion happened in Pegatron plants which caused injuries of various degrees on more than 60 people, in Shanghai’s industrial park of Songjiang. 23 of those workers have been less fortunate as the injuries were so sever that they had to be hospitalized. Among other electronics, this plant is for manufacturing iPad 2 back panels.

New version of RedSn0w launched, version 0.9.9b9 for jailbreaking latest version of iOS now available

iPhone Dev Team strikes again! RedSn0w version 0.9.9b9 is available right now for download. It finally offers compatibility with App Tickets and support for jailbreaking firmware 5.0.1.

Here are some new interesting features, courtesy of iPhone Dev Team:

Apple offers a free game download, get Bejeweled for free!

It seems that somebody in Apple is recently feeling quite generously. Apple was recently giving away a number of free games like the ‘Where is my Water’ game, and now Tim Cook and his team are again feeling generously so they have decided to offer gifts for iPhone and iPad users who ‘like’ Apple’s Facebook page.

If you didn’t play Bejeweled earlier and you think you would enjoy this game, simply visit Apple’s Facebook page and like it. After you ‘Like’ it follow the link ‘Get Your Free App’. The price of Bejeweled is otherwise not too high at $0.99. Still a gift is a gift, and who does nto enjoy in a gift however small it appears to be?

Roku media player gets iOS app for remote control

Roku is a popular media player similar but not as popular as Apple’s own Apple TV media box device. This time Roku gets upgraded with an iOS app for remote control of your Roku device. You can now control your Roku player and choose your movies or shows while resting in your favorite couch potato position.

Here are some of the features of this iOS app:

Choose the chanel you want to watch.
Use superb iOS interface for remote controlling of your Roku media box.
Start, stop, replay and rewind your movie with your iPhone or iPod.
Add or remove content from your device.
Control multiple Roku devices at once.

iOS 5 jailbreak tweaks: CallTell

Jailbreak tweaks and apps are the essence of jailbreaking, and the biggest reason for any iPhone or iPad user to jailbreak their device. Some jailbreak tweaks are essential and practical, others are rather useless or of cosmetic nature only. CallTell is a tweak which falls somewhere between these two opposites, as it isn’t something you couldn’t live without but in some particular situations it could become very useful to you.

Grand Theft Auto available for iPhone and iPad!

One of the most productive gaming companies out there, Rockstar Games has released the superb Grand Theft Auto game for iOS devices including iPhone and iPad. This release comes at the tenth anniversary of this epic action driving game. This game was originally made for Sony’s gaming console PS2. If you decide you would like to try out this classic on your iPad or iPhone you can head over to Apple’s app store and get it for the cost of $4.99.