Mobile

Brains Behind JailbreakMe Heading To A New Job… At Apple

Gizmodo AU

Macrumors notes that Nicholas “Comex” Allegra, the brains behind JailbreakMe.Com has accepted an intern technology position that’s as yet unspecified with Apple. Comex himself announced the hiring on his Twitter feed. Something tells me they’re not likely to have hired him to design new iPhone icons. [Macrumors]


August 2, 2011
Software

The Father Of JailBreakMe Hacks Because He Loves Apple

Comex — or Nicholas Allegra, as the 19-year-old’s parents call him — is the brain behind JailBreakMe, perhaps the most popular of all iPhone-busting software packages, and a pain in Apple’s arse. But Forbes reports he does it because he’s a fanboy.


July 7, 2011
Mobile

German Government Warns Of Old iPhone Malware Threat

Run and hide your iPhone as a dangerous PDF exploit will let malware infect your phone. Cyber criminals will use this hole to steal your sensitive information says Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security.


June 15, 2010
Software

This Is Flash Running On An iPhone

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/_wBktYBXMK0&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":570,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true} );

There’s no clear end in sight to the Adobe-Apple conflict. But the guy who gave us the Spirit iPhone and iPad jailbreaks has just produced a real live example of Flash ported to an iPhone. Looks… utopian.