Software

Q&A: Only 10 Days Left to Keep Jailbreaking Legal

In less than two weeks, jailbreaking your phone, your tablet or gaming console could become a crime. If the exemption to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act expires, what you do to your devices will again be covered under copyright law.


January 27, 2012
Mobile

Siri Can Translate Languages For You With A Tweak

Siri is more powerful than Apple lets on, so it’s up to the tweaking, hacking, tinkerish souls of the jailbreak community to unleash her full potential. Like this latest Siri hack, Lingual. It’s a jailbreak-only tweak that turns Siri into a translation device. Just say what you want to Siri, name the language you want to translate it to, and Siri will display it in its translated glory.


January 26, 2012
Mobile

Jailbreaking (or Rooting) Phones Could Become Illegal Again In The US

Jailbreaking or rooting your phone is pretty much a nerd birthright at this point. But soon it could once again be deemed illegal, if the acts’ exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act runs out. That’s where you come in.


January 24, 2012
Mobile

Untethered Jailbreaker For iPhone 4S And iPad 2 Now Available For Windows

Last week, the first untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 was announced — but it only worked if you ran OS X. Forunately, the Windows version is now ready.


January 23, 2012
Software

10 Apps For Your Jailbroken iPhone And iPad

You’ve taken the plunge. Your iOS device is jailbroken. And now it’s time to head straight to Cydia and download all those illicit apps that’ll supercharge your iPhone or iPad.


January 21, 2012
Mobile

iPhone 4S, iPad 2 Get An Untethered Jailbreak

It took a while, but owners of the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 finally have an untethered jailbreak. Yup, it’s time to start putting ROM apps on our iOS A5 devices.


December 28, 2011
Mobile

iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak Now Available For iPhone, iPad And iPod

Attenshun iPhone, iPad and iPod users! The wait is over! The iOS 5 untethered jailbreak is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod using Redsnow. You just need to follow the following steps and enjoy your non-authorized apps right away:


December 6, 2011
Software

Warning: Don’t Install Full Siri On Your iPhone 4

I personally don’t give a damn about this gimmicky piece of software, but if you have a jailbroken iPhone 4 now you can add full Siri functionality using a Cydia program called H1Siri. Unfortunately, there’s a catch.


November 21, 2011
Computing

Nook Tablet Rooted, Android Free-For-All Coming

Who would have predicted that Barnes and Noble’s new Nook Tablet would be rooted? Oh, everyone? Well, it still happened, and that’s good news for modders who are looking forward to hacking the bejeezus out of these low-cost tablets.


November 15, 2011
Software

IconSettings For iPhone: Like Jailbreak On Your iPhone Without Jailbreaking

I used to jailbreak my iPhone because stock iOS couldn’t do the things I wanted it to. But then iOS got better and I stopped. But one thing I desperately miss from my jailbreak days is SBSettings. It’s a way to control your iPhone’s settings from your home screen. And now you can (kind of) do the same thing with IconSettings. Without jailbreaking.