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The popular Windows jailbreaking client dubbed sn0wbreeze by iOS hacker iH8sn0w has been updated with support for for the iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak, which was released earlier today with the Chronic Dev Team’s Absinthe jailbreak tool. The update includes support for version 5.0 of the Apple TV 2 software, includes some minor bug fixes, and has some user interface changes.

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This OS X and Windows guide will teach you how to jailbreak various devices using Absinthe 2. The current version of Absinthe is 2.0.1. Note this is an UNTETHERED JAILBREAK, meaning you can reboot your phone just like you normally would.

This guide should be used with the following device/firmware combinations (if you're not sure, here's how to find your iOS firmware version and how to find your iOS device type):

• iPhone 4S | 5.1.1
• iPhone 4 | 5.1.1
• iPhone

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The iPhone Dev Team has released a command line interface tool, otherwise known as a CLI tool, as an alternative to the recently released Absinthe 2.0 untethered iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak. The CLI tool is capable of performing the same jailbreak that one can achieve using Absinthe 2.0, but the difference is that this tool is completely command line based. The CLI tool is for more advanced users who prefer to ...

Sometime in December. That’s Apple HDTV D-Day according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.

Munster in a research note published today believes Apple will unveil their HDTV in December, and ship it sometime next year. Munster expects the television to cost between $1,500, and $2,000 and range in size from 42 to 55 inches. CNET made the comment that Munster’s predicted price runs a premium ...

Apple is sprucing up the Mac App Store and iTunes with a new “branding” category: Editors’s Choice.

The “Editors’ Choice” label is pretty self-explanatory and the first apps to be granted the labeling are Facebook Camera, Extreme Skater, Air Mail, and Sketchbook Ink for iOS. For the Mac App Store Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Cobook (an address book) received the inaugural picks. One can assume ...

*UPDATE*
Absinthe 2.0.1 is out fixing a hang up that occurred for in certain situations for some users. Get it here.


The Chronic Deve Team released Absinthe 2.0 today as promised. Let the jailbreaking begin.

The Absinthe jailbreak tool supports the following devices:



As usual the jailbreak instructions are as follows:



Enjoy the jailbreak and make sure to ...

The TSA wants to spend nearly $3 million on 1,000 Apple computers and 1,000 handheld devices to support its counter terrorism efforts (combat boredom) according recently uncovered documents.

The TSA recently filed contract documents explaining why it would pursue Apple only contracts instead of opening the bid up to multiple manufacturers. According to the filing the devices would enhance ...

How would you like it if Siri would activate and show you the week’s weather and current outdoor conditions every morning after you acknowledge your iPhone’s alarm that wakes you up? A new Siri add-on/jailbreak tweak hybrid dubbed Wake With Weather by iOS developer rjharris will introduce this feature to your Siri-enabled iOS device. The tweak works with any iPhone 4S or any jailbroken device with Spire installed.

The way the tweak works is actually pretty great. ...

Just when you thought Facebook would only make a Facebook application, they start out making mini-apps to support their Facebook application. Today, the company unrolls a camera application to not only compete with Apple’s Camera application, but also to add direct Facebook integration to your camera. The application is actually very nice and includes Instagram-like functionality in combination with some shiny interfaces and beautiful animations. ...

Patent troll SimpleAir settled a patent dispute between Apple and a number of technology companies with a licensing agreement ensuring the trolls will continue to abuse patents for financial gain whenever possible.

SimpleAir released a statement today claiming it had settled its patent dispute with Apple and entered into a confidential agreement to license its patents to Apple. The patents ...

Small bits and pieces of news have hinted at Tim Cook’s influence on the corporate culture within Cupertino. But, a new Fortune story examines at length how much Cook has influenced Apple since taking the reigns from the late Steve Jobs.



The story lauds Cook for his operational efficiency, while noting some of the small things that make him a completely difference CEO than Jobs. Outside of Apple ...