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Big names of the jailbreak scene unite again to work on iOS 6 as 'Evad3rs Dev Team'

posted onJanuary 25, 2013
by l33tdawg

L33tdawg: In related news, @pod2g announced yesterday on Twitter: "We have submitted our paper to #HITB2013AMS. Crossing fingers. Title: Swiping through modern security features." followed by "'We' is actually: @planetbeing, @pimskeks, @MuscleNerd, and I."

The big names of the iOS jailbreak scene have come together as the Evad3rs Dev Team to work on iOS 6 jailbreak.

Five incredible Siri hacks you need to try

posted onDecember 20, 2012
by l33tdawg

The iPhone 5 launched with a brand new version of the Siri voice assistant that let you issue all sorts of new commands. But it’s still quite limited – unless you turn on these epic hacks. Read on to find out how to make yourself truly the master of Siri in our guide right here.

Now it’s worth noting that some of these hacks require you to send a text message, so they’ll only work on an iPhone 4S or iPhone 5, and not an iPad mini or the new iPod touch – but not all. Let’s begin.

Apple addresses another Wi-Fi bug with iOS 6.0.2 update

posted onDecember 18, 2012
by l33tdawg

Apple has released another minor OS update for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users aimed at fixing unnamed Wi-Fi issues. The 6.0.2 update began to appear in iTunes on Tuesday with no other description besides "Fixes a bug that could impact Wi-Fi," leading to speculation that the fix addresses an issue that caused some iPhones to drop their Wi-Fi connections and use cellular data more often.

Google Maps is now available for iPhone

posted onDecember 13, 2012
by l33tdawg

People around the world have been asking for Google Maps on iPhone. Starting today, we’re pleased to announce that Google Maps is here—rolling out across the world in the Apple App Store. It’s designed from the ground up to combine the comprehensiveness and accuracy of Google Maps with an interface that makes finding what you’re looking for faster and easier.

CNet (along with thousands of others) get 'rickrolled' by Dream Jailbreak

posted onDecember 13, 2012
by l33tdawg

Surprise, surprise - the so called 'Dream Jailbreak' that was originally supposed to be 'released' on the 21st of December, then moved forward to today (12th) is completely and utterly fake. While certainly not the first fake jailbreak, the amount of frenzy that was generated in such a short period of time is certainly tremendous. The DreamJailbreak Twitter account had just over 20k followers prior to 'release'.

Former Windows Vista hacker now hardening OS X, iOS at Apple

posted onDecember 7, 2012
by l33tdawg

Noted security researcher Kristin Paget (formerly Chris Paget) — known for her work that helped to beef up the security of Windows Vista—is now working at Apple as a Core OS Security Researcher. Paget confirmed to Wired that she has been working at Apple since September but couldn't divulge any specific details of her work.