Author Archive: Mike
Jailbreak iPhone iOS 5.0.1 with RedSn0w 0.9.10b1
The untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 was finally released and now was more stable than the first day it was made available in the public. Thanks to the effort of the famous iOS hacker @pod2g for finding the exploit and made a jailbreak out of it. The Chronic-Dev Team has able to merge the latest [...]
MobileMe email scam spreads like wildfire
If you are an old MobileMe subscriber, you must have got one of these emails, and if you are not really tech savvy enough to make out the difference between a legit email and a scam, you would have even replied to this. But now, if you have not yet, time to wake up readers. [...]
App Store access back for iOS 3.1.3 users
There have been a lot of reports last week that users of the pre iOS 4 devices, such as devices running on the old iOS 3.1.3 OS, have been blocked the access to the App Store. The Apple Support Forum and other third party Apple and iPhone forums have been filling up with such complaints [...]
iFaith SHSH Blob Tool Updated to Version 1.4.1
Coming one of the well known iOS developer and hacker, iH8sn0w, the new iFaith is the tool to have if you are an iPhone fanatic and a Windows user. The new iFaith has loads of new features which will surely come in handy when you need them. For example, the new tool now supports the Apple [...]
Dev Team released RedSn0w to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1
The Dev Team has finally released a new version of the RedSn0w jailbreak tool for those who are stuck with the stock iOS 5.0.1 firmware. But unfortunately, like the other iOS 5 jailbreak tools, this is also tethered jailbreak. The following will give you more info about the release and its features. The holiday season [...]
biteSMS 6.0 released with iOS 5 integreation
After a very long beta testing with a closed group of users, the bite SMS developer team has finally made up its mind to release the app to the public, and so it is here. The new version 6 of the app comes with a lot of new features. This also includes the iOS 5 [...]
Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 using RedSn0w
The developer or hacker, as some people call, behind the popular jailbreaking tool there is RedSn0w, has finally come up with a new tool which seamlessly jailbreaks the new iOS 5.0.1. Unlike other tools, the new RedSn0w tool does not require you to install any additional firmware on your device. This only means that you [...]
Recent iPhone 4S iOS 5.0.1 update fixes SIM card errors
A lot of users of the new iPhone 4S have complained that the iPhone always pops up an error message saying “Invalid SIM” or “No SIM card installed”. After this, the iPhone would remain useless to use because the SIM card was not being detected. This was a major problem as this would happen very [...]
An iMessage bug lets thieves message from stole iPhone
One of the best things about iCloud is Find My iPhone features, which lets you find and remotely wipe your iPhone when it is stolen. But a new bug has been discovered which lets the thief use your account to send messages from the iMessage app: Our attention was drawn to this story by Ars [...]
Downgrade from iOS 5.0 to iOS 4.3.3 using TinyCFW
If you have updated your iPhone or iPad 2 to the latest iOS 5.0 and are stuck with it with no untethered jailbreak, you would have thought about going back to a world of untethered jailbreak even if it meant you will have to lose the awesome notification center and the other features on the [...]