Apple’s attempts to expunge as much Google-based products and services as possible took a larger turn back when iPhoto for iOS back in early March. It was then that Apple officially dumped Google Maps mapping data for location based picture information, and in its place using OpenStreetMap’s data. While the open source nature of OpenStreetMap makes it free to use, Apple had thus far failed to give any credit to the company or the many people that provide mapping...
Heya! My iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1 is now untethered — pod2g (@pod2g) May 3, 2012 An official iOS 5.1 unether is a little bit closer today after a new tweet by infamous iOS hacker/jailbreaker, @pod2g. The hacker claims to have an iPhone 4 untether jailbreak up and running. Success! So how soon until you can slap it on your iPhone 4? A while(ish). Going from a usable untether that a hacker uses to an end user package/program that is mostly seamless and generally free...
Rumors circulating about the next iPhone begin not too long after the previous generation’s official release. The last few months have been full of speculation, renders and alleged claims of “inside sources” more or less “confirming” features for Apple’s next-gen iPhone. Of the many rumors we’ve heard, the biggest features that keep popping back up include that of 1) a larger display 2) a smaller dock connector/port and 3) a...
Spotify subscribers and iPad owners can finally delete that ugly (on the iPad at least) iPhone Spotify app from their iPad. Spotify has officially released the new, iPad-specific app designed for Apple’s 9.7-inch wonder tablet. The app is far from a simple re-skin/port as it features a completely redone UI that is frankly one of the best looking iPad apps we’ve seen yet. As you’ll see in the video below, navigating the new iPad Spotify app is quite...
News: aproductive week-end. Found 2 big vulnerabilities. 1 kernel land and 1 root land. — pod2g (@pod2g) April 30, 2012 Even though Apple has dramatically opened up (relatively of course) iOS since the days of iPhone OS 1.0, there are still a handful of legitimate reasons to enjoy jailbreaking your iOS device. For us, we simply like the added utility that can be added by way of WiFi toggle switches on the lockscreen/NC pulldown as well as quick reply options for...
