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iH8Sn0w has released a new version of Sn0wBreeze for developers to jailbreak iOS 5.0b1. sn0wbreeze v2.8 BETA 3 Release Notes: ======================== sn0wbreeze v2.8 BETA 3: ======================== * Now jailbreaks iOS 5 (beta 2) * Intended for developers ONLY! * Does not Hacktivate or add afc2 in this release to prevent piracy. * iPhone 3GS old [...]

Facebook has hired Geohot, the popular hacker behind the iPhone and Sony Playstation jailbreaks, reports TechUnwrapped. Joshua Hill (P0sixninja) recently mentioned in an interview that Geohot is trying to avoid the limelight after his legal battle with Sony and is concentrating on his day job at Facebook. Gabe Rivera of Techmeme reports that Geohot started at Facebook in May [...]

SpoofTexting, a new app available in Cydia allows for users to send spoof text messages directly from your iPhone. SpoofTexting is incorporated directly in the iPhone SMS app and works on iOS 4.0+ (Excluding iOS 5 beta builds). Similar services allow users to spoof phone calls, but this is one of the first services that [...]

The iPhone Dev-Team reports that Apple is about to aggressively combat the ability to restore to previous firmware versions using saved SHSH blobs. Currently, iOS devices owners can save their SHSH blobs using a tool like TinyUmbrella. This allows you to restore to a firmware version that is lower than the firmware currently running on [...]

iClarified has verified that iOS 5.0 beta 2 can be jailbroken by pointing RedSn0w .9.8b1 to the iOS 5.0b1 firmware. Developers can use the following tutorials to jailbreak the new firmware released earlier today: ? iPhone 4 (Windows, Mac) ? iPhone 3GS (Windows, Mac) ? iPad 1 (Windows, Mac) ? iPod touch 4G (Windows, Mac) ? iPod touch 3G [...]

Apple has blocked the ability to unlock the iPhone 4 using the Gevey SIM in iOS 5.0b2, according to MuscleNerd. it’s surprising Apple closed Gevey interposer hole in b2 rather than waiting until final (maybe they were under pressure) Gevey’s SIM Interposer was able to unlock the iPhone 4 by force activating the baseband using the emergency dialer. MuscleNerd notes [...]

That’s right everyone! Apple has just released the second beta version of iOS 5 to registered developers via the iOS Dev Connection. We’re downloading it right now and we’ll cover all the changes as we spot them. Developing.  UPDATE: As we go through the install process, we’re digging through the release notes and have already [...]

Skype accidentally uploaded a video of its upcoming iPad app onto YouTube as public. It quickly realized the mistake and marked the video as private but not before RazorianFly user Shason (@trackizmy1) managed to take a screen recording. Take a look below! Read More [via Russ]

Jan-Michael Cart has posted a new concept video showing an iMessage app for Mac OS X Lion. It’s widely assumed that Apple will bring its iMessage functionality to Mac OS X Lion. However, it’s not clear if Apple will integrate iMessage into iChat or whether a separate app will be released similar to what the [...]

More evidence that Apple is building its own maps solution has been found in iOS 5, according to MacRumors. The site was tipped off to a new “Map Data” section in iOS 5′s legal disclaimers. This section is separate from Google Map’s terms and many of the companies do not overlap. • CoreLogic – offers [...]