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iPhone Modding

What PogoPlank should really look like

December 9, 2009

I’ve always been interested in PogoPlank**, I like the idea of a wheel based menu. The problem is I’m not yet convinced to use it because it lacks of what a complete springboard-replacement should have: the combination of an impressive idea and hard work behind it.
— CUT
Don’t get me wrong, the idea of the wheel [...]

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O Jailbreak, You Evil Temptress; Thou Ownest My Soul

December 1, 2009

No sooner had I posted this article and read the initial comments than I suddenly was overwhelmed with an urge to let it ra1n and jailbreak again. I had been concerned over the very minor chance of something going wrong and winding up with a bricked iPhone, but I figured, what’s the worst that can [...]

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10 minute project: giving your iPhone bezel a brushed look

November 2, 2009

[Disclaimer: this isn't really a physical mod, but you never know how Apple employees might see it if you ever need to use your iPhone warranty, and they might not take kindly to this subtle cosmetic modification. You've been warned.]
I found this tip so ridiculously exciting that I actually taped my iPhone up this afternoon [...]

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PogoPlank: First Impressions on New ‘Wheel of Categories’ Springboard Concept for iPhone

October 16, 2009

There have been a few concept videos going round recently on how the iPhone’s springboard might be changed and improved in future, to incorporate concepts like multitasking via coverflow and use of a Mac OS X style Expose-like treatment.
One new concept that’s already alive and kicking in the Cydia store is PogoPlank, and I’ve been [...]

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With a name like Blackra1n, you’d think my iPhone would be depressed…

October 12, 2009

But it’s not. So far, it’s very, very happy! It’s loaded up with SBSettings, mQuickDo, Elert, ToneFXs, Backgrounder, and Notifier.
I know you folks aren’t new to jailbreak posts on JAiB, but I figure I’d take a crack at one since I haven’t been jailbroken in a little while. This time around I used Blackra1n, as [...]

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Hello blackra1n, Welcome Back Jailbreak on the iPhone 3GS

October 11, 2009

Hurrah. My iPhone 3GS is jailbroken again, and running iPhone OS 3.1.2 – thanks to GeoHot’s new blackra1n jailbreak, which he released late last night.
As many of you know, and have teased me about , I updated to the 3.1 firmware a few weeks back and have been kicking myself about it [...]

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New blackra1n Jailbreak for all iPhones / Touches on 3.1 (and 3.1.2) Is Out

October 11, 2009

Blackra1n – the much-awaited new jailbreak for all iPhone and iPod Touch models on the 3.1 and 3.1.2 firmware – has been released, very late last night.
Here’s a brief rundown on it from its creator, GeoHot:
So, what is blackra1n? blackra1n is a 30 second ALL device 3.1.2 jailbreak. Even the ipt3, but the [...]

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R.I.P. purplera1n Jailbreak

August 4, 2009

It looks like the recent 3.0.1 iPhone firmware update didn’t just break the purplera1n jailbreak temporarily, but has also led its creator to call it quits on this particular method.
Here’s part of what geohot (the developer of purplera1n) has to say about this at his blog site:
Currently, it doesn’t work, and I don’t [...]

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Secure your iBEC and iBSS files to ensure jailbreakability for the 3GS

July 14, 2009

The latest info in the battle is that future jailbreaks (and unlocks!) will rely on iPhone 3GS users taking a bit of action now to ensure that Apple doesn’t slam the door on the whole process with future firmware updates. The iPhone dev team blog has a post about the iBEC and iBSS files that [...]

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Now That Is How You Make an iPhone a MYphone

June 28, 2009

Excellent. 20 reasons to jailbreak right there baby.
Source: Gizmodo via JAMM

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R.I.P to Ripdev’s Installer App

June 21, 2009

Ripdev have announced this week that they will soon be effectively shutting down their Installer app and its app repositories. This will happen on July 1st – so if there is something you urgently want off there, best to go get it now, or very soon.
Installer was the very first medium for browsing, finding, [...]

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