November 03, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

As you guys may know apple and china have been in negotiations for the past year. An agreemant was finally reached and the iphone was to be sold in China this last weekend. Unfortunately only 11 iPhones were sold, ten on one day and 1 the next. It is said that the official iPhone didn’t sell because of the black market iphones which come unlocked and have wifi enabled are a better deal. I myself believe the iPhone’s in China are way overpriced as an iPhone under contract with China Unicom for two years will run you at about ¥20,000 (3,000 USD). That is more than what an average Chinese worker makes in a year..

November 03, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple is looking to improve their security team on the iPhone OS System. Below is a quote that makes me think they are preparing to toughen up the booting part of the iphone, meaning a harder jailbreak in the next gen iphone??

The team is responsible for secure booting and installation of the OS, partitioning and hardening of security domains within the OS, cryptographic services, and risk analysis of security threats

November 03, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The iPhone is slowly making it’s way around the world. In Canada, there are now four major carriers that support the device: Rogers, Fido, Telus and Bell. So how will Apple continue to stock and support the iPhone with that many carriers? That’s where the story get’s interesting.

According to iPhoneInCanada.ca, to make stocking and inventory easier, the iPhones in Apple’s Canadian retail stores will arrive completely unlocked without any SIM card. Read more…

November 03, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Geohot has posted the first screenshot of his blacksn0w unlock for the iPhone 3G and 3GS.

The unlock which will be run after completing a jailbreak with the blackra1n jailbreak is expected to be released on November 4th.

Blacksn0w does support the latest 05.11.07 baseband so for those who accidentally upgraded, you will be able to get your unlock back!

via iclarified.com

November 03, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple has been pitching the idea of iTunes TV for $30/month to television networks for the past few weeks, according to a MediaMemo by Peter Kafka.

The service would obviously work with the Apple TV but would not be tied to it. Instead it would work through iTunes. Since Apple already has a huge install base for the iTunes software it would allow for quick and easy market penetration.
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November 02, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apparently for some it is very important to record and so a guy has even built a robot capable of playing Rock Band in his place, even without committing an error.

October 31, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Update: November 4 is said to be the release date of blacks0w

GeoHot has been working around the clock on this unlock and I must say has made the fastest progress I have ever seen on an unlock. Of course Geohot is a workaholic so when he says something is going to get done he doesn’t stop until he’s finished as you can see from the video above it took him 2 days i believe to get a working unlock on the new 05.11.07 baseband. To clear things up yes this will work with the iphone 3G and 3GS check out what was tweeted earlier

October 31, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The iPhone arrives in China today amid speculation that a missing feature could seriously hamper sales, according to an Associated Press report.

China Unicom starts selling iPhones Friday night at 2,000 stores reaching across the nation. It hopes to gain an edge against China Mobile, the world’s biggest phone company by subscribers. Read more…

October 31, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Scottyatur is said to have an iPhone unlock for the latest apple firmware. He is a new dev we have never heard of but he has posted a video of his exploit running on an iPhone. You can check out his twitter HERE, it seems he has been in contact with geohot and ih8sn0w the well known devs also working on an exploit. Below is a video demo of scottyatur’s unlock running on an iphone, but don’t take it as fact just yet as he just may have a factory unlocked iPhone.

October 31, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple contacted The New York Times to discuss getting the newspaper content on the upcoming Apple Tablet. Other rumors suggest Apple wants to bring interactive comics to the tablet computer. They also contacted Australian media companies about the same proposal. And before that, rumors leaked about Foxconn being the most likely manufacturer of the device. New rumors seem to confirm that rumor Read more…