To the normal everyday users this isn’t helpful but it is a huge step in jailbreaking the ipad for advanced users. Basically what this means is that hackers can now start looking for exploits to jailbreak the ipad.

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Will Strafach has posted the first images of Cydia running on the iPad. His iPad was jailbroken using the ‘Spirit’ jailbreak by Comex.

“I didn’t think anything could be faster than ra1n or gp. @comex proved that wrong. It works so naturally. All he needs now is an ego inflation and he’ll be the new @geohot! *g* In all seriousness though, top notch stuff. ”

Take a look at the images below…

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AT&T has said that the iPad’s upcoming $30/month unlimited plan will not be subject to the usual “5GB soft cap”, according to GearLog.

According to AT&T’s Mark Siegel, “unlimited is unlimited.” Stream video 24/7 if you want; AT&T promises that they won’t criticize or judge. Read more…

A little-heralded feature of iTunes 9.1 is the ability to convert higher bitrate songs to 128kpbs AAC files for iPhone or iPod touch sync with iTunes. How do you do it? It’s a simple check box option in the Summary tab when your iPhone appears in the iTunes source list. When the box is checked, on the next sync, all your songs on your iPhone that are not 128kpbs AAC files will be removed and then re-added, being converted on the fly. Read more…

With all deference to the Violent Femmes, there’s nothing upbeat about the cases of overheating that some iPad users are facing in the early days with the device. We’ve heard directly from two readers about the dreaded ‘iPad needs to cool down before you can use it’ message; Henry in Colorado and John in Tampa Bay both reported that their units went into thermal standby after being used outside. John noted that his iPad was in the (black, heat-collecting) Apple case… perhaps there’s a market for reflective or liquid-cooled models. Read more…

If you’re willing to spent 5 grand on an iPad, why not cough up an additional 50 and get one sweet accessory: A Hyundai Equus.

For a limited time, Hyundai is cashing in on the iPad frenzy by offering one to every customer who buys a 2011 Equus. Read more…

Pranksters, start your engines. Gizmodo lists eight tricks you can play on your iPad-owning, smug and self-satisfied friends to wipe the grins off their mugs. They’ve got a full gallery of options here; I especially like the SPOD screen, and the Wishful Thinking version shown here (multitasking! Flash! VERIZON!!) is quite funny. Read more…

Well, we didn’t really expect this to come so soon after the iPad release, but sure enough, Apple is going to show us the iPhone 4.0 this Thursday. That doesn’t give us a lot of time for speculation, but I’m sure we’ll squeeze it in. As per our reader expectations, various rumors and leaks, and other random news and scuttlebutt, what can we expect to see in a new iPhone OS? Read more…

PC World stress tests show the iPad can be permanently damaged with as little as one or two drops.

While this isn’t surprising given its larger screen. It is important to remember that your iPad needs a protective case. The iPhone seems to be a lot more durable. Mine has taken a few serious drops without any issue; however, its clear the iPad wouldn’t have survived the same experience.

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