Up until six days ago, it had been an amazing 517 days since legendary hacker, PlanetBeing, had last treated his fans to a Tweet. He broke that silence on the 11th January with the revelation that, with the help of Cydia founder Jay Freeman, he had managed to escape the Apple Sandbox. For those who haven't been following the long running A5 jailbreak saga, PlanetBeing was drafted in by developer Pod2g to be an integral member of the jailbreaking 'Dream Team'.
There is no denying the world wide popularity that the Apple iPhone has enjoyed since its initial launch in 2007. Nearly five years down the line and that popularity shows no sign of decreasing with the current iPhone 4S model being available in over 100 carriers, across more than 70 countries.
The development scene within the iOS jailbreak community tends to be made up of two sets of developers. You have the 'Rock Stars' who everyone has heard of, and produce quality, popular tweaks which gain most of the attention. Then you have the developers who sit in the background, releasing small tweaks here and there which get a lot of downloads but very rarely get the developer any attention for it.
The battle between Apple and jailbreak development teams has been going on for a number of years now, and with the recent release of an untethered jailbreak for A4 devices, and the impending release of an A5 version, it is unlikely it will end anytime soon. However, I think even the main developers and hackers would admit to being a little naive if they thought that the process wasn't getting a little more difficult with every iOS release.
The ongoing argument between Windows and OS X users as to which holds the crown is of fierce debate, with devotees from both sides quick to point out the various advantages and disadvantages of each.
The public may not remember, but up until 2001 the major high streets around the world were missing one key component - Apple retail stores. It wasn't until May 19th 2001 that the first two Apple retail stores opened in Virginia, changing the way the company did business by showcasing their own products in their own stores for the first time. Prior to the first store opening, Apple relied predominantly on electronics and big box computer stores to give their products a high street presence.
2011 was a year made up of mixed fortunes for Cupertino-based Apple. From a trading and financial aspect; they went from strength to strength with success of the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S becoming their most successful product launch in the companies history with 4 million units being sold in the first three days. Let us not forget that the share price also breached the $400 mark in 2011 for the first time.
After going through a relatively quiet patch during the latter months of 2011, the last three weeks have been a hive of jailbreaking activity. They say; you can have never have too much information, but there has been so many updates posted to blogs, and various Twitter accounts that in some circumstances it has been difficult to keep up. Let's try and bring some sanity to the situation and see where we are at.
Well it's that time again, when an analyst tells us everything we either already know or suspect about an upcoming product, and this time it's the next iPhone’s turn to get the crystal ball treatment.
Rumors of Apple working on a new 3D interface for the iPhone and iPad just will not go away. It has been a regular rumor ever since the original iPhone was introduced, and has been supported by more than a few patent applications ever since.
