Since Cydia is broken on iOS 4.2.x, the new Redsn0w 0.9.6b3 released today supports iOS 4.2.1 so that developers can make their jailbreak-apps compatible before Apple releases the final firmware to public. Using this version of Redsn0w, you can now install jailbreak-apps without using Cydia.
The iPhone Dev Team has just released Redsn0w 0.9.6b3 which brings support for iOS 4.2.1 GM firmware file. The highlight feature of this release is SSH and SSL support which will now allow you to install bundles and packages independent of Cydia, which is currently broken on 4.2.1.
I have just jailbroken my iPad on iOS 4.2.1 using PwnageTool bundles released by Johnny Franks. These bundles can be used to jailbreak the newly released iOS 4.2.1 GM on both iPad and iPod touch 4 with working Cydia !
Device Speed Test is a new app available in Cydia which lets you test the speed and efficiency of your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, whilst also recommending what you should do to improve performance in simple ways.
Thanks to a new tweak available in Cydia, iPhone brightness can now be adjusted from the multitasking tray, found just under the music controls with App Switcher Brightness.
Ever since the open source drivers were released for the Xbox 360 Kinect, there has been a surge in hackers using it for a whole range of different applications. The potential of the impressive hardware was seen by Chris Rojas who created a new processing app which takes the distance data and renders objects in neon cubes, where the size of the cube is based on the object's distance from the sensor.
Apple today has released iOS 4.2.1 GM for iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G, iPad and iPod touches. This build which is currently available to developers only can be jailbroken using the current version 0.9.6b2 of Redsn0w. For those of you who don’t know, Redsn0w 0.9.6b2 is based on Geohot’s Limera1n exploit which can pwn all iOS devices for life.
Activision’s FPS Call of Duty: Black Ops has made a record $650 million US Dollars in sales in just 5 days since its launch, setting a new entertainment industry record. Even we at Redmond Pie got hold of the Xbox 360 version of the game due to its sheer awesomeness.
After releasing a revised version of iOS 4.2 GM for iPad to developers last week, Apple has now seeded iOS 4.2.1 GM for iPhones, iPad and iPod touches. This build is meant for developers only. Only members enrolled in the iPhone Developer Standard or Enterprise Program can access these bits of by signing into Apple Developer Connection.
BoxWave has revealed a new keyboard attachment accessory which can turn your iPhone 4 into a Droid it always wanted to be. Dubbed as Keyboard Buddy Case, it can be used as an iPhone 4 case, complete with camera, volume rocker and the other cut-outs, along with a physical slide-out keyboard.
