Jan 04

Apple News | Apple to Offer Three Tablet Devices in 2012?

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Apple will reportedly offer three separate tablets in 2012: an iPad 3 HD, an iPad 2S, and a discounted iPad 2, according to analyst Ben A. Reitzes with Barclays Capital.

First, Reitzes believes that Apple will keep current iPad around at a discounted price.

Second, he suggests that Apple will release a faster iPad 2, perhaps dubbed the iPad 2S, that will keep the same resolution but offer a faster processor and Siri. This update would be similar to Apple’s update from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 4S.

Third, Reitzes thinks Apple will launch a fully redesigned iPad 3 in March. This device is said to feature a high resolution Retina Display, Siri integration, and an improved processor.

Recent rumors have Apple working with Sharp to create a modified IGZO display for the iPad 3 that will provide 330 dpi while not using IPS or having a dual-bar backlight.

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Jan 04

Apple News | iPad 3 to Feature a Modified IGZO Display?

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Apple is reportedly working with Sharp to create a modified IGZO display for the iPad 3 that will provide 330 dpi while not using IPS or having a dual-bar backlight, according to Peter Misek, at Jefferies & Co.

Misek believes that Apple has bought between $500 million and $1 billion worth of manufacturing equipment for Sharp’s Gen 6 Kameyama manufacturing facility which will be used to build displays for iOS devices.

Also, we believe that Apple and Sharp together have a modified IGZO (indium, gallium, zinc) technology to achieve 330 dpi, which is sufficient for an HD display while not using IPS nor having to include dual-bar LED backlighting. In our view, this should lead to several design advantages, namely the device can be thinner, battery life should be longer, and the overall experience for users should be meaningfully improved.

The deal between Apple and Sharp is said to account for a big chunk of the company’s $8 billion capital budget for its current fiscal year. Since that number was revealed in Apple’s latest annual report, analysts have been trying to figure out what the 73% increase in spending will be used on.

Misek says, “The IGZO technology is perfect in that it offers near-OLED power consumption while having a lower cost and thinness that is only 25% greater than OLED, based on our checks,”

[Forbes] [AppleInsider]

Jan 04

Apple News | Pod2g Makes Progress With A5 Jailbreak, Release Could Come in a Week!

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Pod2g has just tweeted some interesting information regarding the A5 jailbreak. Apparently, pod2g has made good progress on the jailbreak for A5 devices and claims that if lucky, we could expect it in a week!

I made a step today for the A5. With some luck we could expect a release in a week.

Keep in mind though, there are still some roadblocks ahead and the ETA can always get pushed back. In the meantime, you can jailbreak any pre-A5 device on 5.0.1 from the menu of the blog.

We will keep you updated on the A5 jailbreak as well.

via Pod2g

Jan 03

Apple News | Pod2g Posts Details on How Corona Untethered Jailbreak Works

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Pod2g has posted some details on how the Corona untethered jailbreak works.

In a new post on his blog, pod2g notes that Apple has fixed all previous known ways of executing unsigned binaries in iOS 5.0 so Corona had to do it another way.

For Corona, I searched for a way to start unsigned code at boot without using the Mach-O loader. That’s why I searched for vulnerabilities in existing Apple binaries that I could call using standard launchd plist mechanisms.

Using a fuzzer, I found after some hours of work that there’s a format string vulnerability in the racoon configuration parsing code ! racoon is the IPsec IKE daemon (http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net/). It comes by default with iOS and is started when you setup an IPsec connection.

Now you got it, Corona is an anagram of racoon :-) .

Pod2g notes that the the ROP exploit payload triggers a kernel exploit that relies on an HFS heap overflow bug he found earlier.

I don’t know exactly what happens in the kernel code, I never figured it out exactly, I found it by fuzzing the HFS btree parser. I just realized that it is a heap overflow in the zone allocator, so I started to try to mount clean, overflowed and payload images in a Heap Feng Shui way :-) And hey, that worked :p Thanks to @i0n1c for his papers on this subject.

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Jan 03

How to fix Alarm Clock Bug on iPhone?

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How to fix Alarm Clock Bug on iPhone? Earlier today, Engadget posted that some iPhone users experiencing Alarm Clock problem since the new year has started. According to the post, iPhone users who are on iOS 4.2.1 or less experienced these kind of problems.

Every 1st day of the new year iPhone users face an Alarm Clock issues on their iPhone. What is the problem exactly ? If you set an Alarm, the Alarm will fail to activate by itself. These issues also arose when Day light saving is done in the year. However, These types of issues was seen in iOS 4.2.1 and even earlier devices. When various articles was published about this problem. Apple replied to this problem:

We’re aware of an issue related to non repeating alarms set for January 1 or 2. Customers can set recurring alarms for those dates and all alarms will work properly beginning January 3.

So, There is an alternative for you, if you want to get rid of this problem simply update your device to latest iOS version. Updating the device is very simple, just connect you iPhone with iTunes and press the update button. However, if you are using an iPhone 3G then you will be left in the cold. You can wait for January 3 to get this problem fixed.
(Via Engadget)

Jan 03

Dismiss Keyboard by Scrolling on iPhone using Pull to Dismiss [Cydia Tweak]

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Did you ever get annoyed by the On screen Keyboard while reading some text or using an app. I do, because when Keyboard is on the screen I am left with a little space on screen which means i have to scroll more. Well,a new tweak in cydia has just released to get rid of this problem.

This tweak is called pull to dismiss, the working of this tweak is very simple. All you need to do is to scroll down from top to bottom on your screen and your Keyboard will be dismissed. This tweak is useful when you are reading a long note or going through a long conversation in message app. Simply swipe from top to bottom to get rid of the Keyboard.

As posted by the developer:

Dismiss keyboard by scrolling. In apps and views where a scrolling list and a keyboard are shown together, swiping from the list down the face of the keyboard will dismiss it more conveniently. This works in many popular and standard apps.

The best thing about this app is that you don’t need to spend even a single cent to get it. You can download it for from Bigboss repo in Cydia. After installation of this tweak no new icons will be added on your homescreen and you don’t have any options to configure this tweak.

Jan 03

iPod touch | How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 4G Using PwnageTool (Mac) [5.0.1]

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These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPod Touch 4G on iOS 5.0.1 using PwnageTool for Mac.

Step One
Make a folder called “Pwnage” on the desktop. In it, you will need a couple of things. The latest PwnageTool 5.0.1, found here.

You will also need the 5.0.1 iPod Touch firmware which can be found here.

When downloading the IPSW file, it is best to download it with Firefox since Safari often auto extracts it!

Step Two
Double click to mount PwnageTool then drag the PwnageTool icon into the Pwnage folder.

Then from the Pwnage folder double click to launch the PwnageTool application.

Click Ok if presented with a warning.

Step Three
Click to select Expert Mode from the top menu bar

Step Four
Click to select your iPod. A check-mark will appear over the image of the phone. Click the blue arrow button to continue.

Step Five
You will be brought to the “Browse for IPSW” page. Click the Browse for IPSW… button.

From the popup window select your firmware from the Pwnage folder then click the Open button.

Step Six
You will then be brought to a menu with several choices. Click to select General then click the blue arrow button.

The General settings allows you to decide the partition size.

The Cydia settings menu allows you to create custom packages so you do not have to manually install the necessary them later.

Click to select the Download packages tab. Then click the Refresh button to display all the available packages. Double clicking the package you want will download it and make it available in the Select Packages tab.

Checkmark the ones you want then Click the blue arrow button.

The Custom Packages Settings menu displays listed package settings for your custom IPSW. For know leave these settings as is. Click the blue arrow button to continue.

Step Seven
You are now ready to begin the pwnage process! Click the Build button to select it then click the Blue arrow button to begin.

Step Eight
You will be asked to save your custom .ipsw file. Save it to your Pwnage folder you created on your Desktop.

Your IPSW is now being built. Please allow up to 10 minutes.

You will be asked to enter your administrator password. Do this then click the OK button.

Step Nine
Once your ipsw has been built you will be asked to connect your iPod to the computer. Once it detects your device PwnageTool will guide your through the steps to putting your iPod into DFU mode.

Press and hold the power and home buttons for 10 seconds.

Then release the power button and continue holding the home button for 10 seconds.

Once your iPhone is successfully in DFU mode, PwnageTool will prompt you to launch iTunes.

Step Ten
Once In iTunes, hold the Alt/Option key and click Restore.

Step Eleven
Navigate to the Pwnage folder on your desktop using the dialog window that appears. Select the custom IPSW that was created and click the Choose button.

Step Twelve
iTunes will now restore the firmware on your iPod. This can also take up to 10 minutes. Once done you will be rebooted into jailbroken iPod OS 5.0.1!

***THANKS: Thank you to Dev-Teams, pod2g, and Geohot for their hard work in making this jailbreak and tutorial possible!

If this tutorial needs to be updated please let us know here
Jan 03

iPhone | How to Perform an Untethered Jailbreak of Your iPhone 4 (Windows) [5.0.1]

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These are instructions on how to perform an untethered jailbreak of your iPhone 4 on 5.0.1 using RedSn0w for Windows. The Mac version of this tutorial is here.

This procedure will cause you to upgrade your baseband potentially ruining your chances for an unlock. Please follow a Windows tutorial on how to update to iOS 5.0.1 using a custom ipsw if you need an unlock.

If you want to jailbreak a lower firmware version you can find the appropriate tutorial here.

Watch the below video and read instructions:

Step One
Create a folder on your desktop called Pwnage

Download the latest version of RedSn0w from here and place it in the Pwnage folder. Likewise, download the 5.0.1 firmware from here and place it in the Pwnage folder. (Note: you do not need to download the 5.0.1 firmware if you are already on iOS 5.0.1)

Extract the RedSn0w zip file by double clicking it.

Step Two: (You can skip this step if iOS 5 is already installed on your device)
Connect your iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes.

Select your iPhone from the list of devices on the left. Now hold down Shift and click the Restore button. Restore is preferred as it won’t create any wasted space on your iPhone.

Navigate to the Pwnage folder on your desktop and select the 5.0 firmware ipsw. Click the Choose button to continue.

iTunes will now update your iPhone to the new firmware.

Step Three
Launch the redsn0w application from the redsn0w folder we extracted earlier.

**Windows 7 users may want to try running the redsn0w executable mode as an administrator in Windows Vista compatibility. You can do this by right clicking the executable and selecting Properties from the contextual menu.

Step Four
Once RedSn0w opens click the Jailbreak button

Step Five
Plug your iPhone into the computer and make sure its OFF then click the Next button

Step Six
RedSn0w will now guide you through the steps to get into DFU mode. You can find more help with DFU mode here

Hold down both the Home button and the Power button for 10 seconds.

Release the Power button and continue holding the Home button until RedSn0w detects the device.

Step Seven
Your iPhone will now reboot

Step Eight
RedSn0w will now prepare the jailbreak data.

Step Nine
Select Cydia from the list of options and click Next.

Step Ten
Your iPhone will now be rebooted again and RedSn0w will begin uploading the new RAM Disk and Kernel.

Step Eleven
Once this is complete you will be notified that RedSn0w is done. When your iPhone finishes rebooting (5 minutes or so) it will be jailbroken with Cydia on the SpringBoard.

*As usual a big thanks to the iPhone Dev-Team, Pod2g, and Geohot for their hard work and contribution to the iPhone community.

  If this tutorial needs to be updated please let us know in the below comments section.