A group of hackers figured out how to jailbreak the 3rd generation iPad the day it was released, although the tools haven’t yet been released to the public. But that was a tethered jailbreak, which means you would have had to connect your iPad to a computer and run the software again every time you […]
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2012 iPad jailbroken on day one
Just hours after the new third-generation iPad hit the streets, it’s been jailbroken. Hacker Musclenerd has posted a few pictures on Twitter showing the new iPad running the Cydia Store for jailbroken devices and a terminal app. Neither of those apps will run on an iOS device unless it’s been jailbroken. Meanwhile, iOS hacker i0n1c […]
3rd generation iPad jailbreak in the works
As the new iPad hits the streets, hackers are already working on methods to jailbreak Apple’s latest tablet. Jailbreaking allows you to access files and settings that are normally hidden, which is something you have to do if you want to install apps that aren’t available in the App Store — especially apps that dramatically […]
Kindle 3.0 for iOS adds iPad retina display support
With the new Apple iPad ready to launch tomorrow, Amazon has rolled out an updated Kindle app for iOS that adds support for the new tablet’s high resolution display. Now text and graphics should look better on the iPad’s 2048 x 1536 screen, although the rest of the improvements in the Kindle 3.0 app are […]
Hints of Android 5.0, iOS 6.0
The latest mobile operating systems from Apple and Google still feel warm, but the companies are already working on the next major software updates — and the evidence is starting to pop up. Apple is holding an event next week to unveil the new iPad 3, and tech blog Ars Technica has reason to believe that […]