Posts Tagged ‘ iBrick ’

Apple Limits iPhone Sales To Two/Person; No Cash, Please

Oct 27th, 2007 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: iPhone

Since this Thursday, Apple limits sales of the iPhone to two per person, and has prohibited cash-only sales of the cellphone, presumably to stop people from reselling them.¬† Before Thursday’s policy change announcement, there was no cash restriction and the purchase limit was five per person.
Company spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said that limiting purchases to two [...]



Youngster Unveils Hack For iPod Touch

Oct 15th, 2007 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

The Mac Observer is reporting that a 13 year-old nicknamed AriX has produced a “jailbreak method” hack for the iPod touch called iJailBreak. The program allows iPod touch users to install third-party applications.
The hack is especially interesting because of the way that Apple has intentionally crippled the device. For example, it’s been revealed that editing [...]



Apple’s iBrick PR Fiasco Going From Bad To Worse

Oct 1st, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: iPhone

Apple’s PR fiasco over its decision to actively fight the unlocking and hacking of iPhones appears to be going from bad to worse.
This video mashup is an example of the fallout Apple is reaping from its decision to fight developers that want to add to the iPhones capabilities. It takes the narration from Apple’s famous [...]



Apple Opens A Pantera’s Box With The iBrick

Sep 28th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple appears to have opened a veritable Pantera’s box with its decision to fight hackers with an update that could turn your iPhone into an iBrick.
We tested the update and it worked perfectly on an unhacked, locked iPhone. The update adds several great new features, including the iTunes WiFi store, which is more useful and [...]