A blog post at one of my favorite Apple blogs, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (or TUAW) asks the question, Why jailbreak your phone? Now that iOS 4 (the operating system for the new iPhone 4) can be jailbroken simply by going to a website, it’s easier than ever before to do it. Even if you’re [...]
This week’s New York Times editorial agrees with the US Copyright Office that “jailbreaking” an iPhone, or hacking it to make it run non-Apple-approved apps, is legal, and Apple is not allowed to charge a fine. The Copyright Office’s ruling essentially says that you should be able to do whatever you want with a piece [...]
For those of you with an iPhone 3G, early iPhone 3GS, or early iPod Touch 2nd generation, you can now update to iOS 4 and still jailbreak your mobile. Why jailbreak? For one, it will enable wallpaper and multitasking on these devices, which normally is disabled. It also gives you the possibility of unlocking your [...]
