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#26 12/7/07 10:51 pm
Re: iPhone
Well, the worst that could happen is Apple would release an iPhone software update that would write over the existing software on the phone, which would possibly undo the jailbreak and disable custom apps you had installed. There's very little chance your phone would be bricked - if anything unexpected happens, you can just use iTunes to restore your iPhone to factory settings.
And if you prefer to leave it stock, that's fine too.
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#27 12/7/07 11:17 pm
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Re: iPhone
Hrm, so its not like PSP Homebrew then. Sony got tired of the PSP custom firmwares so they altered their updates to detect if the system has been modded. Once you go custom with PSP, there's no going back.
Of course, it's a Sony product, so annoyances goes without saying. 
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#28 12/7/07 11:35 pm
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Well keep in mind that the whole reason jailbreaking is possible right now is thanks to a bug in Safari's handling of malformed images that causes the app to crash and execute bits of arbitrary code. This is known as a buffer overflow and it's what AppTapp exploits in order to install software on the iPhone.
It's entirely reasonable that a future iPhone software update would fix this vulnerability which would basically put a roadblock in hacking the device. It certainly won't stop it for good though.
Another thing to consider is Apple's already announced an iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit), which would be available to developers and provide them with everything they need to create true iPhone apps and not just some AJAX web app. It's supposed to come out in February and I'm sure we'll find out more during MacWorld next month. Hopefully it will legitimize iPhone app development and there wouldn't be a need to jailbreak it.
I have a feeling iPhone apps developed with the SDK will be signed, so you can be reasonably assured of their authenticity when you install them, and they will most likely run in a chrooted jail so they won't be able to touch any of the system processes.
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#29 12/23/07 9:11 pm
Re: iPhone
http://www.ifoneguru.com/index.php?topic=46
Playstation emulation on iPhone? O_o
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#30 12/30/07 1:25 pm
Re: iPhone
New firmware?
http://mobile.dpszone.com/apple-will-re … mware-113/
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#32 1/3/08 10:45 pm
Re: iPhone
Check out the video of 1.1.3 in action.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.a … -the-proof
Some of the new features will make your pants spicy.
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#33 1/11/08 12:55 pm
Re: iPhone
Details of the iPhone/iPod Touch SDK, from the supposed leaked outline of Steve's keynote. If true, it looks like a hell of a good setup.
iPhone/iPod Touch SDK
- Apps and Widgets
- Using Cocoa with Objective-C
- Developers submit programs as source code, not executable
- Specify iPhone or both iPhone/Touch (certain features iPhone only)
- Users buy/download in iTunes Wi-Fi Store / iTunes Store (Mac/PC)
- Automatic updating wirelessly or docked
- Demonstration of exporting from XCode 3 to iTunes Store
- Submits source code to Apple for validation (make sure that people aren't abusing the system, prevent malware and viruses)
- If using microphone or GSM, iPhone only; otherwise, available for both iPhone and iPod Touch
- Apps can be free or up to $6.99; Widgets free or up to $2.99
- Developers recieve 70% of revenue for their products
- Licensed under Apple Mobile Software License
- Can download wirelessly from iTunes Wi-Fi Store or docked to computer from iTunes Store
- Demonstration of wirelessly downloading (and running) the app submitted earlier
- Apps and widgets can be rearranged on front screen; front screen scrolls to show all apps/widgets
- Resubmit updated versions of apps; when added to store, iPhone/Touch will ask you to update it next time you use it (or next time you dock the iPhone/Touch)
- Developers can get their hands on a beta version of the SDK tomorrow on ADC and start developing; final version due early February
- iTunes 7.6 and iPhone/iPod Touch Software update 1.3 allowing for Apps mid-February
Example apps/widgets
Apps:
- iChat (coming with 1.3 update) (AIM, Jabber/Google Talk)
-- Quick demonstration
- RSS Feed Reader (coming with 1.3 update) (read feeds online or off)
- One of our partners made something cool: Last.fm (scrobble tracks played on iPhone/touch wirelessly without syncing w/ computer)
Widgets:
- Dictionary (coming with 1.3 update) (quickly look up words, translate, use wikipedia)
-- Quick demonstration
- Yellow/White Book (coming with 1.3 update) (search for contacts, add them to your address book directly from the app, will sync back with address book on your Mac/PC)
- Sports Ticker (coming with 1.3 update) (choose your sports and teams, get updates on their progress)
- Another partner: Twitter (update your Twitter on the fly, see your friends tweets)
- Try these out on the show floor today
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#34 1/15/08 1:54 pm
Re: iPhone
http://gizmodo.com/345051/apple-macbook … ly-amazing
since getting my iPhone... i've started the inexorable slide to becoming a Mac Fag.
this shit is just TOO pretty.
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#38 1/15/08 8:08 pm
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Re: iPhone
Hot sex, that thing is thin! Where do they cram all the ram?
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#39 1/23/08 9:38 pm
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#40 1/23/08 10:05 pm
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WANT.
WANTWANTWANT.
... but whats with the rap song?
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#43 12/22/09 8:40 am
Re: iPhone
Simon's Cat app for iPhone...WANT!!
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#44 7/30/10 7:21 pm
Re: iPhone
In case you missed the news, jailbreaking and unlocking your phone is not illegal. It doesn't mean Apple won't continue to introduce new technical measures to make it harder to do, but they can't sue you under the DMCA over it. Which is good.
I played around with iOS 4 on my iPhone 3G, and it's, well, just slow as fuck. Even turning off multitasking and Spotlight indexing doesn't help, the phone just doesn't have teh snappy anymore. So I downgraded to 3.1.2, which was a challenge in itself. I rewarded myself with a new wallpaper.
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