How iOS 5 devices can take panoramic photos

If you’ve got a jailbroken iOS 5-running iPhone or iPad, get ready to unleash some serious majesty: We’re going to show you how to enable panorama mode on your phone’s camera.

While Apple has made jailbreaking difficult with iOS 5, but it can be done.

In addition to a jailbroken iOS 5 device with a built-in gyroscope, you’ll need iFile, a file manager and viewer app.

The device’s camera has a hidden panorama mode that … Continue Reading

Apple makes jailbreaking much harder with iOS 5

Apple has added extra security features in iOS 5 that will make it much harder for hackers to safely jailbreak their iPhones, according to the high-profile jailbreakers at Dev-Team Blog. Apple’s changes will make it harder to roll back to an older version of iOS if jailbreaking goes bad.

Apple has been attempting to stop jailbreakers from altering its iOS software for years, but the U.S. copyright office came down on the side of jailbreakers … Continue Reading

Sony settles PlayStation 3 jailbreaking case

Sony has settled its lawsuit against hacker George “Geohot” Hotz for circumventing the security system of the PlayStation 3 video game console.

The lawsuit was controversial because it pitted Sony against hackers, who felt it should be more open with its hardware, and it exposed Sony to denial-of-service attacks against its web sites.

Hotz hacked the security of the PS 3 and distributed “jailbreaking” software in January that enabled users to run unauthorized software on … Continue Reading

First Windows Phone 7 jailbreak tool released

Microsoft’s fledgling mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, managed to be live for little over a month before somebody released a jailbreak tool for the OS. Three men have just done that, as Rafael Rivera, Chris Walsh and Long Zheng put out the ChevronWP7 yesterday, an executable file that allows users to sideload apps to a Windows Phone 7 phone – making it possible to install software on the devices without going through Microsoft‘s official … Continue Reading

Hackers open the the door for apps on the new Apple TV

If you were disappointed by the lack of apps in the new $99 Apple  TV, now you have another option: The iPhone Dev team, a group known for its timely iPhone operating system hacks, has confirmed that it can jailbreak the new Apple TV — opening the door for apps and other tweaks on the device.

The group used its new “SHAtter” exploit to jailbreak the Apple TV. As we previously reported, the exploit targets … Continue Reading

Week in review: The problem with Dry Erase Girl

Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the five most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:

The problem with Dry Erase Girl: There’s no business in hoaxes — The men who fooled the Internet with their hoax about a woman who quit her job via a dry erase board say it made some money for their site, TheChive.com — but that attention-grabbing stunts don’t make for a reliable business … Continue Reading

Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken iPhones

Apple evidently wants to have a killswitch to disable “jailbroken” iPhones. That could piss off users of the popular method for running unauthorized software on an iPhone.

The company has applied for a patent that covers a variety of security measures to automatically protect iPhone users from thieves and other unauthorized users. But one of the uses of the patent would be to protect Apple’s interests, which may be in conflict with those of users.… Continue Reading

Hacker jailbreaks the iPad less than a day after release

Apple evidently wants to have a killswitch to disable “jailbroken” iPhones. That could piss off users of the popular method for running unauthorized software on an iPhone.

The company has applied for a patent that covers a variety of security measures to automatically protect iPhone users from thieves and other unauthorized users. But one of the uses of the patent would be to protect Apple’s interests, which may be in conflict with those of users.… Continue Reading