iOS 4.2.1 Tethered Jailbreak Available, We Suggest Waiting

A few hours ago the Dev Team released a public version of redsn0w (version 0.9.6b4) which can jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 on all devices and install a working Cydia, also on the iPad. As we wrote last night, though, this one’s a first jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1, and it’s a tethered one.

This means that unless you have an older device (iPhone3G, older iPhone3GS, and non-MC iPod touch 2G) you’ll be forced to manually boot in a “jailbroken state” on every device reboot using redsn0w on your computer. And considering that many jailbreak tweaks force you to reboot your device, you can guess a tethered jailbreak it’s a real pain to deal with. Read more

Apple Teases Black Friday Sale

We were browsing the Apple Store online, and look what we found. Apple is having a Black Friday sale of some kind, but the details won’t be announced until Friday, it seems.

The special one-day Apple shopping event.

November 26.

Come back to the Apple Online Store this Friday for a special one-day-only shopping event. You’ll find dozens of great iPad, iPhone, iPod and Mac gifts for everyone on your list.

Still, take a look at the teaser page and start making a list of the new Apple products you might want to purchase. We think some sweet deals will be available on the 26th.

So That Phil Schiller Twitter Account Was Real, After All

As noted by 9to5mac, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller has a Twitter account. You can follow him as @pschiller. What’s interesting is that I’ve been personally following this account for quite some time now (three months, I believe), and I thought it was fake – like the popular @CEOSteveJobs one. Schiller’s account, however, is now verified so yeah, he’s the real Schiller.

Senior Vice President of iPhone Software Scott Forstall joined Twitter in July, but never tweeted. His account is verified as well, and gained thousands of followers without posting a single message. In his Twitter bio Schiller wrote he loves “Apple, Sports, Cars, Science, Rock & Roll”, and he actually replies to people making app recommendations and such. He also posts pictures taken with Instagram.

This is really cool. Could Twitter be Apple’s next thing for consumer communication? We hope so. [via 9to5mac]

Safari on iOS 4.2: Much Better HTML5 Support, Accelerometer→

Safari on iOS 4.2: Much Better HTML5 Support, Accelerometer

Today, iOS 4.2 appears as a free update for every iPhone, iPod or iPad device. This release provides some major changes on HTML5 support, like WebSockets and Accelerometer support, new events, print support, new JavaScript data-types and better SVG support.

Apple didn’t update yet Safari documentation to reflect new APIs in iOS. This information is based on JavaScript research and testing over Safari itself.

iOS is a “closed” platform, right?

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TikTok & LunaTik For iPod Nano Raise $300,000 In One Week→

TikTok & LunaTik For iPod Nano Raise $300,000 In One Week

Initially, Wilson was hoping to raise $15,000 in 30 days, to get the watchbands into production. But guess what? The watch has become a bona fide Internet sensation, raising over $275,000 on Kickstarter in just a week, from 3,700 backers – and $180,000 in the first three days alone.

Remember the TikTok+LunaTik project? It has become one of KickStarter’s most successful campaigns ever. Even better than The Glif. I guess there is a market for well-realized iPod Nano wristbands, after all.

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iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak Really Around The Corner

Great news, jailbreakers: Apple released iOS 4.2.1 earlier today and it looks like we might be able to get our hands on fresh iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak material later today, or at least in a few days. While developers and tinkerers are already able to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 using the latest redsn0w beta, both the Dev Team and @p0sixninja (main developer of GreenPois0n jailbreak tool) confirmed a public solution for iOS 4.2.1 is on the way. Read more