Looks like the iPhone 4S is getting its “Shawshank Redemption” moment today. A jailbreak for the new iPhone and its A5-based cousin, the iPad 2, has been spotted. The “corona untether” jailbreak for A4 devices running iOS5 was released in December, and since then a “dream team” of iOS hackers including the iPhone Dev Team, [...]
Another day, another rumor about the iPad 3. On Friday, Bloomberg reported that the next-generation iPad will feature a high-definition screen and be compatible with long-term evolution (LTE), a wireless network that gives users access to data more quickly. It will also allow users to move from app to app more quickly, as it will [...]
Amidst the political tensions between the US and Iran over transit in and around the Persian Gulf, a US navy ship rescued an Iranian fishing boat that had been commandeered by suspected Somali pirates in Arabian Sea. Thirteen Iranians were rescued by a US navy destroyer more than 40 days after their boat was hijacked [...]
Washington says it has had assurances from Egyptian military officials that they will stop raids on pro-democracy and human rights groups. The US was quick to denounce Friday’s break-ins at the offices of 17 non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Egypt was warned that 1.3 billion dollars in US military aid could be reviewed if the raids continued. [...]