Apple's iOS 5 beta 6 jailbroken

It shouldn’t come as a shock that iOS 5 beta 6 has succumbed to jailbreaking. but unlike the usual speedy jailbreak action we’re used to seeing (i.e. jailbreaks discovered within 24 hours), this one took nearly three days to figure out, which is a pretty slow turnaround for the hacking community. either way, the tools …

Apple restricts iPhone chargers artifically

– 08/04/2010 20:53 PDT A hacker recently uncovered the fact that secret resistors were placed on the data lines in connectors for individual Apple devices, including the iPhone and iPod range. When reverse engineered, it means iPhones won’t draw any juice until they detect 2.8V and 2V signals. at that particular voltage, the handsets will …