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Apple Sued Over App Store Monopoly, By Jailbreak Store Cydia
Rival app store Cydia for jail broken iOS devices sues Apple, alleging it monopolises software distribution on its devices
Apple iPhone Exploit Allows Users To ‘Jailbreak’ Devices
Fully updated Apple devices contain the exploit that allows the first public jailbreak for Apple's iOS operating system for nearly four years
Apple Alters Corellium Lawsuit Over iPhone Jailbreaking
End of jailbreaking? Apple amends lawsuit to allege copyright infringement in an effort to quash jailbreaking
Apple Patches iPhone Spyware Vulnerabilities With iOS 9.3.5
I spy with my little iPhone! Apple rushes out iPhone patch after discovery of government spying hack
Hackers Release Evasi0n7 iOS 7 Jailbreak
Evad3rs release new version of Evasi0n, but says don't use it for piracy
Android Master Key Patch App Available
An app has been released to patch the "master key" vulnerability in Android phones, but only if they are jailbroken
Surface RT Jailbreak Surfaces On The Web
Allows jailbreakers to run old MacOS X on the Microsoft’s tablet
New iPad Jailbroken By Three Different Methods
Three days after its launch, the new iPad had been hacked in three different ways
Apple Faces New Jailbreak Tool For iPhone 4S, iPad 2
A group of iOS hackers have released a free jailbreaking tool for the Apple iPhone 4S and iPad 2
Two iOS5 Security Flaws Exploited By Apple Jailbreak Tool
The latest jailbreak tool for Apple's mobile devices takes advantage of flaws in the current iOS5 binary and kernel
Windows Phone Jailbreak Tool Reaches Download Limit
The Microsoft approved jailbreak tool for Windows Phone 7 has reached its 10,000 download limit
RIM Fixes PlayBook Flaw, Jailbreakers Find Bypass
RIM is playing a patching game with jailbreakers who have re-hacked the PlayBook just after it was fixed
EFF Demands Legal Protection For Jailbreaks
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is asking for legal loopholes to protect users who jailbreak smartphones or video game consoles
RIM Probes Rooted PlayBook Tablet Claim
Research in Motion is investigating claims that hackers have 'rooted' its Playbook tablet
Kindle Fire Tablet Rooted By Android Coders
Android coders have successfully rooted the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet to allow for its customisation
Jailbreak Exploit Gingerly Hits Android With Malware
Malware targeting Android "Gingerbread" uses jailbreak exploit for root access to run remote instructions
Apple Fixes iPhone Flaw, But Hackers Get Round It
Apple has patched iOS to stop the installation of JailbreakMe - but hackers claim to circumvented it already
Apple Zero-Day Threat Revealed
A German federal agency has revealed a major security flaw in Apple iPhones and iPads
Second Windows Phone 7 Jailbreak Tool Reported
Microsoft has acknowledged a second Windows Phone 7 jailbreak tool is on the way, following the ChevronWP7
Windows 7 Phone Gets Jailbreak Tool
The tool, called ChevronWP7, allows users to load any application onto their device
Apple Files “Heartbeat” Patent To Track JailBroken iPhones
Remotely measuring a user’s heartbeat is just one of the methods proposed by Apple to monitor “unauthorised users” and potentiall disable jailbroken iPhones
iPhone Exploit Code Posted Online
The source code for a new jailbreak for the iPhone has been released, leveraging two vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS mobile operating system
Apple Patches iPhone Jail-Break Bugs
Apple has closed the door on two vulnerabilities used to jailbreak the iPhone
Researchers Reveal Jailbroken iPhone Exploit
A Web-based jailbreak for the Apple iPhone shows mobile devices' vulnerability to remote exploits
Whose Phone Is It Anyway?
The US Copyright Office recently gave its approval for the jailbreaking of mobile devices, turning phones into commodities, says PJ Connolly
Apple Expected To Push Back On Jailbreak Ruling
One analyst suggests there's little Apple can do over a federal regulators' ruling that iPhone owners can legally "jailbreak" their smartphones
Lawmakers Fail To Rule Against iPhone Jailbreaking
The U.S. Copyright Office and the Library Congress gave the OK to iPhone jailbreaking, ruling against Apple
Apple iPad Hacked And Slated For 24 April UK Release
Hackers have reportedly already cracked open the iPad. Meanwhile another report has suggested the device will hit UK shores on 24 April