The iPhone (or iPod Touch) is a 667MHz computer (albeit one that is only running at 412MHz) with 128MB of RAM and between 4 and 32 GB of flash. For software, it is running a pared down Mac OS X with its standard complement of a FreeBSD-based userland over a Darwin kernel. While some people wonder why anyone would attempt to use it as a Unix workstation, to me and many others it seems ludicrous
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JustAnotherMobilePhoneBlog on 2nd Jan 2009 (via feeds.feedburner.com)
Those who use a Mac and are still into jailbreaking might want to stay clear of the new OS X 10.5.6 update at the moment. Based on reports, this new update disables DFU mode both in the iPhone and iPod Touch thus putting to a screeching halt any attempts to jailbreak them. However, a
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CellPhonesEtc on 17th Dec 2008 (via feeds.cellphones.ca)
Putting the iPhone in DFU mode, a step that’s necessary in jailbreaking, is reported to be disabled with the Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 software update. So if you’ve already got a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch, you might want to look into using other machines for continued hacking, in the meantime. If you still haven’t
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UnwiredView on 16th Dec 2008 (via feeds.feedburner.com)
Nokia Supernova with new colors HP Pavilion dv6 Laptop Available to Order 45,000 iPhones to be Purchased by Köln University for StudentsDelta to Offer In-Flight WiFi in 2009 Magellan GPS to be Sold to MiTAC by January Sprint Nextel Launched the BlackBerry Curve 8350i Apple Released Mac OS X 10.5.6 HTC Heading Straight to the Top of the Smartphone Food Chain Asus
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MobileWhack on 16th Dec 2008 (via mobilewhack.com)