iPad has just been launched a couple of days back and news of it being jailbreaked are already spreading fast!

A well known iPhone Hacker ‘MuscleNerd‘ found the exploit and implemented it within 24rs of iPads launch! An exploit being found so soon means that an automated Jailbreak solution will be out very soon.

Most of us are familiar with the process of Jailbreaking and the things it offers. Custom Themes, Widgets and many other 3rd Party applications which are denied from the App Store. iPad will offer much more in terms of customizations after jailbreaking than whats possible on the iPhone due to its screen size.

A lot of real estate is been wasted and it will be very exciting on how the Homebrew community  makes use of that.

The exploit seems to be Browser driven and grants you Root access and ability to run unsigned applications.

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iPad will be officially launching in less than a week now. Apple states that it is ready with a ton of new iPad optimized Applications which would be available from Day 1 of its release.

The naming scheme to differentiate iPad and iPhone apps is now leaked and iPad version of the applications would be titled  ‘HD‘.

padgadget has provided a list of some of iPad specific applications :

* Ammoin HD
* Azkend HD
* Flight Control HD
* Grind HD
* HD Recovery
* Labyrinth 2 HD
* NBA Hotshot HD
* Numba HD
* Plants vs. Zombie HD
* Sparkle HD
* Worms HD

The Applications were available on the iTunes Store but they have been taken down now. They should be up shortly after iPads Official launch!

[via-crunchgear]

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iPod Touch 3G was launched a couple of months back with improved Processor and Graphics Capabilities (32Gb/64Gb). But along with that, they came with the 3.1 Firmware which prevented Jailbreaking.

A sort of temporary (tethered) Jailbreak is now available for iPod Touch 3G. Jailbreaking an iPod unlocks a lot of possibilities such as Custom Themes, some cool Apps and ahem *cracked games* too.

Blackra1n RC2 now supports Jailbreaking of the iPod Touch 3G 8Gb along with 32 and 64Gb variants.

Follow this guide to Jailbreak your iPod Touch 3G :

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(PC Users)

1. Connect your iPod Touch to the PC and make sure its detected by iTunes.

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Augmented Reality based applications are fast showing up with mobiles getting equipped with Accelerometers, Digital Compass and GPS.

The iPhone 3GS has a inbuilt Digital Compass which led to such apps showing up in the App Store these days.

Layar is a new AR based App which uses GPS location and internet data to layer information on the screen over live footage.

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NBA Live is the an upcoming offering in the Sports Game genre by Electronic Arts for the iPhone. EA released a few screenshots to showcase its graphics and gameplay. And let me say that these are one of the best graphics I’ve ever seen on the iPhone.

According to EA, the game will deliver the “most realistic 5-on-5 action” for the iPhone. Continue reading »

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The default Messages Application in the iPhone is pretty good but theres no way of knowing whether you’ve reached the Word limit for 1 SMS.

To effectively manage this problem, there’s a small hack available that adds a Word count to the Default Messages.App (SMS App).

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The iPhone has opened up limitless possibilities and ideas for Developers. The things which you could do with the iPhone are countless!

Here’s a concept I came upon by Ocean Observations which proposes a new way of using the iPhones Home Screen for navigation.

Their concept of the modified Springboard utilizes the Coverflow Mode for browsing of Apps within Springboard.

To better understand check out this video of their Concept : Continue reading »

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There’s really no limit to what developers can come up with these days for the iPhone. Just when you though that there’s an App for every possible category and task, comes this App which doesn’t fail to amaze you!

Viper SmartStart from Directed Electronics is an iPhone-compatible remote starter capable of warming up or cooling down a car.

SmartStart can be used to remotely lock or unlock the doors, pop the trunk or even sound the car alarm !

“Our customers have consistently told us that the two most important features in a remote starter are range and user interface,” Directed Electronics president Kevin Duffy said in a statement. “We developed the Viper SmartStart in response. Range is virtually unlimited, and iPhone owners can use the elegant touch-screen interface they already carry in their pocket.” Continue reading »

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The iPhone and iPod Touch have most of the features any Music device should have. But many people missed an FM Radio. Well there seems to be some good news for FM lovers.

Apple was always reluctant to include a FM Radio in their iPod lineup but with the inclusion of  FM Radio in their latest iPod Nanos opened up hopes for inclusion of FM in other Apple devices too.

The current iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G have a FM Receiver Module, just that theres no software to make use of it.

Apparently Apple is waiting for the integration of Apple Music Store and FM App so that users can buy the Song which they like while listening to FM.

This is not the first time that Apple has decided to keep a feature locked, Apple had previously kept some features hidden initially like the iPod 2Gs Bluetooth. It was 10 months later that Apple decided to make use of the Bluetooth feature.

As to how long will it take for the Official Radio.app to launch is best known by Apple itself. We all can just cross our fingers and wait for the Best!

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iPhone has been the only device where you can get almost any application you want. Pick a task and you have an App for that!

The iPhone also had its share of Image Editing applications but none provided much detailed editing of Images.

Adobe the company behind the most widely used PC/Mac based Professional Photo Editing software – Photoshop has now made available a free to use Mobile based version of Photoshop! Continue reading »

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