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New MacBooks prevent users from Jailbreaking their iPhones
iPhone Buzz —
... to create problems because users who are not trying to jailbreak their phones can not restore their iPhone anymore.
It seems the way Apple has stopped progress is in a small software modification as not much else has changed. It looks like the culprit in this case just may be the new build of iTunes. As with all the attempts that Apple makes to stop people from jailbreaking their phones it is only a matter of time before the iPhone Dev Team finds a way around it.
[Via Engadget and HowardForums]
New MacBook Users Reporting Problems Running iPhone Dev Team's Pwnage Tool?
iPhone Hacks —
... . The iPhone Dev Team were quick to respond by providing a patch in the latest version of their Pwnage tool to counteract Apple's countermeasure at that time. The Dev Team have not yet commented on this latest countermeasure by Apple. [via Gizmodo ] ...
New MacBooks prevent users from Jailbreaking their iPhones
Top iPhone News —
... to create problems because users who are not trying to jailbreak their phones can not restore their iPhone anymore.
It seems the way Apple has stopped progress is in a small software modification as not much else has changed. It looks like the culprit in this case just may be the new build of iTunes. As with all the attempts that Apple makes to stop people from jailbreaking their phones, it is only a matter of time before the iPhone Dev Team finds a way around it.
[Via Engadget and HowardForums]
New MacBooks disable iPhone jailbreaking tool?
MacDailyNews —
... a vital requirement for jailbreaking," John Herrman reports for Gizmodo. "It's a very specific problem, too — the tool still runs, and users who have a pre-modified firmware created on another Mac or Windows machine are able to 'restore' their devices to a jailbroken state without any trouble. It's the creation of modified firmware, which is the central purpose of the Pwnage tool, that has been kneecapped," Herrman reports. Full article, published under an "unconfirmed" label, here .
Rumour: Apple iPhone Pwnage Tool blocked by new MacBooks?
Phones Review —
... MacBooks, and that they don’t seem to be able to recognise an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch when booted into DFU mode, which is a vital for jailbreaking.
The Pwnage Tool still runs on the MacBooks and those that have a pre-modified fiemware created on a different Mac or Windows machine can restore the iPhone and iPod Touch to a jailbroken state, but it appears that the creation of modified firmware, which is the main reason for the Pwwnage Tool has been stopped.
Source – gizmodo
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Apple And Microsoft Earnings Are Near Equal
WebProNews Feed —
... Matt Asay, Gizmodo is reporting that the new MacBooks will prevent Jailbroken iPhone and iPod devices. It seems that the culprit is a new build of iTunes for the new MacBooks. Things work fine on a Windows machine. A gizmodo commenter writes: While I don t like it, I can see why Apple tries to prevent Jailbreaking and Unlocking. Unlocking hurts them in the pocket and they are in the business of making money, after all. Jailbreaking opens up the possibility of piracy of App Store apps, this is just their way of trying to prevent piracy. It s no different from firmware updates ...
Have MacBooks Pwned Pwnage Tool?
iSmashPhone —
... firmware on another Mac or Wintel machine, you can 'restore' your handset to its previous jailbroken state. What no longer works on the metal MacBooks is creation of modified firmware, which is the central purpose of the Pwnage tool. Opinions differ as to whether a hardware or software change is the culprit, with some fingers pointing at a new implentation of iTunes. One thing's for sure, though -- the Dev Team now has their work cut out for them. [Via Gizmodo]
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