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Jailbreaking smartphones remains legal. Tablets? Not so much.

Jailbreaking smartphones remains legal. Tablets? Not so much.
  • Posted October 26, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • The U.S. Copyright Office has performed its triennial review of exceptions to the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). Officials have most notably determined jailbreaking smartphones (but not tablets) remains legal, unlocking phones is legal -- but only with your carrier's…

Hacker claims iPhone 5 jailbroken, Google Maps ported to iOS 6

Hacker claims iPhone 5 jailbroken, Google Maps ported to iOS 6
  • Posted September 24, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple With Video
  • Just before the weekend landed, iPhone hacking veteran @chpwn (known in real life as Grant Paul) sent out this tweet, implying the iPhone 5 may have actually been jailbroken. Paul's indirect micro-blog message remarked, "Taller screens like Cydia too. :)" and…

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