Tag Archives: iPhone jailbreaking

Student Earning $50,000 a Year Jailbreaking iPhones – We’re All In the Wrong J...

by on April 11th, 2011 at 1:32 pm

Image Source: iPhonehacks.com A jailbreaker from George Mason University is pulling in $50,000 per year jailbreaking and unlocking iPhones for those who have no idea where to begin. No joke. The Washington Post has reported that Kevin Lee has turned jailbreaking into a fledgling business while attending university. While the …

iPhone Jailbreaking/Unlocking NOT illegal!

by on July 26th, 2010 at 2:13 pm

All of you jailbreakers and cell phone enthusiasts out there can sleep a little easier tonight. Although the words “jailbreak” and “illegal” used in the same context may seem more than absurd to most. Apple at one point apparently felt otherwise. Fortunately consumers have the upper hand in this round! …

Apple’s Support Article on Jailbreaking the iPhone

by on April 21st, 2010 at 4:31 pm

Apple has posted a support document targeting iPhone jailbreaking, noting that "unauthorized modification of iPhone OS has been a major source of instability, disruption of services, and other issues," including compromised security. That’s a little slice from an Apple Insider article on a new (or newly modified) Apple Support document …

Our Thoughts: On Why Jailbreaking Is / Is Not Worthwhile

by on November 20th, 2009 at 12:52 pm

     We have some very smart (and very cool) folks that write for us here on JAiB, who are also very knowledgeable about all things iPhone of course.  So I thought it might be fun to take a leaf out of the book of one of my favorite tech sites …

Reasons Not To Jailbreak – How ‘Bout Firmware Updates?

by on July 31st, 2009 at 12:31 pm

With this week ‘s revelations about a major security flaw on the iPhone “ an SMS vulnerability that could lead to hackers taking full control of an iPhone with no user action required at all “ we get a good reminder of one of the biggest reasons why many may …