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iPhone 3GS Finally Hacked

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the almost-like-consumers-don't-like-being-dictated-to dept.

Well, the inevitable hacking of Apple's latest flavor of iPhone has happened. Named "purplera1n," the tool will only allow installation of unauthorized applications instead of a full unlock. "The purplera1n jailbreak will free your iPhone from the limitations imposed on it by AT&T and Apple. After jailbreaking, a user will be able to customize the iPhone with home-screen wallpapers and third-party ringtones. But the biggest advantage of jailbreaking is the support of unapproved apps such as iBlackList (blacklists and whitelists for contacts) and many others."

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  1. "Finally"! by cbhacking · · Score: 1, Troll

    Wow, that took a long time... is Apple actually putting real security on these things now? Also, what *doesn't* this jailbreak permit?

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    1. Re:"Finally"! by Runaway1956 · · Score: 0, Troll

      What, you think slashdot is a luser's club? RTFM, RTFA, Winbloze users don't do that kind of thing. You gotta hold their hands, and explain it to them in kindergarten terms.

      KINDERDOT!! Let's get the name of this place changed to reflect it's real purpose: educating those who can't read!

      You done good, though, in explaining.

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  2. Re:Hey guys, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ask here: http://img.4chan.org/b/

  3. Re:Hey guys, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Do him and yourself a favor. Kill yourself.

  4. Re:err, why? by E+IS+mC(Square) · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am sure this would never be enough to convince you (because your head is probably far up your ass), but here is something on device that "just works".

    And BTW, there are other devices which actually just work better. But if you are into bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism, I am sure iphone is working out better for you.

  5. You sound like the kind of guy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Whose anus is always torn open, resembling a mashed Sloppy Joe, always seeping out the semen from your previous night's escapades all over the back of your skin-tight leopard-print trousers. I'll bet RMS was shooting ropes down your throat last night as he read aloud from his latest Socialist manifesto, with your head nestled snugly in his beard (and I don't mean the one on his face)! Cheers!

  6. Re:err, why? by nhytefall · · Score: -1, Troll

    Giving up mod points in this thread to make an important point... UNLESS you pay full retail price, you do NOT own the device. Even then.. you only own the hardware, not the OS, which is only LICENSED to you. Nor do you, at that point, still have any right to use whatever SIM card you want to in it. NOR do you have any warranty. Don't you people ever read contracts and EULA's anymore? So... well, I think that sums it up. Let me know if you still have questions.

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  7. Wow by ponraul · · Score: 0, Troll

    "a user will be able to customize the iPhone with home-screen wallpapers and third-party ringtones. "

    Holly shit: custom wallpapers and custom ringtones! Thanks for reminding me again why I got a G1.

  8. Ben? Ben Dover is that you ? Sure sounds like U by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well bring yourself over here Ben. Have I got some unphilosophical stuff for you Ben Dover! If you like what Steve Jobs has been shoving up yours, you are going to be in iPhone heaven with what I have for you Ben.

    Because being reamed by Apple just ain't the same as it used to be.

  9. Re:Don't need to jailbreak for wallpaper/ring tone by anethema · · Score: 0, Troll

    Oh waa you need to perform a 30 second procedure it takes the intelligence of a small child to accomplish.

    What an odd thing to complain about on a nerd oriented site.

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  10. Re:why doing this? by justinlee37 · · Score: 1, Troll

    "Evil" is probably putting it a little strongly. Adolf Hitler is evil. Josef Stalin is evil. Satan is evil. Corporate executives chasing their next bonus are pretty mild when compared to evil. Like it or not the world isn't black and white and to pretend so is to become evil yourself.

  11. Re:And the fanboy appears... by Uther_Dark · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow, you come to a site entitled Slashdot: News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters, and insult nerds? How about I go to your football site and bag on you for not mentioning any new tech news? That is by definition TROLLING, Please go away.