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iPad Jailbroken

Posted by kdawson on from the let-the-games-begin dept.

A day after the release of Apple's tablet computer, a hacker claims to have gained root access to the iPad. "A well-known hacker of the iPhone, who previously defeated Apple's restrictions on developers, has claimed in a video to have hacked the iPad. Just a day after release, the hacker, who goes by 'MuscleNerd' online, said that he has gained root access to the iPad..."

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  1. Re:Only Apple by gandhi_2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I need a grammar nazi and a punctuation pedant on isle 4.

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    THL phish sticks
  2. Re:Looks Good for Porn by angelfly · · Score: 5, Funny

    Flash is currently the standard for sites streaming porn. So until they switch to HTML5 or the iPad gets Flash there will be no iFapping.

  3. one handed navigation is iffy by YesIAmAScript · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unless you buy a stand, you need to hold the device with one hand to keep it angled so you can look at it and if your other hand is busy that means you have no way to change pictures, etc.

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    http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/20/95
    1. Re:one handed navigation is iffy by tyler.ness · · Score: 4, Funny

      Unless you buy a stand, you need to hold the device with one hand to keep it angled so you can look at it and if your other hand is busy that means you have no way to change pictures, etc.

      It sounds like you've done this before.

  4. Re:Hack released by Pentium100 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Firefox says that Google says that this site has viruses or browser exploits in it...