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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..."

3 of 624 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Only Apple by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Kindle is an ebook reader, not a tablet. It is pretty closed down tho, and should be avoided.

  2. Re:Only Apple by that+this+is+not+und · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Even if you had a bike made out of the most expensive components on the market, I suspect you'd make sure it was painted to look ugly. Why? Because you seem to have a clue about such things. I would do the same. You want your street roller to look as ugly as possible. It wards off thieves.

  3. Re:Only Apple by v1 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Good luck, however, reading your Kindle in the dark.

    love that comment. Somewhere around a 9.5 on the Zing Scale

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