News Archive for 08/07/14

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Last.fm adds iPhone/iPod touch app

07/14, 3:10pm

Last.fm iPhone/iPod app

Music-based social networking site Last.fm has introduced a native application for iPhones and iPod touches. The program presents a simplified way of listening to personal, recommended and other radio streams on the site, as well as keeping tabs on items such as friends, charts and upcoming concerts. Items with a red dot indicate that they can be streamed; when tracks are playing, album art is displayed in the background.

Hackers crack iBoot, dual-boot 1.x iPhone firmware

07/14, 11:15am

iBoot; iPhone dual-booting

Hackers have managed to penetrate to one of the deepest levels in the iPhone 3G's software, according to claims. The makers of the PwnageTool say that in working on v2.0 of their software, they have managed to crack "iBoot," the command line used to communicate with the 3G's equivalent of a BIOS. iBoot is said to be present because iTunes requires a lever for restoring a phone; normally, however, iBoot is said to be "heavily restricted," permitting only Apple code. The only access layer deeper than iBoot is said to be in ROM, and so any further anti-unlocking efforts could force hardware changes.

Over 10M App Store downloads; devs cheating?

07/14, 10:15am

10M+ iPhone apps; cheating

Over 10 million downloads have been made from the newly-launched iTunes App Store, according to Apple. The company also notes that the amount of software has already increased since the store's Thursday debut, from approximately 500 apps to over 800. Of these, some 90 percent are said to be less than $10, including 200 free ones like AIM and Remote. The company has not so far identified how many downloads to date have been of free software, or what categories are the most popular.