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Flash for iPhone iOS Now Available, Thanks to Jailbreak

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Adobe’s Flash technology is now available for iOS devices, thanks to a new application for jailbroken iPhones and iPads. Coming from Comex, the same man who developed the browser-based JailbreakMe tool, Frash lets iPhone users view Adobe Flash content on their phones.

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iPhone Unlock and Jail Break at Dr. Cell Phone in Dallas & Houston

Frash is in its very early stages, and works with the iPhone 4, 3GS (with iOS4), third-generation iPod Touch, and iPads with the latest software (3.2.X), the developer says. To install Frash, you will also need to jailbreak your device, which can be done easily at one of your nearest Dr. Cell Phone Repair Centers.

Once you have jailbroken your iOS device and installed Frash (Dr. Cell Phone will install it for you), you can view Adobe Flash in Mobile Safari. Not all Flash content will work though. Frash is in the early development stages (version 0.02), so only basic Flash animations will display, mainly advertisements. Here’s a video showing Frash in action on an iPhone 4.

Apple’s relationship with Adobe’s Flash technology on the iPhone was bumpy from the beginning. The company refused to include the technology into its mobile devices, saying that it would cripple the experience and battery life. Apple CEO Steve Jobs also explained at length in a public letter his reasons to sideline Adobe’s technology.

Some iPhone users were not happy with Job’s decision, and looked into getting flash on their iOS devices. Comex’s Frash should keep those users happy momentarily, until a better version of the software is developed.

As for jailbreaking, the procedure came into legality two weeks ago, when the U.S. Copyright Office ruled it as an exemption of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). However, Apple doesn’t agree with jailbreaking, and says that the procedure will void the warranty of your iOS device, meaning no free repairs in case something goes wrong. To fix that, you can always use the Restore option in iTunes.

Source: PCworld

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iPhone jailbreaking (and all cell phone unlocking) made legal

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

While the courts have been busy making decisions about digital rights, Washington has also been having its say on copyright law, at least as it relates to the iPhone and other handsets. Key new rules arrived Monday morning.
Most notably, the FCC has made the controversial practice of “jailbreaking” your iPhone — or any other cell phone — legal.

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Jailbreak & Unlock iPhone at Dr. Cell Phone

Jailbreaking — the practice of unlocking a phone (and particularly an iPhone) so it can be used on another network and/or run other applications than those approved by Apple — has technically been illegal for years. However, no one has been sued or prosecuted for the practice. (Apple does seriously frown on the practice, and jailbreaking your phone will still void your warranty.) It’s estimated that more than a million iPhone owners have jailbroken their handsets.

Apple fought hard against the legalization, arguing that jailbreaking was a form of copyright violation. The FCC disagreed, saying that jailbreaking merely enhanced the inter-operability of the phone, and was thus legitimate under fair-use rules.

The upshot is that now anyone can jailbreak or otherwise unlock any cell phone without fear of legal penalties, whether you want to install unsupported applications or switch to another cellular carrier. Cell phone companies are of course still free to make it difficult for you to do this — and your warranty will probably still be voided if you do — but at least you won’t be fined or imprisoned if you jailbreak a handset.

Dr. Cell Phone provides iPhone Jailbreak and Unlock solutions for all versions of iPhone including iPhone iOS 4.0.

Source: Yahoo News

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Apple Says Users To Blame For iPhone Virus

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Did your iPhone catch the new “Duh” iPhone virus? If so, Apple says it’s your own fault for jailbreaking the iPhone. iPhones that have not been jailbroken are not susceptible to the virus, and jailbreakers can take steps to protect themselves.

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Secured iPhone Unlock and Jailbreak at Dr. Cell Phone

The “Duh” virus is the third to target jailbroken iPhones. In a nutshell, Duh seeks out jailbroken (and vulnerable) iPhones and iPods. Once it locates them, the virus alters the root password of the iPhone or iPod and proceeds to download harmful files to the device. Jailbreaking is the method of unlocking and hacking into the iPhone. It removes a number of controls placed in the device by Apple and permits users to access a much wider range of applications that aren’t officially sanction via the iPhone Apps Store.

You can’t blame Apple too much for its stance on the recently released virus that attacks iPhones. Apple noted that, “These hacks [jailbreaking] not only violate the warranty, they will also cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably.” If you don’t jailbreak your iPhone, this virus isn’t going to be a problem for you. That means most people (92% – 94%) should be safe.

Because jailbreaking installs SSH networking software, there is a password vulnerability that is easy for viruses to circumvent. There is an easy step to take, however, to a protect jailbroken iPhones. Users can go to Cydia to download and the install the MobileTerminal app. Once that application is installed, users only need to the default password from “alpine” to pretty much anything else.

If you’re taking the risk of jailbreaking your iPhone, it isn’t that much more work to provide yourself with at least a modicum of safety.

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