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Jailbreak: Five Things You Need to Know

Written on March 11, 2009 by Clayton Lai and 24 people have commented

So you’ve just jailbroken your iPhone. Congratulations! Your iPhone life is about to improve in so many ways. Be sure to follow our Jailbreak series to get the most out of jailbreaking your iPhone. Going forward, here are some tips to bear in mind.
1. Never upgrade firmware directly via iTunes
In the process of jailbreaking the [...]

Jailbroken iPhone Gains a Keyboard

Written on November 10, 2008 by David Appleyard and 10 people have commented

Someone with a formidable knowledge of iPhone hardware has managed to attach a working external keyboard to his 3G iPhone. For those inclined, there are some technical explanations here and here, though the translation renders them difficult to understand.
It would appear that at present this is primarily a proof of concept, and doesn’t perform any [...]