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    First iPhone Worm Discovered: Rickrolls Jailbroken iPhones

    Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones

    Apple Leopard 10.5.6 Update Pwns Pwnage, Breaks Jailbreak
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    11/09/09

    In reply to First iPhone Worm Discovered: Rickrolls Jailbroken iPhones
    We're never gonna give you up Rick or let you fade to one-hit-wonderland...
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    11/09/09

    In reply to First iPhone Worm Discovered: Rickrolls Jailbroken iPhones
    jailbreaking is like sleeping with whores, with no condoms. You take your chances. #iphonewormrickrolljailbroken
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    11/09/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: not jailbreaking is like letting someone else put a used condom on you, that you can't change... and you don't even know who else used it, ew! #iphonewormrickrolljailbroken
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    11/09/09

    @brendolonius: hum, I think you have that wrong. Not jailbreaking is like having clean-certified condoms to use. #iphonewormrickrolljailbroken
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    Image of Lukasz Fabis Lukasz Fabis
    11/09/09

    In reply to First iPhone Worm Discovered: Rickrolls Jailbroken iPhones
    Or, y'know, you could just not jailbreak. It would save a lot of trouble. #iphonewormrickrolljailbroken
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    11/09/09

    @Lukasz Fabis: Nay! You must cast of the chains of oppression & tyranny that Steve Jobs has placed upon you. Fight the good fight. Never give up! Never surrender! Or you could just move to the land of the free by buying the Droid. #iphonewormrickrolljailbroken
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    Image of Lukasz Fabis Lukasz Fabis
    11/09/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero:
    I'm perfectly content with my iPhone as it is.

    I've tried jailbreaking a couple of times. All the half-assed features and ugly workarounds offered by it aren't worth the hit to stability.

    I'm sure there are people that (tastelessly) want to make their iPhones look like Windows Vista. I'm sure there are people that want their phone to vibrate like a dildo when typing messages. I'm sure there are people that want to waste resources by running several apps concurrently.

    I'm not one of them.
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    11/09/09

    @Lukasz Fabis: Hey, not jailbreaking is fine if all you want is fart apps. But if you want to do things that are actually useful (as others pointed out, Skype, Pandora, etc), then backgrounding is a must.

    And before you flame me, I'm just echoing your hyperbolic style on the other side.
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    Edited by HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. at 11/09/09 12:13 PM HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was starred HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Lukasz Fabis Lukasz Fabis
    11/09/09

    @HeartBurnKid:
    I'm not much of a flamer.

    I still fail to see what jailbreaking has to offer there, though. Skype and Pandora are still usable without jailbreaking. Sure, you can get workarounds for some of those apps' shortcommings, but I certainly don't feel the tradeoffs are worth it. #iphonewormrickrolljailbroken
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    11/09/09

    In reply to First iPhone Worm Discovered: Rickrolls Jailbroken iPhones
    I don't know which is sadder. The fact that my jailbroken iPhone can now get worms, or the fact that I already had a Rick Astley ringtone.

    I'm thinking the second one. #iphonewormrickrolljailbroken
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    11/09/09

    @macpatrik: I hearted you for having the guts to admit that. #iphonewormrickrolljailbroken
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    11/09/09

    In reply to First iPhone Worm Discovered: Rickrolls Jailbroken iPhones
    I am sorry for your virus, but this is funny. A good Monday morning chuckle. (Now I will be humming that song all day.) #iphonewormrickrolljailbroken
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    11/09/09

    In reply to First iPhone Worm Discovered: Rickrolls Jailbroken iPhones
    Yay. More Rick Astley. Just what the world needs. #iphonewormrickrolljailbroken
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    02/11/09

    In reply to Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones
    Zank god for zee Germans and der iPhone GPS app.


    I hope he figures out what his wife did to the tape deck when she was driving earlier.


    But seriously; why hasn't this been officially available since day one?

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    Image of SpriteMV SpriteMV
    02/11/09

    In reply to Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones
    I find that the iPhone 3G's GPS unit is not as accurate as my Magellan when I'm driving. When I have Google maps open, it sometimes cuts corners when I make a turn or drifts slightly off the road on a straightaway. I'm not sure if this program addresses this issue, but I think I'll be sticking with my dedicated navigation GPS for now. Still, for those who don't have a nav system yet, this is a very cool app!
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    02/11/09

    @SpriteMV: I have the same problem, but I don't think this is intended to replace a GPS unit you already have.
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    02/11/09

    In reply to Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones
    This is great, and I'm definitely going to test this out ASAP. I like the fact that it can download maps in advance, which makes it very handy for areas you can't get a data connection.


    The one question I have is whether you can download maps in advance and then route on the fly, or if you can only do your route while you have a data connection. If it's the latter, this might be really handy while traveling internationally, since the times I've traveled internationally I've had to pay through the nose to rent or buy maps for the GPS, or just rent a GPS unit when I get there. I'd prefer to use my iPhone but not have to pay for international roaming.


    Remember kids, every dollar spent roaming on international networks is a dollar not spent on margaritas.

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    02/11/09

    @weatherman: If you do a little research before you travel, you may be able to find a cheap pay as you go data plan for the country you're going to. There's a site called prepaidgsm.net which lists operators and plans for over 100 countries. I used it to find a cheap data plan for my iPhone before traveling to Poland. 7 pence per MB as opposed to 600 pence per MB (yes, that's right, about $10) made it a no-brainer. Calls are a little more expensive than other Polish operators, but I use data a helluva lot more than calls, so I'm definitely saving a bit.
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    02/11/09

    @craig_16: thanks for the tip! I didn't even think of that.
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    Image of tamoko tamoko
    12/16/08

    In reply to Apple Leopard 10.5.6 Update Pwns Pwnage, Breaks Jailbreak
    Well this is a royal turd... But it makes sense, at least from a branding and intellectual property perspective. Let's hope the Dev Team gets cracking ob this fast.. I can't live without my cracked apps and Doom on the train.
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    12/16/08

    In reply to Apple Leopard 10.5.6 Update Pwns Pwnage, Breaks Jailbreak
    Given that Apple is in a stated cat and mouse war with jailbreakers, why would anyone be surprised when the cat swipes its paw at the mouse? if you're going to cat-and-mouse with a wily mouse, you might as well be a wily cat.
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    12/16/08

    In reply to Apple Leopard 10.5.6 Update Pwns Pwnage, Breaks Jailbreak
    I'm so fed up with them. I'm glad I sold their stock when I did. They're going to start sinking before too long. They piss everyone off, and they have become far more obsessed with form that function. D**NIT!
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    12/16/08

    @JeffEd: This is a perfect example of how Apple is obsessed with function in a bad way. If they weren't, then you could install Leopard on any $100 box and feel free to run any application on their phone to reduce battery life and otherwise mess with it's intended design and functions.
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    Image of Kyle Garrett Adams Kyle Garrett Adams
    12/16/08

    In reply to Apple Leopard 10.5.6 Update Pwns Pwnage, Breaks Jailbreak
    good. iphone is perfect the way it is in the first place. no need to jailbreak it.
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    12/16/08

    @Den-O:


    Prop 8 passes:


    Kyle Garrett Adams

    12:42 AM


    good. marriage is perfect the way it is in the first place. no need to gaybreak it.

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    Image of Joe Rider Joe Rider
    12/16/08

    In reply to Apple Leopard 10.5.6 Update Pwns Pwnage, Breaks Jailbreak
    this is why I can never go mac.. despite running a bit better and looking sleeker, they don't let you mess with anything.. god forbid we modify their perfect product..
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    12/16/08

    @Joe Rider: Well it's a good thing you don't have a Mac and an iPhone that's jailbroken because this only affects those people.
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    12/16/08

    In reply to Apple Leopard 10.5.6 Update Pwns Pwnage, Breaks Jailbreak
    This is almost as wasteful as the war on drugs.
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    12/16/08

    @-daddy-: Let's make a PWNAGE CZAR!!! hahahaha
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    12/16/08

    @ALT:


    Seriously, Dev Team, appoint someone with this title. Release faux press conferences on youtube, etc... It's brilliant.

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