How-To Jailbreak iOS 4.2.6 Verizon iPhone 4 using Greenpois0n RC5 beta4

This is a brief instruction on how to use Greenpois0n to jailbreak your Verizon iPhone 4. The program itself is self explanatory.

Step 1: Download GreenPois0n from the link given below.

Step 2: Connect your Verizon CDMA iPhone 4 via USB to your computer and click on “Jailbreak” as shown.

Step 3: Now follow the onscreen instructions to put your device in DFU mode:

 * Press and hold the sleep button for 2 seconds
* Continue holding sleep; press and hold home for 10 seconds.
* Release sleep button; continue holding home for 15 seconds.

Step 4: GreenPois0n will now proceed to jailbreak your device.

Step 5: Your Verizon iPhone 4 should now jailbroken on iOS 4.2.6. Open the “Loader” app found in the homescreen to install Cydia.

Here is a video of the whole process using greenpois0n RC5. The process is nearly identical.

Greenpois0n can be downloaded HERE. Mirror: Greenpois0n RC5 beta4 for Windows | Mac
iOS 4.2.6 Verizon iPhone 4 can be downloaded from within iTunes or HERE
iTunes can be downloaded HERE

Post a comment below if you need help getting the required files.

Greenpois0n RC 5.4 will do untethered jailbreak Verizon iPhone on iOS v4.2.6

The Chronic Dev-Team has updated their jailbreaking tool Greenpois0n to RC5 beta4. They have added support for the first Verizon iPhone shipments with iOS 4.2.6 preloaded. This will do an untethered jailbreak.

Greenpois0n can be downloaded HERE.
Mirror: Greenpois0n RC5 beta4 for Windows | Mac

iFixit confirms CDMA+GSM chip in Verizon iPhone 4

iFixit's teardown of the Verizon iPhone 4 revealed that Apple used Qualcomm MDM6600 chip that supports both CDMA and GSM.

Here is iFixit's findings:
* The Qualcomm MDM6600 chip supports HSPA+ data rates of up to 14.4 Mbps and CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO Rev. A/Rev. B

* You can view the datasheet for more information on the chip.

* This is the same chipset as the Droid Pro world phone. It supports both GSM and CDMA—which means that Apple could have supported GSM!

* Why didn't they? It may be that it was easier to design antennas for a CDMA-only phone -- this phone supports two cellular frequency bands, while Apple supports five bands in the GSM version.

* Of course, there's no way it could be a real "world phone" without a SIM card slot.

Google Translate has been officially released in the App Store

Google has released an official "Google Translate" app in the appstore.

Translate words and phrases between more than 50 languages using Google Translate for iOS. For most languages, you can speak your phrases and hear the corresponding translations.

With Google Translate you can:

* Translate text between 57 languages
* Translate by speaking the text instead of typing it (15 languages)
* Listen to your translations spoken aloud (23 languages)
* Display translations in full screen mode to make it easier for others nearby to read
* Star your favorite translations for quick access even when you’re offline
* Access your translation history even when you’re offline
* Spell out the translation of non-Latin script languages (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, etc..) in Latin characters to read it phonetically (e.g. Pinyin, Romaji)
* View additional dictionary results for single words or short phrases

Translations between the following languages are supported:

Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Arabic, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish

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Angry Birds Seasons updated for Valentine's Day

Angry Birds Seasons has just been updated for Valentine's Day.

"As we all know, every season is an Angry Birds season. After Trick Or Treat and Season’s Greedings, Angry Birds Seasons returns with yet another gift that keeps on giving: Hogs And Kisses for Valentine’s Day!

Enjoy the Valentine’s Day spirit of love and affection by popping more pigs!

Fling more passionate birds in an atmosphere of affectionate action!

Find the loveliest Golden Egg of them all!

Share the love and send a Valentine’s Day card to that Special Someone!

We’d like to take this opportunity to wish everybody Happy Valentine’s Day, hugs and kisses all around! We thank you sincerely from the bottoms of our fluffy hearts for putting Angry Birds in the iTunes App Store Hall of Fame!"

Get it HERE.

 

'Severe' VoIP Bug in iOS 4.2 Golden Master? [Update: Fixed in iOS 4.2.1]

Toktumi, the firm behind the popular Line2 VoIP application for iOS devices, today sent an email to its customers warning them of a bug in iOS 4.2 that results in the ringer continuing to ring even after a call is answered when Line2 is running in the background. According to Toktumi, Apple's engineers are aware of the issue, which reportedly affects all VoIP applications, and have classified it as "severe".
Attention all Line2 iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users:


Please do not upgrade to iOS version 4.2.


If you upgrade to iOS 4.2 and you are running Line2 in the background, the ringer will continue to ring even after an incoming call is answered. This affects Line2 as well as all other VoIP and social calling apps. (Note: If you do not use Line2 your Toktumi service will not be effected.)


Apple Developer Support is aware of this issue and has designated its status as 'severe'. However, as of the most recent iOS beta (GMSeed build), this issue is still not resolved. We apologize for this inconvenience and will update you as soon as we get more information from Apple.


Line2 will continue to work as normal with your current operating system. We strongly encourage you not to install iOS 4.2 until Apple fixes the upgrade issue. We will send out an email update as soon as it is safe to upgrade.


Sincerely,
The Toktumi/Line2 Team


Apple released a golden master version of iOS 4.2 to developers on November 1st, and a public release was expected last week. Reported issues with Wi-Fi connectivity on the iPad have been blamed for delays from Apple's original internal timeline and resulted in Apple pushing out a revised golden master build for the iPad late last week.


Update: It is not yet known if the issue is addressed in the iOS 4.2.1 golden master that was just seeded to developers.


Update 2: One beta tester has informed us that this bug is indeed fixed in the new iOS 4.2.1 seed.

Apple Releases iOS 4.2.1 Golden Master to Developers

MacRumors has just received word that Apple has seeded a new golden master of iOS 4.2, known as iOS 4.2.1, to developers. The new version carries a build number of 8C148, up from the previous 8C134.

According to those familiar with iOS 4.2.1, Apple has instructed developers not to resubmit their applications under the new build, suggesting that only minor fixes are included.