It would be so simple..

Posted by noreply@blogger.com (Zibri) on under phe, black and white, nokia, freedom, photo |

Photo by haggischick

Nokia acquired Symbian willing to opensource it.
Openmoko is readying the open phone.
Now I know Apple will never listen to this,
but with a simple move Apple could wipe all
competitors off the smartphone scene.
One of my favourite quotes is:
"Freedom is not 'choosing between black and white',
but to avoid such predetermined choice."
There are only a few slight adjustments to
Apple's plans needed to own the market.
Too bad they don't really seem
interested to listen.
Download the latest version of ZiPhone at http://www.ziphone.org ! ZiPhone is updated almost daily !

Tagi: phe, black and white, nokia, freedom, photo

Well, well...

Posted by noreply@blogger.com (Zibri) on under iphe, breakthru, party apps, baseband, itunes, firmware, goodies, ipod, third party, choices, freedom |

iPod Firmware 2.0

Well, here I am still...
The picture above is not a fake.
It's not even a major breakthru but it's something.
I am glad to tell you anyhow that 2.0
firmware works pretty well on my iPod 32gb.
All features are enabled.
To install it from windows (or mac) you need
a special beta version of itunes.
Unless you want to loose installer
and all third party apps I strongly suggest you
NOT TO UPGRADE (both iPod both iPhone).
To downgrade the iPod you will need
to uninstall iTunes 7.7 and reinstall 7.5.
Then you will need to put the iPod in DFU mode
and do a full restore back to 1.1.4 (and use ZiPhone)
to have back Installer and all goodies.
With the iPhone it's more complicated
because you will also need to
downgrade the baseband.
I already have a very preliminary version
of the new ZiPhone which will allow that.

As of today you will have 2 choices:
1) Believe in the community and don't upgrade to 2.0
2) Say goodbye to Installer and freedom and upgrade.

Stay tuned :)
Zibri

More screenshots are available here.
Download the latest version of ZiPhone at http://www.ziphone.org ! ZiPhone is updated almost daily !

Tagi: iphe, breakthru, party apps, baseband, itunes, firmware, goodies, ipod, third party, choices, freedom

iPhone Jailbreak: Worth the Trouble?

Posted by Chris on under cat and mouse game, 3gs, download and save youtube videos, ape inc, versis, worth the trouble, reas, cat and mouse, camera lens, iphe, goliath, ly, apps, hackers, buzz, lt, laptop, struggle, freedom, truth |

David, meet Goliath. iPhone Jailbreak, meet Apple Inc.

The struggle to free iPhone’s software from proprietary Apple restrictions, by way of the process dubbed “iPhone Jailbreak,” is often described as a cat and mouse game. And for good reason.

Each time Apple releases an iPhone update, the iPhone dev team scrambles to crack it. Each time the hackers find a new way to Jailbreak, Apple scrambles to develop the next best way to block them.

This back-and-forth between Apple and the Jailbreak team has been ongoing since day one, and it’s all because people want the right to do what they want with their iPhones. For example, iPhone Jailbreak lets you:

iPhone Jailbreak

  • Change the look and feel of your iPhone
  • Download and save YouTube videos on your iPhone
  • Record video using iPhone’s camera lens (for non-3GS users)
  • Tether your iPhone to your laptop
  • Set SMS privacy levels using the Kate app
  • Unlock your iPhone for use on other carriers

Lofty is the list of things you can do with a Jailbroken iPhone. Loftier still is the number of complaints about the Jailbreak process on the comment thread of one of my old iPhone Jailbreak guides.

The problem is that confusion over Jailbreak software and iPhone versions makes iPhone Jailbreak impractical.

Whether an iPhone can be Jailbroken depends on its “baseband,” and if you have the wrong baseband for the Jailbreak software that you’re using, it could cause you some trouble.

In principle, I would love the freedom to modify my iPhone without restrictions, and I agree that an open iPhone is a better iPhone; but in practice I find myself too uninformed, too busy or too worried to Jailbreak my iPhone.

Is iPhone Jailbreak Worth the Trouble?

At the moment, I can’t Jailbreak my iPhone 3GS because I installed the official iPhone 3.1 update. As of this writing, you can Jailbreak an iPhone 3GS only if it runs the 3.0 software, which means you miss out on all the new augmented reality apps that are all the buzz.

The truth is I haven’t Jailbroken my iPhone lately because it’s just too complicated to keep up with all the updates, from both Apple and the iPhone Jailbreak team.

Worse, Jailbreak voids your iPhone warranty. So if your Jailbroken iPhone breaks because of a problem that was Apple’s fault, well good luck with that, because the Geniuses ain’t gonna help you — not for free anyway.

Do You Play the Cat & Mouse Game?

Do you Jailbreak your iPhone? Are the benefits of Jailbreak worth the risks? Please share your opinion in the comments.


Tagi: cat and mouse game, 3gs, download and save youtube videos, ape inc, versis, worth the trouble, reas, cat and mouse, camera lens, iphe, goliath, ly, apps, hackers, buzz, lt, laptop, struggle, freedom, truth

Freedom from Apple's Lock-Down with Pwnagetool

Posted by noreply@blogger.com (SeuliB) on under freedom, apple |


Tagi: freedom, apple

Digg: The Healthcare Bill is A Peculiar Concept of Freedom

Posted by on under peculiar concept, health care system, breadth, founders, federal government, scope, victory, freedom |

Imagine what the Founders would think if they saw the size and breadth of the federal government today - and what they would think about expanding the scope of its power to include the health care system. I doubt they would call it a victory for freedom.



Tagi: peculiar concept, health care system, breadth, founders, federal government, scope, victory, freedom
home top next >