Apple Holding "Back to the Mac" Event on Oct. 20th

Apple has announced an event set for a week from today having to do with Macs. See the lion there? This probably means that "Lion" will be the codename for Mac OS X 10.7. We may see an update to iChat with FaceTime abilities. Maybe a new UI? We can only speculate at this point, so we'll have to wait a week to be sure.

Greenpois0n Released!

We reported yesterday on limera1n and the greenpois0n delay, but greenpois0n has been released today. It only works for Windows and Linux at the moment, but the Chronic Dev Team is working on the Mac version. Also only newer devices are supported now, such as the iPhone 4, iPhone 3G S, iPod touch 4th Gen, iPod touch 3rd Gen, and the iPad. The Chronics are working on adding support for iPod touch 2nd Gen and the new Apple TV, as said on their blog. It is unknown if the jailbreak will work on MC model devices.

 

Visit http://greenpois0n.com for the download and enjoy!

Jailbreak for 4.1

Remember gow greenpois0n was et to be released yesterday (Sunday 10/10/10)? Yeah, that was delayed until further notice because geohot released limera1n for 4.1. The Chronic Dev Team, developers of greenpois0n, have delayed it so they can use the same exploit limera1n uses instead of SHAtter, to prevent Apple from patching both exploits at once. 

Anyway, limera1n, is using a bootrom exploit, which is unpatchable except by a hardware update. Limera1n is said  to support most devices, but the site only says it jailbreaks iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3G, iPad, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G running 4.0 - 4.1 or later. I myself am unsure about the devices, and I am using an iPod touch 2G (MC model) and had updated to 4.1, anticipating greenpois0n, just as AppAdvice reported on it working only on new devices, and now in this turn of events, I am unsure, but I am enjoying the improved speed and battery life without the jailbreak

You can visit the site through this link

Have you guys tried it? On which devices? And has it worked? let us know.

iOS 4.1 Jailbreak!

Well I haven't posted in a while, mainly because, well, I just haven't. So here's a post, happy?

Anyway, then, here is some news have on an iOS 4.1 jailbreak. As you know, iOS 4.1 brought Game Center, TV Show Rentals, and Ping, Apple's social network for music. Many jailbreakers haven't updated yet because they want to keep their jailbreak (including me). Well, here is some good news for all of us: greenpois0n, the program used for jailbreaking 4.1, will be out soon. On top of that, the exploit, called SHAtter, is a bootrom exploit, which means that Apple can't patch it with a firmware update, which will probably cause Apple to release an MC model of the new iPod touch 4G, like they did with the 2G. I am excited, and can't wait to be able to use Game Center AND be jailbroken.

What do you guys think? Post your thoughts in the comments.

15 Minutes of Nerdiness 06 - 9.19.10

The latest 15 Minutes of Nerdiness has been posted. You can download and listen to the podcast in iTunes through this link, or just watch it below

15 Minutes of Nerdiness 9.4.10

Latest nerd video, podcast style! Tell us what you think. A little shorter than our previous videos, but we will be back up to 15 minutes next week.

 

 

Apple's Fall Event 2010

Apple's September Event was today, and farsurpassed my expectations. Unfortunately, I was not able to watch the event live, but I watched it on the Apple site later. So here is the evnt in a nutshell

iPod touch 4G

The new 4th gen. iPod touch got everything we expected. It will have dual cameras, the Retina display, the A4 chip, with iOS 4.1 preloaded on it. It's even thinner than the previous generations, being only 0.23 inches thick! That's amazing! With the dual cameras, you can use either one for FaceTime and the device will have support for iMovie for iPhone. The Retina Display is an amazing display, the A4 chip will get ridof any lag at all. iOS 4.1 will have GameCenter built in, which is pretty awesome, I'm sure no one expected, since rumors were saying it would be removed. We will be getting one of these, once we have the money for it, so please click the ads on the side and below the posts to support us. As soon as we get our hands on one of these devices, we will review it, possibly a textreview but most likely a video review, so stay tuned to our YouTube channel.

iPod nano 6G

The iPod nano is now a touchscreen device, with a 3cm screen, which comes out to be 1.5 inches, it's a big leap from all the previous generations, but the screen may be too small for some people. When I first read about the rumors that the new nano would be touchscreen, I thought it was impossible and stupid, but now I think it could work and be awesome. The interface reminds me a lot of iOS, but it's obviously not. It really goes nice with the iPod touch when they are together. We will most likely NOT be getting one of these so there won't be a review on it.

iPod shuffle 4G

This is the best Shuffle ever, it took the best from the 2nd generation and combined it with the best of the 3rd. I think this will be a success. There isn't much else to say about it because it''s just a hybrid, but it's an awesome one. The new price of $49 is a big selling point.

Apple TV

Not iTV? That's a surprise, but I personally like the name Apple TV better. The new one looks epic. It's black, fits in the palm of your hand, and is $99. Instead of having a hard drive that you sync to, it streams from the iTunes Store, your computer, Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, and MobileMe. This also introduced $4.99 HD Movie Rentals, $0.99 TV Episode Rentals (only for Fox & ABC shows) and other goodies. We will be getting one of these and will probably review it.

iTunes 10

We all expected this coming, but not the new features in it. iTunes 10 introduces a new logo without the CD,A new "Hybrid" view for your music, which adds album artwork for every album in your library that has more than 5 songs in it, and "Ping," a new social network for music, and I must say, it looks awesome. For some reason, Steve said it would be available today, but I can only download iTunes 9.2.1, not 10. Strange.

In other news from the event, iOS 4.2 for iPad will be out this November, adding all the features of iOS 4 and some new ones like printing. iPad users should be happy.

That's pretty much today's Apple event, strangely, no new iPod classic. We will discuss this in our next "15 Minutes of Nerdiness", coming this Saturday, so stay tuned.

Apple iPod Event on September 1st

Apple's iPod event will be September 1st, which is Wednesday...in 4 DAYS! We are excited to see what new iPods will be out and the new iTV. Here is a video we made last Wednesday about it:



What do you think?

Evil PC Nerds

This will be the new blog for the Evil PC Nerds! We will post updates, videos, etc here.