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Apple, for the past couple of weeks, has been dealing with a nagging hack, which allows users to “buy” in-app purchases without actually spending a dime. To counter the hacking problem, the Cupertino-based tech company tried a lazy approach, which resorted to pressuring the host of the original server (located in Russia) into dropping the…
We know that the Firefox Mobile OS is on its way, and some of us think that it’s DOA. Well, nightly builds of the mobile OS are now available for your downloading pleasure, so we’ll see what others think about the OS very soon. With a touch of iOS and Android, along with the Symbian-esque…
You may’ve heard about Elance, if you didn’t – you should know it’s an outsourcing platform that allows project managers to post projects and developers to bid on them. And it’s not just programmers who are in demand on Elance; companies turn to it to find people with other skills as well, including marketers, designers,…
Apple is rolling out the third beta of iOS 6 to developers as an over-the-air software update for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The details of the update are unknown at the moment, but we’ll update this post when we have more information. If nothing else, the update will more than likely just squash some…
Yeah, we knew this was going to happen soon. Apple, faced with hacking issues to its in-app purchase feature on iOS, has resorted to its usual bullying tactics by pressuring the host of the original server (located in Russia) into dropping the service that is housing the hacking maneuver. What are we talking about, you…
Just when you thought iOS security was super secure, think again. It looks like someone has figured out how to penetrate the iTunes walled garden. A Russian developer by the name of ZonD80 has published a loophole or trick to bypass Apple’s in-app purchase system, allowing users to “buy” items without paying in iOS. So…
The leader in cloud communications Twilio announced that international SMS capabilities are live and functional across Twilio’s 100,000+ developers. One of the most-requested features enables developers to make apps and web services that have the ability to send SMS with worldwide termination in over 150 countries and potentially reach over 2 billion people globally. The…
Oh Nexus Q, you’ve gotten so much shit. Google’s social media streamer might have a lot of potential, but said potential definitely doesn’t show without hacking the device. With its limited out of the box functionality, developers are hard at work in attempt to make the Nexus Q, well, usable. Over the weekend, XDA member…
While we just recently saw the first release candidate for CyanogenMod 9 released, users shouldn’t get too worried that the next version of the popular custom ROM will take as long as this past release. With the introduction of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the CyanogenMod team is already assessing its plans to get the upcoming…
You can’t help but love today’s mobile hackers. Only one day after Jellybean has been released for the Nexus devices, XDA-Developers’ forum member “tgascoigne” managed to pull it out from the Nexus 7 tablet and port the software to the international version of HTC One X (which also has NVidia Tegra 3 CPU). Expectantly, not…