Jaibreaking, Rooting, and what it means to you

When most people buy a smartphone these days, no longer are they wondering what features come with their phone, but what features their phone, although also applied t tablets, can do. This article is designed to inform you about the key to unlocking your phones potential, and the potential dangers associated with freeing your device.

How did this device movement start? A process that would forever alter the way superdevices are perceived and how these tools of the elite hackers made its way into every wannabee hackers HDD. What started out as a complex process that involved tons of code has evolved with the device, at that time, the iPhone, a device worthy of such a challenge. With some knowledge and luck, everyday people were able to free their phone, and start the illegal uproar that plagues controls devices today. Who knew that this would dictate how devices would develop in the future today. It is 100% plausible to say that jailbreaking the iPhone was one of the iPhone's greatest advantages of its time, for it appealed to the customer to do things that would make themselves proud to own such a device. Free apps would scratch the surface, for people wanted something more, personalization, a motto Google had for its upcoming mega mobile OS. More on that later. Customized icons, wallpapers, although allowed by Apple with iOS4, and others, which attracted many.

Now shifting to Android, the root of all, well roots. This mobile OS was welcoming hacker communities the way a light attracted a mosquito. Open source was Google's policy, which would not stick well with the plethora of manufacturers lined up. But back to the root. Sometimes more complicated, this allowed hackers to do what they dreamed, complete personalization. Besides the point of doing things like free tethering, something Google would put into its OS in the Froyo update,  users could literally customize their devices based on the actual OS, and soon, ports would come along, shooting once ancient phones into the 21.01st century. Using rooting tools like SuperOneClick, you would get control of your phone, back it up using TitaniumBackup, and install a new ROM via ClockWorkRecovery, apps every rooted owner has. This almost always led to a massive improvement in performance, putting the process of rooting one Android device as common as a practice of going to bed or waking up.

Fast foward to today, and you now realize how hacking your device is now a common practice, a custom, in todays world. Even Windows Phone 7 devices are starting to get bigger with unlocking your phone, just on a much smaller scale compared to Apple and Google. What does this mean for the future? Will companies stop giving in and embrace its darkside, or will the battle continue as both sides continue benefiting each other.

Personal Audio VS. Apple, Round Two Lawsuit

Remember when the Personal Audio vs Apple lawsuit came to an end? Well looks Personal Audio is back, hitting Cupertino with a bigger punch this time. The first time, PA won the fight over Apple infringing upon PA's playlist-related IP with an list of older iPods. Well this time around, PA is suing over the newer Apple devices over the same argument. Not like Apple's going to hurt big if PA snags another victory, but hey, anything is possible.

iOS and Mac App Store Now in 33 New Countries

Ever bought an iPhone unlocked to take back to your home country hoping to access the hundreds of thousands of apps in the App Store, only to get rejected? Well, today Apple has heard the cries of citizens in 33 countries. Develepors heading to the iTunes Connect portal will find new checkboxes for the locales. A list list of the new countries will posted in the next update.

Source Engadget