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Interesting question to ask! Will the newly released Verizon iPhone 4 be jailbreakable? Well well well, Apple should fix death grip issues in the new Verizon iPhone 4 and to do this, it should port redesigned antenna system so that it works on CDMA network.


As most of you know, Limera1n exploit by iPhone hacker George Hotz can jailbreak any iOS device with the current bootrom so if Verizon iPhone 4 has the same current bootrom of iPhone 4, limera1n can be used to jailbreak it.

However, if the bootrom is different, Chronic Dev Team have their own exploit known as SHAtter which was saved in case if Apple changed the bootrom.

In brief, either Verizon iPhone 4 carries the current bootrom or new bootrom, it'll be absolutely jailbroken once it ships to the hackers. Stay tuned for more information as it comes !

Couple of hours ago, Verizon iPhone 4 appeared in the New York City event and we'll get it in our hands starting early February 2011 but some high profile bloggers on Engadget got Verizon iPhone 4 before it's being in others hands.


However, Verizon iPhone 4 is running iOS 4.2.5. Engadget has spotted the “Personal Hotspot” feature in iOS 4.2.5, running on the said handset. The feature is built in the Settings app, as can be seen in the screenshot above and hands on video below:

iPhone 4 has finally comes to Verizon in the New York City event, Verzion President & COO Lowell McAdam have announced that they will be able to catch iPhone 4 starting early Feb 2011.



Price List:

• iPhone 4 CDMA 32GB – $299
• iPhone 4 CDMA 16GB – $199.99

Apple press release:

Verizon Wireless & Apple Team Up to Deliver iPhone 4 on Verizon

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey and CUPERTINO, California—January 11, 2011—Verizon Wireless and Apple® today announced that the iPhone® 4 will be available on the Verizon Wireless network beginning on Thursday, February 10. Qualified Verizon Wireless customers will be given the exclusive opportunity to pre-order iPhone 4 online on February 3, ahead of general availability.

iPhone 4 is the most innovative phone in the world, featuring Apple’s stunning Retina™ display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone resulting in super crisp text, images and video, and FaceTime®, which makes video calling a reality. iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless will also include new Personal Hotspot capabilities allowing customers to use iPhone 4 to connect up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices.

“We are pleased to introduce millions of wireless users to the industry leading iPhone 4 on the nation’s most reliable network,” said Lowell McAdam, president and chief operating officer of Verizon. “This is an important step for the industry as two great companies join forces to give wireless customers one of the most important technological additions to the mobile landscape this century.”

“Verizon Wireless customers have told us they can’t wait to get their hands on iPhone 4, and we think they are going to love it,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s chief operating officer. “We have enormous respect for the company Verizon has built and the loyalty they have earned from their customers.”

iPhone 4 features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 chip, a 3-axis gyro and a beautiful glass and stainless steel design like no other mobile phone. iPhone 4 also comes with iOS 4, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, which includes multitasking, folders, Game Center, AirPlay® and AirPrint wireless printing. iPhone 4 customers have access to the world’s most popular App Store? with more than 300,000 apps available in an incredible range of 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health and reference.

Pricing & Availability

iPhone 4 will be available on the Verizon Wireless network beginning Thursday, February 10 for a suggested retail price of $199.99 for the 16GB model and $299.99 for the 32GB model with a new two year customer agreement. iPhone 4 will be available at more than 2,000 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores nationwide, online at www.verizonwireless.com/iphone, at Apple Retail Stores, at the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), at Apple Authorized Resellers, and by calling 1-800-2 JOIN IN begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            1-800-2 JOIN IN      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Media can access high-resolution images in the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.)

Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

[via Engadget]

The official PlayStation app for iPhone has just been released for iOS devices. The app doesn't let you play games but it allows the PlayStation faithful to log in with their PSN ID and connect to their Trophy haul, friends list and gaming news via the PlayStation Blog.

Take the incredible world of PlayStation everywhere you go.

The official PlayStation app is your one-stop source to keep you ahead of the game, no matter where you are.

Sign in with your PlayStation Network Sign in ID. If you don’t have a PSN account, you can create one here eu.playstation.com/registration.

In this version (1.0) you can:
- Keep up to date with your trophies, friends’ games and online status.
- Check out all the latest games, news and hardware.
- Read all exciting announcements from PlayStation.Blog

Official PlayStation app for iPhone can be download via iTunes app store from the link below.

Download PlayStation Official App [iTunes link]

As noted by MacRumors that Forbes has confirmed with a trusted source that the publication of "The Daily" will be formally announced on January 19th. The Daily will be a new journal specifically for iPad only with Apple support.

Mark your calendars, media nerds. Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 is the day it all changes. Maybe.

That's the planned launch date for The Daily, the iPad-only publication News Corp. has been feverishly developing. The company has yet to say boo about it, and a spokesman declined to comment when I asked him about the launch date, which comes via a News Corp. insider.

It's now expected that Apple will release iOS 4.3 with the arrival of this electronic journal "The Daily", as Apple has been said to be supporting The Daily with "recurring subscription payments" for iTunes accounts, this famous feature will only exist on the upcoming iOS 4.3. Anyway, let's wait and see. [via iSpazio]

Ever get annoyed of those long sync times when you plug your iOS device to iTunes as it backs up or when you're syncing a lot of media? Don't you want to use your device while it's syncing? If you do, this the tweak just for you! FreeSync is a tweak in Cydia released today that allows you to use your iOS device during Sync times.


FreeSync is a gret feature for anyone that needs to wait for their devices to finish. With FreeSync, you can now play a game on your device while it's syncing! If you're a multitasker and you're in a hurry, you can check your email and do whatever you need to do while it syncs.

What's so great about FreeSync? FreeSync provides a toggle in the Settings app and it also notifies you when it starts syncing. Once it ends the sync, it notifies you that it is finished.

FreeSync is available for $1.00 in the ModMyi Repo.

After so many rumors and exceptions on the web, now we know that Verizon iPhone is coming today. Verizon Wireless has invited so many bloggers to the special event today where it's going to announce the long-waited Verizon iPhone. The event will be held in New York on January 11th, 2011 at 11:00 AM EST.


A WSJ report, via "a person familiar with the matter" says that Verizon's planning an unlimited data plan. This makes sense, as it would give Verizon a competitive edge over AT&T, which terminated its own unlimited plan in favor of capped data (except for those subscribers grandfathered in with an unlimited plan that predated the change).

All Things D has already reported that Steve Jobs will join on-stage with Verizon Wireless’ President & COO Lowell McAdam to announce Verizon iPhone 4.

Verizon iPhone event won't be live but some high profile bloggers got some invitations and they'll be live covering the event online. You can check one of the below blogs for full coverage:

• Gizmodo
• MacLife
• Wired 
• ArsTechnica
• NY Times
• MacRumors
• Engadget

The event will go live at 11:00 AM EST, follow this link to check your time zone and bookmark this page then get back when it's time for more news & updates.