Profiles are in the process of being pushed through to numerous mobile carriers selling Apple’s iPhone appear to suggest the rather delayed release for iOS 5.1 could finally be happening on 9th March.

Apple recently published eleven new profiles for various iPhone-operators that point to a potential iOS 5.1 release date, according to YourDailyMac. The files include references to iOS 5.1, and they mention an update launch date of March 9th, indicating an iOS update could be released around the same time for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The profiles are intended for operators in Japan, France, Greece, Finland and Sweden, and will ensure network connectivity after an update is downloaded. There is also speculation that Apple could release iOS 5.1 along with the announcement of the next-generation iPad, which is rumored for to be unveiled sometime next month. Hit the break for an screenshot of an iOS 5.1 mention with the code of an operator profile.

To announce it was Saurik, founder of Cydia with a tweet a few seconds ago. The latest version is then replaced by 1.0-8 for problems with the previous version of the Apple operating system.

Corona 1.0-8: @sbingner noticed that 1.0-6/7 failed on iPhone 4S 5.0 (the only supported 5.0 build; absinthe’s Corona had worked): fixed.

It was released a new update for the Corona, the tweak that bears upon our iDevices untethered jailbreak. The tweak is updated to 1.0-8 and corrects bugs that occur on iOS 5.0 for owners of iPhone 4S.

Release Fix iBooks DRM by Redsn0w 0.9.10b5 for idevice A4 only

Users who are already jailbroken with Redsn0w will just need to re-run Redsn0w (make sure you uncheck “Install Cydia” option) over the existing jailbreak for the iBooks resolution to filter across. Alternatively, downloading Corona version 1.0.6 (whenever it is available) from Cydia will have the same effect.

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The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google’s Android Market, Symantec said today.

Dubbed “Android.Counterclank” by Symantec, the malware was packaged in 13 different apps from three different publishers, with titles ranging from “Sexy Girls Puzzle” to “Counter Strike Ground Force.” Many of the infected apps were still available on the Android Market as of 3 p.m. ET Friday.

“They don’t appear to be real publishers,” Kevin Haley, a director with Symantec’s security response team, said in an interview today. “These aren’t rebundled apps, as we’ve seen so many times before.”

Haley was referring to a common tactic by Android malware makers to repackage a legitimate app with attack code, then re-release it to the marketplace in the hope that users will confuse the fake with the real deal.

Symantec estimated the impact by combining the download totals — which the Android Market shows as ranges — of the 13 apps, arriving at a figure between 1 million on the low end and 5 million on the high. “Yes, this is the largest malware [outbreak] on the Android Market,” said Haley.

Android.Counterclank is a Trojan horse that when installed on an Android smartphone collects a wide range of information, including copies of the bookmarks and the handset maker. It also modifies the browser’s home page.

The hackers have monetized the malware by pushing unwanted advertisements to compromised Android phones.

Although the infected apps request an uncommonly large number of privileges — something that the user must approve — Haley argued that few people bother reading them before giving their okay.

“If you were the suspicious type, you might wonder why they’re asking for permission to modify the browser or transmit GPS coordinates,” said Haley. “But most people don’t bother.”

Android.Counterclank is a minor variation on an older Android Trojan horse called Android.Tonclank that was discovered in June 2011.

Some of the 13 apps that Symantec identified as infected have been on the Android Market for at least a month, according to the revision dates posted on the e-store. Symantec, however, discovered them only yesterday.

Users had noticed something fishy before then.

“The game is decent … but every time you run this game, a ‘search icon gets added randomly to one of your screens,” said one user on Jan. 16 after downloading “Deal & Be Millionaire,” one of the 13. “I keep deleting the icon, but it always reappears. If you tap the icon you get a page that looks suspiciously like the Google search page.”

After hacking into Sony’s Playstation 3, George Hotz was hired by Facebook last June.
That gig didn’t last long. He no longer works there.
So what is he doing in his free time?
Hacking.
Hotz was anything but bored at Backplane, a startup funded by Lady Gaga, where we ran into him this past Saturday. He told me he appreciated the space and the free pizza.
When Hotz waltzed in the door at Backplane, he introduced himself as the hacker who was sued by Sony, but he’s most famous for releasing software that allows smartphone users to jailbreak their iPhone.

Read more: http://xiphone.org/famous-iphone-hacker-george-hotz-has-left-facebook/#ixzz1kSu1SSvW

These are instructions on how to perform an untethered jailbreak of your iPad 2 using Absinthe for Mac.

These are instructions on how to perform an untethered jailbreak of your iPhone 4S using Absinthe for Mac.

BOOM!! The much awaited jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on iOS 5.0.1 firmware has been out. The Chronic Dev-Team has released GreenPois0n Absinthe version 0.1.2-1 jailbreaking tool which allows you to jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on iOS 5.0.1. Please note that the latest GreenPois0n Absinthe iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Jailbreak tool only works for Mac users. Windows users still have to wait.

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Pod2g’s jailbroken iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1.

Those who have been patiently waiting for the release of the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S untethered iOS 5.x jailbreak can breathe a tiny sigh of relief this evening, knowing that the time scales are shortening, and a public release approaching. We still haven’t had the green light from any of the developers involved that the jailbreak is ready for prime time, but with every blog and Twitter update; the signs are all pointing to the fact they Pod2g and his Dream Team of developers are winning their battle against the A5 devices.

Jailbreak hacker iH8sn0w has released iREB 5 for Windows users after 10 months of silence. The simple custom iOS firmware install tool will help you bypass iTunes errors when restoring an iOS device from a custom firmware IPSW.