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Here’s the Chip Apple Is Using to Stop You from Buying Cheap Cables

  Eric Limer

If you bought yourself an iPhone 5, and are looking for a cheap, third-party lightning adapter to save a couple of bucks, you might want to hold off. There's an authenticator chip in the official adapters, and third-party adapters probably won't work without it.
Peter from Double Helix Cables found the obnoxious little chip while dissecting one of the new, official Lighting cables. Positioned between the cord's USB contact and the power pin on the Lightning plug, the chip seems to be the key to keeping Lighting cables and adapters proprietary. These kind of authentication chips aren't uncommon in more sophisticated accessories, but this is the first time one has shown up in something as basic as a charging cable, smack in the middle of the power line. According the Peter, the chip doesn't block the data lines, but you need data and power to connect by USB. That could mean any number of things.

This could mean that it's less nefarious than a authentication system, that it's just for power regulation - but it looks like a serious microcontroller of some sort, it doesn't look like a garden variety voltage regulator that I've ever seen. It has a mirror-finish shiny metal exterior with lasered numbers on it, it does not look like a generic black IC. If it really costs $3.50 for a lightning plug, then it could be something quite high tech. Whatever it is, it's expensive and highly miniaturized. And the cable isn't going to function without it, that I can tell at this point.

"There is basically no way [third-party adapters] are functional cables," Peter told Apple Insider. "You can't just build a Lightning cable by making something with the same shape and connectivity." That means that all those third-party connectors out there will fit the ports on your devices, sure, but they probably aren't going to actually work. What looks like a $10, $20, or $30 savings could very well wind up being a waste, so if you're in a hurry, official adapters are probably the best bet.
If you aren't, you can sit tight and see if someone can figure out how to fake those chips, but it could wind up being pretty difficult. Peter put it this way in an email to us:

It remains to be seen whether the chip can be reverse engineered.  Nobody that I know of managed to crack the MFi program before, since digital Apple docks and other MFi certified stuff were always quite costly and only coming from well established name brands that participated in the program. I never saw any off brand, super cheap version of the iPod USB digital audio interfaces that cost hundreds of dollars. If the chip has some code on board that makes it authenticate with the iPhone, then it may be hard to duplicate for sure. If it's doing a "smart" function like pin assignment or something crazy like that, then it definitely is going to be mandatory. Apple has said it's a "smart" connector but it is horrifying that just a basic power charging/sync cord like this requires additional complexity.  But until some serious engineers figure out exactly what the chips do (MFi people are under NDA so I don't think they can tell us without breaking NDA) then it remains open for debate why this cable is like this.

It could take some serious engineering brain-power to get to the bottom of what this chip is actually doing. Until then, first-party is the only surefire option. [Apple Insider, Peter (Double Helix Cables)]
Eric Limer

If you bought yourself an iPhone 5, and are looking for a cheap, third-party lightning adapter to save a couple of bucks, you might want to hold off. There's an authenticator chip in the official adapters, and third-party adapters probably won't work without it.
Peter from Double Helix Cables found the obnoxious little chip while dissecting one of the new, official Lighting cables. Positioned between the cord's USB contact and the power pin on the Lightning plug, the chip seems to be the key to keeping Lighting cables and adapters proprietary. These kind of authentication chips aren't uncommon in more sophisticated accessories, but this is the first time one has shown up in something as basic as a charging cable, smack in the middle of the power line. According the Peter, the chip doesn't block the data lines, but you need data and power to connect by USB. That could mean any number of things.

This could mean that it's less nefarious than a authentication system, that it's just for power regulation - but it looks like a serious microcontroller of some sort, it doesn't look like a garden variety voltage regulator that I've ever seen. It has a mirror-finish shiny metal exterior with lasered numbers on it, it does not look like a generic black IC. If it really costs $3.50 for a lightning plug, then it could be something quite high tech. Whatever it is, it's expensive and highly miniaturized. And the cable isn't going to function without it, that I can tell at this point.

"There is basically no way [third-party adapters] are functional cables," Peter told Apple Insider. "You can't just build a Lightning cable by making something with the same shape and connectivity." That means that all those third-party connectors out there will fit the ports on your devices, sure, but they probably aren't going to actually work. What looks like a $10, $20, or $30 savings could very well wind up being a waste, so if you're in a hurry, official adapters are probably the best bet.
If you aren't, you can sit tight and see if someone can figure out how to fake those chips, but it could wind up being pretty difficult. Peter put it this way in an email to us:

It remains to be seen whether the chip can be reverse engineered.  Nobody that I know of managed to crack the MFi program before, since digital Apple docks and other MFi certified stuff were always quite costly and only coming from well established name brands that participated in the program. I never saw any off brand, super cheap version of the iPod USB digital audio interfaces that cost hundreds of dollars. If the chip has some code on board that makes it authenticate with the iPhone, then it may be hard to duplicate for sure. If it's doing a "smart" function like pin assignment or something crazy like that, then it definitely is going to be mandatory. Apple has said it's a "smart" connector but it is horrifying that just a basic power charging/sync cord like this requires additional complexity.  But until some serious engineers figure out exactly what the chips do (MFi people are under NDA so I don't think they can tell us without breaking NDA) then it remains open for debate why this cable is like this.

It could take some serious engineering brain-power to get to the bottom of what this chip is actually doing. Until then, first-party is the only surefire option. [Apple Insider, Peter (Double Helix Cables)]

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iPHONE 5

The phone is drawn as accurately as possible, based on leaked dimensions. Some features such as the new dock connector and larger screen size are almost definitely likely to appear in the new iPhone 5. Other features are included only for concept purposes, such as 'Fingerprint Scan to Unlock'.

Everything has been drawn and animated from scratch; from the icons, to the user interfaces and of course the hardware itself. I used a combination of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects and Apple's Final Cut Pro X.

Beckett includes a long shot fingerprint scanner and a concept Mission Control but otherwise it's very close to what most are expecting from Apple tomorrow.

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IPHONE5 CLEAR VIEW

Absinthe 2.0.1 released for iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak *UPDATE 1*

After copious amounts of work and many sleepless nights Absinthe 2.0 is finally here to jailbreak your device. This release has been a large collaborative effort between Chronic-Dev Team and iPhone Dev Teams (Jailbreak Dream Team)

This jailbreak supports firmware 5.1.1 ONLY and is again one of the most easiest jailbreaks to use (so easy your grandma could do it ;D)


Absinthe 2.0 supports the following devices:

iPad1,1 – 2,1 – 2,2 – 2,3 – 3,1 – 3,2 – 3,3

iPhone2,1 – 3,1 – 3,3 – 4,1

iPod3,1 – 4,1

(Support for iPad2,4 will be added at a later date)


How To Use Absinthe 2.0:

1. Make a backup of your device in iTunes by right clicking on your device name under the ‘Devices’ menu and click ‘Back Up’.

2. Once your backup is complete return to your device and go to Settings – General – Reset – Erase all Content and Settings. This will make the jailbreak process much faster.

3. Open Absinthe and be sure you are still connected via USB cable to your computer.

4. Click ‘Jailbreak’ and wait…. just be patient and do not disconnect your device.

5. Once jailbroken return to iTunes and restore your backup from earlier. Right click on your device name under the ‘Devices’ menu in the left panel of iTunes and click ‘Restore from Back Up…’ then select the latest backup you created before. (restoring this backup will return all the content previously on your device ie, apps, photos, etc.)

6. Thanks for using Absinthe, enjoy your jailbroken iDevice!

****UPDATE 1****



Download Links

Absinthe2.0.1 MacOSX (10.5, 10.6, 10.7)

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Here is a list of the devices that Absinthe 2.0 is capable of jailbreaking:

Devices that have been tested to work:

iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4
iPhone 4 CDMA
iPhone 4S
iPad 1
iPad 2 Wifi
iPad 2 GSM
iPad 2 CDMA
iPad 3 Wifi
iPad 3 CDMA
iPad 3 Global
iPod 3G
iPod 4G
Apple TV 2

Unsupported devices:
Apple TV 3

Updated SAM 0.1.16-1 Unlock tutorial easier than ever

How to Unlock Your iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using SAM [5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1]

 

Step 1: Install Sam Bingner's SAM package from Cydia. You can get it from Sam's repo which is http://repo.bingner.com make sure to use the newest version(0.1.16.-1 at the time this tutorial was created).
Step 2: Deactivate your phone(Using SAM) and insert your unofficial SIM card that you wish to unlock to.
Step 3: Open SAM and change method to "Auto Detect" and then go to the "Utilities" tab and choose the utility "Attempt Activation."
Step 4: That's all there is to it, your device should respring and your should have signal on your unofficial SIM. Pretty simple huh?

by Sam Bingner

 

How to use Ultrasn0w Fixer to unlock your A4 device on iOS 5.1
When Apple released iOS 5.1 last week, the update didn’t just break the previous jailbreaks. It also broke the software unlock for the iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 4 known as Ultrasn0w.
While this may not be a very big deal to most people, it’s rather inconvenient for folks who need to use their iPhone on multiple networks. Luckily, a temporary fix has surfaced in Cydia known as Ultrasn0w Fixer. And even luckier, we’re going to show you how to install it…

Before we get started, you’ll want to make sure your handset is on one of the following basebands: 01.59.00, 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.13.01, 05.12.01, 06.15.00. You can check this by going to Settings > General > About > Modem Firmware.
Your must also make sure that your device is jailbroken and running iOS 5.1 (click here for our tutorial on how to do that).
Now, onto the tutorial:
Step 1. Ultrasn0w Fixer isn’t in a default repo, so you’ll have to add it. To do this, open up Cydia > Manage > Sources > Edit > Add, and type in the following URL: http://repo.iparelhos.com.
Step 2. Once the repo is done loading, search Cydia for Ultrasn0w Fixer. Locate it and install it like a typical package.
Step 3. After the Fixer is done installing, you need to grab the latest version of Ultrasn0w. This is in a default repo, so all you have to do is search for and install it.
And that’s all there is to it!
Keep in mind that the jailbreak for iOS 5.1 is tethered and a bit unstable. It’s also worth noting that the Dev Team is expected to release an updated version of Ultrasn0w in the near future — so we recommend waiting for that if possible.

 

 

Unlock iPhone 4S on 1.0.11, 1.0.13, 1.0.14 Baseband with TP SIM ChinaSnow [Video]

 Unlock iPhone 4S running iOS 5.0.1 / 5.0 on 1.1.11, 1.0.13 and 1.0.14 baseabnds (modem firmware) is now available. Yes you read it right, a Chinese team called ChinaSnow was able to find a solution for iPhone 4S unlock. This is not software like the famous ultrasn0w unlock, it’s a hardware that looks like Gevey SIM which released last year to unlock iPhone 4.

TP SIM iPhone 4S unlock support below basebands :

• 1.0.11
• 1.0.13
• 1.0.14

Unlock iPhone 4S on 1.11, 1.0.13, 1.0.14 Baseband with TP SIM (ChinaSnow) :
As most of you know that iPhone Dev-team is already working in a soft solution for iPhone 4S unlock. iPhone Dev-team is promising to unlock iPhone 4S with ultrasn0w, but there is nothing released so far. Now, thanks for ChinaSnow for the hardwork, bringing us first iPhone 4S unlock. Actually, we have not had a chance to check TP SIM iPhone 4S unlock so far as it is out of stock and not available openly in market right now, so that, once we got it in our hands we will make a hands-on video.
Features of TP SIM iPhone 4S Unlock:

• No jailbreak required, insert and go!
• *No need to dial 112 (after the first time initialization)
• Supports 3G, EDGE, MMS, Facetime
• Supports iPhone 4S baseband 1.0.11, 1.0.13 and 1.0.14.
• Supports iPhone 4 baseband 1.59.00, 2.10.04, 3.10.01, 4.10.01 but NOT 4.11.08
• No hardware alteration or modification required – will not affect your warranty
• Robust and sturdy steel custom SIM tray
• Unlocks ALL worldwide networks
• Uses high performance original F981 chip for ultra-low voltage operation

iphone 4s ipad 2 jailbreak release!

          Finally, P0sixninja the well known hacker and our great warrior behind Greenpoison has released Greenpoison Absinthe V0.1.2.1 to jailbreak both iPhone 4S [ running iOS 5.0 or either 4S version of 5.0.1* ] or your iPad 2 [ all Wi-Fi only, GSM & CDMA devices supported: must be running iOS 5.0.1* ]. Now you can download Greenpois0n to Jailbreak your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 on iOS 5.0 or iOS 5.0.1 on Mac. Greenpoison will be available for Windows and Linux over coming few hours. Download Greenpois0n for Mac from the links below after the jump.

        That was the most awaiting news ever this month and it finally real and between your hands. Greenpoison Absinthe v.0.1.2.1 allow you to jailbreak your iDevices running on iOS 5 and iOS 5.0.1 untethered.