When speaking about iPhones, the term "jailbreaking" refers to the process of hacking the device's firmware so you can use unapproved apps unavailable from Apple's App Store, while "unlocking" an ...

After many years of being available to users as a way to fully customize the operating system, the backbone that handles purchases on Cydia (which was only available to jailbroken devices) is today ...

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers today granted Apple's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the company by Jay Freeman, creator of an alternative App Store known as Cydia for ...

Apple is the exclusive gatekeeper to its iPhone App Store, able to reject apps at will – as it did July 28 with Google Voice. But some developers aren't taking the rejection lying down: They're ...

Ever since the first iPhone was jailbroken, hacker and developer Jay Freeman, aka Saurik, has maintained the Cydia Store as a way for jailbreakers to download, buy and sell their tweaks. Run ...

The jailbreak community has been churning out iPhone apps since before the App Store existed. Some of those apps even served as – ahem – "inspiration" for Apple-made iOS features (Wi-Fi Sync and ...

Newly formed team of iOS hackers called Evad3rs launched evasi0n.com, a website dedicated to the upcoming iOS 6, 6.1 untethered jailbreak. evasi0n.com Cydia is a cornerstone for jailbreak users. An ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When you jailbreak your phone you get access to Cydia, the iOS app store that exists outside of Apple's reach. There are a number of cool apps and ...

Cydia parent company SaurikIT, LLC has filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit after U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed the company's antitrust lawsuit ...