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Installer.app

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Installer.app is a 3rd party application which functions as a package manager for the jailbroken iPhone. It allows access to many repositories from which you can download other third party ...

Gaolbreak

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To gain access to the iPhone's private file system, hence gaining the ability to override some of the iPhone's restrictions. Jailbreaking an iPhone is to gain the ability to instal third party ...

Jailbroken apps

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Third party applications which run only on iPhones that have been jailbroken (aka have had their private file system opened). These applications are not approved by Apple. Jailbroken apps can be ...

Pwnage

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A programme for Mac computers used to make custom firmware which after being loaded onto an iPhone or iPod Touch, gaolbreaks and/or unlocks the device.

The iPhone's stock software that runs your home screen from which you launch all applications. It's the "black-background-with-icons-on-it" screen. The Springboard and icons can be altered only on ...

Unlock

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Making the iPhone operable with unofficial carriers. This is done by hacking the iPhone's baseband, and could be accomplished by using the Pwnage tool. There are also "SIM unlock cards" which claim ...

Accelerometer

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A tiny 3 axis device which comprehends the iPhone's physical position. It can tell when the iPhone is being tilted, rotated, or moved. It inhances iPhone gaming tenfold.