Quick heads up – Absinthe for Mac version 0.2 is now released. It fixes some issues such as no reboot after activating VPN or launching the Absinthe app. The white icons after jailbreak have also been fixed.  Read more...

Absinthe A5 Jailbreak tool was earlier released for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on iOS 5.0.1 but it was only for OS X. The windows app took at bit more time and it’s finally here. Follow our instructions and download links below to jailbreak your A5 iOS device.  Read more...

As earlier covered by iTD, the iPhone Dev Team released a CLI (command line interface) for Windows and OS X that lets users jailbreak iPhone 4S or iPad 2 with iOS 5.0.1 The purpose of the CLI is to help in debugging and jailbreaking iOS devices. While we would suggest users to go for Absinthe if they are on OS X ( Windows version isn’t available yet ), for those of us who are on Windows, there’s no other option such as redsn0w available yet.  Read more...

Absinthe has been updated to version 0.1.2-2 with a fix for the database connection error that users had been reporting which occurred due to server overload. We’ve updated our guide here with newer download links.  Read more...

The awesome ‘Dream Team’, comprised of the iPhone Dev Team and the Chronic Dev Team rolled out the public release of Corona A5 jailbreak tool for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. Chronic Dev Team was the first to roll out an app called Absinthe which lets users quickly jailbreak their A5 processor iOS devices. Initially released on OS X only, with the Windows version to follow, this app lets you jailbreak your device without even putting it in DFU mode. We’ve already extensively covered Absinthe with fast download links, guide on how to jailbreak your iOS device with it as well as a trouble shooting guide in case you can’t figure out why something’s going wrong.  Read more...

Now that the OS X version of Absinthe, untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 on iPad 2 and iPhone 4S, is out in the public, all eyes are set on the Windows release. Not many users would have realized that more apps are in the works namely, the popular redsn0w by the iPhone Dev Team, and a CLI version of the Corona A5 jailbreak for debugging purposes.  Read more...

Developers have been tinkering around with the iBooks 2 and iTunes U apps for iPad and have struck further proof that the iPad 3 will ship with a retina display. Apparently, they both contain 2x images which means they are twice the resolution of a normal iPad display. Check out visual proof after the jump:  Read more...

Absinthe A5 Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on iOS 5.0.1 was just released and a lot of users are already complaining about some issues. We’re compiling a list of some known issues and their fixes ( or how to avoid them ). Follow our article here for download links and guide in case you haven’t jailbroken your iPad 2 or iPhone 4S yet and then follow the list of fixes below. Check them all out below after the break.  Read more...

The amazing Dream Team has accomplished its goal and managed to publically release the Abisnthe A5 Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on iOS 5.0.1 – currently Mac only. But the Windows version is coming very soon as well! Jump after the break to check the instructions and find the download links for Absinthe v0.1.2-1  Read more...

Musclenerd, member of the iPhone Dev Team and part of the ‘Dream Team’ (iPhone Dev Team + Chronic Dev Team) that’s working on the Corona A5 jailbreak for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S on iOS 5.0.1, has posted an update on the iPhone Dev Team blog regarding its status. According to him, and the news making rounds on Twitter, the untethered jailbreak release is near is final stages and they’re testing for any remaining bugs in the apps.  Read more...