iOS 4.1

Soon after Apple released its iOS 4.1 hackers reported that they had found ways to jailbreak the devices on the new operating system. And unfortunately for the Cupertino they can do nothing to stop hackers in the near future.

iPhone Dev-Team member pod2g was first to announce the exploit in the boot ROM of iOS devices. Soon it was confirmed by other hackers, who said that because the exploit targets such a low-level part of the operating system, Apple won't be able to stop jailbreakers without making significant hardware changes.

Twitter is conducting internal trials of the Push Notifications feature for the iPhone version, as reported by MG Siegler in the posting on TechCrunch. The feature was noticed when the latest version of the application went out. Users who have iOS 4.1 installed, get the option to enable Push Notifications for Twitter. While the feature is not working yet it is there.

Twitter made the following statement on the matter:

At the company’s “special event” in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, the CEO of Apple Inc Steve Jobs unveiled the next two generations of iOS, updates that will bring multiplayer gaming and high-definition photography to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches next week and wireless printing and media streaming in November.