Sony PS3 hacker accepts Ipad 2 jailbreak challenge

FORMER SONY PLAYSTATION 3 HACKER George Hotz, who uses the nym Geohot, has agreed to an Ipad 2 jailbreak challenge, according to a fellow hacker.



Iphone hacker Joshua Hill said on his Twitter account that he has challenged Hotz to "dump the Ipad 2 BootROM" before he can. Hill said Hotz accepted the challenge, and that the famous PS3 hacker "didn't have an iPad yet but he's getting one soon".



You would think Hotz had enough of taking on mighty corporations after his dealings with Sony, which filed a lawsuit against him threatening to unleash fire and brimstone after he successfully hacked the Playstation 3. This legal dustup led to Anonymous attacks against Sony, with the litigation finally ending in a settlement last month.



But before the PS3 business Hotz had been well known for jailbreaking Iphones and he appears ready to try again with the latest version of IOS, although it's surprising that somebody else hasn't managed to do it already, considering that Apple's shiny Ipad 2 has been out for some time.



But Hotz did say that there are some difficulties in jailbreaking the Ipad 2. He said in a blog post last month, "This is going to take quite a bit of reverse-engineering in order to get it to work. Apple is making it more and more difficult to jailbreak their devices."



It's unlikely that Hotz will attract the attention of Apple's lawyers, however, as although the cappuccino company doesn't like it, jailbreaking IOS isn't actually illegal, and indeed has become an accepted way of using Iphones and Ipads and playing around with programs without having to deal with the restrictions of Apple's App Store.



Hotz added, "Getting the iPad 2 jailbroken would mean that we are one step closer to jailbreak all the rest of the Apple iDevices coming this year including iPhone 5, iPod touch 5G or any new form of Apple TV they may introduce."

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Apple Store down, iPad 2 pre-order page going up? [Update]

Every time the Apple Store goes down, a flurry of excitement hits the web. It’s a little funny, but usually portends something big, and we all know what’s happening today. While it seems a bit of a stretch to believe that the iPad 2 would go on sale today, the day Apple unveils it, it’s not beyond reason to assume that a pre-order page is going to go up once the device is announced.According to the Amazon leak from this morning, the iPad 2 may go on sale March 17, which makes a bit more sense than having it available in stores today. When iOS devices are announced by Apple, there is usually a small block of time – about two weeks or more, in some cases – before the gadget becomes available. Perhaps Apple will allow pre-orders of the next-generation iPad starting today, hence the temporarily unavailable Apple Store. And who knows, if you’re the sentimental type, maybe you’ll get the option to have your new iPad engraved before it arrives at your door.We’re just a few hours away from the unveiling of the next iteration of the iPad. You can see our thoughts and guesses here, but don’t forget to check back soon for all the dirty details from the event![Update]
So Apple’s iPad 2 event has wrapped, but we didn’t hear anything about being able to pre-order the iPad 2 before its March 11 launch date. As per Apple’s iPad page, online orders will start on the same day as in-store sales. We’ll keep you updated on any changes.

[Via: Apple]