[bob_the_nailer]

Almost half a million iPhone 4S users took advantage of the freshly-released jailbreak for the latest Apple smartphone in the first weekend of availability, it’s reported, with over 300,000 iPad 2 owners also hacking their device. The pent-up demand for a jailbreak for Apple A5-based gadgets expressed itself in almost one million new jailbreaks in just over three days, the iPhone Dev Team says, using stats culled from the hack process itself.
That number also includes over 150,000 iPad 2 units that had previously been jailbroken running iOS 4.x. According to the Dev Team, newly jailbroken devices automatically check in for available SHSH blobs when the unofficial Cydia app store is opened, keeping a log of how many hacks have been performed.

GreenPois0n Absinthe was released on Friday, a team effort between the iPhone Dev Team and Chronic Dev, taking on the challenge of Apple’s tweaked security in the newer A5 processor. There’s also a reminder for owners keen to keep their jailbreak not to update to a newer version of iOS, until at least there’s a jailbreak solution in place for it. Apple enjoys its cat & mouse game with hackers, working to close off previously exploited loopholes with each successive iteration.
Via SlashGear

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[PurpleHaze420]

Not that surprised by the figures, it's been a long time coming.

[laz305]

I bet it would be quadruple if they had an unlock as well lol

[Maddcow]

laz305, on 24 January 2012 - 08:23 PM, said:

I bet it would be quadruple if they had an unlock as well lol

Absolutely!

[XxITzPerronexX]

how much money did the hackers make on subscribes... curious( donations etc..)

[bob_the_nailer]

We'll never know.
But how important is that when you consider how long it took, how many people were involved and that a few hacker guys were able to find exploits to jailbreak code created by an entire corporation that prides itself in their security measures against such a thing?
Such admirable skill has no price.
I, for one applaud their efforts and accomplishments.

[firstpirate]

and i for once actually donated after doing my iphone 4s - never really appreciate what goes into these hacks until u without one.
Thanks to the devs - im happy now

[kirk88]

I am not that surprised, I haven't done it, But the wait was long enough. Also with that many devices sold, the number of jailbreakers will get more significant.

[Chambot]

My iPhone 3 gs is better than th 4s

[Chambot]

My iPhone 3 gs is better than th 4s