Famed Jailbreak Hacker Arrested For Marijuana Possession While Travelling To SXSW
George “geohot” Hotz – the famed hacker responsible for unlocking the first-generation iPhone – was recently arrested for cannabis possession while en route to SXSW.
George “geohot” Hotz – the famed hacker responsible for unlocking the first-generation iPhone – was recently arrested for cannabis possession while en route to SXSW.
The guy behind the LimeRa1n exploit is probably not going to be jailbreaking again anytime soon. George Hotz, otherwise known as GeoHot, is now a Facebook employee.
George “geohot” Hotz, the mastermind behind the iOS 4.1 limera1n jailbreak tool, reportedly has an untethered solution for iOS 4.2.1. The information came to light in a Twitter conversation.
George “geohot” Hotz, the jailbreak mastermind responsible for limera1n, is also the proud owner of an interesting domain. The domain, http://rubyra1n.com, is not live – though it does point towards the release of a future jailbreak tool.
Like him or not, George Hotz is undoubtedly a genius. Whatever Apple did, with new iOS versions and patches, he was able to work around it and jailbreak or unlock our iPhones over and over again. His fans have just put together a spoof trailer covering his accomplishments.
The incredible iPhone genius George Hotz has just announced on his blog that he has managed to develop an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone and iPod touch.