It might seem strange, but the App Store has only been around for three years. Beforehand, Apple was the only company to officially offer apps for the iPhone, with all the others created by jailbreakers. Now comes word than one of the most popular apps around today, Pandora, actually got its start thanks to the jailbreaking community.

Jailbroken iDevice owners may want to check out Gesturizer, a new hack that lets you control apps using gestures. Priced at $2.99, the download is available now from Cydia’s BigBoss repo, according to iDownloadBlog.

Hackers have found a way to put what looks like OS X Lion onto an iPhone. Ultimatum is a new beta iOS mod for jailbreakers that attempts to bring the Mac desktop experience to your mobile, according Lifehacker.

The iPhone Dev-Team has released a new and improved version of redsn0w, its popular jailbreak tool. Now, users of the software can take advantage of a variety of exciting features, including the ability to kick an iOS device out of recovery mode, and support for those all-important SHSH blobs.

A new RedSn0w update is coming in the next few days. The new version is expected to be “huge,” according to iDownload Blog.

MyGreatFest is drawing to a close, and the last speaker - none other than Jay Freeman (@saurik) himself - has just taken to the stage.

If you're looking for a jailbreak app that can act like a Finder application for iPhone, then iFile is the package you need. Currently, the jailbreak application is available to download in Cydia, and now, its developer has taken to the stage at MyGreatFest.

The iDroid Project, a group that aims to fully port Android OS to Apple's iOS devices, has just taken to the stage at MyGreatFest. Here's what the team behind the project had to say.

MyGreatFest is now well underway, and two members of the Chronic Dev Team (@p0sixninja and @iOPK) are now on-stage. In this article, we're going to outline the important points made by @p0sixninja and @iOPK, and upload images from the event in real-time.

The first jailbreak speaker of the day, Aaron Ash (@AaronAsh), is now on stage. He’s the author of Multifl0w and Barrel, two very popular jailbreak tweaks: The former allows users to easily multitask between open applications (this was before iOS 4, when Apple debuted its own version of multitasking); Barrel is an icon-effect tweak.

Today is the day of MyGreatFest - the UK's first iOS and jailbreak convention. In this article, we're going to outline everything that's happening at the event (we're there!), link to other MyGreatFest articles and upload images. Later, we'll be hearing from Chronic Dev Team member @p0sixninja, and the "Father of Cydia," Jay Freeman (@saurik).

Tomorrow is the day of "MyGreatFest" - an event that aims to become the largest convention for jailbreak fans. The event kicks-off at nine a.m. GMT tomorrow, and AppAdvice will be there.

FireCore has released a major update to aTV Flash (black), its jailbreak software package that users can install on their second generation Apple TV. The package brings a number of features, and this latest update enhances the Media Player and adds a cloud backup option. The software update (beta 7) is currently available to download now.

The iPhone Dev-Team recently updated its jailbreak tool "redsn0w" to add support for iOS 5 beta 7. Importantly, the recently updated redsn0w "explicitly supports" the seventh beta version of iOS 5 (as noted by @MuscleNerd), meaning users don't have to point the application at iOS 5 beta 6 when jailbreaking iOS 5 beta 7.

Earlier this month, we told you about Nicholas Allegra, otherwise known as Apple’s public enemy No. 1, Comex. The 19-year old is behind the popular piece of code known as JailBreakMe. Now, Allegra is going legit and is about to begin an internship with Apple.

A new jailbreak called Alphacon has arrived. It helps you eliminate the text under an app's icon, making the screen look less clustered, according to news first reported by iDownloadBlog.

Are you new to the Jailbreak community, or looking to get into it? If so, then check out today's show. We are featuring the first three Jailbreak apps you should download on today's AppAdvice EXTRA.

For whatever reason, Apple has yet to release Apple TV apps or games, despite the success of the App Store for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. However, a new HTML5-based game has arrived for the Apple TV courtesy a jailbreak

By all appearances, Nicholas Allegra is your typical 19-year old; a little disheveled and unsure about his future. Online, however, Allegra is arguably Apple’s biggest headache, according to Forbes.

With Apple releasing iOS 4.3.5 this morning, the jailbreaking community is reminded not to update to the latest firmware unless you want a tethered jailbreak. This news comes from the iDownload Blog who referenced a tweet by MuscleNerd.

Following the release of iOS 5 beta 4, the iPhone Dev-Team updated its redsn0w jailbreak software. Now, the latest version of redsn0w has the ability to jailbreak iOS devices running the fourth beta version of iOS 5.

Yesterday, Apple released the fourth beta version of iOS 5, which was available to download "over-the-air." However, a recent Twitter update by iPhone Dev-Team member @MuscleNerd notes that these OTA updates are currently not compatible with jailbroken iOS devices. He notes that the limitation is "almost like a present from Apple."

This week, Spotify USA debuted as did iOS 5 Beta 3. Plus, Netflix upset a lot of customers. Read on, and find out more.

Great news, jailbreak fans: The latest beta version of iOS 5 (beta 3, which was released yesterday) can already be jailbroken using the iPhone Dev-Team's redsn0w. While a previous version of the app didn't quite work, the Dev-Team updated redsn0w (0.9.8b2) and the jailbreak now works perfectly.