The fight to jailbreak Apple's A5-chip-powered devices, specifically the iPhone 4S and the iPad, is nearing its end. Hacker "pod2g" and his crew of iOS exploit seekers have released photos and videos of a jailbroken iPhone 4S and a jailbroken iPad 2, both running iOS 5.0.1.

The solution, called Spire, allows users to run Siri on jailbroken iPhones, and takes files directly from Apple's own servers to possibly skirt copyright problems.

Unveiled just last Friday, Apple's latest iOS version--4.3.4--has already been jailbroken.

Easy iPad 2 jailbreak released via jailbreakme.com

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A group of hackers jailbreak the beta version of iOS 5 that Apple released to developers just yesterday. Apple plans to release a full version to customers this fall.

Tethered jailbreak works day after new Apple OS is announced

The short-lived iOS app that brought a very early version of Windows to iPad users didn't last long before being pulled, but the app will remain in development, and for sale through a third-party.

Patent application covers a series of security measures for dealing with and identifying unauthorized users and activities, including the practice of jailbreaking.

Somewhere Steve Jobs is giving a look of silent disapproval

Mac computers may also be at risk from "impressive" hack

A developer of "jailbreaking" software has expanded its test product called Frash, which brings the exiled Adobe Flash to iPhones and iPads that have been already jailbroken.