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alenon Two sites play music together in perfect harmony...

1. It's not a harmony.

2. It's not perfect (took 10 clicks of the back button to get back to HN!)

alenon Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

Brilliant work! Where did the sounds/artwork come from? It all fits together very nicely.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you make next!

alenon Untethered Jailbreak For (Most) iOS 5 Devices Now Available

Just to be clear, tethering your data connection has been available on the iPhone since version 3 without jailbreaking. Wireless hotspots have been available since iOS 4.3 without jailbreaking.

alenon Untethered Jailbreak For (Most) iOS 5 Devices Now Available

As a developer, jailbreaking is very important. My only device for a long time was a 3GS and I always wanted to keep it up-to-date when new versions of iOS were released. However, upgrading the iOS is a one-way street -- Apple do not let you downgrade your software.

By jailbreaking the device, Cydia automatically stores the device's unique SHSH blobs that allow you to downgrade.

Being able to downgrade made it easier to test my apps on iOS 3 and iOS 4 without needing two devices.