Well, this did not take too long. Apple's iOS 5 has already been jailbroken even though the platform's upcoming iteration got announced only yesterday. If you are wondering how this could be possible considering that iOS 5 is not available to end users just yet, a preliminary version of the platform has been made available to developers, which is probably how the jailbreak author performed the exploit.
It is surprising how easy it has been for the jailbreak community to obtain full control over iOS 5. The platform is supposed to feature over 200 new features and tweaks of all sorts, and apparently, defense against jailbreaking is not on the list. It is also interesting what software developers will come up with after obtaining root access to the platform. Let's not forget that iOS 5's notification system has been inspired by a tweak that debuted on jailbroken devices. The jailbreak comes in tethered flavor only, but an untethered solution will most probably come by the time iOS 5 goes live.
source: Twitter via Neowin.net
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