What are your logical reactions when someone tries to outsmart you in matters that you know best? First instinct, you bark back instantly (considered bad). The second impulse, considered to be the
better one is to feign defeat and retaliate without warning.
iPhone Dev Team (the master jailbreakers and unlockers) opted for the latter when Geohot released the jailbreak tool for iPhone 3GS. The Dev Team has released their own jailbreak and unlock tools for the iPhone 3GS.
redsn0w jailbreak and ultrasn0w unlock tools for iPhone 3GS owners are now live. The release note conveys a sweet apology that reads; "We realize we Read More...
Are you one of those desperate geeks who really wanna jailbreak your brand new iPhone 3GS? In that case you won't care much even if your device gets bricked for the cause of freedom right?
Here is a new tool to do that, not from the Dev Team, but from someone who can't wait for the delayed release of ultrasn0w, redsn0w, etc. The jailbreak tool this time is for Windows users (stay away Windows 7 users). ra1n from geohot is here to shame Apple and most of all the iPhone Dev team.
You can download the tool from purplera1.com.
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iPhone firmware 2.2.1 brings more work for the iPhone Dev team. The unannounced software update kills Yellowsn0w, the software that successfully unlocked the iPhone 3G. iPhone Dev team has notified unlocked iPhone and jailbroken iPhone users not to upgrade their devices to 2.2.1. Apart from the minor updates the latest software includes baseband update for the 3G iPhone that breaks the unlock method of Yellowsn0w.
The update, however does not touch the baseband of the iPhone 2G. So for those 2G iPhone owners who just want unlock option, upgrading to 2.2.1 is said to be fine. But iPhone 3G users who Read More...
Yellowsn0w from the iPhone Dev team was out on the 1st day of 2009 with the promise to liberate the iPhone 3G from the tight grip of Apple and AT&T. For some, the New Year gift from the unlock experts was a dream come true, however for some it turned out to be a nightmare, as the tool doesn’t seem to work well at first.
The iPhone dev team unlocked the first generation iPhone within months of its launch. The same team managed to jailbreak and unlockd iPhone 3G as well. However, software updates from Apple created unwanted bricking and blocking Read More...
The iPhone 3G has made it entry to the top 50 best Christmas gifts of all time. However, there are more good news in store. According to a report in the Channel Web, the iPhone 3G will be available in unlocked on the New Year’s eve this year. The what and how of this unlocking will be made available just before the Christmas this year through the streaming of a live video.
This unlock will be installed via Cydia, hence extending the jailbreaking advantage beyond Mac. This unlocking has certain requirements though:
1. This unlock method requires you to have iPhone 3Gs Read More...
I make you break. I make again. You break again. And so on and so forth. That’s been happening between Apple and iPhone hackers (They would rather prefer to be called the iPhone dev team).
Apple’s latest software update reinforces the holy tradition of free-spirited combativeness. And this time Apple takes a different route, trying to uproot the issue at its very roots. The 10.5.6 software update for the Leopard operating system has something in its code that comes as what the Information Week describes as “a covert strike against iPhone jailbreakers”
According to the Ars Tecnica report:
The [10.5.6] update prevents your Read More...
A discussion thread in Apple Discussion forum unfolds a sad story for unlocked iPhone users. Upgrading to firmware 2.2 is creating problems even for officially unlocked iPhone owners. In some cases, select features such as SMS and calls are disabled and in the worst case, devices are getting re-locked or bricked.
Apple Store executives are not aware of the problem and reportedly provide no ready solution when users visit the stores. Officially unlocked iPhones purchased in Hong Kong, Australia, Belgium, Italy are among those affected by this strange update mess. Is 2.2 iPhone firmware incomplete? There is another angle about this Read More...
If nothing has scared you about jailbreaking/unlocking your iPhone or iPod touch in the past, this warning from the experts might. The iPhone Dev team has categorically warned jailbroken iPhone users not to instantly upgrade their devices to iPhone 2.2 firmware, which Apple is releasing soon.
The iWorld is becoming tough for lawbreakers, sorry jailbreakers. The new MacBook series is not jailbreak friendly and now Apple grip is tightening with the upcoming 2.2 update. In the past, iPhone dev guys always managed to bail you out whenever you updated the iPhone software and your device becomes a brick. This time the Read More...
A really challenging task is waiting for the iPhone Dev team, Apple is trying it’s best to make jailbreaking a very tiring process. The new MacBooks are already giving tough time for iPhone jailbreakers. Pwnage tools are not running well on the new aluminum MacBooks. The new MacBooks do not recognize an iPhone or iPod touch when booted into DFU mode.
The error message reads:
An iPod has been detected, but it could not be identified properly. Please disconnect and reconnect the iPod, then try again. An unknown error occurred (2001).
Apple really is tightening it’s grip. It won’t be very surprising if Read More...
