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Apple has seeded iPhone OS 3.1 to developers with a few new features.

• Voice Control activation from a Bluetooth Headset
• iPhone vibrates on moving apps on the Home Screen
• Modem firmware updated to 5.08.01
• OpenGL and Quartz improvements
• Cut, Copy, Paste functionality in Dial Pad of Phone App
• Non destructive Video editing - option to trim your clip then “Save as copy…” instead of replacing the original clip.
• APIs to allow third party apps to access videos and edit them

But, OS 3.1 might leave some iPhones out there completely disabled for ultrasn0w per Dev Team. Here is what they are saying:

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Dev Team just passed on the good news for those with a iPhone 3GS or waiting to buy/sell unlocked iPhone 3GS.

In less than a week from iPhone 3GS launch (has it just been a week?), they have been able to verify that an exploit used to jailbreak iPod Touch 2G, dubbed 24kpwn, is still applicable to the bootrom of the iPhone 3GS!

If you are familiar with jailbreaking iPhone 3G with redsn0w, the same technique could be used to jailbreak iPhone 3GS.  The iPhone 3GS bootrom seems to have been cut in August 2008 timeframe so this exploit is still valid which is great news for us.

And another great news is that Ultrasn0w - the iPhone unlocking tool can be used as such to unlock iPhone 3GS without any modifications whatsoever!

That said, Dev Team says there are still challenging aspects of iPhone 3GS that needs to worked into their tools. With this coming in less than a week from launch, I am more than hopeful that we will be seeing Redsn0w for iPhone 3GS very soon.

Stay tuned for more updates on iPhone 3GS jailbreak and unlocking.

Excellent work, Dev Team!

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Dev Team released their iPhone OS 3.0 jailbreak software this past weekend for both Windows and Mac.

RedSn0w or QuickPwn for so easy to use, we had our iPhone 3G jailbroken within minutes. But, we weren’t able to unlock it as redsn0w only supported unlocking the original iPhone.

UltraSn0w is capable of unlocking iPhone 3G and make it work on any carrier. Here’s how you’d do it

• Upgrade and jailbreak your iPhone OS 3.0 with RedSn0w or PwnageTool
• Run Cydia or Icy
• Add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to Cydia or Icy. Note that ultrasn0w has a number 0 in the name.
• Search for ultrasn0w in cydia and install it
• Reboot your iPhone 3G
• Voila!

Dev Team notes that T-Mobile USA users should disable 3G before using ultrasn0w. If you have already used, share your experience with ultrasn0w here in comments or on Twitter with us.

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Dev Team has come through again and have released their jailbreak and unlocking (iPhone 2G)  tool for Windows hot on the heels of OS 3.0 PwnageTool for Mac.

The RedSn0w released works on Windows and Mac OS. Redsn0w works just like QuickPwn for Windows and version 0.7.1 has just been released with a bug fix for Windows.

An important thing to note is that,

Redsn0w can jailbreak

• iPhone 2G
• iPhone 3G
• iPod Touch (original) and iPod Touch 2G

Redsn0w cannot jailbreak

• iPhone 3GS

Redsn0w can unlock

• iPhone 2G (both unlocked and original)

Redsnow cannot unlock

• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 3G S

If you have a iPhone 3G and rely on unlocking for getting cellular service, you have to wait until Ultrasn0w is released sometime soon via Cydia.

Before you attempt the jailbreak, I strongly recommend reading and re-reading instructions by Dev Team. Also, make a backup of your iPhone via iTunes before you get started.

How to Unlock iPhone OS 3.0 with Redsn0w?

Here are the steps you need to follow word by word. Again check if your device is supported with this version of  Redsn0w.

1. Create a folder in your desktop named Quickpwn
   1. Download RedSn0w and place it in the Quickpwn folder
   2. Extract the RedSn0w.zip into the Quickpwn folder
   3. Download the relevant OS 3.0 firmware
      3.0 (2G):  iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw
      3.0 (3G): iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw
2. Connect your iPhone to iTunes and select your iPhone.
3. Hold the Shift button and click on Restore
4. Now, select the ipsw file from the Quickpwn folder and hit the Open button
5. Once iTunes has finished updating to the new 3.0 firmware, launch the redsn0w.exe file from your Quickpwn folder.
6. Click Browse and select the firmware ipsw file in Quickpwn folder
7. Once the firmware has been successfully verified by redSn0w, click Next
8. Select Install Cydia in this screen and click Next
9. Now plug your iPhone into the computer and make sure its turned OFF before clicking Next
10. You will be guided by RedSn0w through the DFU mode - its not hard. Just follow the instructions on the screen as follows
    • Hold down the Power button for 2 seconds
    • Without releasing the Power button, hold down the Home button for 6 seconds
    • Without releasing the Home button, release the Power button. Continue holding the Home button for 29 seconds
11. Your iPhone will now reboot
12. RedSn0w will begin uploading the new RAMDISK to your iPhone
13. Once RedSn0w tells you it’s done, click on Finish.
14. Wait till your iPhone reboots again (5 mins) and you will see Cydia app in your Springboard.

Now enjoy your jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch and have fun with stuff like iPhone Winterboard themes!

We will be updaying this post with screenshots for illustration soon. So, please check back if you need further help with that.

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Dev Team has come through again and PwnageTool for iPhone OS 3.0 has been released.

Remember, this is for Mac OS X only. PC users will have to wait a bit longer as always.

DO NOT use PwnageTool of you are using a 3G iPhone with yellowsn0w unlock and rely on unlocking to get cellular service!

Here is the Dev Team complete post and here are the most important points you should know before attempting to jailbreak your iPhone with the relevant parts highlighted (by me)

• GOLDEN RULE: If you are using a 3G iPhone with yellowsn0w and rely on yellowsn0w to obtain cellular service, then you should NOT use PwnageTool right now. UltraSn0w is not included with this release and therefore your baseband will be locked and unable to use an operator other than the official one it was bought for. UltraSn0w will be release via APT (cydia and icy) soon. If you have an original iPhone (1st generation) then 3.0 unlock works with this PwnageTool release.
• Yellowsn0w in its current form will NOT work with the baseband version that is present in the 3.0 update, you will need Ultrasn0w, which will be released sometime soon, Ultrasn0w will work with all iPhone 3G models (but not 3GS), even ones that were previously unlockable, Ultrasn0w (when available) will be released via APT (this means you can get it via Cydia or Icy).
• Please read all parts of this post before downloading and using these tools.
• Read items 1, 2 and 3 again and again.
• At the bottom of this post are the bittorrent files for the 3.0 capable version of PwnageTool.
• This app is suitable for the recent 3.0 release.
• PwnageTool will NOT work for the iPhone 3GS.
• PwnageTool WILL work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), Original iPod touch (1st Generation) and the iPhone 3G.

Official PwnageTool 3.0 Download (bittorrent link)

iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G (with yellowsn0w) unlock as well as PC users will have to wait until DevTeam posts further developments. Stay tuned here or on Twitter and we will bring you updates as we get them.

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The new iPhone 3GS has officially been announced. With tons of juicy features and we will be covering them in detail in the coming weeks as soon I get my hands on one.

Here are some of the important features announced

• Video - 30fps VGA video with in-phone editing support
• HSDPA - 7.2Mbps on supported carriers
• Camera - 3 megapixel, autofocus, autoexposure, tap to focus, better low light sensitivity
• Improved battery life - in Wifi mode, Internet surfing mode, etc
• Turn-by-Turn direction support - in Google maps and via apps like TomTom
• Performance - reporting almost twice the speed in most operations
• Colors - Black and White

iPhone 3GS Videos

• New iPhone 3GS TV Ad
• iPhone 3GS Guided Tour

Pricing in US

iPhone 3GS has been announced at the following prices and will be available on June 19.

• 32GB iPhone 3GS - $299 with contract
• 16GB iPhone 3GS - $199 with contract

The current iPhone 3G will continue to be available at

• 16GB iPhone 3G - $99 with contract

So, the $99 iPhone rumor was correct after all. It was a little disappointing to not find the front facing camera but the rest of the features are enough to make me go out and buy a 32GB iPhone 3GS! How about you?

If you have been holding off on buying a iPhone so far, I’d say iPhone 3GS makes a pretty good case for buying one.

iPhone OS 3.0

iPhone OS 3.0 will be available on June 17th for download via iTunes. And you can read about iPhone 3.0 new features here. if you have a jailbreak iPhone, please wait until the Devteam releases Quickpwn 3.0 or Pwnage 3.0 before updating your iPhone OS!

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If you are excited about iPhone OS 3.0 and the possible new iPhone hardware to be announced in today’s Apple WWDC 2009 event, here are 3 good live blogs you can follow.

• Engadget Live blog
• Gizmodo Live blog
• Ars Technica Live Blog

If you missed any of the live blogs, after the event is over you can find the WWDC 09 keynote video here.

Also, if you are on Twitter - follow me at @TopiPhone to get updates as the keynote progresses.

We will be back with more updates soon. Stay tuned.

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Dev Team has reinforced that they were able to jailbreak the 5th beat of iPhone 3.0 firmware. And they are pretty confident that the jailbreak will work in the final release of the iPhone 3.0 OS to be released in Apple’s WWDC event in June.

Here is what they said about the iPhone 3.0 jailbreak

As we’ve said in previous posts, nothing other than a hardware respin can prevent our jailbreak from working on all exisiting iPhone and iPod Touches.  They’ve chased our jailbreak so far down in the chain of trust, the only way they can fix it is in hardware.

In fact, I am impatiently waiting to get my hands on the rumoured new iPhone as well. Expect us to come back here in TiR with a vengeance. A site re-design is also in the making!

If you are thinking of trying out one of those hijacked versions of PwnageTool or Quickpwn for any of the beta releases of iPhone 3.0, Dev Team advises you to hold your horses.

If you care about the yellowsn0w unlock, don’t go anywhere near the beta releases. You will lose your unlock, possibly forever.

A lot of people I know who tried have reverted back to iPhone 2.x as most of the jailbreak apps and winterboard themes don’t work there anyways.

[via Dev Team]

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I am definitely impressed at the speed with which DevTeam releases these updates after the firmware release.

If you are a Mac user or have access to a MacBook, read on as you can use PwnageTool 2.2.5.

If you are a Windows user and rely on QuickPwn to jailbreak/unlock your iPhone, we have to wait a little longer for QuickPwn 2.2.5. Do not update to 2.2.1 via iTunes or use the current Quickpwn version to jailbreak.

Things to Remember while Jailbreaking Firmware 2.2.1

Don’t let all these version numbers throw you off. Just read it over and over again until you understand and before starting with the jailbreak.

• If you have a iPhone 3G running 2.2 firmware, only use the custom ipsw using PwnageTool 2.2.5 to update/jailbreak 2.2.1 firmware
• Yellowsn0w - the iPhone unlock Cydia app will not work with firmware 2.2.1’s baseband (02.30.03). You have to use the custom 2.2.1 ipsw which doesn’t update the baseband.
• Yellowsn0w has been upgraded to version 0.9.7 - so remember to use that from Cydia

Also, make sure you read the different issues and how to fix them over at DevTeam blog before you start.

Here are the download mirrors for Pwnage 2.2.5

Mac PwnageTool

• http://iphone-dev.fgv6.net/PwnageTool_2.2.5.dmg
• http://iphone.schwarzmetall.cn/PwnageTool_2.2.5.dmg
• http://rabstalk.bplaced.net/mirrors/PwnageTool_2.2.5.dmg
• http://jmcoon.net/PwnageTool_2.2.5.dmg
• http://downloads2.ipod.backshot.eu/PwnageTool_2.2.5.dmg
• http://www.iphone-storage.de/PwnageTool_2.2.5.dmg
• http://miphone.ca/iphone-dev/PwnageTool_2.2.5.dmg

Mac QuickPwn

• http://iphone-dev.fgv6.net/QuickPwn_2.2.5.dmg
• http://iphone.schwarzmetall.cn/QuickPwn_2.2.5.dmg
• http://rabstalk.bplaced.net/mirrors/QuickPwn_2.2.5.dmg
• http://jmcoon.net/QuickPwn_2.2.5.dmg
• http://www.iphone-storage.de/QuickPwn_2.2.5.dmg
• http://downloads2.ipod.backshot.eu/QuickPwn_2.2.5.dmg
• http://miphone.ca/iphone-dev/QuickPwn_2.2.5.dmg

Windows QuickPwn

• Coming soon - Do not update via iTunes or jailbreak yet
  

I hear there are some significant sync speed improvements with firmware 2.2.1 over at Twitter from those who have updated already. Do you see that as well?

You can follow us at @TopiPhone to receive recent updates on the release of QuickPwn 2.2.5 for Windows.

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Apple has released the 2.2.1 iPhone firmware update. Here is the detail

iPhone 2.2.1 Software UpdateThis update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
• Improved general stability of Safari
• Fixed issue where some images saved from Mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone
• iPhone 3G

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guide for your iPhone at:
<http://support.apple.com/manuals/iphone>

For more information about iPhone, go to:
<http://www.apple.com/iphone>

To troubleshoot your iPhone, or to view additional support information go to:
<http://www.apple.com/support/iphone>

This update contains security content originally included in previous iPhone Software Updates. For more information, please visit this website:
<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222>

I like the fact that they have addressed stability issues with Safari. Also, an update for iPod Touch is also reportedly available.

As always, if you have a jailbreak iPhone, don’t update to firmware 2.2.1 yet! Please wait until the Dev Team releases a QuickPwn or Pwnage that will work with firmware 2.2.1.

Update 01/29/09

And Dev Team has posted a warning asking us to hold our horses!

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Apple doesn’t seem to care that we really could use the copy/paste functionality in iPhone. But, that’s why we love the jailbreaking community.

Clippy is a jailbreak app available via Cydia in your iPhone. Clippy brings copy/paste in most apps where the keyboard is available. Eg. Mail, Notes, SMS, Maps etc but not in Safari.

With Clippy installed, you just open the keyboard and hit the ‘.?123′ button to see ‘Copy’ and ‘Paste’ buttons at the top of the keyboard. Now just use your finger to select a region and press Copy. You get visual confirmation that the text actually copied by seeing the first few letters near the ‘Paste’ button.

Now, just head on over to the app ou want the text to be copied to, hit the 123 button again and press ‘Paste’.

Are you wondering why you would need this? Imagine if you have a long address in your email and you want to map it. Unless you have an excellent memory, Clippy makes it ludicrously easy to just copy the address and plug it into Maps app!

It would be great to have this in Safari as well but this is a great start. MagicPad was another app that promised copy paste in iPhone.

I know some of us are nervous about jailbreaking, but reasons such as this available only via Cydia it might be worthwhile to jailbreak your iPhone 3g.

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MuscleNerd has posted a video dema via Qik of the first iPod Touch 2G jailbreak. DevTeam had registered a domain named redsn0w and As some of us speculated, it is for the jailbreak iPod Touch 2G.
Here are the video demos: (if you are in a feed reader, click over to see it)

The details on the jailbreak are sparse but it is definitely good news for iPod Touch 2G owners waiting to jailbreak it.

It looks like they are holding off on the public release of redsn0w for now. The legal issues with the release of yellowsn0w - iPhone 3G unlock program is probably the cause for it.

[via iClarified]

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