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sn0wday! #blacksn0w Release @ Noon EST Today!

3, Nov 2009

GeoHot has blogged that he will be releasing his 05.11.07 (f/w 3.1 & 3.1.2) iPhone baseband unlock for the 3G and 3GS at noon EST (San Francisco US 2pm, London UK 5PM, Sydney AUS 4am) today, a day earlier than originally promised. He has also updated his jailbreak package blackra1n to RC3 to incorporate the [...]

blacksn0w 05.11.07 Baseband Unlock Incoming!

31, Oct 2009

Geohot’s done it again!  This time he’s hacked the new 05.11.07 baseband and will release the unlock codename blacksn0w on November4th.

New iPhone 3GS Units Jailbreak Resistant

14, Oct 2009

It’s been noted on the forums here that some iPhone 3GS owners are having a hard time jailbreaking.  This may be because Apple are now shipping 3GS units that appear resistant to the current breed of jailbreaks.
The Dev Team have confirmed talk that a new bootrom (iBoot-359.3.2) has been found in new units and this [...]

PwnageTool 3.1.4 Released.

13, Oct 2009

The Dev Team have uploaded PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg to their torrent site.   This tool will allow you to create a custom jailbroken 3.1.2 firmware on your Mac for shift+restoring to your device.  As with the previous versions, PwnageTool 3.1.4 will work on all devices except for the iPod touch 3G and there is no Windows version.  The [...]

Worth Repeating [sic]

8, Oct 2009

In light of the incoming new 3.1 jailbreaks it’s worth repeating MuscleNerd’s warning again given that some still haven’t grasped that there is NO carrier unlock for the 3G and 3GS on OS 3.1.  If you need a carrier unlock you need to use the Dev Team’s PwnageTool to create a custom firmware which has [...]

Geohot hints at new universal exploit

5, Oct 2009

Geohot, author of the original iPhone exploit and, most recently, the purplera1n exploit, has just posted on his blog hinting at an exploit that will jailbreak the entire family of iDevices, presumably including the iPod touch 3G. In the comments on his post, he added:
no affiliation to greenpois0n. and it’s in some ways the complete [...]

PwnageTool 3.1.3 released

2, Oct 2009

Say No More:
“PwnageTool 3.1 is a Mac based iPhone firmware creation tool for creating custom ipsw/firmware for the iPod Touch 1st and 2nd gen, iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and 3GS.  This version supports the 3.1 firmware from Apple. For full details (which are often updated) visit the iphone DevTeam blog. http://blog.iphone-dev.org”
See the Dev Team blog [...]

Heads Up! New Pwnagetool Incoming!

2, Oct 2009

Following the announcement by Dev Team member cpich3g earlier today that they had successfully pwned 3.1OS on the iPhone 3GS, MuscleNerd tweeted a short while ago to confirm that they WILL be releasing the new Pwnagetool today and it WILL support the iPod touch 2G as well as the 3GS and already pwned iPod touch [...]

Dev Team Pwns OS3.1 on 3GS

1, Oct 2009

A tweet by Dev Team member cpich3g states that they have successfully pwned the 3.1 OS on the iPhone 3GS and provides some screenshot links to back up the claim.   Expect a new Pwnagetool soon that will create and load custom jailbroken 3.1 firmware to the 3GS and also splice in the ultrasn0w susceptible [...]

Backup 3GS ECID On Cydia To Allow Future Downgrade

15, Sep 2009

Cydia’s developer Saurik has put up a lengthy but excellent blog post on Apple’s authoritarian and controlling stance over their hardware, their effort to deadlock the iPhone 3GS from being downgraded and Saurik’s service on Cydia that backs up your 3GS ECID to allow future f/w downgrades.  Essential reading if you own a 3GS.
Many 3GS [...]