Update (06072009): Purplera1n for Mac OS X released, works the exact same way, scroll down for instructions on use!
So far the iPhone Dev Team have been reluctant to release their jailbreak and unlock tool for the iPhone 3GS. Though the Dev Team says this is possible, they feel that iPhone OS firmware 3.1 which may soon be released will cause a rapid repeat of their cat and mouse game with Apple. So where is this non-Dev Team jailbreak method coming from? George or GeoHot says the following…
Normally I don’t make tools for the general public, and rather wait for the dev team to do it. But guys, whats up with waiting until 3.1? That isn’t how the game is played. We release, Apple fixes, we find new holes. It isn’t worth waiting because you might have the “last” hole in the iPhone. What last hole…this isn’t golf. I’ll find a new one next week.
Though George did say the above, its important to note
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iPhone 3.0 has settled in quite well in my view and I am sure many have been more than pleased to see Apple finally give the iPhone features such as copy and paste, MMS, landscape mode typing, Spotlight search, push notifications and many more. But did you know that actually there are some “hidden” functions that weren’t announced?
You may have figured out some of them yourself already but there are actually quite a few of them. I wouldn’t like to call this a secret but rather just tips and tricks to using the new iPhone OS 3.0. Check out the full list after the break…
Have a look at this, the below video is the first music video to be taken using the new iPhone 3GS’ video recording capability. The song by XFYA accompanies the plight of a little blue robot and his attempt to be relevant in an increasingly technological world.
The very luxurious carbon fibre made Gorilla Tube iPhone case by Gorilla Cases arrived us last week from Berlin. We’ve now had a good look at the case itself, first impressions have been quite impressive so far. We’ll have a full review of the Gorilla Tube shortly, for now check out our quick gallery.
Full gallery after the jump…
Update (08072009): Newest redsn0w now jailbreaks all iPhones and iPod Touches, this includes iPhone 3GS as well!
Just a few days later than we had anticipated due to a few problems encountered by the iPhone Dev Team but ultrasn0w has finally been released. The latest iPhone OS 3.0 unlocking tool for iPhone 3G which was originally known as yellowsn0w has now been renamed as ultrasn0w.
It is very simple to use, in fact you don’t need to download it from a computer, all you need to do is have your iPhone 3G jailbroken using Pwnage Tool or redsn0w so that you can have access to apps from Cydia, from there simply search for ultrasn0w.
Today is the first day of Wimbledon 2009! Here are two completely free official Wimbledon 2009 applications that will allow you to stay updated with the latest news and results on your iPhone or Android device while you’re on the go.
Brought to you by IBM, all the news which will be featured within the apps will be done by IBM’s Wimbledon scouts, live starting from today!
Update (08072009): Newest redsn0w now jailbreaks all iPhones and iPod Touches, this includes iPhone 3GS as well!
Just as we expected everyone, jailbreak and unlocking tools for iPhone OS 3.0 have been released. Only first generation iPhone 2G and the first generation both generations of iPod Touch running the new iPhone 3.0 can be jailbroken and unlocked at this point. It is now probably the only time in iPhone hacking history which we have tools available to jailbreak and unlock all devices, these include jailbreak and unlock for iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS. Jailbreak is also now fully successful for both generations of iPod Touch.
