No matter how old you are or what you do, on April Fools’ Day (its this Thursday!), you’re bound to be victimised by a colleague / girlfriend / boyfriend / best friend who will play some lame joke on you. But this April Fools’, lets not let that happen.
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We’re not sure whether this is actually going to be Steve Job’s yet unannounced Apple iSlate / iTablet / Mac Tablet but the sources to the photos below all claim to have seen the actually device. A reader of iSpazio held the most convincing photo. As you can see, the pictured device has a home button just like that of the iPhone / iPod Touch. Continue reading »
A veteran analyst who claims to have seen Apple’s long rumored iTablet has stated that he expects the new device to be announced in September. He also suggests that it could ship as soon as November. Pricing wise, the iTablet’s price will be what you’d expect from Apple and will come in close to the high-end of $700-$800.
The rumors have been circulating for a while now that Apple would be launching a netbook soon. This comes as no surprise as the netbook market is booming and is exactly the time when Apple would want to make their move. CNN Money as well as a few other sources (below) have already mentioned that a couple sources close to the project claims Apple has a touchscreen netbook currently in the works and that this secret product could hit the market as early as the second half of this year.
Update (22/12/08): Those who have come into this article looking for info on iPhone unlock, please visit for the latest video released by the iPhone Dev Team demonstrating their latest tool for unlocking the iPhone 3G.
Just a day or so after its release the latest iPhone OS firmware / software version 2.2 has been jailbroken by the iPhone Dev Team’s PwnageTool 2.2 and QuickPWN 2.2. Like we mentioned earlier, the iPhone Dev Team was bound to release their iPhone 2.2 jailbreak / unlock solution soon, but this time, it was unexpectedly quick!
Please be aware that firmware 2.2 jailbreaking / unlocking DOES require abit more attention than previous releases, any false moves could result in permanent, irreversible consequences (such as not being able to unlock your iPhone 3G in the near future!).
Please, please read carefully, we have illustrated a few scenarios and we hope you read through all this before going ahead, if in doubt, ask questions!
Note:
- The new Pwnage Tool 2.2 is not available to Windows users but only QuickPwn 2.2
- Here is the bittorrent link:
- If the above link isn’t working, try any of the mirrors below:
- Latest Pwnage Tool 2.2 and QuickPwn 2.2 are both available to Mac OS users
- Pwnage Tool 2.2:
- QuickPwn 2.2:
Before you read further, please quickly be aware of the following main points:
- iPhone 3G users, you have to update your iPhone 3G using Pwnage Tool if you plan to someday unlock your iPhone 3G
- Using the iPhone Dev Team’s latest Pwnage Tool will give you an end result of a Pwnage Tool-based iPhone 2.2 OS jailbreak which the team believes is the only way to preserve your iPhone’s older baseband firmware
What the heck is baseband and why should I care about it on my iPhone 3G?
The ‘baseband’ is the generic name given to the internal components of the iPhone that handle the phone calls and Internet access. This ‘baseband’ is a tiny and unique independent computer system that runs inside your iPhone, it is separate to the main system that handles the applications (such as email and google maps) and it talks to the main part of the phone over an internal communications network. Think of it like a cable modem or other peripheral that is attached to your home PC that needs occasional updates. When a software update is released and presented to you within iTunes the baseband is sometimes updated (to fix bugs or add new features). The 2.2 update for the iPhone 3G contains such an update, so running the vanilla updater straight away with iTunes will reprogram and update the baseband.
As we mentioned in the bullet point above, it is absolutely crucial at this point that if you have the iPhone 3G, you don’t plug it into iTunes and automatically agree to iTunes when it prompts you to update to firmware 2.2. We can’t stress this hard enough, you must update your iPhone’s firmware to version 2.2 using PwnageTool if you ever want to even dream about unlocking your iPhone 3G in the near future.
I have iPhone 3G, I’m not bothered about unlocking and just want to jailbreak…
If you are a loyal and happy O2 or AT&T customer and don’t think you will ever need to unlock your iPhone but just want to jailbreak so that you can download lots of neat applications off Cydia. All that you need to do is click agree to update to firmware 2.2 via iTunes then use the latest version of QuickPwn, version 2.2 to jailbreak your iPhone’s firmware 2.2.
I bought an iPhone 3G (from Asia for example) that was already manufacturer unlocked…
We got asked this by a reader for the last firmware. If this is you, we now know that you don’t need to worry about anything. Your iPhone was destined to be unlocked and won’t lock itself up after restoring or updating or upgrading using iTunes. So all you need to do is jailbreak if that is what you want, use QuickPwn 2.2.
I have the iPhone 2G (first generation), which tool should I use?
The iPhone 2G is the simpler of the two, it is no longer a difficulty for the iPhone Dev Team, it can be unlocked and jailbroken with no problems at all, the instructions below also applies to the iPhone 2G.
Will this work for the iPod Touch?
For first generation iPod Touch, yes just like the iPhone 2G, your iPod can be jailbroken to install Cydia apps. For second generation iPod Touch, your device is currently unsupported.
Instructions
Now for the all important, crucial part. The following steps will take you through the process so that your iPhone 3G’s baseband is preserved for any possible future iPhone 3G unlock solutions. The below instructions also apply to unlocking and jailbreaking the iPhone 2G.
- Download the iPhone 2.2 OS firmware to your desktop:
- Download Pwnage Tool 2.2, (Pwnage Tool is not available for PC Windows):
- Now that you’ve downloaded Pwnage Tool, click it to start it up
- Select Expert Mode
- Select your iPhone version, iPhone 3G or iPhone
- Click Next
- Allow Pwnage Tool 2.2 to find the iPhone 2.2 OS firmware that you downloaded to your desktop
- Select the iPhone 2.2 OS firmware
- The iPhone 2G’s firmware 2.2 filename is iPhone1,1_2.2_5G77_Restore.ipsw
- The iPhone 3G’s firmware 2.2 filename is iPhone1,2_2.2_5G77_Restore.ipsw
- Now click Next
- Select the General category
- Click Next
- General Settings:
- If you are using your iPhone on a contract with your carrier or network you must uncheck the box next to Activate
- If you don’t have a legitimate iPhone contract with your carrier, you will need to ensure that the box next to Activate is checked, this will make your iPhone or iPhone 3G for use on an official iPhone carrier’s network
- Change root partition size to 1000MB
- Now keep clicking Next until you get back to the Build screen
- Now select Build
- Click Next
- Save the custom restore file to your desktop and this file should be named iPhone1,1_2.2_5G77_Custom_Restore.ipsw
- Wait for PwnageTool 2.2 to build your custom iPhone firmware 2.2 file
- When asked if the iPhone has been Pwned before, be honest and choose the appropriate option
- Now connect your iPhone
- Follow directions to enter into the Restore Mode, remember the trick is to press the power button slightly before pressing the home button!
- If you followed the directions correctly, you will then be given a blue window, now click on OK
- You will see I Can Haz Success, now quit Pwnage Tool 2.2
- Now start and go into your iTunes
- You will be told your iPhone needs to be restored
- Click OK
- Now here is a crucial part, make sure you hold down on options key on your keyboard while you click restore
- Now choose the iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Custom_Restore.ipsw from your desktop and click open
- The next part is to wait and can take up to a few minutes, be patient!
- After some more waiting, you will be told that your iPhone has been restored, click on OK
- Now disconnect your iPhone after iTunes recognises it, you can now restore the backup of your iPhone’s data
- Congratulations, all done!
Any comments will be appreciated, comments usually replied within 48 hours, we hope everything works out ok for you! We’ll be keep this guide updated, so come back soon!
With help from iPhone Hacks, iPhone Dev, IntoMobile, QuickPwn…
Though there weren’t a single word mentioned by Steve Jobs regarding a 4 GB version of the latest fourth generation Apple iPod Nano, pictures have now emerged from shops in Europe, check it out!
The new iPod Nanos which were announced during the recent Apple ‘Let’s Rock’ Event are already available in a number of high street retail stores across the UK, however none have mentioned anything about a 4 GB version. The ones that are being sold are 8 GB and 16 GB version which is what we expected, but apparently the ones pictured are now available in Europe! The sources claim that the rogue Nanos come in all 9 colours and is priced at the equivalent of $169!
Hey folks! Just abit over two weeks after our last roundup for jailbreaking the iPhone firmware 2.0.2, we now have another updated roundup for the latest and just recently released iPhone firmware version 2.1. In this latest roundup, as before, we will try to summarise the most popular methods that the iPhone community and also the iPhone Dev Team have come up with for jailbreaking and unlocking the iPhone 2.1.
The iPhone software or firmware 2.1 which was announced by Steve Jobs earlier this week has indeed addressed a number of issues, these include…
- Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
- Significantly better battery life for most users
- Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
- Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
- Faster installation of 3rd party applications
- Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications
- Improved performance in text messaging
- Faster loading and searching of contacts
- Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
- Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
- Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
- Genius playlist creation
However, as you would expect if you’ve previously experienced some jailbreaking or unlock yourself, updating to the latest iPhone firmware always means paying a bigger price, getting your iPhone locked or ‘bricked’ again…
