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Patch: Jailbreak and Unlock Any iPhone With Blacksn0w and Blackra1n RC3
George Hotz (Geohot) has released the newest update of his jailbreaking tool blackra1n, version RC3. In addition, he has made public a true carrier unlock for the latest firmware iPhone OS 3.1.2 and baseband 05.11.07. Geohot's blackra1n RC3 software jailbreaks any iPhone running 3.1 or later...
Saturday, Oct 10
Patch: iPhone Update 3.1.2... No Battery Fix?
Apple has released 3.1.2 firmware (skipping 3.1.1 altogether) but the bug fixes they have included might not help everyone. The most significant problem that 3.1.2 fixes is the so-called "coma" or "zombie" bug, where an iPhone refuses to wake from sleep.
Friday, Oct 2
Patch: PwnageTool 3.1.3 Jailbreaks iPhone 3GS With Firmware 3.1
The latest and greatest jailbreak tool has been released and it supports iPhone OS 3.1 on the 3GS hardware. Before you get too excited, keep in mind it will only work if you've already jailbroken your iPhone 3GS when it was running 3.0 or 3.0.1 firmware.
Wednesday, Sep 9
Patch: Apple Releases iPhone 3.1 Update
The latest iPhone firmware is live. Steve Jobs announced the release of iPhone OS 3.1 today at Apple's Rock and Roll media event. The latest iPhone firmware can be downloaded using iTunes. The software adds new features and includes bug fixes. iPhone Dev-Team has recommended against updatin...
Friday, Jul 31
Patch: Apple iPhone Firmware 3.0.1 Available Now
Apple has released version 3.0.1 of the iPhone OS software. This fixes the recently revealed SMS security flaw. The security hole was illustrated on Thursday by Charlie Miller at the Black Hat 2009 conference in Las Vegas. iPhone owners can download and install the 3.0.1 update using iTunes imm...
How To: iPhone OS 3.1 Will Paste Video to Email
We've seen how to paste full-resolution photos into email using iPhone OS 3.0. The latest reported changes to firmware 3.1 will allow even more functionality by making it possible for users to paste full-resolution video directly to email.
Monday, Jul 6
Patch: iPhone OS 3.1 Features and Improvements
The iPhone 3GS hit store shelves on June 19th running iPhone OS 3.0, and reports have indicated that millions of iPhone 3G and original iPhone owners have already upgraded their operating system. The new version includes 46 security fixes and new features such as copy and paste. So will it be...
Tuesday, Jun 2
Patch: iPhone Jailbreak Broken With iTunes 8.2 Update
The iPhone Dev-Team has confirmed that updating to iTunes 8.2 will make the current versions of QuickPwn and Pwnage Tool inoperable. They are warning users who wish to jailbreak iPhones to wait until the new versions of their tools are available before upgrading iTunes to the new version.
Thursday, May 28
Patch: How can I downgrade my iPhone 3G baseband to 02.28.00?
If you've used Apple's iTunes update process to update your iPhone 3G to OS 2.2.1, you may have noticed the baseband was also updated from 02.28.00 to 02.30.03. Unlocking a jailbroken iPhone with yellowsn0w to use it on additional wireless carriers requires baseband version 02.28.00.
Wednesday, Sep 10
Patch: iPhone Firmware 2.1 Release Coming Friday
The next iPhone firmware update will be released this Friday, according to Steve Jobs at Apple's Let's Rock event in San Francisco. The new version will include fixes for many ongoing problems reported by users in version 2.0.1 and 2.0.2. On the list of fixes is a solution to the application cras...
Wednesday, Aug 6
Patch: Unspecified Error Preventing Users from Updating to iPhone OS 2.0.1, Workaround
Apple recently released iPhone OS 2.0.1 to fix some troublesome bugs in the initial OS 2 release that have been negatively affecting the performance of many an iPhone. The new firmware has brought relief to countless users who were being nagged by persistent issues with lag and slow perform...
Tuesday, Aug 5
Patch: Apple Releases iPhone OS 2.0.1 to Fix Bugs
Apple has released their latest version of the iPhone operating system/firmware, version 2.0.1. Although the introduction of OS 2.0 has ushered in a whole new era of the "iPhone experience", thanks to the addition of major new features like the iPhone AppStore and widely expanded enterpri...
