George Hotz (aka geohot), the kid who was the first to unlock the original iPhone back in 2007 and then iPhone 3GS in July of this year is back! This time he is the first one to release jailbreaking solution for the new iPhone 3.1.2 Firmware for all devices through his new tool called blackra1n. blackra1n is a software tool which can jailbreak (not unlock) all iPhone’s (iPhone (Edge), iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS) and iPod touch's (iPod touch 2G and 3G) running on firmware version 3.1.2.
Apple has released the new iPhone OS Firmware 3.1.2 for the original iPhone (Edge), iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch via an iTunes update. To update to iPhone OS Firmware 3.1.2, all you will have to do is to connect your phone with your computer via usb and start iTunes. You should now see a new message a prompting you to download and install the new firmware. Simply click on “Download and Install” button to get on to the new iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware.
Multi-touch functionality has been continuously attracting consumers attention for the last two years or so. We are now not too far from the day when multi-touch-capable tablets and desktops will become a standard part of our daily lives. The PC market is preparing for this paradigm shift, as Microsoft ships the much-awaited Windows 7 to the masses on October 22nd. Among many of its attractive features, the ability to use two (or more) fingers as input mechanism (multi-touch) in my opinion stands out for re-coursing the shape of personal computing in the near future.
PwnageTool 3.1.3 is out! This latest version of PwnageTool updates the firmware to 3.1 on iPhone 3GS but preserves the older Modem version (Baseband) to 04.26.08 so that it can be unlocked using ultrasn0w and can be used with any carrier SIM.
The following step-by-step tutorial/guide will help you in running fully unlocked and jailbroken iPhone 3GS with iPhone firmware 3.1 on a Windows PC without having to wait for Windows version of PwnageTool or redsn0w.
The iPhone Dev-Team has released the much awaited PwnageTool 3.1.3 for Mac OS X to unlock and jailbreak iPhone 3GS running on iPhone firmware 3.1. The availability of PwnageTool 3.1.3 means that you can now easily jailbreak and unlock your iPhone 3GS with firmware 3.1 so that it can run on any carrier SIM. Follow the step-by-step guide posted below in order to unlock and jailbreak your iPhone 3GS with OS firmware 3.1.
The infamous iPhone Dev-Team has finally managed to jailbreak iPhone 3GS running on iPhone firmware 3.1. A member from the Dev-Team confirmed the news by posting an update on twitter confirming the jailbreak as successful.
Stephanie Hannon – Product Manager of Google Wave has just sent out an update (tweet) to her followers via twitter confirming that Google has just started sending out invitations for Wave. It will take Google hours before they complete sending out invites to about 100,000 users today.
Two fresh new builds from 230XX and 234XX branch of Windows Mobile 6.5 are out, courtesy Da_G of XDA-Developers.com. These new leaked builds (Build 23060 and Build 23420) were compiled on 28th September 2009 and brings some minor improvements which are listed as follows.
Microsoft today has released the final version of their free antivirus/antispyware solution for Windows 7, Vista and XP. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antivirus and antispyware solution which protects your computer against unwanted threats and viruses. It promises to give high-quality protection against viruses and spyware, including Trojans, worms and other malicious software.
