Now I’m sorry that there are no updates on the 2G Jailbreak but the situations remains, as Dev-Team Blog says:
iPod Touch 2G (New iPod Touch)
Sorry, no support at this time, but Redsn0w is being actively researched and developed.
I did this a while back and thought it was about time to give it another run. Here is a list of my Apps for my 2G iPod Touch and the reason I have them. Here they are:
iEphemeris Lite – Now, this app most of you will find absolutely no use for. . . it shows you the different moon cycles. But for photographers like me its perfect.
Facebook – A must have for all those who have a facebook.
SnatchTest – A cool app that allows you to use your iPod Touch as a mouse pad for your PC or laptop.
MagicPad – An app similar to “Notes”. But it also has cut and paste options. Works nice for To Do lists.
Discover – This app allows you to transfer videos, music, and such to your iPod via wireless Internet. Used when you don’t feel like syncing.
Google – Links you to all the Google apps available for your iPod Touch.
Eureka - Kina cool, just like a wiki search app.
iTranslate – A translator app . . . what else.
STAT ICD-9 / Conversions / Cambio -all conversion apps that come handy every now and then.
Last.fm / Pandora – Music apps.
i.TV / Flixster – Movie information and tv channel information.
WiFinder – Hooks you up to any WiFi in the area that is not password protected.
Remote – Lets you control your iTunes through your iPod.
Night Stand - If you have a dock or charger this is a cool clock.
Fake-A-Call – An app that allows your iPod to act as an iPhone. . . but only for the wildly oblivious.
PocketDyno – an app that measures your horse power, acceleration, speed, etc. of you car while driving. Not super accurate but pretty interesting nonetheless.
Seadragon – probably the only cool thing Microsoft has released for the App store. Check it out.
IQTest – does just that.
Zippo Lighter – Nice for concerts.
tChess Pro – the only expensive item on my iPod Touch. A really sweet Chess App.
Sudoku 101 – this Sudoku app allows you to use Chinese characters.
TapDefense - Line wars! A sweet game!
Cube – A fun single player shoot ‘em up game. Takes time to get used to though.
LightBike – Fun multiplayer game.
BeerPong – actually not that bad.
These are some of the apps I have found interesting. What are yours?
rooster
Here are just some new news bits. We are all keeping both ears wide open for any Red Sn0w updates or anything similar but in the meantime:
- hotmail is now available in the mail app.
New Games category to come to the app store :
It is reported that Apple will release some more expensive PSP-quality games maybe around $20 or so. Here is a report I pickup on a site:
“PocketGamer.biz claims that Apple will be opening a premium $19.99 games section in the App Store. This new section, however, would be limited to a number of “large publishers”
Sounds pretty interesting to me. Personally, I don’t think the platform allows for games of the same caliber as that of the PSP’s, but Apple has surprised us enough to keep such criticisms at bay. I guess we will see.
rooster
P.S. How does everyone enjoy those new mafia based games?
I reported about a rumor about a possible Tablet sized iPod Touch being released soon. The iPod would be about 7-9 in. in diameter.
Well, I was reading Time Magazine the other day and to my great surprise discovered an article about Steve Jobs’ health. And although that doesn’t look to good, the tablet sized iPod and its supposedly imminent release was mentioned. To quote:
Apple is working on a 7- or 9-in. (18 or 23 cm) iPod Touch – big enough to read on compfortably – which is expected to be out later this year.
So good news. It still seems a bit weird that Apple would release such a big iPod Touch. If they did, I would think that they would release a mini touch PC instead of just a mammoth iPod touch. Well, we will see.
Good news, apple may finally allow Adobe to put Flash into the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Previously, Jobs thought Flash was too much of a resource waster. But now they have decided to work together to make it happen. Now, it probably will not be a full out Flash 10 but they will cook up something special.
First of all. QuickPwn has updated to 2.2.5-2 for Windows.
Second. Here is the dev team’s news for their tools concerning the 2.2.1 firmware from Apple.
- GOLDEN RULE: If you have a 3G iPhone running 2.2 firmware and you want to keep your ability to use yellowns0w (or the option to use it in the future) do NOT use QuickPwn, and do not use the official ipsw or the iTunes update process without using PwnageTool.
- Yellowsn0w will NOT work with the baseband version (02.30.03) that is present in the recent 2.2.1 update. If you want to use Yellownsn0w you will need to create and restore using a custom .ipsw that will allow you to update safely to 2.2.1 without applying the 02.30.03 baseband update. You’ll then have a 3G iPhone running 2.2.1 with an older baseband version that is still vulnerable to yellowsn0w, following these steps ensures that yellowsn0w will still operate.
- The Yellowsn0w version has been updated to 0.9.7. Yellowsn0w is available from Cydia or Installer - this version allows compatibility with pwned 2.2.1 system (not baseband). Again„ remember 0.9.7 yellowsn0w DOES NOT WORK WITH 2.2.1 (02.30.03) directly - you need to be running a ‘pwned’ version of 2.2.1 which didn’t upgrade the baseband during the restore/upgrade.
- Users of OS X 10.5.6 will be unable to use DFU mode correctly.
- PS: Here is the definition of Baseband:
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 2.2.1 update for the iPhone 3G contains such an update, so running the vanilla updater straight away with iTunes will reprogram and update the baseband. This could be bad for certain people, depending on your ultimate aim.
Third: Concerning the 2G Jailbreak:
They have released the tethered version for those of you who want to risk it. If you are iPod and Computer savvy, have nothing to lose, or are absolutely desperate for the JB, then go ahead an attempt to jailbreak it.
It all comes down to following directions. If you follow them step by step then the whole process isn’t bad at all. Here is the link for the Red Sn0w JB:
Good Luck,
rooster
