Thanks to George Hotz and his creatively-named “blacksnow” unlock, ALL iPHONES & iPOD TOUCHES ARE JAILBREAKABLE!!!!
Geoshot has done a wonderful job of making this hack easy and simple to use.
Here it is!
Instructions and tips:
- Clean firmware 3.1.2 and baseband 05.11.07 are recommended.
- Blacksn0w is also available on Cydia, add blackra1n.com as repo (requires firmware >= 3.1 and baseband 05.11.07)
- Windows Tutorial
- Mac Tutorial
Known Issues and fixes:
- There is currently an issue with “push” and “youtube” but the dev-team will release a fix shortly.
- Some WiFi issues have also come up. Merely reset your “Network Settings” to fix this.
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Here are just some updates I found interesting:
iTunes 9 – Will support Blu-Ray, Twitter/FB, App organization
iMac – Probable due for Blu-Ray update
Google Voice – Planned to be remade in the form of a web-app
8gb iPhone 3Gs – Contrary to my previous statement, I have now heard that it may just be a rumor. But, it is still up in the air.
Snow Leopard OS 10.6 - A sure September release
Macbook Pro - According to many studies and apple trends, Apple’s next release should include a new and improved graphics card. This is, according to LaptopCheck, the only place the Macbook Pro falls short of its otherwise sterling standards. As for the expected release date, I hope it will also arrive in September. . . with the full realization that this would be highly idealistic.
Macbook Pro 15 in. - Is now available with a matte screen just like the 17 in. It will cost you $50 extra but is well worth the green considering the glare on the shiny model.
Also, for anyone interested in a iPod Touch 32gb, that has never been touched, please contact me
(Price is negotiable, use the below email address to receive $25 off!)
roosterhelp at gmail dot com.
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Rumors have emerged around the release of a new iPod Touch, the 3,1, coming soon. Apple recently ordered a large amount of cameras (just like the ones for the iPhone 3Gs). My guess is the new iPod Touch and possibly new iPod nano will be equipped with a nice cameras.
As for the release date, my best guess would be that Apple will release the new hardware along with Snow Leopard this coming September. For those of you purchasing MBs between now and September, the price of Snow Leopard will be decreased form $29.95 to $9.95.
No new news from the Dev Team yet, but I will keep you updated.
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I visited the Apple store the other day and talked to a genius for a while about the new macbook pro. I’m considering buying one and then upgrading some of the specs. Instead of paying the extra $1000 to update to 8gb of RAM, I was planning on going to OWC.com and purchasing the same two sticks for $600. But I learned something very interesting, and slightly disappointing. For some odd reason the genius told me that updating will not help me because the RAM will not be interweaving making it less efficient, and ultimately, equal to just having the regular interweaving 4gb of RAM.
Just thought that was kind of informative for anyone planning on updating the specs on their mac.
* He also mentioned that there will most likely be a new iPod hitting the market in September, around the same time Snow Leopard and the iPhone 3.0 software will be released.
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The 2009 Macworld is nearing. Every year Apple presents its new stuff at this keynote. So here are the rumors floating around about this year’s event:
- Steve Jobs was supposedly very ill and was reported to “not make it to this coming spring” – another failed Steve Jobs death rumor. This was supposedly the reason he will not give the presentation this year. Which is too bad because him giving the keynotes has been a tradition.
- iLife and iWork ’09 – a given.
- Mac Mini – just rumors telling that they will have new sleek design.
- Some nice new Cinema Displays with dual monitor support.
- IF the tablet iPod does exist (which I doubt) it wouldn’t rear its head quit yet.
- Sorry, but Snow Leopard will most likely not show up yet either. Its still aways off.
All this isn’t to exciting, but I think this year will bring us some interesting new releases latter on.
keep waiting.
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I personally don’t own a Mac. I would love to own one, but I unfortunately do not have the money. For the lucky few of you who do own Macs, this warning from BigBoss is for you.
This is a general warning to all your MAC owners. The OSX update to 10.5.6 disables DFU mode in the USB drivers. It works the same way that it works on the new Macbook Airs. You cannot pwn or quickpwn without DFU mode and in many cases DFU mode saves you from restore issues in general. Rumor is that you can still restore or use DFU mode if you hook up to a USB hub rather than directly connect to the MAC. I suggest that you avoid updating to 10.5.6 until the dev team can work out a solution to this issue. Otherwise, you may have issues trying to get recognized during the DFU stages of pwnage and quickpwn.
For those of you with this problem/upgrade, take heed of his warning.
The Dev team has just released great news: QuickPwn & PwnageTool released for Firmware 2.2!!
They suggest that if you are still waiting for the 3G iPhone soft unlock the you should not us QuickPwn or use the official ipsw or the iTunes update process without using PwnageTool.
And depending on what you have:
SIM Free/SP Unlocked/Factory Unlocked iPhone 3G
Since your phone is already unlocked you need only to update to 2.2 using iTunes and use QuickPwn to Jailbreak. This, of course, will also add Cydia and Installer.
Locked iPhone 3G – Preserve Baseband
For people who have a locked 3G and want to update to 2.2 and at the same time preserve the current baseband software. To keep the baseband you have to create a custom .ipsw with PwnageTool. The only problem for this, of you course, is that PwnageTool is only available on Mac OS X.
Locked iPhone 3G
If you are using your iPhone with one carrier and have no interest in the possibility of an iPhone 3G unlock in the near future then just restore or upgrade to 2.2 using iTunes and use QuickPwn to Jailbreak and add Cydia and Installer.
iPhone 2G (1st Generation)
Update or Restore your iPhone 2G with iTunes then run QuickPwn.
iPod Touch 1G (Original iPod Touch)
Update to 2.2 with iTunes and run QuickPwn.
iPod Touch 2G (New iPod Touch)
Sorry but still no good news here.
And here are the torrents:
PwnageTool 2.2.1 for Mac OSX is here
QuickPwn 2.2 for Mac OSX is here
QuickPwn 2.2 for Windows is here
Contrary to what I stated just yesterday, that Apple will not be releasing any new updates, they will in fact be issuing one more. Now don’t freak out just yet, it is only a small fix. Apple will address the latest OSX trackpad issue that some users have been having with the new line of MacBooks (mostly the new Unibody MacBook Pros). I can attest to the failure of a couple trackpads myself and the problem was not too big but kind of annoying. Apple finally decided to do something about this after recieving multiple complaint emails. One interesting thing they said is that it is not a hardware issue and will be easily repairable.
“Software fix coming soon,” the Apple co-founder reportedly said in one of his email replies.
So don’t worry people, the software update is en route.
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Sorry everyone but apple has just announced that they will not be releasing any new products or even hardware updates until after Christmas. So all those rumors that have been circulating about that Apple will release:
- New iMacs on November 10
- iMac software updates
- new Mac mini models
are false. One Apple rep said, “Our holiday line-up is set”. I, for one, am pretty impressed with their newest releases. Supporters claim that Apple is set in all fields for Christmas and will do great for sales this year… (no surprise there).
Here is a funny but cool looking mock up I found some sources claim will be the next iMac:
