George Hotz (aka Geohot), a member of the iPhone Dev Team and the first to unlock the original iPhone (iPhone 2G) is back. He has released a software called purplera1n to jailbreak iPhone 3GS. He seems to have released it on his personal blog against the wishes of others in...

George Hotz (aka Geohot) who had released a software called purplera1n to jailbreak iPhone 3GS only for Windows users before iPhone Dev Team released RedSn0w has now released purplesn0w to unlock iPhone 3GS. He claims that his iPhone 3GS unlock solution is better than UltraSn0w which was released by the...

Those who've gotten their iPhone 3GS but are pissed that they can't jailbreak their phones or unlock it because the iPhone Dev Team hasn't release their software to unlock it yet, well, you can welcome purplera1n.purplera1n is a jailbreak software for the iPhone 3GS made by the original iPhone unlocker: GeoHot. The link to the software and instructions are posted on his blog. Some say that when

Geohot had released blackra1n, an extremely simple and easy tool to jailbreak any iPhone and iPod Touch running iPhone OS 3.1.2 but it did not preserve the baseband, which is important for users who want to unlock their iPhone. iPhone Dev Team has released PwnageTool 3.1.4 for Mac, which supports...

The iPhone Dev Team just released updates to their cross-platform jailbreak and unlocking tools redsn0w and ultrasn0w, and while unlocks are definitely good news for folks who want to use an iPhone on non-sanctioned carriers, we’re wondering: Do you still jailbreak? Is it still worth it to you? Many have been jailbreaking their iPhones since the

iPhone Dev Team released PwnageTool 3.1.4 for iPhone OS 3.1.2 couple of weeks back to allow users to jailbreak their iPhone and also preserve the baseband firmware so that they can unlock their iPhone. This step-by-step guide will show iPhone 3GS users how to use Dev Team's PwnageTool 3.1.4, which...

The iPhone OS 3.1.2 is officially jailbroken! Following hot on geohots (sorry, couldnt resist) release of the Blackra1n 30-second jailbreak utility, the iPhone Dev Team has released their decidedly more reliable and unlock-friendly PwnageTool 3.1.4 update to jailbreak the latest iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware. If youre using an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS, and you

Both the famous redsn0w jailbreak and ultrasn0w unlocking tool can now support iPhone 3GS with the latest version. iPhone Dev Team has just released the tools, although they had previously decided to postpone the release until iPhone OS 3.1 is out. Check out the download instruction here.   We realize we upset some folks (e.g. existing 3GS

Brussels / R.Bollen. Just after George Hotz released his purplera1n last Friday, to put pressure on the iPhone Dev Team to release their unlocking tool, the iPhone Dev Team has finally released redsn0w 0.8, capable of jailbreaking the iPhone 3GS. The iPhone Dev Team is a group of crackers in the iPhone OS community who have developed many cracking (jailbreaking) and unlocking applications for Appl...

Apple has updated the BootROM for the iPhone 3GS to iBoot-359.32. This software upgrade is reportedly not vulnerable to an exploit hackers previously used. MuscleNerd, a member of the iPhone Dev Team, noted this is the first time ever that Apple has done a BootROM update in the middle of a product line, without a new