The latest version of the blackra1n jailbreak has hit the streets. RC2 will even jailbreak brand new iPhone 3GS models running 3.1.2 from the factory with a "tethered jailbreak." This means when restarting your jailbroken iPhone the device must remain connected to your computer to properly boot. Apple thwarted the “24kpwn” exploit used by Geohot and iPhone Dev-Team in the latest firmwa...

Apple has reportedly begun shipping iPhone 3GS units with a new bootrom, which might help combat hacks enabling installation of unauthorized software. However, iPhone hackers say Apple’s new firmware only causes a temporary inconvenience for jailbroken devices, and the handset is still hackable. “It’s not going to be impossible to jailbreak even if the exploit we

Good news, everyone! Yesterday, the unfortunate news broke that Apple was now shipping iPhone 3GSs with a modified boot ROM that would make the devices impervious to the Dev Team's jailbreak exploit, 24kpwn. Amazingly, this has already been cracked, and one of the new devices has been successfully jailbroken.

It looks like the cat and mouse game continues.  According to MuscleNerd and the iPhone Dev Crew, a new BootROM called iBoot-359.3.2, is appearing in new iPhone 3GS units that is resistant to the 24kpwn exploit used by the Dev-Team and others to jailbreak the iPhone.  At this point, and in the immediate future, there doesn't look to be a jailbreak for this ROM. But, you know how thi...

The fear over the new iPhone 3GS bootrom stopping jailbreaking has now apparently been alleviated somewhat. Although new iPhone 3GS units have been modified with the bootrom, apparently they can still be jailbroken. According to an interview with the iPhone Dev Team’s Eric McDonald, he told Wired…“It’s not going to be impossible to jailbreak even if

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. Turns out if you've installed an update directly from Apple using iTunes on your iPhone 3GS or the device came pre-installed with firmw...

Speaking of iPhone jailbreaking, the iPhone Dev Team has now gone live with their redsn0w iPhone 3GS jailbreak, something they were holding off on doing and waiting for the iPhone OS 3.1 update reports Intomobile. Redsn0w replaces QuickPWN and preserves the iPhone 3.0 baseband for future iPhone OS releases which is important for people who want

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 youve already jailbroken your iPhone 3GS when it was running 3.0 or 3.0.1 firmware. Turns out if youve installed an update directly from Apple

iPhone hacker George geohot Hotz has released an update to his blackra1n jailbreak utility that should give new iPhone 3Gs owners reason to celebrate. The blackra1n RC2 update will jailbreak factory-fresh iPhone 3GSs loaded with iPhone OS 3.1.2 by Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), but only through a tethered jailbreak method. The latest iPhone OS 3.1.2 update was

Jailbreaking is a game of cat and mouse between Apple and enthusiasts like the iPhone Dev Team. With the latest 3.1 firmware update, things have gotten a bit complicated. Yesterday, the iPhone Dev Team reported on what you should do to future proof your iPhone 3GS jailbreak. Heres what the Dev Team had to say: Now, there are ways to ensure that even after taking an official 3GS update (which ...