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Pwnage Tool 2.0.2 Released

The dev team has finally unleashed Pwnage Tool 2.0.2 on us. A couple of days ago, we reported about how the dev team had to wait and release the new Pwnage Tool because Installer 4 (beta) wasn’t ready.

Well, the new tool seems ready and able. Click here for some more details.
Note: Jailbreak at your own [...]

PwnageTool 2.0.2 Release Pushed Back a Day; Waiting for Installer 4 (beta)

The iPhone Dev Team is now reporting that the crew at RiPDev are nearing a release of Installer 4 (beta), and have subsequently decided to hold off on today’s release of PwnageTool 2.0.2.

The Dev Team tends not to announce release dates, in order to avoid being pressured into releasing something that is not ready [...]

Unlock your iPhone 3G

“While a software-based unlock (allowing use on unauthorized carriers) for the iPhone 3G has yet to materialize, one recognized vendor says it plans to ship a hardware-based SIM unlock for the device on August 20th,” iPhone Atlas reports.

“USB Fever, which offers a number of cases, cables and other accessories for various iPhone and iPod [...]

All iPhone App Store Games Hacked to be DRM Free; Hackery Involved

All iPhone App Store games have been hacked to get rid of the DRM locking them down. Some pretty tach savvy hackery is involved. But, if you’re ambitious, and hate DRM, this one’s right up your alley.

“Apple’s Fairplay DRM, which protects all the applications you download from iTunes, has been hacked. The method for hacking [...]

Feeling Crafty? Simple Hack Turns USB Car Charger into iPhone Charger.

Many of you probably have an extra USB car charger laying around the house, right? You know, one that probably came free with some gadget that you never even use anymore. As you may already know, one of the things that it can’t charge is your iPhone. Or can it?
After a couple weeks [...]

PwnageTool will not unlock iPhone 3G

Following the iPhone Dev Team’s announcement of a successful iPhone 3G jailbreak, they recently updated information regarding PwnageTool 2.0.

The iPhone Dev Team has announced that PwnageTool 2.0 will unfortunately not unlock the iPhone 3G. While progress has been made in this respect, they’re simply not quite there yet. The final edition will support [...]

Jailbroken iPhone 3G is here

Despite the iPhone 3G’s subsidized cost and vast array of applications via the App Store, there is still a demand for iPhones that are not attached to a single network as well as an interest in running non-Apple sanctioned applications. And guess what. After already unlocking and jailbreaking the iPhone 2.0 firmware, it [...]

Be Careful; Online Phishers target Apple users with Credit Card Scam.

This morning we received an email from one of our readers that stated the following, “I just received an “official looking” E-Mail supposedly from Apple informing me to update my credit card information for my .Mac account. It has a noreply@apple.com as the address and when I clicked on the link for the information [...]

Be careful where you click… iPhone attacks !

In July’s MX Logic Threat Forecast and Report, which provides IT leaders and messaging security professionals with information on recent and potential email and Web threats, they recognize the iPhone as a significant target for increased spam, scams and malware campaigns surrounding the highly anticipated July 11th release. They claim that scams will be [...]

PsyStar offers Apple updates. Hacks, patches and fixes. Oh My!

Psystar is the only company offering machines running Mac OS X other than Apple. They made headline news with their $399 entry-level offering, as the first non-Apple PC to run Apple’s proprietary Operating System. Psystar claims that they will challenge Apple’s Mac OS X End User License Agreement (EULA) which specifically prohibits the installation of [...]