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WinPwn 2.5 beta now available

The previously announced version 2.5 of WinPwn has been made available, its still officially listed as a beta however anyone can go ahead and download. Of course as the WinPwn team states, its beta because that is their way of saying to “use at your own risk.” Also important to point out is that users must [...]

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QuickPwn 1.0 for Mac released

We have recently seen the unofficial iPhone DevTeam introduce the quicker and easier jailbreak method called QuickPwn, but sadly it was initially introduced as a Windows only program. However that sad news has since changed as the DevTeam has just released an updated version, which is 1.0 that now offers Mac support. While the support from [...]

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PwnageTool 2.0.3 released, quickly pulled back [UPDATE]

The unofficial iPhone DevTeam released PwnageTool 2.0.3 yesterday afternoon and within hours pulled it off their website. PwnageTool 2.0.3 was the awaited program that would have offered Mac users the ability to jailbreak their iPhone or iPod Touch running firmware 2.0.2. This latest version, in addition to the support for the newer firmware also offered [...]

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Apple, AT&T urging iPhone owners to update to firmware 2.0.2

An unexpected surprise came yesterday afternoon from Apple and AT&T in the form a text message that was urging users to update to the latest firmware. The message was simple and to the point and some believe it was prompted by comments from MSNBC writer Suzanne Choney who urged Apple and AT&T to tell users about [...]

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iPhone software patch coming in September, according to Steve Jobs

Problems, problems, problems, it seems just about everyday a new issue shows its face, thankfully they seem to be getting addressed. Granted they are not all being fixed on the first try, but at least it seems that progress is being made. The latest issue has to deal with third party apps and a know bug [...]

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QuickPwn gets updated, adds support for firmware 2.0.2

QuickPwn, the new jailbreaking tool courtesy of the unofficial iPhone DevTeam has received its first update, and although I would consider it a welcomed update its still not fully ready to lose its beta tag. So the update and perhaps most important is the fact is that it now offers support for iPhone firmware 2.0.2, which [...]

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iPhone firmware update: 2.0.2

While Apple may have just recently released the 2.0.1 firmware, 2.0.2 was quick to replace it. From what we can see, no apparent feature changes have been made in this latest version. The purpose of this update was to “fix bugs,” a firmware description we are becoming all too familiar with.  According to AppleInsider, some users are [...]

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iPhone 3G reception issues said to only be affecting 2% of iPhones

We have seen the recent reports that a software update will be coming soon to correct any of the reception issues that users are having with the iPhone 3G, but so far nothing official has come from Apple to confirm that. This latest piece of the story is reported to have come from Apple, of course [...]

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QuickPwn; making iPhone jailbreaking quicker, easier

The unofficial iPhone DevTeam has just released another jailbreaking tool, one that should make the process a little quicker and easier. The new tool is called QuickPwn and it will allow users to jailbreak their iPhone without having to create a full IPSW and do a full restore within iTunes. Of course this initial release [...]

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Turn-by-turn GPS still in the works for the iPhone 3G

Just recently MSNBC spoke with several of the big name GPS manufacturers and it looks like they are all still hard at work on rolling out a working turn-by-turn GPS solution for the iPhone 3G. Up till this point this is an item that has come up several times, it seems to be one of those [...]

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