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iPhone 3GS jailbreak available; Geohot releases “purplera1n”

3. July 2009 | by Robert Nelson

George Hotz, who is perhaps a little better known as Geohot has offered his response to the Dev Team’s decision to wait until iPhone OS 3.1 is available before releasing a jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS and it has come in the form of his own jailbreaking tool. “Normally I don’t make tools for the [...]

iPhone 3GS jailbreak discovered but delayed

29. June 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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I have an iPhone 3GS, and at this point I am really missing the Pineapple boot logo and all the goodies that come along with it. For those that are familiar, you will realize the Pineapple boot logo is something that we get when we jailbreak, which unfortunately looks like it not yet going to [...]

iPhone 3GS jailbreak, unlock confirmed and coming soon

26. June 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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iPhone 3GS jailbreak, unlock confirmed and coming soon

This post comes as good news, of course, it will be even nicer to report that an iPhone 3GS jailbreak is available, but in the meantime we will take what we can get. Anyway, it seems that the iPhone Dev Team has discovered an exploit that is available to be taken advantage of. “About 5 hours [...]

Still unconfirmed: iPhone 3GS jailbreak discovered by GeoHot

24. June 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Still unconfirmed: iPhone 3GS jailbreak discovered by GeoHot

Currently the iPhone 3GS is still not able to be jailbroken or unlocked, which for some (myself included) is proving to be good and bad. Good because I am fortunate to have been able to upgrade my hardware, but bad because I am missing out on some of my favorite apps. Anyway, it would seem as [...]

Ultrasn0w 3.0 unlock for iPhone 3G now available

23. June 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Any iPhone 3G users looking for an unlock will be happy to read this post. Ultrasn0w has been released for OS 3.0 running iPhone 3G’s. In order to unlock your iPhone just follow the directions below. 1. Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0 2. Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w [...]

Jailbreaking news: iPhone OS 3.0 jailbreak is available, just not for iPhone 3G S users

22. June 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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The current status of iPhone OS 3.0 jailbreaking comes with some good news and some bad news. As of now, those running iPhone OS 3.0 will be able to jailbreak — that is as long as you are not using an iPhone 3G S. Basically, if you are planning to jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone, [...]

Yet another, also much easier method to activate Internet tethering on iPhone OS 3.0

19. June 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Enabling Internet tethering on your OS 3.0 running iPhone has just been made even easier. Now instead of downloading and updating your iPhone, you can set your self up by simply visiting a website and making a few clicks. In order to use this simpler method, just grab your iPhone, launch Mobile Safari and surf on [...]

How to enable Internet tethering for iPhone OS 3.0 without jailbreaking [Updated]

18. June 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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There is some good news for AT&T customers looking to tether their iPhone and share their Internet connection. It seems that there is a hack available that could have you tethered in just a few minutes. That said, if you choose to do this, you are doing so at your own risk. In other words, I [...]

How to stream live TV on your iPhone using SlingPlayer Mobile on 3G

13. May 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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A newly released app will allow you to use your SlingPlayer Mobile app on a 3G connection. Of course, I think this goes without saying but this one is limited to those who are willing to jailbreak. The app is already available for download from Cydia and is called Tricker ThreeG. As you would imagine, it [...]

How to make Skype, and other VoIP calls using 3G on the iPhone

1. May 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Yet another reason why I am glad to have a jailbroken iPhone. Yup, this one is limited to those who are jailbroken, or willing to jailbreak. Anyway, it is possible, even easy to make VoIP calls on the iPhone using a cellular connection, which in my case is AT&T’s 3G network. Basically, you can be up [...]