Mac OS X users have been happily “pwning” their iPhones for weeks, Windows users have been shut out until today. The iPhone Dev Team has now worked to produce a Windows-based beta of the Pwnage tool, which is still buggy and doesn’t support pre-release builds of iPhone OS 2.0.

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I haven’t played with iPhone firmware 1.2/2.0 yet, but I’m told that some developers have encountered what is becoming known as the PSOD: a pink-colored start screen that apparently replaces the “connect to iTunes” graphic you’d normally see before activation.

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The Dev Team has made good on their promises and it’s potentially revolutionary ‘Pwnage’ tool is now available. Launched today for Mac only (a Windows version will follow soon), the app makes takes the unprecedented step of enabling iPhone owners to upload hacked firmware directly to their handsets.

This enables such actions as unlocking and third party installations to be performed automatically.

read it here trustedreviews.com

Right. We’re still waiting on Apple to release the next iPhone OS on us and Zibri has already released an updated ZiPhone utility. The new ZiPhone 3.0 brings with it a handful of bug fixes and new plug-in support.

read it here intomobile.com

iJailBreak, the open source jailbreaking and unlocking app for OS X written by a 13-year-old, has announced the release of version 0.6. This version works with the latest firmware version 1.1.4, jailbreaking both iPhones and iPod touches.

read it here arstechnica.com

The iPhone Dev Team did it again. Using the iPhone SDK, they were able to hack into the included 2.0 version of the firmware and unlock it. It is completely jailbroken. And it ain’t even public yet. Since the iPhone hacking community already has Apple by the, uh, stem, why doesn’t Apple just give up and let them develop for the iPhone as they wish? Because, Steve Jobs, you’ve lost.

read it here informationweek.com

Apple has released the 1.1.4 software update for the iPhone, listing “bug fixes” in the change notes. Surprisingly, one bug it neglected to fix is the ability to Jailbreak the iPhone. Jailbreaking is the name of a hack to allow access to the iPhone and iPod Touch file systems, essential for installing third party applications.

read it here blog.wired.com

iPhoneUnlocking.org.uk have now produced an extremely easy to use iphone unlocking software, which will ensure the successful unlock of all iphones.

With this brand new “one click” iPhone unlocking software, iphone owners can unlock the iphone with extreme ease in under 5 minutes.

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Before the iPhone came about, Pavel Zaboj, founder of the firm Bladox in Prague, sold relatively low quantities of a chip called a “Turbo SIM,” designed to let cell phones use multiple networks. However, when it was discovered the chip could unlock iPhones, his company was inundated with thousands of orders. What followed was a roller coaster ride of supply and demand that’s left Zaboj sick of dealing with the iPhone.

read it here macnewsworld.com

AriX and Ben have announced the immediate availability of iJailBreak 0.5.1, the latest version of the open source Mac OS X jailbreaking utility. iJailBreak 0.5.1 allows iPhone (and soon iPod Touch) users the ability to jailbreak, and if so desired, unlock and “hactivate,” their device in mere minutes. Currently iJailBreak 0.5.1 is an Intel-architecture only application that supports Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard.

This process also works for other firmware versions, however iJailBreak 0.5.x was written with 1.1.3 in mind, thus it’s suggested that you only use iJailBreak 0.5.x for 1.1.3. Note that the unlock only works for iPhones with Boot Loader 4.6 (all iPhones that came pre-loaded with 1.1.2 or 1.1.3 have Boot Loader 4.6).

iJailBreak 0.5.x fixes many of the issues found with the “1.1.3 Soft Upgrade"-based method, including the inability to play some DRMed music. Those who have used the 1.1.3 Soft Upgrade include users of iJailBreak 0.4.x and iJailBreakMobile 1.0.

read it here ijailbreak.com

Earlier this week, ZiPhone was released and was the first tool available that provided not only a direct jailbreak for iPhones running 1.1.3, but did so in one step. Though pretty darn convenient, ZiPhone was still a command line application, which can scare off some of the less technically inclined iPhone owners out there.

read it here iphonefaq.org

[Editor: ZiPhone has also a GUI front end now, see screenshot here]

Here’s another unlocking iPhone 1.1.3 solution, this time in application form: according to its author, ZiPhone unlocks any version of the iPhone

read it here gizmodo.com

With this brand new iPhone unlocking software, you can experience the iPhone as you never have before. This revolutionary iPhone unlock software will unlock all firmware versions of the iPhone from the 1.0.0 up to the current 1.1.3 version of the iPhone. The iphone unlocking software is also compatible with all iphones worldwide

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In the immortal words of Proffesor Farnsworth: Good News Everyone. Those pesky 4.6 iPhones remained firmly locked down until just hours ago. The now world famous teen-superhero George Hotz (or to use his alias: GeoHot) has done what he himself described as the impossible, he unlocked the 4.6 bootloader.

read it here iphoneae

Please please, can someone test this and post the results here for the whole iPhone community to share!
Robin.

Yesterday, Ste Packaging - the leading community sources repository for Installer.app and iPhone 3rd party apps - announced that the original jailbreak release for iPhone’s 1.1.3 firmware, from Nate True, had been removed from Installer.

Here is a part of the explanation of why Nate’s method was removed:

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We’d be willing to bet that most iPhone owners out there that keep up to date with the iPhone-related posts have already jailbroken their iPhone v1.1.1. Further, chances are even better that iPhone v1.1.1 users have jailbroken their handsets using the Jailbreakme.com web-based solution.

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We gave you the details on how to jailbreak your 1.1.3 iPhone on OS X, but don’t think we forgot about people running the trusty Windows OS. Luckily, we have a special edition of iBrickr, which will allow you to jailbreak your iPhone very easily, all you need is a little patience.

see it here realtechnews

Right now there exist approximately about 10 to 15 different guides on the web supposedly telling you how to upgrade to and jailbreak 1.1.3. The only problem with these guides is that while they for the most part contain much useful information, that information has to be pieced together like a puzzle from all the various guides. So, here you are - the definitive iPhone 1.1.3 firmware upgrade guide.

read it here macrumors

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - January 27, 2008 - AriX, the 13-year old developer behind the open source iJailBreak utility downloaded over 200,000 times, has announced that iJailBreak 0.4 has been released. iJailBreak 0.4 allows iPhone and iPod Touch users on jailbroken versions of firmware 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 to automatically update to and jailbreak the newly released 1.1.3 firmware.

read it here prmac

You might want to think twice about applying the current iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak “soft-update” (Mac or Windows) that was released (but not solely developed) by “Nate True.” We’ve received word that the method may prevent installation of official third-party applications that will be created by the forthcoming iPhone SDK (software development kit) from Apple. The reason: this jailbreak method breaks “Nikita,” a component that is responsible for installing signed software.

read it here iphoneatlas

Members of the iPhone Dev Team (publicity shy, natch) say they have figured out a “jailbreak” for the recently 1.13 iPhone upgrade.

Publicity shy?

read it here zdnet

For those who have been following the online forums about the iPhone software unlock, you may have heard some conflicting reports. Recently, a video has been released showing a jailbreaked 1.1.3 iPod Touch! That means 1.1.3 has been in fact jailbreaked! Haven’t read about the 1.1.3 hardware unlock?

read it here iphoneincanada.ca

If for whatever reason you’ve upgraded your unit to firmware version 1.1.3 and wish to return to an earlier installation, you can. You won’t be able to use your iPhone, however, as a phone but only as a glorified iPod touch. Here, by popular request, is a quick how-to guide.

read it here tuaw

This greatly extends the functionality of your Preferences.app, adding features to your iPhone such as Auto-Dim, Fake Bars, Fake Time Text, Enable/Disable On-The-Go on the iPod player, all the features of SummerBoard, and more!

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X-SIM II, a flexible film adapter SIM card now available from One-Stop-China.com, makes it easier and more affordable than ever to “unlock” an Apple iPhone.

Unlocking an iPhone is nothing new. What is new is that the solution is no longer expensive and the phone can still be upgraded from Apple’s server after unlocked. X-SIM II allows individuals to use the Apple iPhone with different providers by bypassing the lock to work with the phone’s existing SIM card. This solution for iPhone users is available for only $45.21 USD.

read it here prweb