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Worm Hits Jailbroken iPhones, Apple Plans Crackdown

1:00AM Kevin Purdy | A number of jailbroken iPhone owners in Australia have found their lock-screen wallpaper replaced by Rick Astley, as the first real worm spreads itself around. More »

PwnageTool Updates, Jailbreaks iPhones And Most iPod Touches

10:00AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: The Dev-Team iPhone hackers have released yet another update to their jailbreaking PwnageTool that supports all iPhone models running the 3.1.2 update and every iPod touch model but the third generation. More »

Latest iPhones Have Anti-Jailbreak Firmware

8:20AM Kevin Purdy | Jailbreaking iPhones is something the Dev-Team and others have been able to pull off with every new hardware and software release from Apple. That might halt, at least temporarily, with new jailbreak-resistant firmwares included in the newest iPhone 3GS models. More »

Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone 3.1.2 Firmware

11:30PM Kevin Purdy | Windows: Blackra1n continues in the long tradition of jailbreak apps that never say die when faced with Apple updates. It won’t unlock an iPhone for carrier switching, but Blackra1n does give you third-party, unofficial apps and features on your iPhone. More »

iPhone 3.0 Unlocking Tool Arrives Via Ultrasn0w

9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Mac OS X only: If you’re running a 2G or 3G iPhone with the 3.0 firmware, your (unofficial) carrier options just opened up a bit, as the Dev Team has delivered Ultrasn0w 3.0 for full unlocking. More »

iPhone 3.0 Jailbreak Available Via PwnageTool, QuickPwn To Follow

8:30AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: The iPhone Dev Team has already released the iPhone 3.0-jailbreaking Pwnage Tool for Mac OS X (just two days after the iPhone 3.0 release), with QuickPwn for Windows and OS X soon to follow. There are a few catches, though. More »

Jailbreak iPod Touch 2Gs, No Awkward Tethering Required

11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Owners of second-generation (2G) iPod Touch models who wanted to jailbreak their device had to go through quite a hack job and actually keep their devices connected to their computers to start them up. No longer, with the arrival of a proper iPod touch 2G jailbreak, which, while still not quite like the grace of a QuickPWN/WinPWN session, doesn’t put your precious device on a USB umbilical cord. [via Gizmodo] More »

PwnageTool, QuickPwn Jailbreak Tools For iPhone 2.2.1 Officially Available For Mac

1:30AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: Yesterday we pointed your toward an unofficial QuickPwn for Windows jailbreaking, but now the band of happy hackers known as the iPhone Dev Team have released PwnageTool and QuickPwn 2.2.5 for Macs. The official Dev Team blog posts says that QuickPwn 2.2.5 for Windows is “coming soon,” so despite the fact that the version of QuickPwn we linked to yesterday did appear to work for many, it was still an unofficial version. You can download the official BitTorrent releases of PwnageTool here and QuickPwn here. We’ll keep you updated on when the official Windows version hits the tubes. If you need a little hand-holding while you’re jailbreaking, check out our previous guide to jailbreaking your iPhone with PwnageTool. Be sure to read the full text from the Dev Team blog for more details on the state of jailbreaking and unlocking. Close the stable door! [Dev-Team Blog] More »

QuickPWN 2.2.1 Jailbreaks Your Updated iPhone, iPod Touch

12:10PM Adam Pash | iPhone jailbreaking tool QuickPWN has been updated to jailbreak your iPhone/iPod touch running version 2.2.1, the latest software update from Apple. We haven’t had a chance to test the Windows-only jailbreaker yet, so if you give it a try, let’s hear how it worked for you in the comments. Thanks Dr. L33T! More »