Once again the Dev Team has pulled through with some very important updates to both the Pwnage Tool and QuickPwn. Their latest comes in the form of PwnageTool 2.0.3.1. You can download it here.
Also, QuickPwn Release Candidate 3 has been released. Supposed to be fixed in this release is the issue for 64-bit Windows users and the new version is supposed to work for all Windows versions. Download QuickPwn RC3 here.
If you’ve been having a problem with jailbreaking, these releases should address your issues and as always, as much as we love the dev team we cannot guarantee that they will work properly. Please understand that you will use these programs at your own risk.
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The cost of data plans in Canada have been a much talked about subject since the arrival of the iPhone 3G in Canada and the United States. After taking much heat for their unpopular iPhone 3G data plans in Canada, Rogers announced their six gigabytes for $30/month deal at the last possible moment. iPhone 3G users in the States can surf all they want with no data limitations for the same $30 a month. So what happens with a United States based iPhone 3G crosses the border into Canada? A good ole fashoned wallet gouging that’s what.
Well well well… It looks like Verizon has decided to fight back against the full on assault they have been taking from the iPhone 3G. They have given their employees a briefing about the new iPhone’s failings so that they can better answer questions about why Verizon does not carry the phone. The propeganda that they handed employees revolved around what they called the four big “myths” about the iPhone.
When the iPhone 3G and the App Store were released it was not long before some people began questioning whether it was still necessary to jailbreak the phone. The new firmware and App Store now allows users access to Apple’s huge library of applications but the question we ask is why would you not want to jailbreak your iPhone? Read the rest of this entry »
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ifonenation members are reporting that they received a text message from AT&T about their 3G iPhones. The message, they report, reminds users to upgrade to iPhone software 2.0.2.
An Alabama woman filed a lawsuit filed on Tuesday accusing Apple of advertising Internet speeds of the Phone 3G are double that of the first generation iPhone when existing cellular infrastructure makes those speeds impossible to reach in most areas.
Apple’s resellers worldwide tell us that all signs point to the eminent doom of Apple’s current line of iPods. Of course this would not be so news worthy had Wall Street analyst Ben Reitzes not recently underlined his claim that it is likely that the line will soon be be made obsolete by the rumored unveiling of a $199 iPod touch. Read the rest of this entry »
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We previously reported that some brand new iPhones are arriving with photos that appear to have been taken at the factory. It didn’t seem like a very big deal at the time but now that more are showing up we are scratching our heads. A marketing scheme gone viral? You be the judge.
A reported email from Steve Jobs pointed to an acknowledged an ongoing issue that has been reported by many iPhone users that result in 3rd App store applications repeatedly crashing:
Many report the iPhone 2.0 firmware suddenly failing to load non-default apps regardless of their nature, briefly loading them before abruptly jumping back to the home screen.
Not glued to the iPhone dev team’s blog? Oh, you are? Oh well, for the rest of you about an hour ago they announced that a GUI version of their latest Windows release, QuickPwn, is ready for you to download. We’ll have some instructions on this very quickly. In the meantime the following is the post from the dev team:
NOTE to jailbreakers: It is not clear at this time what effect this update will have on your jailbreak but it is assumed that it will return your iPhone to it’s previous, unjailbroken, state. Proceed with caution or even better, wait until the DevTeam makes an announcement as to whether their PwnageTool software is compatable with the new update.
We reported earlier that it was in beta testing but today Apple has released the 2.0.2 firmware for the iPhone. As usual, Apple gives us the cryptic explanation of the contents of the update as “Bug Fixes”. While many pray that the update will fix the much blogged about 3G connectivity issues, no confirmation on a fix has been made yet. Steve Jobs is said to have become personally involved with the connectivity problems promising that a software patch will be available “soon” to address the issue. Read the rest of this entry »
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ABC News has finally caught up with an Apple company spokeswoman and asked her the hard questions. When asked about the hardware flaws and spotty service that have been widely reported by first time iPhone customers and long time users alike. The spokeswoman’s reply? A resounding “No comment.”
We reported earlier that one major GPS company has already been working on getting it’s software ported to the iPhone, and now accorcing to a story at MSNBC. TomTom has gone on the record saying that its iPhone software “looks good and works well”.
If you are like me you spend more time traveling than you spend at home. My career has made me a 15 year veteren road warrior which keeps me in the air or in rental cars more than anyone should ever have to. I’ve often boasted that I could tour guide just about any airport, car rental agency or hotel in the world. It’s the logistics of it all that often leaves me scratching my head.
While both the iPhone and iPod touch were designed to be navigated using only your finger some have reported problems using it. Those with very large fingers or long fingernails report that the touch system is virtually impossible for them to navigate and type accurately. With those people in mind, Japanese engineers have introduced a new tool to help. They are calling it the iPhone Japanese Touch Stylus and it is reported to do everything that a skinny, short nailed finger can do. Read the rest of this entry »
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