w00t. that’s right! iPhone Dev Team has released an updated version of PwnageTool and Quickpwn with added support for iPhone firmware 2.2.1 – which was recently released by Apple a few days ago – if you have an iPhone 3G and you need yellowsn0w, use pwnagetool to create an ipsw that won’t upgrade the baseband to be able to continue using yellowsn0w. The iPod Touch 2G is still not supported – but, redsn0w is still being actively researched and developed.

From iPhone Dev Team’s Blog:

1. GOLDEN RULE: If you have a 3G iPhone running 2.2 firmware and you want to keep your ability to use yellowns0w (or the option to use it in the future) do NOT use QuickPwn, and do not use the official ipsw or the iTunes update process without using PwnageTool.
2. Yellowsn0w will NOT work with the baseband version (02.30.03) that is present in the recent 2.2.1 update. If you want to use Yellownsn0w you will need to create and restore using a custom .ipsw that will allow you to update safely to 2.2.1 without applying the 02.30.03 baseband update. You’ll then have a 3G iPhone running 2.2.1 with an older baseband version that is still vulnerable to yellowsn0w, following these steps ensures that yellowsn0w will still operate.
3. Please read all parts of this post before downloading and using these tools.
4. Read items 1, 2 and 3 again and again.
5. These apps are suitable for the recent 2.2.1 release.
6. The Yellowsn0w version has been updated to 0.9.7. Yellowsn0w is available from Cydia or Installer – this version allows compatibility with pwned 2.2.1 system (not baseband). Again„ remember 0.9.7 yellowsn0w DOES NOT WORK WITH 2.2.1 (02.30.03) directly – you need to be running a ‘pwned’ version of 2.2.1 which didn’t upgrade the baseband during the restore/upgrade.
7. Users of OS X 10.5.6 will be unable to use DFU mode correctly, please see the note towards the end of this post to easily fix this issue.

Download:
PwnageTool v2.2.5 Mac OS X Download
QuickPwn v2.2.5 Mac OS X Download
QuickPwn v2.2.5 Windows Download

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RipDev have released Pusher — What is Pusher? Pusher is a tool that will essentially jailbreak your iPhone and install a few goodies such as Installer.app. Pusher supports firmware 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.2.1!

Pusher is a tool that installs world-famous Installer.app that gives access to numerous award-winning tools for the iPhone and allows you to use best of both App Store and Installer without compromising your security. Pusher will put Installer.app onto your 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.2 or 2.2.1 iPhone (both 2G and 3G) as well as a number of other goodies.

Pusher is completely free and you can download it via our iPhone Downloads section

Download:
Pusher v2.2.1 Mac OS X Download
Pusher v2.2.1 Windows Download

- source: ripdev.com

Grand Theft Auto isn’t out on the iPhone but Payback is — it’s basically a 3D version of the old top-down GTA gameplay, improved with better rendering and lighting. You control the game by pressing “buttons” on the screen, and tilting the iPhone around, and Touch Arcade says it works well. Some missions are apparently tough, but in terms of what GTA is really about driving around and generally causing mayhem — Payback will deliver.

If you’d always wondered what it would be like to be a master criminal, then Payback is the game for you. It’s entirely non-linear – to complete a level you simply have to obtain a certain number of points – how you get those points is entirely up to you; you can do what the local kingpin tells you, uncover secret missions or just go on a mad killing spree. There are lots of hidden surprises to discover, so you’ll have to play the game through several times to find all the extras.

Features:

• Fully 3d texture mapped environment.
• Stunning lighting effects (iPhone and GP2X versions).
• Eleven huge cities to explore
• Dozens of vehicles to drive, each with their own unique handling characteristics. Includes trucks, cars, buses, boats, tanks and a few other surprises!
• Non-linear and varied mission structure. Includes missions in buildings, stealth missions, and more!
• Spectacular physics model.
• Advanced alpha-channelling effects. (Check out those explosions and lens flares!)
• Distortion-mapped reflections.
• Advanced 3d audio system. Tracks up to five hundred sounds, realistically simulates doppler effect and the inverse-square law.

Payback is also available for GBA, Mac, GP2X and Classic Amiga.

Payback is on AppStore shelves for $6.99USD and is rated 12+

- source: apex-designs.net

The iPhone Dev Team has investigated yesterday’s iPhone and iPod Touch software update release. They concluded that updating an iPhone 3G may permanently disable the use of yellowsn0w. iPhone Dev Team’s ability to tether jailbreak the iPod Touch 2G has not been affected (yay!) They are still looking for a way to jailbreaking without having to do it tethered. and the iPod Touch 1G and iPhone EDGE jailbreak has not been affected, they are encouraging to wait for abit till the updated PwnageTool and QuickPwn tools release before updating.

- source: blog.iphone-dev.org

Took awhile, Apple has released firmware 2.2.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch. This update, like all the previous released updates, fixes bug issues and improves the iPhoneOS

iPhone 2.2.1 Software Update

This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
- Improved general stability of Safari
- Fixed issue where some images saved from Mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll

Products compatible with this software update:
- iPhone
- iPhone 3G

The same update is available for iPod Touch users

In case you care:
2.2.1 (Build 5H11)
Modem Firmware 02.30.03

Beware though, installing this may render your iPhone or iPod Touch ‘unjailbreakable’ – Don’t say we didn’t warn you

Download at our iPhone Downloads section:
iPhone 3G 2.2.1 ipsw Download
iPhone 2G EDGE 2.2.1 ipsw Download
iPod Touch 1G 2.2.1 ipsw download
iPod Touch 2G 2.2.1 ipsw download

Apple has started to air a new TV ad titled “Fix” – This new ad highlights three applications that solve a problem in one way or another:

Rocket Taxi – helps you find a taxi in over 10,000 cities

Tipulator – helps you calculate how much to tip someone (yet another tip calculator)

MultiLevel – helps you make sure a surface is level

You can watch the new ad at Apple.com

-source: apple.com

One of the main limitations on the iPhone for making VOIP calls is you can’t make calls via 3G/EDGE/GPRS only Wi-Fi. VOIPover3G is a little iPhone Hack that will allow the user to make VOIP calls over 3G, EDGE or GPRS on a VOIP application such as Fring.

From the developer:

This MobileSubstrate library can trick any application into thinking that it is on Wifi even though it is on a cellular data connection. There are a lot of possible uses for that, but for me the main use is being able to use VoIP programs like Fring over 3G. You can configure what apps get tricked by adding the app’s bundle identifier to “/Library/MobileSubstrate/DynamicLibraries/VoIPover3G.plist”. Currently, the default is to trick only appstore and fring. If you remove or rename the VoIPover3G.plist ALL applications will be tricked. This is not recommended though, because for a lot of apps its makes sense to know whether they are on wifi or 3G.

VOIPover3G is free and it’s available in Cydia. – Pays off to have your iPhone Jailbroken, eh?

Since Apple won’t add copy and paste on the iPhone or iPod Touch someone else had to implement something to take care of copy and paste. ℏClipboard allows the end user to copy and paste text. I’ve tested it on the Notes app, Mail app, and Safari app and it works beautifully. Makes the iPhone experience much better and easier.

Introduction from the project’s website:

ℏClipboard is a global copy and paste solution for the iPhoneOS 2.2 based on iKeyEx.

To Install:

1. Open Cydia
2. Download and Install ℏClipboard from Cydia (BigBoss Repo)
3. Open the Settings app and go to General -> Keyboard -> International -> and turn on the ℏClipboard

Thanks Ecko for the tip!

- source: code.google.com/p/networkpx

Hey guys, Redsn0w FAQ are now up and running. Answers a lot of questions people have been asking around or been wondering.

This faq highlights information and questions answered by members of the Dev-Team, so that they are not constantly bombarded with the same ones.

Redsn0w release date has not been announced. Stay Tuned!

- source: redsn0w.pbwiki.com

One of the easiest IRC Clients to use on the Mac is Colloquy, now, the simplicity of Colloquy makes it to the iPhone and iPod Touch! If you’re an IRC junkie like myself you’ll know that finding a nice IRC client on the iPhone is really tough.

Colloquy for iPhone™ and iPod® touch puts the power of the most popular IRC client for the Mac in the palm of your hand. Built atop the Chat Core framework, Colloquy Mobile is a full featured client optimized for the on-the-go experience.

Unique Features:

• Convenient nickname and emoticon completion popups.
• Support for all the common IRC commands with completion.
• Organized Colloquies view that shows all your conversations at a glance.
• Highlights messages (and optionally vibrates) when your specific words or nickname is mentioned.
• Highly customizable interface and behavior settings within the Settings application.
• Built-in browser for clicked links and commands for quick Google, Wikipedia and Amazon searches.
• Visual display of user information (WHOIS) for any user.
• Full support for landscape mode in the entire application.
• Stays connected while iPhone is locked and when SMS alerts appear.
• Searchable room member list.

Standard Features:

• Multiple message styles to choose from.
• Fully compatible with mIRC colors and formatting.
• Large selection of graphical emoticons.
• Allows you to join multiple chat rooms across many different servers.
• Automatic identification with network services (NickServ).
• Notification of common server errors as easy to understand alerts.
• Automatically join rooms and send commands upon connect.
• Solid support for secure connections over SSL.
• Full support for room and connection text encodings.
• Open minded and Open source, like it should be.

Mobile Colloquy is $1.99USD and it’s available in the AppStore – Here