Yep, The iPhone Dev Team have done it again! They have successfully unlocked and jailbroken the iPhone 3G S. But, unfortunately, they do not have an announced release date but will most likely be released after iPhone OS 3.1 is released by Apple.

From iPhone Dev Team’s blog:

Our ultrasn0w program uses the at+xlog crash as an injection vector of our unlocking payload — and it does so on the 3GS in exactly the same way as on the 3G! But this injection vector will be lost if you update to 3.1 using the official Apple IPSW, which updates the baseband. So stay away from official 3.1 IPSWs until we release the tools that let you update the firmware without updating the baseband.

The iPhone Dev Team urge you not to update to iPhone OS 3.1 if you want to be able to unlock your iPhone 3G S. You have been warned!

- source: blog.iphone-dev.org

Wow, that was quite fast! Apple, yesterday, released iPhone OS 3.1 Beta and SDK to developers for testing. This firmware will pack quite a hand full of new features that people have been asking for since the release of the iPhone OS 3.0 firmware.

Features found so far:

• Trimming video clips on the iPhone 3GS now offers the ability to save the edited version as a copy rather than simply overwriting the original file.
• Voice Control over Bluetooth is now available, allowing users to Initiate calls and control music playback via Bluetooth headsets.
• MMS is now enabled by default, but still not supported by AT&T.
• iPhone vibrates when rearranging Home screen icons.
• A “Fraud Protection” toggle is now available in Safari settings.
• iPhone startup and shutdown and app launching times have improved.
• New APIs allow developers of third-party application to access and edit videos.
• OpenGL and Quartz have seen improvements.

Just like other beta firmwares, this requires you to have a developer account with Apple.

- source: macrumors.com

Apple has posted up an Online iPhone 3GS availability database for people to see if the iPhone 3GS is available at their local retail store. This comes extremely handy if you’ve been visiting the Apple store day after day trying to get your hands on an iPhone 3G S but it always seems to be sold out, this will put an end to that.

Now, you don’t need to waste precious petrol to an Apple store and come back home empty handed. Visit the source link to get to the database.

- source: apple.com

Well, I know many of you have been waiting for this news, so here it is: iPhone Dev Team has found out that 24kpwn, the same exploit used to crack open into the iPod Touch 2G, lives in the iPhone 3GS bootrom. That means the iPhone Dev Team can apply the same technique that they use to jailbreak and unlock on their current redsn0w tools. The baseband is also exploitable with ultrasn0w. Awesome news, ey?

From iPhone Dev Team:

Important: Apple has not given up on the cat&mouse game, and in fact there are challenging aspects of the 3GS jailbreak that aren’t in the other devices. It’ll take some time to work these into our tools, but the fundamental weaknesses are there: The bootrom is exploitable via 24Kpwn, and the baseband is exploitable via ultrasn0w. (And just like with the 3G, ultrasn0w for 3GS requires that you not update your baseband when Apple comes out with new firmware.)

If you would like to know the technical notes, from the iPhone Dev Team, on where the 24Kpwn exploit is in the 3GS visit here

Now it’s time to wait for the iPhone Dev Team develop and release the tools for users to use and jailbreak and/or unlock their iPhone 3GS’

- source: blog.iphone-dev.org

One of my good buddies has pointed out a potential critical exploit in the way the iPhone 3G S handles voice dialing. While voice dialing is a great feature, the way the iPhone 3G S handles this great feature is, well, not so great. If you have the voice dialing option turned on in the settings, and if for any reason you happen to loose your iPhone, the lucky person to find your iPhone can easily make tons of phone calls even if the iPhone is passcode protected. Might be asking yourself, how’s this possible? Well, we’ll tell you how:

All you have to do, really, is hold down the home button with the iPhone locked to bring up the voice dialing feature and tell it to dial whatever number you would like for it to dial. Now, some might call this a feature, just to make that quick call without unlocking the iPhone and bring up the voice dialing or phone application. Others, might consider this a bug, as a thief can bring up the voice dialing and try a bunch of guesses till he/she hits the jackpot.

If this issue bothers you, Apple has thankfully given you the option to turn off voice dialing in the settings. Unfortunately, the voice iPod control feature cannot be turned off with a flip of a switch and is always enabled, this means that a thief or anyone can pick up your locked iPhone and start playing songs and wear down your battery.

Thanks Ecko for the tip!

Yay! iPhone Dev Team have released the long awaited iPhone 3G Unlock, ultrasn0w! Just like yellowsn0w, ultrasn0w unlocks your iPhone 3G.

How to install:

1. Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0
2. Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w or PwnageTool (this will also install Cydia/Icy)
3. Run Cydia or Icy
4. Please add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to Cydia or icy
5. Search for ‘ultrasn0w’ in cydia or icy and install ultrasn0w
6. Reboot your iPhone 3G
7. T-Mobile USA users should disable 3G before using ultrasn0w
8. Enjoy

Simple enough, ey? Well, go on! Unlock your iPhone 3G!

Note: This will NOT unlock nor work with the iPhone 3G S

- source: blog.iphone-dev.org

Apple announced that they sold over 1 million iPhone 3G S models over this past weekend.The press release includes a quote from the one and only, Steve Jobs:

“Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With over 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.”

In addition, Apple also reports that six million customers have downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 software which works on the existing 40 million iPhone and iPod touch models.

- source: apple.com

Update: The iPhone Dev Team have updated Redsn0w to 0.7.2 - Download the newest version from our iPhone Downloads section:
redsn0w 0.7.2 for Mac OS X download
redsn0w 0.7.2 for Windows download

iPhone Dev Team has released an application that works similar to quickpwn and provides similar functionality. Redsn0w is an easy to use, multi-platform, multi-device jailbreaking and unlocking (iPhone 2G only) tool for the iPhone 2G (original iPhone), the iPhone 3G (but not the 3GS) and also the iPod touch (first and second generation). Luckily for Windows users, who couldn’t use PwnageTool, Redsn0w is available for both Windows and Mac OS X users. However, iPhone Dev Team notes that there are some issues using redsn0w with OS X PPC and they suggest you use an Intel Mac till these issues are resolved.

1. GOLDEN RULE: If you are using a 3G iPhone with yellowsn0w and rely on yellowsn0w to obtain cellular service, then you should NOT use redsn0w right now. Ultrasn0w (the 3G carrier unlock) is not included with this release and therefore your baseband will be locked and unable to use an operator other than the official one it was bought for. UltraSn0w will be released via APT (cydia and icy) soon. If you have an original iPhone (1st generation) then 3.0 carrier unlock works with this redsn0w release.
2. Yellowsn0w in its current form will NOT work with the baseband version that is present in the 3.0 update, you will need Ultrasn0w, which will be released sometime soon, Ultrasn0w will work with all iPhone 3G models (but not 3GS), even ones that were previously unlockable, Ultrasn0w (when available) will be released via APT (this means you will be able to get it via Cydia or Icy).
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. This app is suitable for the recent 3.0 release
6. redsn0w will NOT work for the iPhone 3GS.
7. redsn0w WILL work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), Original iPod touch, iPod touch 2G and the iPhone 3G (not the iPhone 3GS).

Redsn0w is easy to use, simply upgrade the device in iTunes to firmware version 3.0 and run redsn0w to activate and jailbreak the device (and if you are using an original iPhone 2G, it will unlock it too!)

Redsn0w download:
redsn0w for windows download
redsn0w for Mac OS X download

*Note*: there are some issues using redsn0w with OS X PPC, please use an Intel Mac while the iPhone Dev Team fixes these issues

- source: blog.iphone-dev.org

Well, the iPhone 3G S has officially launched Friday June 19th, 2009. The iPhone 3G S is the fastest and most powerful iPhone released till this date. Apple reports it’s 2 times as fast as the iPhone 3G. It features a 3 megapixel camera with the ability to record video at 640×480 at 30 frames per second with audio. It also features tap-to-focus, tap anywhere where you want the camera to focus. The 3G S sports a new display, the same size but with a Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating.

One French company has already obtained an iPhone 3G S and done a disassembly on the device:

CNet blog documented the opening at the 5th Avenue NYC Store:

In addition people seemed to be having activation problems:

Due to current iPhone activation volumes, it may take up to 48 hours to resolve your issue. We will send a confirmation to {e-mail address redacted} once your activation is complete. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes. You can set up your iPhone and enjoy features that do not require access to the AT&T network. To get started, please disconnect and then reconnect your iPhone.

Did you get an iPhone 3G S? Do you like it? What was your first impressions? How did the activation go? Let us know in the comments!

Today, the famous and very well known iPhone Dev Team have released their long awaited iPhone OS 3.0 jailbreak for both iPhone and iPod Touch. Sadly for Windows users, PwnageTool is Mac OS X only, but Quickpwn for Mac OS X and Windows will be released very soon according to the iPhone Dev Team.

1. GOLDEN RULE: If you are using a 3G iPhone with yellowsn0w and rely on yellowsn0w to obtain cellular service, then you should NOT use PwnageTool right now. UltraSn0w is not included with this release and therefore your baseband will be locked and unable to use an operator other than the official one it was bought for. UltraSn0w will be release via APT (cydia and icy) soon. If you have an original iPhone (1st generation) then 3.0 unlock works with this PwnageTool release.
2. Yellowsn0w in its current form will NOT work with the baseband version that is present in the 3.0 update, you will need Ultrasn0w, which will be released sometime soon, Ultrasn0w will work with all iPhone 3G models (but not 3GS), even ones that were previously unlockable, Ultrasn0w (when available) will be released via APT (this means you can get it via Cydia or Icy).
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. This app is suitable for the recent 3.0 release.
6. PwnageTool will NOT work for the iPhone 3GS.
7. PwnageTool WILL work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), Original iPod touch (1st Generation) and the iPhone 3G.

SIM Free/SP Unlocked/Factory Unlocked iPhone 3G

This applies if you bought your iPhone 3G for $$$$$$$. This model of iPhone 3G doesn’t have an Service Provider lock (aka factory unlocked) and you are able to put any SIM card into the phone and get service. Your phone is already unlocked so you do not need to worry about baseband updates, simply upgrade to 3.0 using iTunes and then use PwnageTool to create an ipsw and then use this to jailbreak your phone.

iPhone 2G (1st Generation)

Use PwnageTool to do the magic and then restore with iTunes using your newly created .ipsw ‘nuff said, you don’t need to worry about anything, the baseband will be unlocked, the phone jailbroken.

iPod Touch 1G (Original iPod Touch)

Use PwnageTool to create a firmware image and restore with that .ipsw using iTunes.

iPod Touch 2G (New iPod Touch)

Sorry, no support at this time within PwnageTool, use Redsn0w for an earlier (pre 3.0) firmware release instead.

Download:
PwnageTool version 3.0 Download

- source: blog.iphone-dev.org