A complete step-by-step guide on how to downgrade baseband version 05.11.07 to 04.26.08 for iPhone 3G in order to unlock it with ultrasn0w on iPhone firmware 3.1.
Those of you who have updated to iPhone OS 3.1 firmware (jailbroken) might have noticed that your jailbroken apps (installed manually outside from App Store) have stopped working. Even if you have tried reinstalling them they wont work because these apps require a patched version of MobileInstallation file on your iPhone. Here’s what you have to do to patch the mobileinstallation file on your iPhone.
Awesome folks on the Dev-Team have released the much awaited PwnageTool 3.1 for Mac OS X to unlock and jailbreak iPhone 1st Generation (2G), its successor the iPhone 3G and iPod touch 1G. This release does not support iPhone 3GS and the new iPod touch. iPhone Dev-Team has announced the availability of PwnageTool 3.1 and so now you can easily jailbreak and unlock your iPhone with firmware 3.1. Follow the step-by-step guide posted below in order to unlock and jailbreak your iPhone with OS firmware 3.1.
Jay Freeman (Saurik), the developer behind the infamous Cydia store for iPhone has found a way to downgrade iPhone 3GS from firmware 3.1 to firmware 3.0. This process will only work for those who have saved their SHSH to Cydia Server, for more on SHSH, read the complete detail blog post by Saurik here. Also to note here is that while this method will help you downgrade your firmware from 3.1 to 3.0, your baseband will not be downgraded which means you cant unlock it for now.
The folks over at gioga23.com has found out about an unknown hidden feature of iPhone OS 3.1 (and 3.1.1 for iPod touch) which brings full video editing capabilities of iPhone 3GS to the original iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod touch.
With over 4 billion people on earth extensively using cell phones, the demand for new devices has gone up manifold. There is also a major concern in the minds of the users about the radiations emitted by these devices. Apple has made remarkable improvement in bringing down the iPhone 3GS radiation emissions, making it far more safer for its consumers but it is still not good enough to be among the top 10 cell phone’s ranked by radiation.
Apple today has unveiled the next generation of their iPod lineup at “It’s only rock and roll, but we like it” event in San Francisco. Steve Jobs who hosted the event announced the new refreshed iPod lineup which includes iPod touch 3G, iPod nano 5G, iPod classic and iPod shuffle. Hands-on videos for iPod touch 3G and iPod nano 5G have been attached below for your viewing pleasure.
The wait is finally over. Apple has officially announced the availability of iPhone OS 3.1 for all existing users of iPhone and iPod touch (who have purchased OS 3.0) to download for free. The new firmware 3.1 includes a handful of new features and bug fixes and can be downloaded for free from the link given below.
There is no doubt about the fact that iPhone is one of the most popular cell phone out there. The argument for a longer battery life on the iPhone is relative in terms of its user requirement. If used as a cell phone, for the primary purpose that it has been designed for, the battery life would be fine and will last probably all day. However, if someone likes to use it as portable computer which I assume most iPhone users are doing, for checking email, web browsing, playing games etc, then the battery is comparable to that of any standard notebook at best.
Apple is expected to announce the new iPhone OS 3.1 firmware at their “It’s only rock and roll, but we like it” event this Wednesday. All iPhone users who have either jailbroken or unlocked their iPhone with firmware 3.0.x should avoid updating to iPhone OS 3.1 unless the infamous Dev-Team releases updated versions of redsn0w and ultrasn0w for firmware 3.1.
