George Hotz (aka geohot), the kid who was the first to unlock the original iPhone back in 2007 and then iPhone 3GS in July of this year is back! This time he is the first one to release jailbreaking solution for the new iPhone 3.1.2 Firmware for all devices through his new tool called blackra1n. blackra1n is a software tool which can jailbreak (not unlock) all iPhone’s (iPhone (Edge), iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS) and iPod touch's (iPod touch 2G and 3G) running on firmware version 3.1.2.
Apple has released the new iPhone OS Firmware 3.1.2 for the original iPhone (Edge), iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch via an iTunes update. To update to iPhone OS Firmware 3.1.2, all you will have to do is to connect your phone with your computer via usb and start iTunes. You should now see a new message a prompting you to download and install the new firmware. Simply click on “Download and Install” button to get on to the new iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware.