Update 15.07.2008: iPhone 3G allegedly unlocked using SIM Adapter (read here)
Update 15.07.2008: XPwn command line utility released by iPhone Dev Team (read here)
Update 14.07.2008: Geohot confirms that iPhone 3G got a new bootloader (read here)
It is rumored, the Pwnage Tool for firmware 2.0 (= firmware 1.2) will not be released this weekend. Enjoy youself and don’t play around until we tell you.
Anyway the iPhone Dev Team has released a video of Pwnage Tool 2.0. See here:
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The iPocalypse has begun. Many iPhone 3G customers all over the world report activation issues after having bought their new gadget. The same also applies to customers of the “old” iPhone who tried to update to firmware 2.0 and needed to re-activate.
We recommend weather to upgrade nor to buy a new iPhone 3G now. Stay tuned.
incomplete Tales…
It is commonly known that Apple’s products don’t belong to the safest products in the computer industry. For quite some time now: Botnet builders are using the well known zombie technique to gain control over AppleTV to use it in botnets. This is due to AppleTV’s large market share (of about 0,5%)… Yes…
This is how these Botnet builders do it:
For several years now bad guys were sending prepared x264 movies as email-attachments. But now the time is up. Apple released a security update for AppleTV, that prevents buffer overflows. All our AppleTVs will from now on be safe from bad botnetters…
The truth behind it
Ok, you got us here. Besides from kidding: there is no need for this update. The only reason in our opinion is: they wanna stop people using AppleTV for more than the allowed things. There are no buffer overflows that we are aware that are being used by botnetters currently. Since AppleTV’s market share is so low, this wouldn’t even make any sense from an economical point of view for the botnetters.
First auctions here in Germany are already running out. As expected (read here): prices are strongly tending to 1,000€. We’re tracking this auction to see the final price – please don’t place bids. This is for entertainment and for fun only. Currently the price is at 760€ with 8hrs remaining. You could buy two 3G iPhones in Italy for that price.
Anyhow: we recommend to not buy any iPhone 3G, right now. As of yesterday (read here) the iPhone Dev Team performed to unlock the new firmware, but it is not known if this applies to the 3G version of the iPhone aswell, because it is very likely to have a new bootloader, rather than bootloader 4.6. Moreover the firmware 2.0 hack is still under heavy testing and not yet released to the public. Therefore expect scam whereever you find activated and unlocked 3G iPhones…
It has been confirmed by early buyers from Hong Kong that the iPhone 3G is not SIM locked over there. However you need to sign a 24 months agreement with the carrier Hutchison Telecommunications to get hold of the iPhone and you need to activate in store.
The California located iFixIt.com guys just got hold of one of the first 3G iPhones. In fact they went to New Zealand to get one, only to instantly disassemble it to see what’s inside of it. The whole picture series can be watched here. The most interesting thing is: the battery is not soldered anymore. Enjoy…
By the way: iFixIt.com offers a special iPhone 3G release discount of 5US$ on everything. Use this coupon code: IPHONE3GLAUNCH to order your Apple parts here.
It is rumored that the iPhone Dev Team yet made it to jailbreak and unlock firmware 2.0. The firmware revision that has been found some hours ago on Apple’s download servers seems to be the real deal, although not being published via auto-update yet.
The Pwnage Tool is currently undergoing little modifications and testings to fully support firmware 2.0. Note that these information seem to apply to the iPhone 2G only, not the new iPhone 3G. Since the new iPhone is expected to use a new bootloader version.
Once the new Pwnage Tool has been released, we’re gonna provide a HowTo. Check back regularly. For now you find our “old” Pwnage HowTo for firmware 1.1.4 here.
Anyway this is good news: congrats to the iPhone Dev Team. Live long and prosper, guys!!!
Update 12.07.2008: see video of Pwnage Tool 2.0 here (sadly Pwnage Tool is not yet publicly released)… though)…
One day before the official launch of the iPhone 3G, over here in Germany the Appstore is already accessable. This comes in a moment where some sites and forums rumor that the new 2.0 firmware can also already be downloaded for offline update. We recommend to not download the 2.0 firmware yet. The Pwnage tool does not support firmware 2.0. Be warned if you brick your iPhone.
How to access AppStore (one day before offical launch)
Types of programs you can buy or download for free
The AppStore is a major step into the right lane. Apple did the right thing here. Prices vary depending on the application. The highest price we’ve seen yet is 25.99€ for “Universalis”. “Universalis” contains psalms, prayers and readings from the Catholic Liturgy. Believing in God seems to require the iPhone nowadays.
Even Erica Sadun (kudos!) got some titles into the AppStore, like her famous To Do List, that we all know from the AppTab Installer days.
Enuff said: get yourself an own impression and start your iTunes, now…
Two days left and counting… On friday 11th of july, eventually the iPhone 3G / UMTS will be released worldwide. In advance to that event leading companies in Germany and Switzerland announced to switch from different smartphone platforms to the iPhone
The conservative german publishing house Axel Springer said to migrate to Apple’s eco system within the next five years (read here) – this explicitly includes the staff’s use of the iPhone 3G. Aswell as Axel Springer the leading german bank company Deutsche Bank AG announced to switch from BlackBerry to the iPhone.
In 2007 France banned BlackBerry use by officials, because of feared snooping of state secrets by U.S. agencies. Although BlackBerry is a canadian product by Research in Motion, it was rumored by security experts that BlackBerry routed its traffic thru servers located in the U.S. and the U.K. (read MSNBC news here).
The conservative Axel Springer AG announced to migrate PC workstations to Apple computers within the next five years. Axel Springer’s CEO Dr. Mathias Döpfner said: “Apple is a synonym for creativity, innovation, aesthetics and competence and is therefore the ideal partner for Axel Springer”.
Apple will like this news, but are Apple user typically consumers of Axel Springer’s media?