September 2008
9 posts
Timber!!!
While we continue working on the two current remaining challenges from Apple (the iPhone 3G soft unlock and iPod Touch 2G jailbreak…see the end of this post), we’re also watching the latest beta releases from Apple.
The first beta 2.2 from Apple reveals a few things:
They’re continuing with their ski-resort theme; Version 2.2 is nicknamed TImberline.
They’ve gone back...
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Redmond, we have a Pwnapple!
Window QuickPwn 2.1
Supports 2.1 firmware with the unlocking and jailbreaking of iPhone 1st generation (2G) device. Supports the jailbreaking of iPod Touch 1st generation device and iPhone 3G. Your device will need to be upgraded to 2.1 (using iTunes 8) before running this application.
It does NOT support the unlocking of iPhone 3G
It does NOT support the jailbreaking of second generation iPod...
U Can't Touch This.
“U Can’t Touch This” were the words of the great MC Hammer in 1990, but we just couldn’t wait to “touch it” as soon as the new slinky wafer-thin iPod was unveiled by Father Jobs a week ago.
We are especially eager to experiment with this device because the n72ap in the new iPod Touch 2G may give us insight into upcoming iPhones.
So a few hours ago the large...
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PwnageTool and QuickPwn for 2.1 Firmware
Some of the popular press and blogs have been backing the opposition. :-)
While criticism and competition is fine it should be reported correctly, with all the facts and certainly minus the FUD. Do you guys think we are “less and less relevant with each passing day” ? We don’t think so, and we certainly prefer our hacks to theirs.
Though...
QuickPwn - fake sites
We would just like to point out that that there are lots of fake sites using the QuickPwn name, these muppets don’t know anything special, and they don’t have anything unique. They are vultures that sit on the domain names and plagiarize content and information in the hope that you donate to them, or click the google ads.
As we’ve mentioned before we don’t accept...
Countermeasures
If you’ve been following the technical aspects of our blog since July, you may have noticed that we’ve asserted multiple times that Apple can’t fix the bug we’ve exploited in PwnageTool unless they fix their hardware.
That hardware fact is still true. But one way they can try to combat Pwnage for existing hardware is to program iTunes to detect and prevent the Pwnage...
iPhoff '08
Q: What do a bunch of Slavic speaking iPhone geeks do at the end of the summer to get some R&R, brainstorm and make sure they get the maximum amount of sunshine possible?
A: They go to beautiful Varvara in Bulgaria of course! they talk iPhones, drink vodka and super strong rakia, then party late into the night :-)
iPhoff ‘08 was the first meeting of the...
i can haz 3G?
A DevTeam member by-proxy “Duchess” was so upset with the lack of 3G unlock she went around and bought up all the available SIM-free 3G handsets in her town. Wow, her gold-card must have been manxed out that day. All this spending is tab-be expected from such a girl. Previously it has been suggested that all the time we spend geeking out, we’d have no time for pussy, well you...
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One happy Pwnage advocate
Here’s one happy Pwnage advocate. Anyone know who he is? :)
Update: By the way, Woz is no stranger to iPhone Dev Team hacks. Some of you may remember his visiting the Dev Team’s ridiculously easy 1.1.1 jailbreak that required absolutely no PC or Mac at all…just a web page visit to http://jailbreakme.com
That was done on Kathy Griffin’s actual show:...