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Just the other day we were telling you that the iPhone hacking gurus on the iPhone Dev Team were working on a quick jailbreak and Pwnage solution for iPhones and iPhone 3Gs running any iPhone OS. Whether you’re running iPhone 2.0 OS, iPhone 2.0.1 OS, or iPhone 2.0.2 OS, QuickPwn allows you to quickly (hence the name) Pwn and jailbreak your device without the need to run a “Restore” procedure on the handset.

Following on its developmental release, QuickPwn has taken on a Windows-based GUI to bring point-and-click functionality to the Windows-using masses. To be clear, QuickPwn will only jailbreak and Pwn your current iPhone OS installation. It will not update your iPhone to a newer iPhone OS.

If you are running iPhone 2.0.1 OS, QuickPwn will jailbreak and Pwn your iPhone 2.0.1 OS. Pwn-ing your iPhone allows you to install custom restore files (firmware files) in the future. Jailbreaking allows you to install third-party applications through Cydia or Installer.

But, keep in mind, as I mentioned earlier, the iPhone 2.0.2 OS comes bundled with a new baseband firmware that may or may not kill any future unlocking hopes. So, unless you are positive that you won’t need an unlocked iPhone 3G in the future, don’t update your iPhone 3G to iPhone 2.0.2 OS. Wait for the DevTeam to release an updated Pwnage Tool with iPhone 2.0.2 OS compatibility.

Grab QuickPwn for Windows here (SHA1 = 8e1ed2ce9e7e473d38a9dc7824a384a9ac34d7d0).

[Via: iPhoneDevTeam]

Copy, paste. Copy, paste. It seems like such a simple and convenient feature to have on a smartphone, it’s a wonder why Apple has taken so long to enable the cut-and-paste feature on the iPhone and iPhone 3G. iPhone and iPhone 3G users have been clamoring for a working cut/paste solution for their iPhone handset, prompting Apple to confirm that they’re working on cut-and-paste functionality for the iPhone - albeit, as a fairly low development-priority.

There have been efforts by other iPhone developers to introduce crude copy/paste functionality to the iPhone, but these previous solutions have been severely limited. The feature was limited to within a single application or only worked between a pair of applications. Today, we’re hearing that iPhone developer Zac White has gone live with his Open Clip initiative to bring cross-application cut-n-paste functionality to the iPhone.

Open Clip is an open-source initiative that hopes to integrate its cut/paste-enabling code in to various third-party applications. Open Clip isn’t a stand-alone application. Think of Open Clip as a standardized technology that developers can incorporate in to their applications. There aren’t any Open Clip-compatible applications available yet, but we’re told that they’re coming.

Third-party applications with Open Clip support will be able to pass cut-and-paste material between eachother. Unfortunately, the cut/paste feature will be limited to Open Clip-compatible applications.

White asserts that his Open Clip project is intended as a stop-gap solution until Apple releases their official iPhone cut/paste feature through a future iPhone OS update. He hopes that the Open Clip project will provide a “working case study” to help Apple in developing their own, native iPhone cut & paste solution.

With some luck, we’ll see applications getting jiggy with cut and paste shortly.
[Via: iPhone Atlas]

Pwnage Tool is an amazing testament to the iPhone hacking community’s (namely, the Dev Team) ability to crack Cupertino’s code for the betterment of iPhone users worldwide. Unfortunately, the Pwnage Tool jailbreak solution that creates custom iPhone OS packages (ipsw files) requires that you perform a full “Restore” on your iPhone before getting access to your iPhone and iPhone 3G’s file system. In that regard, the Pwnage Tool is a bit of a hassle.

It’s not really that big a hassle, but the DevTeam apparently realized the iPhone community’s desire for the simplest, safest jailbreak solution and announced their lightweight jailbreak solution - QuickPwn. The new QuickPwn utility is available in developmental form to anyone looking to bring the DevTeam’s work to market, and will allow iPhone users to jailbreak their handset without having to perform a full “Restore.”

So, if you’ve been holding off on jailbreaking that iPhone or iPhone 3G of yours because you just didn’t want to go through the hassle of backing up and restoring your Apple handset, sit tight, the DevTeam is working on a simpler solution!

[Via: iPhoneDevTeam]

Artificial Life announced that its mobile development tool MobileBooster now extends support to the iPhone and iPod Touch platforms to help developers in mobile application and game development.

A new extension module for MobileBooster enables support of iPhone and iPod touch embedded applications. MobileBooster maintains snapshot builds along with change logs for effortless release management during the development and testing phases. Clients and partners are provided restricted remote access to the automatically generated release site. Ad hoc build distribution profiles allow clients to review application and game builds as well as leave comments and feedback. The feedback is immediately available and can be labeled as feature or change requests with customizable priority tags.

In a nutshell, by including MobileBooster in the process, companies should simplify the development of iPhone apps — the platform promotes a standardized development approach which limits errors and ambiguity while increasing efficiency.

There have been scattered reports of some iPhone 3G users experiencing less than stellar 3G signal reception and call-performance on their gloss-finished iPhone 3G handsets. The carriers are blaming Apple’s hardware. Apple points the finger at carrier’s network issues. In the end, the customer gets stuck with sub-par wireless reception on their brand new iPhone 3G.

Speculation has led some to believe that the Infineon-sourced 3G chipset used in the iPhone 3G is to blame. Following on the belief that Apple programmed the iPhone 3G to demand a 3G signal that’s more powerful than what the iPhone 3G needs to reliably deliver 3G services, a new report from Business Week speculates that an iPhone software update could fix 3G signal issues.

The iPhone 3G is presumed to be programmed so that when too many people access their local 3G cell, the iPhone 3G will perceive that the 3G signal quality has dropped below the preset threshold and revert to the EDGE network - even when there’s still sufficient 3G bandwidth available to support reliable 3G calling and web surfing. And, as more and more iPhone 3G’s come online, the problem with overcrowded 3G networks will likely get worse.

Apple’s next version of the iPhone OS, iPhone 2.1 OS, is expected to bring with it the necessary code changes to allow the iPhone 3G to hold a 3G signal even when the local cell approaches saturation.

We’ll keep a close eye on upcoming iPhone OS updates. Hopefully users with spotty reception issues will see an improvement in 3G performance.

[Via: BusinessWeek]

The aging Palm Treo 700 platform has apparently gotten some ROM-update love on the down-low. Palm has pushed out two new ROM updates to its Verizon Palm Treo 700p and Alltel Palm Treo 700wx devices with nary a peep.
The Palm OS-powered Palm Treo 700p for Verizon gets a radio ROM update that is said to fix “”…a phone reset issue that occurs under certain specific and rare conditions.” The Palm Treo 700p’s v1.11 ROM can only be applied to handsets that are already running the v1.10 ROM - so all you nostalgic Treo users out there will want to update your Palm Treo 700p’s 1.06 ROM to the 1.10 ROM before applying the 1.11 update. Find the Verizon Palm Treo 700p 1.11 ROM here.

On the Windows Mobile side of things, we’re seeing Palm pushing out an update for its Alltel Palm Treo 700wx. The Palm Treo 700wx 1.12 ROM will fix a “… a phone reset issue that occurs under certain specific and rare conditions,” much like the new ROM for the Verizon Palm Treo 700p. Find  the Alltel Palm Trep 700wx’s 1.12 ROM download here.

 Verizon Palm Treo 700p v1.11 ROM update
 Alltel Palm Treo 700wx v1.12 ROM update

[Via: PalmInfoCenter]

HTC’s always looking to keep their customers on the edge of their seats with new software constantly flowing out of their R&D labs. The latest software update from HTC comes to us as a new HTC Touch Diamond ROM. The HTC Touch Diamond 1.93 ROM is now available through HTC’s support site, and is expected to improve “camera navigation, text alert speed, tab-switching speed and a new city selector in the weather tab to make it easier and quicker to choose your location.”

The HTC Touch Diamond 1.93 ROM is available for European HTC customers here.

Go forth and update! Let us know how you like the new ROM.

[Via: Coolsmartphone]

Here we go again.

The latest iPhone 2.0.1 OS has apparently been causing problems for some iPhone 3G users. Previous reports indicated that some people were having problems using their iPhone 3G’s GPS hardware, trying to get a reliable lock on their position. We even posted a potential fix to the iPhone 3G GPS problems here.

Well, it looks like the GPS-monkey has reared its ugly head again. The iPhone 2.0.1 OS update has resulted in some GPS-woes for iPhone 3G users. Turning off the 3G data connection seemed to help some people experiencing GPS problems with the iPhone 2.0 OS. Could the same fix do the trick for iPhone 2.0.1 OS users experiencing GPS problems?

hit up our iPhone 3G GPS fix tutorial here. Sound off in the comments section if you’ve updated to the iPhone 2.0.1 OS and are having GPS problems.

[Via: MacRumors]

Avoiding that new, performance-enhancing iPhone 2.0.1 OS update for fear of losing your jailbreak applications? Don’t want to risk not being able to unlock your iPhone 3G after updating to the iPhone 2.0.1 OS? Well, good news, you iPhone hacking fiend, you. The always reliable iPhone Dev Team has released their latest PwnageTool update. PwnageTool 2.0.2 brings with it fresh compatibility with the iPhone 2.0.1 OS and even includes the anticipated Installer 4 beta.

Last we heard, the iPhone 2.0.1 OS was bundled with a new baseband firmware (the code responsible for getting your iPhone’s GSM radio to connect to the appropriate signals) that was speculated to prevent future SIM-unlocking methods. And, to make matters worse, the iPhone 2.0.1 OS update essentially broke the Pwnage Tool 2.0.1 jailbreak process, making it impossible for anyone wanting to sport the latest iPhone firmware from running jailbreak applications.

But, now that the DevTeam has gone public with their PwnageTool 2.0.2, iPhone users can again jailbreak all firmware versions of the iPhone OS - on iPhones and iPhone 3Gs alike. That means the jailbreak applications that you’ve come to know and love will now work with the latest Apple iPhone OS.

Better yet, the Pwnage Tool 2.0.2 creates custom .ipsw files (the iPhone OS files) that magically replaces Apple’s new iPhone 3G baseband firmware with a more unlock-friendly baseband firmware. So, PwnageTool 2.0.2 preserves your iPhone 3G’s future compatibility with whatever SIM unlock solution that the DevTeam launches (if they ever do).

And, PwnageTool 2.0.2 brings back the long-absent Installer.app application to the iPhone 2.0.1 OS. Installer makes its re-debut as Installer 4 beta, and promises all to bring back all those unauthorized applications that iPhone and iPhone 3G users will no doubt flock to.

To grab PwnageTool 2.0.2, simply fire up PwnageTool 2.0.1 (you do have it installed already, don’t you?) and update the software through its internal update mechanism. If you don’t have PwnageTool 2.0.1 installed, or just want to grab a fresh copy, download the new Pwnage Tool 2.0.2 here, here, or here (DO NOT use anything other than your Mac’s built-in decompression tool to unarchive the .tbz file - unless you like corrupt files).

Otherwise, happy jailbreaking!

PwnageTool 2.0.2 download links:

• stevenlu.com
• forty2blog.de
• ZippyShare

[Via: iPhoneDevTeam]

It seems that there’s an alternative explanation to the discovery of an iPhone feature that allows the handset to phone home (connect to an Apple server) and check for unauthorized applications. The “Blacklist” feature, as it’s been called recently, checks the iPhone’s installed application against a known list (a blacklist, if you will) of malicious or otherwise unauthorized iPhone apps. The feature was previously thought to allow the Apple to remotely disabled unauthorized application on the iPhone, but there may be a more benevolent spin to this story.

DaringFireball’s John Gruber presents his theory that the blacklist feature only works to block unauthorized applications from accessing the iPhone’s Core Location Service. The Core Location Services framework contained within the iPhone’s OS allows the iPhone to determine its present location through cellular signal triangulation, WiFi hotspot proximity, and GPS (for the iPhone 3G) positioning data. It makes sense that Apple would want to limit access to private information like this.

The Blacklist feature was apparently found buried within the iPhone OS Core Location framework, and Gruber believes that the feature is more likely related to policing Core Location access. Further, the server URL that is referenced gives more credence to the idea that only Core Location services are controlled by the Blacklist feature.

https://iphone-services.apple.com/clbl/unauthorizedApps

The “clbl” contained in the above URL stands for “Core Location Blacklist.” The feature is more probably a method for Apple to keep unauthorized applications from accessing the iPhone’s positional-data features, rather than a method to remotely disable iPhone apps.

Of course, just because this particular bit of code is likely related to Core Location Services, doesn’t mean Apple doesn’t have or isn’t working on a solution to disable unauthorized iPhone applications.

[Via: DaringFireball]