While Apple’s 3.1.3 firmware was minor in terms of new features, it’s had the side effect of opening up a huge market for scam sites.  These sites will promise you a 3.1.3 jailbreak for newer devices like the iPod touch 3G, or a baseband 05.12 software unlock.  Those desperate enough to “just give it a shot” will find, 100% of the time, that they were misled.  After money has changed hands they’ll be told “well the 05.12 unlock is coming, in the meantime here’s the 05.11 unlock” (of course the 05.11 unlock was intended to be free, as you all know).  They’ll hold your money until one day the 05.12 unlock does come out, even if that’s months later (and of course it’ll be released for free).  In the meantime they’ll be able to claim they gave you part of what they advertised, and keep at least part of your money (in actuality they’ll usually keep all of it).

Don’t fall for these scam sites!  None of them have a 05.12 unlock, none have the 05.11 unlock working on 3.1.3, none have a 3.1.3 jailbreak for newer devices like the ipt3G.  They’re trying to capitalize on your upgrade mistake, and they only need a very small percentage of people to fall for them to make their money and run.

Those following twitter may have seen some recent very early developments in the 05.12 unlock situation.  One of our more helpful commenters sherif_hashim (at a rating of 84p you know he’s helped others much already!) found what looks like a very promising crash in the new baseband.  He’s put in a lot of work looking for crashes over this past year, and he’s still looking for more!  We’ve started to look at his crash but it’s a long road between any given crash and a fully working unlock, and we couldn’t put an ETA on it even if we wanted to.  It’s not even guaranteed that an working unlock will come from this particular crash — it’s just too early to tell.

In the meantime, please stay vigilant against these scam sites.  Don’t be part of the small percentage of people that fall for them because that small percentage is all they need.

via iPhone dev team

For a while, having a 5-megapixel camera in your smartphone was considered to be pretty hot stuff, but HD video is quickly becoming the next big thing for smartphones. Now a few hints are starting to come together that may be a sign that the iPhone will be jumping on the HD video bandwagon in the next revision.

A while back, a mystery device called “N89″ was found in the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK, which is believed to be the code name for the next iPhone. Now someone has sneaked a peek at the MediaValidator.plist file for the N89 device, and it reveals that the minimum video width for the device is up from 768 to 1280, and the pixels per frame has changed to 921,600, making the dimensions 1280×720. The AVC profile was also upped from 3.0 to 3.1, adding support for 720p.

It’s pretty convincing evidence for HD video in the next iPhone. Is HD video something you’ve been hoping for? Let us know in the comments.

via Engadget

While the assisted GPS in the iPhone currently allows users to view their own location through the integrated Maps application, the described addition would make it simple and easy to share that data with someone else. The location data could be quickly shared with a person who is currently connected with a phone call, or with someone who was recently sent a text message.

The system would also allow users to actively send their location to another person, or to allow a user to request the location data of the other person, which would then require approval for security purposes. The information would be valuable to friends who are trying to meet, but do not know the whereabouts of each other.

“During an ongoing call, the second user may be prompted (by the second device) to authorize release of her current location information to the requesting first user,” the application reads. “Once authorization has been obtained (e.g., by the second user actuating a virtual or physical ‘OK’ button of the second device), the second device composes and sends a message to the first device that contains its current location information.”

The application notes that the invention would not require any modifications to existing cell phone network infrastructure, as long as both handsets feature a device-to-device location awareness application running while the user is in the midst of a phone call.

The location sharing system could also have a stored list of “trusted users,” who could access someone’s current location by default. This would bypass the user approval necessary with traditional users.

Once permission is received, the phone would automatically display a map with a marker noting the current location of the other device. The map would be wide enough to also show the user’s own location, and could provide the distance between the two, along with directions.

via AppleInsider

Just confirmed that today’s iTunes 9.0.2 release is safe   Won’t interfere with jailbreak or unlock.

iTunes 9.0.2 adds support for Apple TV software version 3.0, adds an option for a dark background for Grid View, and improves support for accessibility.

iTunes 9 comes with many new features and improvements, including:

• An improved look and feel, including a new Column Browser for easily browsing your artists or albums, movies, TV shows, and more.

• iTunes Store has a brand new look, with improved navigation for quick and easy exploration.

• iTunes LP and iTunes Extras create unique experiences that feature exclusive interviews, videos, photos, and more — available with select album and movie purchases on the iTunes Store.

• Home Sharing helps you manage your family’s iTunes collection between computers in your home. iTunes can automatically transfer new purchases, or you can choose just the items you want.

• Genius Mixes are created for you by iTunes and play songs from your library that go great together.

• iPod and iPhone syncing now allows you to organize your iPhone and iPod touch home screens directly in iTunes. Syncing is now also more flexible, allowing you to sync individual artists, genres, or TV show and Podcast episodes.

• iTunes U items are now organized into their own section in your iTunes library.

• Sync with iPod nano (5th generation), iPod classic (Fall 2009), and iPod touch (Fall 2009).

• iTunes 9 also includes many other improvements, such as HE-AAC encoding and playback, more flexibility with Smart Playlists rules, simpler organization of your media files inside an iTunes Media folder, and more.

Αν κάνετε update με την κανονική χρήση του iTunes θα χάσετε το ultrasn0w unlock. Στην πραγματικότητα μπορεί να το χάσετε και να πάντα, γιατί για τους περισσότερους χρήστες το baseband firmware δεν μπορεί να γίνει downgrade σε κάποια προηγούμενη έκδοση (αντίθετα με το  CPU firmware).

Αλλά μην ανησυχείτε… το PwnageTool σας επιτρέπει να κάνετε update το firmware χωρίς να πειράξετε το baseband firmware,  για να μπορείτε να είστε εντάξει για πολύ καιρό ακόμα. Αυτό που πρέπει να κάνετε είναι να είστε επίμονοι στο ερώτημα του iTunes “Θέλετε να κάνετε update στο νέο firmware” που θα σας ζητηθεί μέσα στην εβδομάδα!

via iPhone dev team blog

Apple today released iPhone OS 3.0.1, addressing an SMS security vulnerability disclosed at yesterday’s Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. The release of iPhone OS 3.0.1 has been expected since a spokesperson for UK iPhone carrier O2 claimed earlier today that a fix for the issue would be coming from Apple on Saturday.

Apple has also posted a security document describing the issue.

via Macrumors

Apple released an incremental update to its iTunes software Wednesday afternoon, bringing it to version 8.2.1. The company did not provide any details on changes offered by the new version.

“iTunes 8.2.1 provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices,” was all a release note from Apple stated.

It is available from Apple’s Web site, and also via system update.

The last iteration, version 8.2 of iTunes, was released June 1. It provided support for the iPhone and iPod touch with the 3.0 OS software upgrade. It also included accessibility improvements and bug fixes.

via Appleinsider

sudo rm -rf /Applications/iTunes.app /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DeviceLink.framework /System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iTunesAccess.framework /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreFP.framework /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework

Apple has released iTunes 8.2 for download; however, the iPhone Dev-Team recommends not installing it at this time.

iTunes 8.2 now supports iPhone or iPod touch with the iPhone 3.0 Software Update. iTunes 8.2 also includes many accessibility improvements and bug fixes.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

MuscleNerd, an iPhone Dev-Team member writes, “Today’s iTunes 8.2 update changes the way your computer talks to the device. This affects things like QuickPwn and PwnageTool when they try to identify what’s connected. Also, ssh over usb breaks due to same reasons. Fixes are in the works but for now avoid 8.2. (These are probably *not* anti-jailbreak maneuvers, just Apple changing protocols that normally only Apple cares about.)”

via iClarified