The iPhone 3G[s], with it’s upgraded 3 MP camera, includes video recording but Apple decided to keep that ability exclusive to the new device.  The OG iPhone and iPhone 3G get the step child treatment because Apple says the camera is not good enough to record video.  I am here to tell you that both older model iPhones are quite capable of recording video and I will show you how to get it for yourself.
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George Hotz, aka Geohot, has done it again. Famed for creating the first hardware unlock for the OG iPhone, Geohot has just released the first official pics of a jailbroken iPhone 3G[s]. Geohot has mentioned on Twitter that it is as simple as a 10 line change to the current release of Redsn0w.

Geohot also says that he will be sharing this with the iPhone Dev-Team rather than packaging his own tool for public release. He explains that they have the back-end work already taken care of for a mass public release. This is great because this means that the jailbreak for the iPhone 3G[s] is just around the corner. I’m sure the Dev-Team will want to do testing, but if it is as simple as changing 10 lines of code like Geohot says, it won’t be long.

via Geohot on Twitter and On the iPhone

It still amazes me how quickly this group of hackers are able to get into devices and find holes they can exploit.  A jailbreak and unlock solution is confirmed by the iPhone Dev-Team.  The same 24Kpwn exploit used to jailbreak the iPod Touch 2G with Redsn0w can be used for the iPhone 3G S, confirmed by the iPhone Dev-Team late last night.

They have not packaged a jailbreak solution yet, but because of the same basic weaknesses that allow Redsn0w to jailbreak the other Apple devices, it should be no time at all till we see it released.  They explain that they want to make sure that they safely package this before release, which didn’t take them that long for 3.0.

An unlock solution has also been found for the iPhone 3G S, it’s called Ultrasn0w.  Yes, the very same application to unlock the iPhone 3G has been confirmed to work with the iPhone 3G S.  They say that Ultrasn0w is ready right now to unlock the 3G S, without any modifications what-so-ever.

via iPhone Dev-Team

The long awaited Ultrasn0w soft unlock for the iPhone 3G has been released.  In order to unlock your iPhone 3G you first need to update to 3.0 and jailbreak with either Redsn0w or PwnageTool.  You can find instructions for jailbreaking here: How To Jailbreak Your iPhone 3G
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With RedSn0w 0.7.1 iPod Touch 1g and 2g users can jailbreak 3.0 firmware on Windows. Before following this guide please restore your iPod Touch to 3.0 firmware. To get the 3.0 firmware you have to connect to iTunes, check for updates, and buy it for about $10. Yes Apple is screwing you. Positive side is that if you have both a 1g and a 2g you get to download firmware for both for $10.

You will need RedSn0w 0.7.1 which you can download right here Redsn0w for Windows (2175) (Download requires login) along with the 3.0 firmware file for your device. Since you already bought and downloaded the firmware in order to upgrade to 3.0 you can find it on your computer

iPod2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw is the iPod Touch 2g 3.0 firmware file.
iPod1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw is the iPod Touch 1g 3.0 firmware file.

On XP they are located in
C:\Documents and Settings\ YOUR USER NAME \Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Software Updates\

On Vista the are located in
C:\Users\ YOUR USER NAME \AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Software Updates\

Lets begin. Extract redsn0w-win_0.7.1.zip to a location on your computer and run redsn0w.exe.

Click Browse.

Find your firmware file, select it, and click Open.

RedSn0w will tell you that the ISPW has been successfully identified. Click Next.

You’ll see a pop up as RedSn0w does some stuff.

Select to Install Cydia and click Next.

Now you should plug in your iPod Touch and turn it off. Once you are done click Next.

RedSn0w gives you instructions. We are entering DFU mode now. First hold the power button for 3 seconds.

Keep holding the power button and start holding the home button for 10 seconds.

Release the power button but continue holding the home button for 30 seconds.

RedSn0w does its thing. Let it.

Finally RedSn0w has finished loading everything onto your iPod Touch. You will see a pretty screen on your iPod as it is being jailbroken. Don’t mess with your iPod while all this is going on. After your iPod restarts you are done!

I did not have an iPod Touch to perform the jailbreak, so I give all credit for this tutorial to Modmyi.com.

Modmyi

If you feel like it’s worth it

The Palm Pre has been hacked to run the iconic game Doom.  The mod hacks the root directory of the Pre.  Even without Palm releasing an approved SDK, developers are working.

Check out the wiki for a how to. Pre Dev Wiki

These instructions will walk you through jailbreaking your iPhone on your PC using the Dev-Teams official Redsn0w software for Windows. This will not jailbreak the new iPhone 3G S. Redsn0w is also available for Mac (Intel only) You can follow the same instructions.  I used Redsn0w on a Vista PC but it should work with XP as well.

Use Redsn0w to:

• Jailbreak and unlock OG iPhone
• Jailbreak iPhone 3G UPDATE: (If you want to unlock your iPhone 3G you need to use Ultrasn0w.  Instructions here: How To Unlock iPhone 3G With Ultrasn0w)
• Jailbreak iPod Touch 1st Gen
• Jailbreak iPod Touch 2nd Gen

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These instructions will walk you through jailbreaking your iPhone on your PC using the Dev-Teams official Redsn0w software for Windows. This will not jailbreak the new iPhone 3G S. Redsn0w is also available for Mac (Intel only) You can follow the same instructions.  I used Redsn0w on a Vista PC but it should work with XP as well.

Use Redsn0w to:

• Jailbreak and unlock OG iPhone
• Jailbreak iPhone 3G
• Jailbreak iPod Touch 1st Gen
• Jailbreak iPod Touch 2nd Gen

To begin, you will need to download the following: (all downloads require login)

• Redsn0w for Windows: Redsn0w for Windows (2175)
  
• Redsn0w for Mac (Intel only): Redsn0w for Mac OS X official torrent
• Official firmware for your device: iPhone OG 3.0 restore firmware .ipsw (783)
• Bootloaders (Only if unlocking): iPhone 3.9 Bootloader (413) iPhone 4.6 Bootloader (327)

Save these to your desktop for easy access.

1. Make sure you have updated your device officially to OS 3.0 through iTunes.

2. Make sure your iPhone is off.  Do this by holding the power button (top of phone) then slide to power off.

3. Connect your iPhone via USB.

4. Start Redsn0w.exe

5. Browse for your firmware that you downloaded. (Make sure you have the correct firmware for your device) Then click next.

6. If you want to unlock your OG iPhone then check both Cydia and Unlock.  If you do not need to Unlock then only have Cydia checked and proceed to step 7.

6 a. If you are unlocking your iPhone then you need to browse for the 3.9 and 4.6 Bootloaders that you should have downloaded and saved.  Then click next.

7. Redsn0w will ask you to make sure your iPhone is powered off but you should have done that already.  If you didn’t follow the directions to do it now.

8. Once your iPhone is off, be prepared for step 8 because it starts quickly, then click next.

9. This is where you will put your iPhone into DFU mode.  Follow the instructions in order to achieve this.

10. If you correctly put your iPhone into DFU mode you will see that Redsn0w will begin the jailbreak process.  Let it do it’s thing, which should take about 5 minutes.  (Redsn0w crashed the first time I tried to jailbreak and left me with the “Running PwnApple” on my phone.  Don’t worry, just power off your phone again and start the process from the beginning.  It worked perfectly the 2nd time for me.)

Redsn0w gives you instructions through the entire process so you should not have any problems as long as you follow everything exactly.  If you have any problems please leave a comment so we can help.

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