Some Hours ago I only wrote that we’ll soon see GeoHot coming out with Blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 Baseband 05.11.07 and he has finally done it today! He had been working for a while to find an exploit to come up with Blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 and looks like he has finally found it.

Blacksn0w will be released along blackra1n on November 4 which will work on both the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS with 05.11.07 baseband.

The video below clearly shows GeoHot running an unsupported carrier SIM on the iPhone which is on 05.11.07 baseband.

On every blog I saw lots of complaints regarding problems when unlocking iPhone 3G running firmware 3.1 with ultrasn0w. iPhone 3G users who have upgraded to 3.1 stock from iTunes will get this problem because of the 05.11.07 baseband, which makes it impossible to unlock it with ultrasn0w. The current version of ultrasn0w can only unlock iPhone 3G on firmware 3.1 with older baseband version i.e. 04.26.08. Fortunately, there is a way to downgrade your baseband to 04.26.08 on your iPhone 3G so that you can unlock it with ultrasn0w on firmware 3.1. Here’s step by step instructions:

Step 1: To downgrade your baseband from 05.11.07 to 04.26.08, you must first jailbreak your iPhone 3G running firmware 3.1 by following the step-by-step guide posted here ( for 2g and for 3g)

Step 2: After you have jailbroken your iPhone, Go to “Cydia” on your iPhone and Search for “Fuzzyband” and then install this application.

Step 3: Start “Fuzzyband” app and touch on “Downgrade” button to downgrade your Baseband from 05.11.07 to 04.26.08.

Step 4: You should now be able to perfectly unlock your iPhone 3G using the latest version of ultrasn0w .

NOTE: Downgrading of baseband will only work on phones that have the 05.08 (5.8) Bootloader from the factory. If you do not know your bootloader then you can run Fuzzyband and it will report the version number for you.

via Redmond Pie

Good news for them who recently upgraded to iPhone 3.1.x firmware from iTunes! George Hotz (aka geohot) has confirmed in his blog post today that he is working on a tool dubbed blacksn0w, which will ultimately unlock 05.11.07 baseband (modem firmware) on iPhone 3G/3GS running iPhone 3.1.x firmware. He hasn’t given any ETA (estimated time of arrival) for it yet, but judging him from his past work, we can safely assume that it could be out in a few weeks time.

Here is a proof of concept screenshot which shows that he has managed to successfully run arbitrary code on the 05.11.07 baseband.

For those of you who don’t know, geohot is the guy who first unlocked the original iPhone in 2007, and then later he was the first one to provide all-in-one jailbreak solution for iPhone 3.1.2 firmware through his infamous tool, named blackra1n.

If your phone is on 05.11.07 baseband with 05.08 (5.8) Bootloader from factory, then follow our guide here to downgrade your baseband from 05.11.07 to 04.26.08 in order to jailbreak and unlock it on iPhone 3.1.2 firmware.

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iTunes 9.0.1 was updated on September 23^rd. Almost after one month Apple has once again updated iTunes with latest version i.e iTunes 9.0.2. iTunes 9.0.2 is available for both Mac & Windows. iTunes 9.0.2 has got support for the new Apple TV software version 3.0.

iTunes 9.0.2 has got fresh new look to both the iTunes software and store, option to choose individual artists, genres, TV shows and Podcasts when syncing, and various other bug fixes.

Features of iTunes 9.0.2

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

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. 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.

Download iTunes 9.0.2

Download iTunes 9.0.2 for Windows.

Download iTunes 9.0.2 for Windows (64-bit).

Download iTunes 9.0.2 for Mac.

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In this post I am posting 14 Best iphone applications of this year ( 2009 ) such as- Photoshop, Tweetdeck, Skype, Tweetie, Rockband….

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50+ iphone Applications for 3G / 3GS

Photoshop
This app bears almost no resemblance to the Photoshop we all know and steal love. That’s fine though, because it’s a serviceable photo-editing (on the iPhone, this means filters, cropping, and a few other tricks) app that is free, unlike virtually all of its competition.

Textfree Unlimited
Currently the best alternative to high SMS plan costs, offering free text messaging using Push Notification.

TweetDeck
Our new, favorite Twitter client that takes advantage of the same layout as its desktop counterpart – multiple columns, separation of user groups, and more. (Similar: Tweetie, Twinkle, TwitterFON)

QuickOffice
Edit Word and Excel documents on the go.

Skype
Superb quality Skype-to-Skype over WiFi using the Skype application. Finally be free of your computer and microphone to make those long distance calls. (Similar: Truphone)

Pocket God
Well done, episodic content based on a simple toy of dealing with your islanders. Fun to show off to friends and receive new updates.

Flight Control
Elegantly simple and highly addictive game. You direct various planes to different landing strips, all the while trying to avoid collisions. Updated with Bluetooth device co-op.

Beejive IM 3.0
We mentioned this on last year’s roundup, but it deems reiteration. So far, the best multi-IM service client on the iPhone, now with Push Notification. AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, and more.

Cell Minute Tracker
We prefer Cell Minute Tracker to AT&T’s minute tracker any day. Much simpler, easy to navigate and much faster.

Print and Share
Print files, emails, web pages, contacts, images and even snapshots direct from your camera, straight to your home printer. Simple setup and works perfectly.

Bento
Create simple databases to store information about every aspect of your life.

MotionX Drive GPS
It’s not brand-new, but it’s too good a value not to mention here. $3 a month, or 25 per year is amazing for a turn-by-turn nav app.

Rock Band
Another long-overdue addition to the store, Rock Band, the app, is kind of a jerk: While it was taking foreeever to show up, companies like Tapulous stepped in an made decent rhythm games to fill the void. Now that it’s here, and it looks great—multiple instruments, a decent song list—it’s going to poop on everyone else’s party. It’ll be here in a few weeks, price TBD.

Tweetie
Few people like Twitter as much as Matt, and Matt likes few things as much as Tweetie 2: The $3 app is described as the most polished Twitter app yet, oozing slickness with every swipe. Yet, it’s exploding with new features, and still really fast.

I am here presenting the list of Top 10 Best iPhone Games and ipod Touch. This List contain games for ipod touch and iphone. Hope you will enjoy the list . Check out the List Below

Real Racing
Standard track based racing game, but has the best graphics on an iPhone game to-date. Worth it alone to see what the iPhone is capable of.

Sims 3
Slightly watered down Sims 3, but still an excellent version on the go. Fantastic graphics and runs well.

My Brute
Create a fighter and compete in daily arena matches. Very simplistic, but highly addicting and will bring you back daily.

Mecho Wars
Advanced Wars for your iPhone and iPod Touch, enough said. Interesting art style and background story.

Zenonia
The first fully featured traditional 2D action RPG for your iPhone and iPod Touch.

Peggle
The time sucking, simple Pachinko style casual PC game from PopCap ported to your device.

Marble Blast Mobile
Another PC game port where you roll your marble through various levels, filled with obstacles and hazards.
http://www.appvee.com/t/iphone-app-review-marble-blast-mobile

Myst
Do we even need to explain this one?

Merlin’s Legacy
An original IP based around two dueling wizards, battling for control across a 2D side-scrolling field. Interesting game mechanic based on spells and timing.

Assassin’s Creed
A smaller version of Assassin’s Creed on your iPhone and iPod Touch. Plays rather smoothly and provides solid entertainment.

Oregon Trail
The classic Oregon Trail, updated with fantastic graphics and animation. Will keep you entertained just like when you were in school. Try not to die of dysentery.

Rolando 2
The sequel to the popular game of rolling little Rolandos around to save the kingdom. Your hands may cramp from hours of play.

There is now a Photoshop app for the iPhone / iPod Touch and it’s called… Photoshop.com Mobile. The best part? It’s free! Free Photoshop?? For the iPhone?? Well, don’t go expecting a full version of Photoshop on your iPhone, it’s a relatively limited and simple image editor, but for quick photo edits on the go, it works just fine and has a nice clean interface. I imagine over time the functionality will increase and I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a feature rich paid option either, but until then here’s what you’ll get with the free iPhone version of Photoshop Mobile:

Image editing features of iPhone Photoshop include:
* Crop, Rotate, Flip
* Adjust Exposure, Saturation, Tint, Black & White
* Simple Filters including Sketch & Soft Focus
* Effects include: Vibrant, Pop (Andy Warhol style), Border, Vignette Blur, Warm Vintage, Rainbow, White Glow, Soft Black & White

There are some additional publishing features so that you can easily share and upload images to Photoshop.com after you have signed up for an account, but you’ll need to sign up for that login outside of the app itself which is kind of annoying. Instead of signing up for yet another photo sharing service, I’ll just stick to saving images to my iPhone Photo Gallery so I can share them myself via Flickr or Facebook.

I’ve been playing around with Photoshop on my iPhone 3G and it’s not the quickest app in the world (a friend with an iPhone 3GS reports it’s a lot faster on the 3GS model) but it definitely does what it advertises, and it’s more than adequate for the simple functions it includes.

It’s definitely nice to finally have Photoshop on the iPhone, although I’m not sure if this app warrants the “Adobe Photoshop” name, but it’s certainly a step in the right direction!

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GeoHot was the first one to jailbreak and yet again, he was again the first one to come out with the jailbreak app for the iPhone OS 3.1.2. blackra1n RC2 has just been released and it fixes all the issues that you might come across while jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch with blackra1n RC1. blackra1n RC2 is now available for download from the official site. It let’s you jailbreak iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch, iPod Touch 2G and iPod Touch 3G – In other words, all devices running the iPhone OS 3.1.2.

Updates

Fixed 3G issues
Tethered jailbreak for 3.1 OOTB ipt 8GB and new 3GSes
Fixed Icy issues
Available for both Windows and mac

You can download blackra1n RC2 from the official website

iPhone 2G supports MMS using cellular data over GPRS/EDGE, though Apple never enabled this in any of the firmware. This guide will show how you can enable MMS on iPhone 2G Firmware 3.1.2 or any other version.
Pre-requisites: Make sure your iPhone is jailbroken and Cydia is installed. [ Learn how to jailbreak iPhone 3.1.2 ]

Step 1. Add Cydia source http://cydia.ifoneguide.nl if it isn’t already added.

Step 2. Search for Native MMS iPhone 2G and install it mms on iphone 2g

Step 3. Restart your iPhone. You should now have MMS features. Navigate to your Messaging app, and camera button will appear. To start sending MMS, you will have to set your carrier settings for MMS in:
Settings –> General –> Network –> Cellular Data Network

That’s all, you are Done!

Today, BlackRa1n is LIVE and as we promised, we are among the first ones to publish this tutorial on How to Jailbreak iPhone 3.1.2. Thanks to the geohot, a kid made it possible which took Dev Team to figure out in longer time.

Blackra1n tool can jailbreak (but not unlock) all iPhone’s — iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 2G , 3G. Blackra1n is currently known to be an universal jailbreak for all firmwares. Curret release is Windows only, a Mac version of this app is expected sometime soon.

IMPORTANT: iPhone 3G and 3GS: DO NOT upgrade to iPhone 3.1.2 yet. if you want to keep your unlock. Upgrading will result in modification of the baseband which will make it almost impossible for you to unlock. Wait for an Unlock.

Download blackra1n for Windows
Download iTunes 9 or higher
Download iPhone OS 3.1.2 for iPhone

Here we go:

Step 1:Update/Restore to the firmware 3.1.2 by holding SHIFT + clicking Update/Restore on iTunes, and locate the .ipsw firmware file that you downloaded. Let iTunes complete it’s job.

Step 2: Run blackra1n.exe. If you are on Windows 7 or Vista, run the app as admin– Right click and selecting Run as Administrator. Also make sure that you run in XP compatibility mode — Right click -> properties “Windows XP Compatibility”. If you don’t do this, you might encounter some iTunes errors. Now, Click make it ra1n

This will take like 30 seconds or max 1 minute, wait for the iPhone to reboot.

Step 3: Your phone is jailbroken, but there is one more thing. In your springboard, you would see a new icon “blackra1n”. Open “blackra1n”, Select Cydia, Icy and install them

Now springboard will restart and wohoo, you have fully Jailbroken iPhone 3.1.2. Reboot to make Cydia work properly.