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You Can Now Install Your Own Custom Firmware on PlayStation 3

It was only a few days ago when we posted about how the PS3 was pwned for life. And now, KaKaRoTo has released some tools that will allow you to install your very own custom firmware on the PlayStation 3.

This seems to be the first step towards installing third-party applications and Linux, which was promised by the fail0verflow team. These tools should work with any PS3 firmware, including the latest one.

Update: Depending on your situation you may need to install the CFW PUP from the PS3 Recovery Menu. To do that, follow these steps:

Ensure the PS3UPDAT.PUP is in /PS3/UPDATE/ on your USB device.
Power down the PS3.
Now press and hold the power button, the system will startup and shutdown again.
Release the power button, then press & hold power again, you’ll hear one beep followed by two consecutive beeps.
Release power then follow the on-screen instructions. You’re now in the recovery menu.
Connect the USB device and select “System Update.”
Hope for the best.

Thanks for the tip, Carlos. Note: you can restore OFW using the above method too.

Update: KaKaRoTo has fixed the missing XMB menu items and also enabled is PS1/PS2 support for backward compatible models. So here are new PUPs for your flashing pleasure.

Download: PS3 CFW 3.41 | PS3 CFW 3.55

Congratulations to you, KaKaRoTo! Cheers!

Next Generation iPhone 5 Parts

A firm called GlobalDirectParts claims to have the parts of the next generation iPhone. They have uploaded a detailed video showcasing the parts of the next iPhone, which they are referring in the video as the iPhone 5.

The casing is still made from aluminum, and it has a micro-SIM card slot. This suggests that the device uses the GSM bands, or it could be a global CDMA phone for Verizon. Apart from that, there are some differences from the current generation iPhone 4, such as the new iPhone 5 has the black separation lines on different spots as can be seen in the images attached above and below.
To see it all for yourself, watch the video embedded below. At the beginning of the video, the company seems to have a fully assembled next-gen iPhone (at 0:23 to be exact). And at the end of the video, they say “More coming next week.” As always we will keep you updated. Stay tuned.

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Sony PlayStation 3 Is Now Pwned For Life As Geohot

A few days ago, a small group of German hackers called fail0verflow found an exploit that could completely open up the PlayStation 3 console. Dubbed as “epic PS3 security bypass”, they found the method to calculate the security keys, which is just a Sony signature that lets the PS3 know whether the application they’re trying to open is legit, or not.

Today, the infamous iPhone hacker George Hotz (or just Geohot) has released the PS3 Root Key publicly along with a message thanking the fail0verflow team. He also said, he doesn’t condone piracy, and “it’d be fun to be on the other side” with console makers, helping them in making their consoles more secure.

Now this root key is in the open, anyone can create their own applications, custom firmwares or even pirated ISOs and the PS3 will work with them without any problems. fail0verflow team has said that this exploit will make Linux run again on PS3 systems. This feature was previously removed by Sony, after Geohot claimed he had hacked the PS3.

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Facebook for iPad is out

Facebook hasn’t released any official client for iPad yet, this is probably because their CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg believes that iPad isn’t as mobile as our smartphones. This has surely given other developers the opportunity to create their own Facebook apps for iPad.

For example, ‘Friendly for Facebook’ is one of the most popular Facebook app for iPad.

Best of all, it is available for free. Follow the link below to download it right now!

Download Facepad – Facebook for iPad

Greenpois0n RC5, the iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak Will be Out Soon!

Greenpois0n RC5, the iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak for iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G, iPod Touch 4G, 3G and iPad will be out soon! p0sixninja, the dev behind Greenpois0n has confirmed in a tweet that Greenpois0n RC5 is right around the corner.

Unfortunately, for now, Greenpois0n RC5 will provide tethered jailbreak for latest devices like all other jailbreaks available to general public to date.

So, expect a tethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 withing few days from now. However an untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak tool will take some time because Chronic Dev-team has not yet worked on the exploit.
We will keep you posted as soon as a the Greenpois0n RC5 is out! Stay Tuned!

Fix Your iPhone Alarm Clock

After several attempts, we have solved the problem of the alarm
iPhone and iPad that after 2011 he stopped working because
we wrote:

Since the first day of this new year 2011, the iPhone alarm clock stopped working for many of us. A close look at the bug revealed that one time alarms were only affected and some tests gave the hope that the bug would vanish after January 3rd. A temporary work around to this problem is to use a recurring alarm instead of non-recurring.

A ‘Soft reset’ or a Reboot will make your iPhone or iPad dump it’s temporary stored files and automatically fix the alarm clock bug.

Have you been able to solve the problem after a reboot? Do a small test with a non-recurring alarm after a reboot and let us know in the Comments.

RedSn0w 0.9.6rc7 – One-click Tethered 4.2.1 Jailbreak

Dev-Team has just released RedSn0w 0.9.6rc7 with One-click boot option for tethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak devices. With RedSn0w 0.9.6rc7, there’s no need to select firmware files each time you need to boot your tethered jailbreak device.

Dev-Team explains: We’ve updated redsn0w to include “one-click” support for those of you running the tethered 4.2.1 jailbreak. Using command-line arguments, you can now bypass the screens you’d normally see as you use redsn0w to “Just boot tethered for now”.
The available command line arguments are:
-j to ask redsn0w to “Just boot now tethered for now”
-i to specify your reference IPSW
-o for old-bootrom iPod touch 2G and iPhone 3GS
-b to specify your own boot logo png
For example, redsn0w for Mac to do a tethered boot of an iPod touch 4G jailbroken at 4.2.1:
open ~/Desktop/redsn0w.app —args -j \ ~/Desktop/iPod4,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw
This assumes both redsn0w and the IPSW are on your OS X desktop, so modify as necessary! Included in the zip is an example script file that you can double click on to launch redsn0w like this (the Windows example assumes everything is in C:\). (Mac users: please remember to change the permissions of your custom *.command files to allow execution.)
This should help ease the pain of the tethered jailbreak until @comex comes up with a 4.2.1 untether (or for those of you with legit access to the 4.2b3 IPSW, until the “Jailbreak Monte” untether is out of beta)!

PLEASE UPGRADE TO iTunes 10.1 FOR BEST RESULTS
WINDOWS 7 USERS SHOULD RUN redsn0w IN “XP COMPATIBILITY” MODE
Make sure you’re using a USB 2.0 port

Download RedSn0w 0.9.6rc7

You can download RedSn0w 0.9.6rc7 from here:

Mac
Windows

Geohot’s Next Jailbreak for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad Rubyra1n

Not so long ago, we reported about Rubyra1n which could be Geohot’s next jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1. And now, MuscleNerd’s tweet which was posted a few days ago seems to support this claim.

Interestingly, whois records for both blackra1n and rubyra1n shares same record while whois record for limera1n is different. Geohot might have changed it after the discovery of limera1n.com domain (before its release) back in April 2010. Whois records also reveals that both limera1n.com and rubyra1n.com were registered on the same day, that is March 27th 2010 which makes it even more authentic. Though there is no confirmation about this by Geohot himself. Oh and yes, Geohot is not on Twitter. If you have been following someone on Twitter with word “geohot” in its alias, than it is most likely a fake profile and I suggest you un-follow all such profiles now.

New information on the next tool to jailbreak 4.3

We tried to ask his neighbor if Comex tool for untethered jailbreak wasreleased and made compatible with IOS 4.2.1 or preserved for use with thenext software update system device IOS, the likely firmware 4.3. Well, justas we requested, Comex has responded in a very clear and direct. Dependon the possible release of IOS 4.3.

This thus implied that the new tool is ready, but, to avoid problems withApple, Comex is stalling in order to assess the situation better. His newprogram almost certainly will use new hack (really valuable elements for the realization of a jailbreak untethered) and then the hacker wants to besure that his work is not undermined, within a few weeks, due to therelease of a new firmware update.

As soon as we will enter new information you will report updating them onthe current state of the jailbreak.

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Hello,

i found a methode, which let you preversing the iPhone4 Baseband Update!

1) Make sure sauriks server is in etc/hosts
2) Shift Click in iTunes "Update Firmware", choose your 4.2.1 FW.
3) When its done, you get Error "1013"
4) Open latest Tinyumbrella Version => Choose "KICK OUT OF RECOVERY"
5) Done, 4.2.1 with old baseband

2011 iPhone alarm clocks BUG

According to multiple users expressing their frustration through Twitter, come New Years 2011 (where ever you are) your iPhone alarm clock won’t function correctly. You may recall a similar bug in iOS when daylight savings time switched on but this is exactly the opposite. This New Year’s 2011 iPhone alarm clock bug shows its face to users without recurring alarms.

This means that anybody who sets an alarm just for tomorrow won’t be woken up by the iPhone’s built-in alarm clock application. To avoid this issue you need to set a recurring alarm by tapping repeat to select the days you want the alarm to go off on. Apple is yet to say anything and it is still unknown whether this is iOS 4.2.1 only or if it affects past system versions too. Be sure to tell everyone you know with iPhones!

Windows Phone 7 Marketplace App DRM Cracked [VIDEO]

Piracy is a major problem for smartphone apps. iPhone and Android applications are regularly cracked and distributed online. And now the first proof-of-concept hack for pirating Windows Phone 7 Marketplace apps has been created. The Windows Phone 7 hack seems particularly nefarious, as it enables the user to download and crack the applications directly from the Marketplace. It is frightening how easy it is for a pirate to crack applications on a Windows Phone 7 device.

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Refurbished iPhone 4 Deals Start at $79 From AT&T

iPhone 4 prices with a two-year contract just keep dropping, thanks to AT&T offering refurbished devices at steep discounts. For only $79, new subscribers can pick up an iPhone 4 16GB with a cosmetic blemish, while the same refurb in new condition goes for only $99.

iPhone 4 32GB models are going for $199 while the cosmetically blemished ones cost only $179. These deals save between $100 and $120 off normal prices. Even refurbished iPhone 3GS models have been slashed, with cosmetic blemish 8GB hardware going for only $19.

AT&T is also throwing in a new iPhone 4 case with the deal. The case featured is a VersaDUO shell described here:

The ultimate in versatility and stylish impact protection with this innovative snap on case. The VersaDUO comes with 3 interchangeable color plates (red, blue, and silver) making it easy to personalize your phone to match your style. Elegant design lines complement the smooth soft-touch finish of the phone.

There are taxes to pay and a $36 activation fee, plus the required iPhone data plans start at $15 per month. Still, for these low prices and a fully functioning iPhone better deals are hard to come by. Cosmetic blemishes are bound to happen anyway with every mobile device as it gets roughed up during normal usage.

Existing customers eligible for an upgrade can pick up refurbished (non-cosmetically blemished) iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 models at slightly higher prices. The iPhone 4 16GB goes for $149 and the 32GB model runs $249 which saves $50 off of normal prices with a new two-year agreement.

Refurbished iPhones are covered under at least a 90 day warranty. According to AT&T:

Refurbished phones are previously owned devices that have been unused or lightly used and returned during the 30-day trial period. Each refurbished phone is independently quality tested and loaded with the latest software to meet current factory standards.

New subscriber refurb deals are available online only, not in AT&T retail stores. Check the AT&T Wireless website for more details.

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iphone backgrounder

Backgrounder has been updated and now on Cydia you Store
find the version compatible with IOS 4.2.1. There has also been
also added other interesting features.
Backgrounder app that allows you to control much more effective applications that run in the background. In practice the user will be whether a given app will continue to work or if you prefer to be disabled once returned to the home screen.

Introduction

Backgrounder is a Mobile Substrate-based extension to iPhone/iPod Touch’s SpringBoard application launcher that allows applications to run in the background (applications are normally terminated upon suspension).

Usage

Enable backgrounding for an application
Backgrounding can be enabled via one of two methods:

Per-instance
To enable backgrounding for the currently-running instance of an application, press and hold the menu/home button until a message pops-up stating “Backgrounding Enabled”.

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Backboard: The app to create backups of the Home Screen [Cydia]

Backboard on Cydia is an application that allows you to create backups of this on the iPhone home screen.
Useful for those who use special topics and is frequently modified, with a backboard, you can create backup of the home screen, including: user settings, home screen layout, configuration MobileSubstrate, hidden applications, Webclips, backgrounds and folders.

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