New iPhone 3GS Jailbreak Software Purplera1n [Free Download]
Techlivez.com — ... George Hotz has said on his blog that he generally don’t make tools for general public but the Dev Team decision of waiting has made him to release "Purplera1n" Jailbreaking software for the iPhone 3GS OS 3.0 and it is available as a free download. ...

iPhone 3GS Unlocked with Purplera1n + UltraSn0w [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... was busy releasing purplera1n RC2. Amongst a variety of fixes, including less flakiness in the payload, RC2 adds support for more versions of Windows (Vista, Windows 7, International, and 64-bit). Sorry Mac folks, Hotz says an OS X version is coming shortly. ...

iPhone 3GS iPhone
PalmAddicts — ... [From JonG] iPhone 3GS jailbreak is not just available for the PC but is also now Mac compatible. "You asked for it, and we delivered. I'm not a mac coder, so AriX and westbaer stepped up to do it. Check out AriX's blog here. Download link on purplera1n.com, and thank AriX and westbaer next time you see them!" Read in full. ...

Teen hacker releases Windows and Mac jailbreaking programs for iPhone 3G S
VentureBeat — ... Hotz released software on Friday that works with Windows-based computers and the latest version of iTunes, as well as an iPhone 3G S running the latest iPhone 3.0 software. He talked about it in a blog post. ...

iPhone 3GS gets the jailbreak treatment, purplera1n ensues
Infinite Loop — ... For those of you who have been waiting for a jailbreak solution for your shiny new iPhone 3GS, the wait is over. iPhone hacker extraordinaire George Hotz was hard at work this weekend putting together release candidates for the newest incarnation of the iPhone. The project,  ...

Geo Hot Makes It Sn0w
The Iphone Spot — ... you clever reversers out there will see what it does, and see why it’s so pristine The payload is radically different from other varieties of sn0w. beta as usual, back up first. Be sure to have legit activated 3GS Disable 3G if you don’t have it(like T-Mobile). Add apt.geohot.com to Cydia Install com.geohot.purplesn0w Watch for success output in Cydia Reboot, and enjoy your unlocked iPhone via Geo Hots Blog

Download Free Unlock Software for iPhone 3GS: Purplesn0w [Unlocking iPhone 3GS]
Techlivez.com — ... then you should definitely give purplesn0w a try. George Hotz is claiming it be the first unlock application to be very close to a true unlock. ...

4 Easy Steps to a Better iPhone 3GS Unlock: Thanks, Purplesn0w!
ReadWriteWeb — ... (aka "geohot") recently made a name for himself when he released a software utility called purplera1n that gave Windows users the first usable iPhone 3GS jailbreak. The reason why this became such big news was not just because he had produced the first jailbreaking tool for the new iPhone, but because he had beaten the ...

Geo Hot Explains The Argument Himself and Chronic
The Iphone Spot — ... revealed the exploit that this will use. For apparently no purpose except to save face in front of their donators. Future reference, never donate until you have a product in hand and working. Look, as much as I fight with the dev team, they always have the community’s interests at heart, maybe even more so than me. But chronic just stomped all over what the community wants. Who can actually do something with the info they released? Well, you know, Apple. Via iphonejtag.blogspot.com/

GeoHot Preparing Blackra1n: The One To Jailbreak Them All
The Iphone Spot — ... . The release of BlackRa1n as he calls his program may come tonight or early tomorrow morning. Thanks to Geohot you will be able to jailbreak any idevice with a few clicks of a mouse, check out his blog here to get up to date news. Below is a picture of a jailbroken 3rd gen ipod touch running some of Geohot’s code. ...

blackra1n- jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2 [Coming Soon]
Binary Head — blackra1n is an upcoming iPhone jailbreak tool for iPhone OS 3.1 to be released soon by purplera1n developer Geohot. GeoHot has found an exploit to jailbreak all iPhones and iPod touches running OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.1.2. He has posted the jailbroken iPod Touch 3rd Generation screenshot on his blog.     Sometime back Apple released iPhone OS 3.1.2 to fix ...

Jailbreak iPod Touch OS 3.1.2 with blackra1n
ithinkdifferent — The jailbreak for iPod Touch OS 3.1.2 is finally here, and from none other than George Hotz who has been jailbreaking the iPhone since it was first launched. Called blackra1n, this Windows only jailbreak tool works for all iPhones ( 2G, 3G and 3GS ) as well as iPod Touch 2G and 3G. A word of caution though: Warning 3g and 3gs unlockers, do not upgrade to 3.1.2 using iTunes if you want to keep your unlock. Baseband cannot be downgraded. Check out the dev ...

Blackra1n jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2
iPhone Atlas — iPhone OS hacker, GeoHot, released Blackra1n this weekend, a new jailbreak utility for iPhone OS 3.1.2. The new utility, for Windows only, follows on the heels of Purplera1n and you can download it immediately. Windows users can use it to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2 on all iPhone and iPod Touch models regardless of the hardware generation. Using the application is simple just plug in your iPhone or iPod Touch using the standard USB sync cable and follow the instructions below. Difficulty level: Easy What you need: ...

Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone, iTouch, With Caveats
ChannelWeb Complete Feed — ... applications outside of Apple's App Store, which is the only place where Apple-sanctioned apps for the devices are available. With the jailbreak of an iPhone or iPod Touch, users can then download non-Apple-authorized applications from sites such as Cydia and Icy, which become visible on the device after the jailbreak is complete. With Blackra1n, a third option for apps called "Rock" also is visible. Blackra1n was released Sunday by Geohot on his iphonejtag blog . Geohot described Blackra1n as being able to jailbreak all OS 3.1.2 devices within 30 seconds. However, ...

How To: Jailbreak Your iPhone/iPod Touch Using Blackra1n
Cult of Mac — How To: Jailbreak Your iPhone/iPod Touch Using Blackra1n 12:35 pm, October 14th, 2009, Sayam Aggarwal blackran1n-mac-0 George Hotz a.k.a GeoHot has released the Mac version of blackra1n , his 1-click jailbreak solution. Just like the Windows version, it is pretty easy to use and worked perfectly with my iPod Touch 2G and iPhone 3G. Besides the tool, there’s a blackra1n application that gets automatically installed on the iPhone after jailbreak, which gives you option to install Cydia and some other alternatives like RockYourPhone and Icy. Here’s see how it works. ...

Blackra1n RC2 supports tethered 3GS jailbreak
iPhone Atlas — iPhone OS hacker, GeoHot, released Blackra1n RC2 today, an updated jailbreak utility for the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch. ...

blackra1n RC2 now available to jailbreak new (OTB) iPhone 3GS
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... The jailbreak is possible (using blackra1n RC2), but it’s decidedly more of a hassle. But, then again, how many times do you reboot your iPhone? Note: if you already jailbroke your iPhone 3GS using blackra1n RC1 (the initial release), there’s no need to run RC2. Also, if you would rather wait for the iPhone Dev Team to build the tethered jailbreak option into PwnageTool, sit tight, they’re working on it. [Via: iphonejtag] Related News from IntoMobile: Blackra1n jailbreaks iPhone ...

iPhone OS 3.1.2 unlock arrives November 4th
iPhone Atlas — ... iPhone OS hacker, GeoHot, has announced the successful creation of an iPhone unlock for the iPhone OS 3.1.2 baseband. The new app called, Blacksn0w, will allow iPhone users to use their phone on non-Apple sanctioned carriers. ...

Geohot Declines $10,000 Reward for Unlocking Baseband 05.11.07
iPhoneHeat — ... for 05.11.07 People buy them, and are told the unlock is in development, and the release date is unknown. Imagine you bought a cup of coffee and were told it’s in development? Recently, many of these sites sent out e-mails saying they made major breakthroughs and the unlock will be ready 11/04/09. Coincidence that that’s the release date of blacksn0w? Geohot has asked users to help him in getting the truth out. The iPhone unlock is free. “Let’s shut all these assholes down” via [ GeoHot's Blog ] ...

GeoHot Declines $10,000 for BlackSn0w iPhone Unlock
iPhone Download Blog — ... This morning, GeoHot wrote a blog post in which he explains why he declined the $10,000 and why it’s important you should never have to pay for a jailbreak or an unlock: ...

PSA from Geohot – iPhone unlock coming
Gear Diary — ... George Hotz, aka Geohot, the iPhone developer responsible for bringing you the blackra1n jailreaking tool has issued a public service announcement. ...

blackra1n RC 3 coming soon with support for iPhone unlocking ( blacksn0w )
ithinkdifferent — blackra1n, the jailbreaking tool by George Hotz is getting it’s biggest update to date ( blackra1n RC 2 was released a week ago ). George Hotz has finally managed to unlock the iPhone 3G and 3GS running the 05.11.07 baseband that came with the latest iPhone OS update. This has disabled unlocking / hacktivation for a huge number of people but not for long, as the update to blackra1n, version RC 3 will be released on 4th of November with blacksn0w ( blacksn0w is the name of the unlock for 05.11.07 baseband ...

GeoHot on Where NOT To Go for Your iPhone Jailbreaks & Unlocks
Just Another iPhone Blog — ... is due to be releasing an unlock tool for the latest iPhone models / basebands later this week, called BlackSn0w.  Along with his announcements on this upcoming tool, he has also provided a timely reminder for everyone looking for iPhone jailbreak and unlock solutions – on where you should and should not go to find those. The short story is that he feels there are two legit places to find your jailbreak and unlock tools – Geohot himself and the iPhone ...

Blacksn0w Bumped to Today
EverythingiCafe — ... To those of you chafing under the yoke of AT&T, good news! Blacksn0w worked so well, its release has been brought forward by a day. At Noon EST/5pm GMT, geohot will release the software, which will unlock baseband 5.11.07 and official tethering. Blackra1n will get updated to RC3  with hacktivation support, 15 second speed improvement, Tiger+PPC support, and installation of the latest blackra1n.app. So, in just under three hours, you’ll be able to use whichever service provider you want, and have proper tethering to boot. Check back to the ...

Blacksn0w Unlock (05.11.07 Baseband) and Blackra1n Jailbreak for iPhone How-to Guide
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone — ... Also, if you jailbroke used the pwnage tool or deleted "blackra1n.app," from your iPhone, blacksn0w will be added to Cydia, and instructions will be posted on Geohot's blog (and subsequently posted here). ...

Blacksn0w is out, unlocks iPhone running v3.1.2 firmware and latest baseband
Tech Ticker — ... - Download the app as per your OS - Connect your iPhone and run the app to “make it ra1n” - Phone will reboot and run the blackra1n.app that will be on the screen - Install blacksn0w and feel liberated! For existing blackra1n users: - Run blackra1n.app - Icy will be replaced with “ra1n” - Run it and it will upgrade the app - After that run blackra1n.app again - Blacksn0w will appear and run it. Voila! BlackSn0w [Via iPhonejtag] Share on: ...

blacksn0w is live now – also available on Cydia
ithinkdifferent — blacksn0w, the free unlock for iPhone 3G/3GS with baseband 05.11.07 has just gone live. It can be downloaded form blackra1n. blackra1n RC3 has also gone live with the release and is now Tiger + PPC compatible for the Mac OS X version. Check out our helpful guides on unlocking and jailbreaking using blackra1n RC3: Guide: how to hacktivate iPhone OS 3.1.2 with blacksn0w How to jailbreak iPod Touch and iPhone 3G/3GS OS 3.1.2 with blackra1n RC3 ...

Blacksn0w App Now Ready, Eager to Unlock Your iPhone 3G and 3GSes [IPhone]
Gizmodo — ... must download Cydia's "On File" system in case Apple blocks more exploits in future updates. It's still safe to run the tool, but keep in mind that Apple can—and probably will—patch the core exploit used by Blacksn0w, rendering your unlock useless, or worse. Running On File will ensure you can downgrade in the future, so you don't lose whatever precarious carrier/plan/phone arrangement you've so fallen in love with. Mac and PC downloads are available here. [GeoHot via iPhoneOS3] ...

How To: Jailbreak and Unlock Your iPhone / iPod Touch Using Blackra1n
Cult of Mac — ... 2:27 pm, November 3rd, 2009, Sayam Aggarwal blacksn0w+blackra1n-0 George Hotz a.k.a GeoHot has released blackra1n RC3, which is an update to a 1-click jailbreak that adds activation options and ...

Blacksn0w unlocks iPhone OS 3.1.2 and baseband 05.11.07
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Geohot suggests that you update to a fresh copy of iPhone OS 3.1.2 directly from Apple before performing his unlock. He has all the instructions available on his site. ...

Unlock your factory fresh iPhone 3GS with ‘blacksn0w’ (OS 3.1.2 and baseband 05.11 friendly)!
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Enjoy your unlocked iPhone! (remember to disable “3G Data” if you’re on T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) USA) You’ll notice that “Cydia” is now installed on your homescreen. This is your jailbreak appstore, it’s your new best friend. Note: If you want to remove the “ra1n” app, simply fire up the app again and select the “Uninstall blackra1n” option [Via: geohot] Related News from IntoMobile: iPhone Dev Team ...

Hacker cracks latest iPhone OS, Apple starts looking for iPhone security manager
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... We’re not sure if Apple is looking for someone new to fill the position, or if Apple wants to replace the current iPhone OS Platform Security Manager. In either case, it’s pretty clear that the iPhone maker wants to make sure that hackers like George “geohot” Hotz and the iPhone Dev Team aren’t able to keep cracking the iPhone. ...

Hiring a new sheriff: Apple clamping down on jailbreaking to soothe corporate angst?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... With the latest jailbreaking code, blacksn0w, now available for Geohot's blackra1n utility, iPhone owners who want to free their favorite smartphone from the constraints of the App Store and the AT&T network may do so. But a ...