No sooner then we write an article on how good the encryption is on the new iPhone 3GS (iPhone 3GS Security is Top Notch), Wired.com sets to prove us wrong.  According to Jonathan Zdziarski the 3GS encryption can be cracked in 2 minutes and the entire image of the iphone can be ripped in 45 minutes. 2 MINUTES?? I guess I'll wait for the youtube video to verify that statement. “It is kind of lik... more.

Certain iPhone users will appreciate the release of ultrasn0w version 0.9 from the dev team.  This update appears to have eliminated most of the prior issues some users were reporting.  The dev team also provided a few tips of the more common questions, below are a few: Unusual battery depletion is almost always caused by people choosing to “Restore from backup”instead of “Setup as n... more.

According to a report from DigiTimes, Apple have ordered 100 million 1GB NAND Flash chips to be used in a new next-gen iPhone model expected in June. Apple has reportedly placed orders for 100 million 8Gb NAND flash chips mostly with Samsung Electronics, which is likely to cause a supply shortage, according to sources at downstream suppliers. Nokia and Sony recently also began building their NAND... more.

The iPhone Dev-Team have finally managed it - they've successfully unlocked the iPhone 3G. The hack isn't yet available (December 31st seems to be the planned release date), and will require a baseband of 2.11.07 or earlier. The Dev-Team are currently working on a nice little QuickPwn style application to make the hack as user-friendly as possible. We have been working hard on a few other thin... more.

You may have noticed that iPhone syncing with firmware 2.0 does tend to take a very long time, this is partly down to the automatic iPhone backup process. The process enables iTunes to take a complete snapshot of the iPhone applications you have installed along with the application documents and library data. If you are desperate for a solution to cut the waiting time then the only real opti... more.

According to a new update from the guys over at the RiP Dev Blog we can expect an updated of their Installer.app tool very shortly. The upcoming version will be Installer 4 and will feature a new interface along with improved functionality, the team announced: “will be contacting the authors of the major repositories in a few days to invite them into the testing process and to prepare for ... more.

The iPhone Dev Team recently unveiled the release of their Windows tool, WinPwn 2.0. The WinPwn tool allows users to Jailbreak their 3G iPhone devices, however the initial release of the tool had an issue which caused the Ipwner component to crash. The new version, WinPwn 2.0.0.3 is now available and contains a number of fixes for that and other issues. Jailbreaking your iPhone 3G will give ... more.

A recent firmware beta update that was seeded to iPhone developers has been reportedly 'pwned' by the iPhone Dev Team within some 24 hours of it's release. The team successfully managed to unlock the new firmware and install 3rd party apps. According to the Dev Team, "Apple will not really be able to patch it this time." Gizmodo have a plethora of photo evidence showing screenshots of the i... more.