Celeris, the company behind the best known pool game out there, has released a version of Virtual Pool for the iPhone and iPod touch. Touted as “one of the best looking and playing VPM versions yet,” Virtual Pool Mobile gives the expression “ball on” a whole-new meaning on the iPhone, with superb 3D graphics, realistic physics, great controls, and endless re-playability. Having played Celeris’ Virtual Pool as a kid on my 233MHz computer, and seeing what the iPhone was capable of, I knew that a port wasn’t far off. I was extremely pleased not only to find that Celeris had indeed confirmed my expectations ... [read more >>] Chinese wholesale and dropship company China Ontrade claims to have received parts that will make up the 2010 iPhone model. The company was the first to start supplying iPhone 3GS parts directly from factory, and was accurate in predicting the phone’s existence before it had been introduced. A wholesale and dropship company located in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China, ChinaOntrade.com is headquartered right next to Hong Kong. Established in 2008, ChinaOntrade.com was one of the first companies to offer electronics dropshipping directly from the Mainland China market. The company is now claiming that the iPhone midboard pictured left bel... [read more >>] iPhone Dev Team leader MuscleNerd has issued a series of tweets notifying iPhone users of the existence of new hacks. First, 9to5mac reports, there is a baseband hack called whiterat that allows 2G iPhones to send and receive photo MMS. Another baseband hack reportedly re-enables tethering on the most recent iPhone OS version – 3.1.2. The iPhone Dev Team is best known for its PwnageTool jailbreak & unlock solution for iPhone and iPod touch. The "whiterat" baseband hack allegedly unlocks the baseband of first-generation iPhones for sending and receiving multimedia messages (MMS), a feature reserved by Apple for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G... [read more >>] A new BootROM called iBoot-359.3.2 has been spotted in new iPhone 3GS units, according to MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team. The BootROM is resistant to the 24kpwn exploit currently used to jailbreak the iPhone and iPod touch. Softpedia doesn’t condone jailbreaking. Via an iClarified report, a tipster provides evidence of the new BootROM via a screenshot, with the site reporting that, “Apple is now shipping the iPhone 3GS with a new Bootrom that is not vulnerable to the 24kpwn exploit.” According to the piece, the iBoot-359.3.2 started shipping last week, while “MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev-Team has confirmed that... [read more >>] In what was very fast acting on behalf of the infamous iPhone Dev Team, PwnageTool 3.1.4 is now available for download. The tool can now jailbreak, as well as unlock devices for use under iPhone OS 3.1.2. However, the team notes that, while some devices can be jailbroken and unlocked out of the box, others must already be jailbroken in order to use the tool with IPSW 3.1.2. “Here are some details on our latest version of PwnageTool 3.1.4 for Mac OS X which supports the 3.1.2 release of the iPhone software for iPhone 2G/3G/3GS and iPod Touch 1G/2G,” the latest iPhone Dev Team update reads. “If you’re already jailbrok... [read more >>] Earlier this year, video-game publishing label Electronic Arts confirmed that work had commenced on Command & Conquer: Red Alert for iPhone and iPod touch. The game seems to be coming along, with EA now offering a sneak peek at its visuals, gameplay style and other elements that fanatics will surely spot in the recently released screenshots. A ShackNews report delivers not only the screenshots in question, but also claims to have learned of a release window, as well as other details. According to the site, Command & Conquer: Red Alert for iPhone and iPod touch is set to arrive in the iTunes App Store later this month. “We don't... [read more >>] Following the release of blackra1n by geohot, a guy going by the screen name of emac2299 posted a video tutorial explaining how to use the jailbreak tool with a Windows computer and any iPhone or iPod touch model. blackra1n is the first tool that can effectively jailbreak iPhone OS version 3.1.2 and it is available only for Windows at the moment. The guide in question is filled with information regarding the risks (for ‘unlocked’ users) of updating to iPhone OS 3.1.2 directly via iTunes, as well as information regarding device compatibility with blackra1n. Speaking of which, according to the tutorial, your device must already ... [read more >>] Not long after the iPhone Dev Team updated its PwnageTool jailbreak app to support more iPhone and iPod touch devices under iPhone OS 3.1 (3.1.1 on iPod touch), blogger geohot announced a working jailbreak solution for the latest iPhone firmware – version 3.1.2. While PwnageTool 3.1.3 only supports iPhone OS 3.1 and doesn’t jailbreak third-generation iPod touches, geohot’s blackra1n can effectively jailbreak any device in 30 seconds, according to its maker. Softpedia does not condone jailbreaking. “blackra1n is a 30 second ALL device 3.1.2 jailbreak,” geohot explains on his blog. “Even the ipt3, but the ... [read more >>] Reports have revealed that a hacker has been able to produce a jailbreak tool for iPhone OS 3.1.2, the latest software update for iPhone and iPod touch users from Apple. The tool – blackra1n – can effectively jailbreak any iPhone or iPod touch device, but does not unlock iPhones for use with non-supported carriers. Softpedia doesn’t encourage jailbreaking. An update on the iPhone Dev Team’s blog revealed last week that users enjoying the benefits of a jailbroken / unlocked iPhone should not update to OS 3.1.2. The team warned that the PwnageTool and redsn0w were not yet compatible with 3.1.2 (the situation remaining... [read more >>] The infamous team of hackers developing the PwnageTool application for the purpose of jailbreaking and unlocking iPhones has posted an update on its blog signaling that yesterday’s OS 3.1.2 is not supported by PwnageTool 3.1.3. For those who enjoy the benefits of a jailbroken / unlocked iPhone, updating via iTunes is not recommended, the team says. The post in question, using capital and bolded characters here and there, signals that the 3.1.2 update via iTunes is a serious business. WARNING! At 10.20AM PDT on October 8th 2009 Apple released the 3.1.2 version (7D11) of the iPhoneOS. If you care about your jailbreak and unlock, don&... [read more >>] | 
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