Not surprisingly, reports are coming in from everywhere saying that several groups, including the famous iPhone Dev Team, have or are close to unlocking / jailbreaking the new iPhone 3G. The PwnageTool hacking tool is on its way, the iPhone Dev Team claims, also posting a video of the world's first jailbroken iPhone 3G running the team's software.

From the iPhone Dev Team's blog: "We are not holding back on a release to make a UI prettier, we are not working on drop-shadows, pretty UI elements or color-schemes, we know a fantastic graphic artist that just deals with this stuff for us, so we don't waste any time there, we are just making sure that everything is OK, everything is tested and everything is safe, also the posting of videos and blogging doesn't use any time as videos are taken in 'down time' when we are celebrating progress or a specific achievement (remember how we said this is a hobby and fun), video making, blogging and other public facing activities come second, the real work comes first," the team explains.

Assuring fans that the PwnageTool is just around the corner, the team adds: "We are almost there. Those bugs are being swatted. Please fasten your seat-belts [...] What you are seeing is the world's first jailbroken iPhone 3G running our own software." (the video is available below)

While jailbreaking the original iPhone made much more sense than hacking the new iPhone 3G (given the immediate availability of certain features like the App Store, MobileMe and MS ActiveSync without hacks), we will keep you posted with the latest news and updates regarding the iPhone Dev Team's progress.

Softpedia doesn't condone jailbreaking / hacking your iPhone / iPod touch or any other device. Using hacks may render your device unusable or may considerably reduce the quality of your experience using the respective, hacked device. If you choose to download and install the PwnageTool, you do it at your own risk.


World's 1st Jailbroken 3G Phone from iphonedev on Vimeo.