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One-step, "true" jailbreak/unlock for iPhone 1.1.3 released [updated]

Developer Zibri has posted a package for both Mac OS X and Windows that claims to jailbreak, activate and unlock all iPhones running software/firmware 1.1.3 (including out-of-the-box [OTB]) devices. The package uses the "true" jailbreak method that the iPhone dev team was attempting to keep secret until the release of Apple's official SDK rather than the previously divulged "soft-upgrade" method. Jailbreaking provides read/write iPhone filesystem access, allowing installation of unofficial third-party applications.

The jailbreak method includes incomplete instructions, however. Here's what you need to do to make it work:

[UPDATE: … Read more

Navizon for iPhone gets live location tracking

One-upping the Location feature offered by Google Maps in iPhone software/firmware 1.1.3, the unofficial third-party application Navizon now includes a feature called "moving mode" that will update your location every 10 seconds, providing an even closer emulation of real GPS units. In the words of the developer "That way, you don't have to keep pressing on the 'LocateMe' button like a maniac." Navizon is a GPS-like tool that (like 1.1.3's Location feature) uses cell tower and WiFi triangulation to estimate user location.

The new release of Navizon also overlays … Read more

Listen to iPhone-stored music on your Mac

With iTunes 7.6, you can now manually manage music on your iPhone. You can't, however, listen to music stored on your iPhone on your computer. A new release of ecamm's iPhoneDrive makes that possible -- if you're on a Mac.

iPhoneDrive a tool created for storing files on the iPhone as if it were a removable drive, much like the iPod's disk mode function (which is missing, by default, from the iPhone). It can copy music and other media to or from the iPhone or iPod Touch.

Version 1.4 allows you to play music … Read more

Password auto-filling for Safari on iPhone

Allowing Safari on the iPhone to remember login/password information, Agile Web Solutions has released an updated version of its Mac-only tool 1Password that sends a bookmarklet containing login/password data to the iPhone. Bookmarklets collectively represent a method for storing an entire set of HTML in a bookmark on the iPhone (in effect allowing 'Web apps' to live locally on the device) by utilizing the data: URL.

The new version of 1Passwordd syncs from login/password data from a Mac to an iPhone or iPod Touch ability to sync to iPhone/iTouch which will store all login information as … Read more

Campfire, "business chat" tool, now iPhone-optimized

Campfire has long been one of the most useful Web-based applications. Described as a "business chat" tool, Campfire lets you set up password protected chatrooms where users can share files, see live image previews, look at old transcripts and, of course, chat.

The Web app is now iPhone-optimized, carrying much of the same functionality as its desktop flavor, minus the ability to transfer some of the same files.

If you already have a Campfire site, just visit it with Safari on the iPhone and you'll automatically see the iPhone optimized version. Otherwise, sign up for Campfire here. … Read more

Warning: Current iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak may prevent official third party apps

UPDATE: We now have complete instructions for the official dev team jailbreak, which does not disable Nikita (Apple's application signing system).

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You might want to think twice about applying the current iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak "soft-update" (Mac or Windows) that was released (but not solely developed) by "Nate True." We've received word that the method may prevent installation of official third-party applications that will be created by the forthcoming iPhone SDK (software development kit) from Apple. The reason: this jailbreak method breaks "Nikita," a component that is responsible for installing … Read more

iPhone application development book debuts

Although Apple has yet to release an official SDK (software development kit) for the iPhone, developers have already become proficient at creating native applications for the device using an unofficial toolchain. Presumably many these applications, some of which hold significant value, will be easily transferrable or natively compatible with Apple's official distribution/development scheme. In fact, Apple hired the creator of the first unofficial SDK.

As such, one of the most noted iPhone developers, Jonathan Zdziarski, has written and released a new book dubbed "iPhone Open Application Development" that will be published by O'Reilly. His description: … Read more

iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak to be released "tonight or tomorrow"

We've received word that the a software-based jailbreak method for iPhone software/firmware 1.1.3 (enabling the installation of unofficial third-party applications) could be released as early as tonight or tomorrow. We previously reported on the existence of a hardware-based method and two software-based methods, one more straightforward than the other.

iPhone Atlas has now learned that one closely guarded, software-based jailbreak method will be reserved for release after Apple ships the official iPhone SDK, which the company is due to discuss (but not necessarily ship) sometime in February. The other method will be released much sooner. Both … Read more

Google hones its iPhone sites, again; offline iPhone apps coming?

Google has once again revised its Web-based tools -- including Picasa, general search, Gmail, Reader, Calendar, and iGoogle -- for the iPhone. Navigating to google.com on an iPhone will lead you to google.com/m, a portal for access to all the tools. Among the enhancements, per Google's official announcement:

Improved UI: "The applications look and feel slicker, and they are easier to activate, navigate and use via a touch-screen." Customization of default tabs: "Now Google users can have easy access to their favorite applications by customizing the applications that appear on the Google.com … Read more