iPhone 4 Jailbreak with JailbreakMe 2.0 [How To]

From: http://www.crispytech.com/

The anticipated iPhone 4 jailbreak has been released as JailbreakMe 2.0. The wait is finally over and iPhone 4 can be jailbroken on iOS 4.0 or iOS 4.0.1. JailbreakMe is actually all in one solution for iPhone 4 3GS 3GS and iPod Touch 3G 2G along with iPad. Any iPhone on 4.0 or 4.0.1 iOS can be jailbroken using JailbreakMe 2.0. Any iPod Touch 4.0 can be jailbroken untethered irrespective of MC Models while iPad 3.2.1 jailbreak is also possible.

Caution: It is recommended to synchronize and backup your data using iTunes before employing JailbreakMe 2.0. After you have successfully executed JailbreakMe 2.0, you should save SHSH Blobs to avoid future loss in case you update to a new firmware.

The following tutorial will aid you to carry out iPhone 4 Jailbreak with JailbreakMe 2.0.

Function 1: There are two possible firmware that are installed on iPhone 4 either iOS4 or iOS 4.0.1. JailbreakMe 2.0s both iOS4 and iOS 4.0.1.

Function 2: Visit JailbreakMe.com on your iPhone 4.

Function 3: Follow the instructions on website for iPhone 4 Jailbreak.

Function 4: Let JailbreakMe 2.0 do the assigned duty and wait till it flaunts a message of Success.

Function 5: Gosh! You have a jailbroken iPhone 4 running on iOS4 or iOS 4.0.1.

For Unlockers: Bear in mind that JailbreakMe 2.0 is not an unlock for iPhone 4 rather it is iPhone 4 Jailbreak. To unlock iPhone 4 on 4.0 or 4.0.1 iOS, ultrasn0w 0.94 will be out.

If you are a 3GS user, you can follow the guide Jailbreak iPhone 3GS 4.0 while iPod Touch users should abide by this Jailbreak iPod Touch 4.0. Besides, the guide Jailbreak iPad 3.2.1 is also up.

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iOS 4.0.1 Download

Update: The issues regarding FaceTime and MMS have been Fixed.

Google Discontinues the Nexus One Android Phone

From: http://mashable.com/

Google has pulled the plug on the Nexus One, its once highly anticipated smartphone, following disappointing sales. The last shipment has arrived at Google HQ, and once those are gone there will be no more Nexus One devices for U.S. consumers.

The handset will still be sold through Vodafone in Europe and some Asian carriers, and developers will still be able to get their hands on one. However, it looks like the Droid phones and other third-party devices will carry the mantle for Google’s () Android () mobile operating system in the United States. This is the end of the company’s grand experiment with an unlocked consumer handset in the U.S.

Google announced the closure of the Nexus One web store two months ago; this final nail in the coffin was well overdue.

Google announced the end of the deal on its blog () on Friday, but there was so little fanfare or interest in the story that the story slipped through the cracks. Although the Nexus One was popular with geeks, most American consumers probably just didn’t understand the concept of an unlocked handset, and Google didn’t put much marketing muscle behind the device.

Thus, it’s no surprise that the phone has been discontinued and hardly anyone noticed. It’s too bad, actually. It was a fine device, improved further by the Android 2.2 update a couple of weeks ago.

[via ReadWriteWeb]

Update: In one line we mistakenly gave the impression that the web store had already closed two months ago. We’ve reworded that to be more clear. Sorry for the confusion!

Group Unlocks Apple's New iPhone

By YUKARI IWATANI KANE

A band of independent programmers says it has "unlocked" the latest generation of Apple Inc.'s iPhones so the devices can be used on unauthorized wireless networks, in a move that could threaten Apple's carrier partners.

Since the original iPhone was launched in June 2007, Apple has struck partnerships with wireless carriers world-wide, such as AT&T Inc. in the U.S. and France Telecom SA's Orange unit. Under the agreements, the iPhone can generally be used only by subscribers to those carriers.

But on Wednesday, a group called the iPhone Dev Team released a free piece of software called "yellowsn0w" that unlocks the iPhone 3G. The software lets users reprogram the phones so they can work on any wireless network based on the same technical standard.

Several users said they successfully installed the software on their iPhone 3Gs and were able to make calls on non-authorized networks.

An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on the iPhone Dev Team's work, only saying that Apple doesn't support unlocked iPhones in the U.S. Apple offers such phones in Germany and Hong Kong "where government regulation requires it" but they usually come at a steep price.

Software programmers have been trying to unlock the iPhone 3G since it came out last July.

The development could lead to a loss in revenue for Apple's wireless partners. International travelers would be able to buy airtime for their iPhones on local wireless networks when they travel abroad, so they don't have to incur steep roaming charges.

Consumers in markets where Apple hasn't yet launched the iPhone could also buy the device elsewhere and use it in their home countries. In China, for example, consumers can already buy previous generation iPhones that have been smuggled in and come unlocked.

In the U.S., "the iPhone is meant to be used exclusively on the AT&T network. Any other use of the device is inappropriate and would void the warranty," said an AT&T spokesman.

The iPhone Dev Team is the same group that unlocked the original iPhone model more than a year earlier. The team didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Write to Yukari Iwatani Kane at yukari.iwatani@wsj.com