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Apple’s Jailbreak-Proof iPhone 3GS Units Totally Aren’t

5:51AM October 16, 2009 | John Herrman

iPhone 3GSes now ship with a chained-down boot ROM, intended to thwart jailbreakers at a fundamental level. It’s already been cracked. But for what it’s worth (seriously, what?), it has made life outside the App Store a little less convenient. More »

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Dev Team Cracks iPhone 3.1.2, Jailbreaks Even Previously Unbroken iPhones

2:32PM October 14, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The Dev Team has struck again, negating the security work of the iPhone 3.1.2 update. Looks like it’ll work even if you’ve never jailbroken your phone before (though soon-to-be-released hardware may not?). Pwnage can be attained here. [Thanks, SE!] More »

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Apple’s Shipping Jailbreak Resistant iPhone 3GS Units

2:20PM October 14, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Maybe that downtime earlier is a result of bad karma for Apple’s decision to start shipping iPhone 3GS units with a supposedly jailbreak-resistant bootrom. How long until the dev-team works around the immunity to their exploit? [iClarified via BGR] More »

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IPhone 3GS Jailbreak Is Ready, You Just Can’t Have It Yet

10:30AM June 29, 2009 | Jack Loftus

The Dev Team has cracked the iPhone 3GS (as if there was any doubt). Trouble is, if they released it now it would do far more harm than good. More »

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IPhone 3GS Jailbreak/Unlock Coming Soon, Leverages Old Exploit

6:20PM June 26, 2009 | John Herrman

Not that anyone ever had any doubts that the Dev Team would be able to work their magic on the 3GS, but this is quick: within a week of the phone’s launch, the hackers say they’ve figured it out. More »