Apple released the newest version of its Web browser, Safari 4.0.2. According to Apple, the update improves the stability of the Nitro JavaScript engine plus some compatibility and security fixes.
The 40 MB update is available via Mac OS X’s Software Update.
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WordPress.org has finally released WordPress 2.8.1 fixing several bugs in 2.8, tightens security for plugin administration pages (certain plugins could be viewed by unprivileged users), and a host of other changes such as the following:
The easiest and fastest way to upgrade is to use the Automatic Update plugin if you have it or you can go to WordPress.org to download and manually install the upgrade.
So far, I have not encountered any problems yet!
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While GeoHot has already released his jailbreaking tools called Purplera1n for the iPhone 3GS on both Windows and Mac platforms, the iPhone Dev-Team followed suit today with an updated Redsn0w 0.8 after initially announcing that they will wait for the iPhone firmware 3.1. This Redsn0w 0.8 release can jailbreak the iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS, and both the iPod Touch 1st and 2nd Gen, plus support for Winterboard. It is availbale for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux operating systems. The Ultrasn0w unlocking tool has also been updated to version 0.8 to support the iPhone 3GS.
Download Redsn0w 0.8 for Windows, Mac, or Linux.
After jailbreaking with Redsn0w 0.8, you can unlock with Ultrasn0w 0.8 if you wish. Check on this tutorial how to use Ultrasn0w. Or the video tutorial.
After unlocking your iPhone 3GS with Ultrasn0w, reset your network setting once from your iPhone’s Settings->General->Reset->Reset Network settings.
You can then update your MobileSubstrate and Winterboard in Cydia.
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Purplera1n for the Mac has just been released by GeoHot. It has basically the same instructions as the Windows version that you can find in this video tutorial.
From GeoHot’s bog:
You asked for it, and we delivered. I’m not a mac coder, so AriX and westbaer stepped up to do it. Check out AriX’s blog here. Download link on purplera1n.com, and thank AriX and westbaer next time you see them!
Also, some more payload stability improvements were made, and the windows version was updated to RC2a. There is no reason to run RC2a if you already have RC2 installed.
So again, if you can’t wait for the iPhone Dev-Team’s own jailbreaking tool for the iPhone 3GS, this is a great alternative—it’s easy and fast too!
Note: Many are reporting that this doesn’t work on Mac OS X Tiger… and like in the Windows version, Winterboard also doesn’t work.
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As I reported in an earlier article, while the Dev-Team has released Ultrasn0w to unlock the iPhone 3GS, it won’t be able to do a jailbreak. Without a jailbreak, there’s no way to use Ultrasn0w to unlock (Ultrasn0w can unlock the iPhone 3G by using PwnageTool or Redsn0w).
Although the Dev-Team has already identified an exploit to do a jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS, they decided not to release a tool until Apple releases the iPhone OS version 3.1 expected in a month. The Dev-Team is apparently afraid that Apple will be able to identify and close the exploit in 3.1.
Well, GeoHot, a former member of the Dev-Team, has released an iPhone 3GS jailbreaking tool called Purplera1n. Since this is an initial release, some applications in Cydia such as Winterboard won’t work. While Purplera1n initially only works with Windows XP, a second release makes it now possible to work on Windows Vista and Windows 7 with international and 64-bit support. No Mac version yet.
So if you can’t wait for the Dev-Team, follow the video below on how to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS using GeoHot’s Purplera1n and the second video to unlock it using the Dev-Team’s Ultrasn0w.
How to Jailbreak the iPhone 3GS Using Purplera1n (Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7):
How to Unlock the iPhone 3G and 3GS Using Ultrasn0w (Windows or Mac):
You can also check out the text tutorial for Ultrasn0w here.
Thanks to Vincent Lee for the YouTube videos.
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If you love Facebook and you’re an iPhone user, you’ll be excited to learn that a new Facebook app designed for the iPhone software version 3.0 will hit the App Store soon! Developer Joe Hewitt who is responsible for the Facebook application on the iPhone has posted some of the new features which he says is 98% done.
1. The “new” News Feed
2. Like
3. Events (including the ability to RSVP)
4. Notes
5. Pages
6. Create new photo albums
7. Upload photos to any album
8. Zoom into photos
9. Easier photo tagging
10. Profile Pictures albums
11. A new home screen for easy access to all your stuff, search, and notifications
12. Add your favorite profiles and pages to the home screen
13. Better Notifications (they link to the comments so you can reply)
14. Quickly call or text people right from the Friends page
15. Messages you are typing will be restored if you quit or are interrupted by a phone call
But there is one more feature that he didn’t mention in his initial post—the ability to upload videos when using the iPhone 3GS. He was working on this one big feature for another release but was surprised to find out how easy it was to get it up and running.
Too bad, I still have the original iPhone 2G. Anyone willing to gift me with the new iPhone 3GS? I wish…
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