Will Geohot release his Untethered Limera1n for 4.2.1/4.3 and Limesnow to unlock 2.10.04/3.10.01 for iDevices?

Geohot's Untethered Jailbreak and unlock for all Apple devices are ready, just waiting for the right time for its release i think. A source from Vencee on his twitter that he had an interview with Geohot with his developed Limera1n and Limesnow. Here is the quote of their chat-log:

<me>: are u the real geohot?
<geohot>: yes
<geohot>: i think im real
<me>: heh
<me>: what function called sony's downfall of the ps ?
<geohot>: fail over st0rming 
<geohot>:  :D
<geohot>: ill be back
<me>: stay
<me>: just leave the room lol
<geohot>:  :D
<geohot>: even if im mr hotz ?
<me>: yeah
<me>: i dont care what those haters say 
<me>: you've only done good for me 
<geohot>:  :D
<me>: and them in fact, i dont see their problem personally
<geohot>: di dont care im in germany right now
<geohot>: -d
<geohot>: on vacation
<me>: sweet
<geohot>: after all this trouble
<me>: hows the court case going?
<geohot>: media ... 
<geohot>: all fine
<me>: chances?
<geohot>: 100%
<me>:  awesome
<geohot>: i didnt agree to any sony terms
<geohot>: so what ?
<geohot>: just becasue i own a ps3 ?
<me>: haha true
<me>: if you never registered on psn then there's nothing they can do right?
<me>: how have the dev team been with you about the whole limera1n exploit stuff and releasing it before them?
<me>: which i only see as a good thing because SHAtter doesnt work with  gs according to posix
<geohot>: sorry im busy right now
<me>: ok no worrys
<geohot>: i got about 100 querys
<me>: haha yeah i bet heh
<me>: yes/no questions only then? heh
<geohot>: r u on saurik irc ?
<me>: yeah
<geohot>: ok
<geohot>: lets continue this interview
<me>: ok
<geohot>: will u pusblish it ?
<geohot>: somewhere ?
<me>: if you want me to
<geohot>: do i need to be careful what i say ?
<me>: your choice entirely
<geohot>: i have enough trouble
<me>: ok
<me>: i wont publish then
<geohot>: why are you interested
<geohot>: about dev team and geohot relation?
<me>: i've heard everyone's side of the story apart from yours
<me>: in think most people have
<me>: not heard your side
<geohot>: no one asked
<geohot>:  :D
<me>: and then people base their opinions on that
<me>: haha
<me>: well here's me asking
<geohot>: i think some people was mad on me
<geohot>: after i released limera1n
<geohot>: thats becasue i didnt announce it
<geohot>: nowadays people announce
<geohot>: on xmas
<geohot>: on sunday
<geohot>: on january
<geohot>: after 4.1 
<geohot>: :D 
<me>: heh
<me>: are you gonna release your iBoot exploit onto 4.3 ?
<geohot>: and if i would release right now
<geohot>: again  all people would be mad on me
<geohot>: of course not why should i ?
<geohot>: as long people develop stuff i dont need to waste it
<geohot>: the time for my exploit will come
<me>: ok
<me>:  when do you think the time will come? im not asking months im asking criteria
<geohot>: btw i got a 4.3 b1  untethered running over here
<me>: niiice
<me>: any shots of it?
<geohot>:  :D
<geohot>: yes i have some but i didnt upload them and i wont send anything from here
<me>: ok
<geohot>: the time will come very soon
<me>: we talking weeks or months?
<geohot>: apple did lot of integrity and software checks to firmwares
<geohot>: soon it wont be possible to flash any custom ipsw
<me>: or is this an apple "white iphone...coming soon" soon?
<me>: really?
<geohot>: well
<geohot>: soon
<geohot>:  :D
<me>: haha ok
<geohot>: u know this ?
<geohot>: http://limera1n.com/
<geohot>: u know that ?
<geohot>:  http://limesn0w.com/
<me>: i used it yeah
<geohot>: its still empty
<me>: yeah
<geohot>: strange ? isnt it
<me>: haha
<me>: oh
<me>: soon?
<geohot>: what if there will be a download ?
<geohot>: yes
<me>: interesting
<me>: for iphone 4?
<geohot>: no
<me>: ok
<geohot>: ALL APPLE FAMILY
<me>: :D 
<geohot>: okay my friend
<geohot>:  we had a nice talk
<me>: we did
<geohot>: i have to leave
<me>: ok
<me>: can i publish?
<geohot>: feel free
<geohot>: btw im not fake
<me>: great thanks
<me>: yeah i gathered that
<me>: enjoy your holiday mate
disconnected from the server.
Will still have to wait for Geohot's release or would it be the iPhone Dev Team 
to first release their exploit?
More info coming soon.

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New PSP2 to be released by Sony this year? (image and source unofficial)

Many rumors circling the net since last year that a new PSP console will be developed and released. But now, Sony has allegedly announce that the new console will be ready for its release this year. The new PSP2 console is expected to be "as powerful as Play Station 3 console" unlike the latest Play Station handheld console PSPgo, PSP2 rumored to take the handheld console gaming to a new heights. With its more portable design, HD resolution screen, and twin sticks control, PSP2 console will sure be a big hit in the market as soon as it release "expected" this coming Christmas.

Details and Specs of this new device will be announced by Sony later this year. It is expected that Sony will give gamers a new experience in handheld gaming. Watch out for more information here at DTB.

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How To: What's next on Jailbroken iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

After a successful Jailbreak on your device you still cannot just put games or applications without downloading and buying it on iTunes (unless its free). There is still things to do. Here are those:

How to add sources/repositories to Cydia:

1. Open Cydia from your springboard

2. On Cydia, click 'Manage' tab on the right lower section

3. On the manage tab click 'Sources'

4. On sources click 'Edit' on the upper right corner

5. After clicking edit, click on 'Add' button on the upper left corner

6. On the next screen, type this one of the most important sources/repositories to be added on your cydia, 'http://cydia.hackulo.us' (without the quotes) and click 'Add source'

on the next screen click on 'Add anyway'

7. Wait for these screen appears, just a few seconds.

8. After a few seconds click on 'Return to cydia and you will see Hackulo.us on the resources.


How to install games and applications:

Ok one of the most important reason why everyone is Jailbreaking their Apple device is to install applications, games and themes that are not recognized by iTunes and/or what we called 'Cracked'.

To do that you need to have APPSYNC installed, it is the essential package on hackulo.us that makes cracked applications and games to install on Jailbroken devices.

To install Appsync, follow the guide above and add Hackulo.us in your sources, and after that click on search button and type on Appsync, find the right Appsync for your device, it depends on what firmware your device is running.

Appsync 3.0 - for firmware 3.0
Appsync 3.1 - for firmware 3.1
Appsync 3.2 - for firmware 3.2
Appsync 4.0 - for firmware 4.0
Appsync 4.1 - for firmware 4.1


And after you installed Appsync, reboot your device and you're ready to install any games and applications from Cydia.






Where to download Applications and Games:

On the same source, Hackulo.us, search for the application name Installous, click and install it, reboot your device and from your springboard find the Installous icon and open it and enjoy browsing, downloading and installing hundreds of Applications and Games for FREE!

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HOW TO: Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad (version 3.1.2, 3.1.3 and 3.2) using Spirit

Using Spirit to untether jailbreak your Apple device is as simple as counting 1 2 3.


Note: Spirit is does not a unlock carrier!

Requirements:

1. iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad running on iOS 3.1.2, 3.1.2 or 3.2. (not for 3.2.1)

2. Spirit application (link below)

3. iTunes 9 or earlier. Download Here.

4. Sync to iTunes before running Spirit.

Here are the step by step guide to use Spirit Jailbreak:

1. Download  Spirit for Windows Here, Spirit for Mac Here, and Spirit for Linux Here. Depending on your computer OS.

2. After you download Spirit, connect your device to iTunes and sync. Best to back up your device before Jailbreak.

3. Launch Spirit application

2. Once you see your device is connected and ready on Spirit you will see the button Jailbreak enabled. Click it and wait for a few seconds.

3. After Spirit Jailbreak your device you will see this image

4. Click quit on Spirit and your device will reboot, and after a few seconds you will see Cydia on your device and you have a Jailbroken device!

Note: For Windows 7 user, you should run Spirit in compatibility mode and choose Window 98/ Windows ME.

After that, also check out What's Next on a Jailbroken Device.

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Jailbreak 101: Basic Info. Everyone Should Know

Apple is one of the most successful company to hit the techno world. With their best selling products, people always watch out for their latest developments and releases such as the iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Apple TV. And every time a new product comes out, it never fails to be a big hit in the market. With its release in year 2007, iPhone mark its name on the market, but shortly after its release, a Jailbreaking method was discovered and released. Consequently, Apple locked thei iPhones to US carrier AT&T a month after, giving hackers challenge to patch and exploit security holes.

What is Jailbreak?

Jailbreak or iOS Jailbreak is a process that allows Apple's devices running on iOS such as iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Apple TV to gain full access to all of its features thereby removing limitations imposed by Apple. With Jailbroken Apple device, user can download, use and install applications, themes, and extensions that are not recognized by Apple and are not on the iTunes store and/or what we called "cracked" applications.

Almost a year after the initial Jailbreak, an italian hacker named Zibri el Fontu found an important key to led him to be the first to Jailbreak the iPhone using his program called ZiPhone. Zibri freely distributed his codes and exploits leading the hacker team named iPhone Dev Team to create the Jailbreaking tool PwnageTool  to Jailbreak iPhone 2G and 3G and the 1ST generation iPod touch. As early as 2009, Apple release the iOS 3.0 which remained unbroken until the release of iPhone Dev Team's PwnageTool 3.0 and redsnow 0.7.2 after 3 months. The iOS 3.0 was quickly followed up by iOS 3.1 which was then Jailbroken by iPhone Dev Team releasing a new version of PwnageTool, all Apple devices were Jailbroken except iPod Touch. But the Jailbreaking genius George Hotz (a.k.a. Geohot) release his first tool Blackra1n to "tether" Jailbreak all Apple devices. In March 2010 Wii Homebrew developer Comex released a demo of an "untethered" Jailbreak using his tool called Spirit. After the release of iPad 3G, Comex's Spirit was released Jailbreaking all Apple devices running on 3.1-3.2, untethered. Not until early 2010, Jailbreaking becomes legal under the DMCA in United States and many other countries like Europe although Apple claim it to void the warranty. Until now Jailbreaking is still developing as new Apple devices or firwares are released.

What is Tethered and Untethered Jailbreak?

Many people, especially the newbies in Jailbreaking do not know the difference between a tether Jailbreak and untethered Jailbreak. Well to make it short and clear, Tethered Jailbreaking is a kind of Jailbreak that still depends on the software used to Jailbreak a device every time it needs to reboot, meaning, every time the tethered device is hard booted, turn off or ran out of battery it cannot boot on a jailbroken state unless you connect it to the computer and run the application you used to Jailbrake it, repeating some of the process of Jailbreaking. While on the other hand, Untethered Jailbreak, all devices under this Jailbreak can independently reboot itself anytime, preserving its Jailbroken state without needing the application used to Jailbreak it.

People/Team Known For Jailbreaking:

George Hotz (a.k.a. Geohot) - a 22 year old whiz developed the Jailbreaking tool Blackra1n. He is also a member of a hacking team called Fail0verflow responsible for developing Playstations' PS3 unit Jailbreak.

Comex - a 17 year old Wii Homebrew developer and the developer of the first untethered Jailbreaking tool called Spirit.

iPhone Dev Team - hacking team developed the PwnageTool and redsnow applications.

Chronic Dev team - hacking team that develop the iOS 4.1 based untethered Jailbreak application called Greenpoison.

Jay Freeman (a.k.a. Saurik) - a technology consultant and the creator of Cydia a third-party software application for Jailbroken Apple devices responsible for allowing users to search, download and install "cracked" applications and packages that are not usually found in iTunes store and/or for a no cost at all via a repositories.

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