Jan 31
PwnageTool and QuickPwn updated, compatible with 2.2.1, Yesterday the iPhone Dev-Team announced the availability of the latest release of PwnageTool and QuickPwn. The newest version offers the ability to jailbreak the latest iPhoen firmwear (2.2.1). Be sure to head over to the Dev-Team’s Blog. when you get a chance as they allso offer information regarding Fixing DFU mode on 10.5.6 (My solution was to not upgrade) for now its a temporary fix invloving installing a developer debug package of the USB kernel extension. but I’m just holding off upgrading to 10.5.6 untill a bit more stable fix is found.
The ‘baseband’ is the generic name given to the internal components of the iPhone that handle the phone calls and Internet access. This ‘baseband’ is a tiny and unique independent computer system that runs inside your iPhone, it is separate to the main system that handles the applications (such as email and google maps) and it talks to the main part of the phone over an internal communications network. Think of it like a cable modem or other peripheral that is attached to your home PC that needs occasional updates. When a software update is released and presented to you within iTunes the baseband is sometimes updated (to fix bugs or add new features). The 2.2.1 update for the iPhone 3G contains such an update, so running the vanilla updater straight away with iTunes will reprogram and update the baseband. This could be bad for certain people, depending on your ultimate aim.
via Dev-Team Blog – Close the stable door.
written by Brandon Leon
\\ tags: Hack, iPhone, iPhone Dev-Team, Jailbreak, PwnageTool, QuickPwn
Jan 23
I’ve written about Stainless before. It looks like the developers have been hard at work because before it was simply a proof of concept. In fact, they actually recommended against using it as a daily browser, however the project has grown since then.
It’s an interesting browser to play around with, but I’d still hold off on making it your new primary browser. It still lacks the ability to track history or to save bookmarks.
Check out the notes for their latest version 0.4.5 and check out the site if you’d like to give it a try.
- added dynamic loading of WebKit nightly frameworks
- added cmd-shift-arrow shortcuts
- added proper escpaing to smartbar searches
- fixed full-screen flash playback
- fixed javascript window.close notification across processes
- fixed client hang issues during some javascript uploads
- fixed browser launch from Adobe AIR apps
written by Brandon Leon
\\ tags: Broswer, Software
Jan 21
Thats right according to a blog post by the boxee developers during CES they were approached by several device makers with the intrest of embeding boxee in there devices. For now your only option is to set up a Mac or Linix computer to your TV, and install Boxee on that system. While you can also install it on the AppleTV its not fully supported yet (Netflix is non funtional along with a few other bugs, again still alpha software!).
I have to admit the concept of buying a dedicated box (as long as it has the avaliable HD space) is rather exciting. I for one already have boxee installed on my AppleTV and will be installing it on my iMac (just for the nifty interface for Netflix).
Anyway if your as excited about a dedicated boxee device as I am you can read more about it over on the boxee blog, they are actually looking for input on this idea and have a quick survey set up over there to gaterh information on this concept.
written by Brandon Leon
\\ tags: Boxee, Gadgets, Media Center, Open Source, Software
