The great thing about blacksn0w is that it works on the new 05.11.07 baseband bundled with iPhone 3.1.2 firmware which the iPhone Dev Team has still yet to crack. For those who already have a jailbroken iPhone, just add blackra1n.com as a repo in Cydia to get some blacksn0w goodness. Once unlocked and you want to enable tethering, you can head on over here using your iPhone to select your carrier so that an appropriate MobileConfig file will be sent to your iPhone. Blackra1n RC3, for its part, is an improved version of his blackra1n iPhone 3.1.2 jailbreak which still works on both Windows and Mac systems.

As usual, proceed with caution in attempting this, but if you’ve been aching to jailbreak and unlock your new iPhone 3G S for the longest time, then be our guest and try this all new blackra1n RC 3 iPhone jailbreak and blacksn0w iPhone unlock out.

[blackrain, iphonejtag via engadget]

The description from the makers:

The Endless Racing Game is one of the first multiplayer games, where the game action moves from one iPhone to another. Endlessly (or as long as you wish to play).

Features of the Endless Racing Game in the Multiplayer mode:
- Connect two iPhones 3G / 3GS via Bluetooth.
- Drive the car using the Gas and Stop buttons.
- Change driving direction by moving your iPhone (the game uses the iPhone accelerometer).
- Be aware of crossing ducks.
- Build an endless racing track by using just two iPhones. The car will jump from one iPhone to another, if you will reach the finish within 60 seconds.

They go on to add, for solo iPhone gamers:

You can also play the game in the Single-player mode (on one iPhone). But the game will end after you reach the finish in 60 seconds.

[via engadget and read more]

The video above is a teaser of what we can expect to be launched on November 4. With Geohot now joining in to get himself a piece of the action, things are definitely looking a lot brighter for the iPhone unlock front .

[via bgr]

We noticed that there are a lot of you guys out there having problems with the blackra1n iPhone 3.1.2 jailbreak. Well, today we bring glad tidings to you guys as we’re proud to announce that ever reliable iPhone jailbreak specialist Geohot has come out with blackra1n RC2. Here are some of the notable features you can look forward to in this latest iPhone jailbreak:

• Fixed 3G issues
• Tethered jailbreak for 3.1 OOTB ipt 8GB and new iPhone 3G S
• Fixed Icy issues
• Both Windows and Mac
• If you used RC1 with success, no need to rerun

If the first release of blackra1n didn’t work as expected for you, then this new iPhone 3.1.2 jailbreak should do the trick. Just like before, don’t forget to hit us up in the comments section below as we’d certainly love to hear how it turns out for you. Good luck guys!

[blackra1n via bgr]

[nokia press release via unwiredview]

With that being said, if you’re still determined to give this software hack a shot, follow the links below and don’t forget to share with us how it works out for you. Good luck!

[whiterat, two-bit; engadetmobile via cellphones etc]

Does Jack Dorsey right a bell? Yup, he’s the man responsible for bringing Twitter to the world, and we all know how successful that is. It turns out that he’s also the one piecing the Square iPhone puzzle together which says a lot about the technical know how of the guy heading this ingenious project. Of course, Twitter is totally different from Square being that the former is a social networking platform while the latter is a bit more on the serious side as it deals with financial transactions, but who knows, he may just have another hit on his hands here.

[via engadget]

Don’t be surprised if one day you’ll no longer see Lite or Free versions of certain apps listed in the App Store. This is because Apple has finally lifted the restriction on free iPhone apps and in-app purchases. It used to be that paid apps where the only ones that were allowed to provide in-app purchases, but with this latest development, developers need not send a Full and Lite version of an app for listing at the App Store as they can already consolidate this as just one, a free iPhone app, with the option to purchase the full app later on. This will probably mean very little to majority of you iPhone owners out there, but let this just be a heads up that changes might be in the offing in the App Store as a result of this policy change.

[daring fireball via engadget]

If you’ve already jailbroken either your new iPhone or iPod Touch, they recommend to just restore to a custom IPSW file instead of using DFU mode. Likewise, those enjoying internet tethering on a carrier that doesn’t support it are advised to stick with firmware 3.0 since upgrading will void this feature. As for those of you who ran blackra1n and have encountered problems with winterboard, diskaid, ifunbox, and mobilesubstrate, installing a custom IPSW file created by PwnageTool should fix these issues.

As usual, this PwnageTool is only available for the Mac OS X. Windows users will just have to content themselves with blackra1n or you can ask their Mac using jailbreaking buddies for a custom IPSW file which you can use to restore their iPhone/iPod Touch to. And no, we highly doubt this will work on the new iPhone 3G S bootrom.

[via iphone dev team]

Here’s a fan concept that even Apple will not top. It presents an Apple iPhone doing multitasking with the help of Coverflow at the bottom of the icons. The Coverflow shows all tasks that currently run on your iPhone.

All running apps have a miniature representation in a cover flow at the bottom of the screen. To make room for this, each home screen page will have one less row of icons and the dock is removed completely. But since the running apps often will equal your favourites, they will still be easily accessible.

You can tap or swipe any of the cover flow miniatures to move it into focus. Then tap it again to bring it to full screen. Once an app is full screen, double-tapping the home button brings up the cover flow, letting you jump between running apps.

Now, of course, design vision is really only half the work (more like Steve Job’s work, really) and Apple will still have to make it work on an iPhone. To me, the idea is perfect. Apple should pay Ocean Observations a lot of money and make their idea real. Imagine the sales of iPhone then.

To deal with the clutter the deasigners have another bright idea. You see, people tend to leave Apps running while opening new ones and so they’d accumulate. They call their solution Springboard Exposé.

[via gizmodo]