A new BlackBerry Theme Studio was also revealed to be in the works which will allow BlackBerry owners the ability to further customize the BlackBerry UI to their liking. All of these will be coming in 2010 but as to when it will specifically happen, it’s still anybody’s guess. Nonetheless, these are moves in the right direction which will, no doubt, make BlackBerry phones more appealing to consumers, and in turn, help RIM rake in more sales to improve on their already impressive smartphone market share.

[wirelessweek via unwiredview]

[via iphone dev team]

[via meizume]

The second iPhone worm of the week carries with it a lot more risk than the first one. According to Intego Security, this new iPhone worm that is known as iPhone/Privacy.A uses the same hole that ikeeex found a few days ago to change the hacked iPhones’ background image into Rick Astley’s photo. The new iPhone worm, however, is a more serious one because it allows the hacker to install software without going through iTunes.

The new worm bypasses iTunes in jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches and copy private data. These data include e-mail, contacts, SMSs, photos, music files, videos, calendar entries and saved data from apps. Intego explains:

Hackers using this tool will install it on a computer – Mac, PC, Unix or Linux – then let it work. It scans the network accessible to it, and when it finds a jailbroken iPhone, breaks into it, then steals data and records it.

This hacker tool could easily be installed, for example, on a computer on display in a retail store, which could then scan all iPhones that pass within the reach of its network. Or, a hacker could sit in an Internet café and let his computer scan all iPhones that come within the range of the wifi network in search of data. Hackers could even install this tool on their own iPhones, and use it to scan for jailbroken phones as they go about their daily business.

Intego recommends its own VirusBarrier X5 for the iPhone/Privacy.A malware. Also, you can simply change the SSH password. iPhone jailbreak is common to six to eight per cent of iPhone users.

[intego via mobilecrunch]

Here’s Sophos:

SophosLabs is analysing the worm’s code, which suggests that at least four variants have been written so far. One of the attributes of the latest variant (labelled the “D” version) is that it tries to hide its presence by using a filepath suggestive of the Cydia application.

The source code is littered with comments from the author suggesting the worm has been written as an experiment. One of the comments berates affected users for not following instructions when installing SSH, because if they had changed the default password the worm would not have been able to infect them.

Ok, we’re still not sure this isn’t a hoax. It sounds like one, so if any of you has been infected, we’d love to get a comment about in the appropriate section below.

[source: mashable]

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]