Teenager releases iPhone 3GS jailbreak solution
The new Apple iPhone 3GS may now be jailbroken at will, according to a teenaged hacker named George Hotz, who has released his jailbreaking software for both Windows and OS X.
The new Apple iPhone 3GS may now be jailbroken at will, according to a teenaged hacker named George Hotz, who has released his jailbreaking software for both Windows and OS X.
The rumors are flowing fast and free, and coalescing around a new iPod touch built with the same camera module as the iPhone 3GS, though the lens will be differently positioned. Thereupon, various sources indicate that Apple has ordered tens of millions of the modules, and third-party case makers have let the size and shape of the new models slip, as well. Aside from placing an order, what else is left to know or do?
If there was any doubt about why iPhone subscribers in the US are such an unhappy bunch, this report should put it firmly and decisively to rest. Although Apple’s exclusive wireless partner here in the land of milk and honey occasionally is tops for speed, it’s always the pits vis-a-vis the most important measure of them all.
When it comes to feeding your card carrying PETA (aka People for Eating Tasty Animals) friends, getting the menu together generally isn’t a problem. However, for the special needs folks—vegetarians and vegans and piscivores, oh my!—on your guest list, finding recipes and making the shopping list can be something of a challenge, especially for those of us for whom the journey away from our arboreal beginnings is a one way trip.
A slickly redesigned user interface that puts search and commonly used functions on a new homescreen, plus new and extended features have all made the cut. However, the one piece of functionality that everyone’s certain to want—queue the catcalls and sneering a la AT&T—won’t arrive until later this Summer.
When the people at Consumer Reports put this year’s collection of smartphones through the paces, it was the Apple iPhone 3GS that came out on top, preferred over the Palm Pre and Blackberry.

A who’s who of North American broadcasters are taking advantage of Apple-partner Akamai’s new streaming technology to showcase top-shelf programming on the small screen. The guest list is stellar, the timing impeccable, though delivery doesn’t seem to be up to scratch.
Apple’s little remarked decentralization of iPhone screen replacement services, installing the required equipment and displays at brick n’ mortar Apple Store locations, could be telling us a lot about the device’s future size and shape.
More reports are coming in concerning the iPhone 3GS and its tendency to overheat to the point of damage, and users are now reporting a disturbing rattle that accompanies the shake gesture and tapping.
Whether the mothership is reckoned to be plodding right along or racing ahead is a matter of perspective and interpretation. However you look at it though, the Cupertino’s coders never rest on their laurels and that’s definitely a good thing™.