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BlackSn0w Unlock for iPhone Baseband 05.11.07 + BlackRa1n RC3 Jailbreak Released

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 04 Nov 2009 11:09:27 GMT

GeoHot has released BlackSn0w to unlock iPhone Baseband 05.11.07 and BlackRa1n RC3.

GeoHot has also updated BlackRa1n, jailbreak for iPhone OS 3.1.2, to RC3. BlackRa1n RC3 now comes with:

Hacktivation support. (Which means after jailbreaking your iPhone, you will be able to install BlackSn0w to unlock iPhone 05.11.07 from withing BlackRa1n.app, installs when you jailbreak iPhone using BlackRa1n).
Supports Tiger+PPC
The fastest jailbreak ever, is now 15 seconds faster.
The best part of this BlackRa1n RC3 is that it also enables official tethering.

How the BlackRa1n RC3 and BlackSn0w Works

For Loyal BlackRa1n users:

If you are a loyal blackra1n user who kept the blackra1n.app on your iPhone, run it. You will see Icy replaced by an option “ra1n”. Install this to upgrade your app. After upgrading, run blackra1n.app again. You will see “sn0w”. Install this, and enjoy your unlocked iPhone.

New Users:

If you are new to the scene, just looking for an unlock, finally ready to upgrade to 3.1.2 and the accompanying baseband, willing to restore for the latest and greatest, or stuck on the “Connect to iTunes” screen, you are in luck. Jailbreaking and unlocking have never been easier. Go to blackra1n.com, click on the logo corresponding to your operating system, run the app, and click “make it ra1n”. When your phone reboots, you’ll see blackra1n.app. Run this, install blacksn0w, and enjoy your unlocked iPhone.

PwnageTool Users:

If you jailbroke using pwnage or deleted your blackra1n.app, you are in luck too. Sometime later in the sn0wday, blacksn0w will be added to Cydia, and instructions will be posted here.

iPhone 2G Users:

If you are on a 2G iPhone, blacksn0w isn’t an option for you. But BootNeuter is, a completely free permanent unlock for your 2G. Of course, blackra1n will work great, and even hacktivate for you. Also, a note. This may be the best iPhone users ever have it. Be sure, if you have a 3GS or iPod Touch 3, to use Cydia’s “On File” or Firmware Umbrella in order to be able to restore to 3.1.2 in the future. And as always, the baseband cannot be downgraded, so be *super* careful with updates if you need the unlock.

GeoHot has given Credit to iH8Sn0w for point out at+xemn command that resulted is Baseband 05.11.07 unlock. You can download BlackRa1n RC3 from the link below:

Download BlackRa1n RC3 (BlackSn0w is accessible from within BlackRa1n.app after Jailbreak).

BlackRa1n Jailbreak for Mac is Out now

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 14 Oct 2009 21:37:52 GMT

With the release of PwnageTool from the house of Dev-Team, now it’s again GeoHot who has come up with Mac version of BlackRa1n jailbreak.

BlackRa1n is said to be the easiest and quickest jailbreak solution so far.

But here’s the most important difference between BlackRa1n and PwnageTool:

BlackRa1n requires you to update your iDevice to OS 3.1.2 and then jailbreak it. Which means your Baseband will be updated and would not be able to unlock your iPhone later. PwnageTool, on the other hand, creates a custom firmware which preserves your Baseband from updating so that you may unlock your iPhone later if you want to.

Use PwnageTool if you want to Unlock your iPhone after jailbreaking it because PwnageTool does NOT update your iPhone Baseband.

Download BlackRa1n Jailbreak for Mac:

Official Site

PwnageTool 3.1.4 Released to Jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 13 Oct 2009 23:13:14 GMT

After BlackRa1n jailbreak for OS 3.1.2, Dev-Team has released their updated version of PwnageTool to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2. Unlike BlackRa1n, PwnageTool preserves your Baseband to let you unlock your iPhone if you want to.

PwnageTool 3.1.4 now supports the iPhone 3GS OTB, iPhone 3G, iPhone 2G, iPod Touch (1st Gen and 2nd Gen). Sorry, no support for iPod Touch 3G for now.

PwnageTool is for Mac OS X only.

Details:

PwnageTool supports the iPhone 3GS OTB. If you bought a new iPhone with 3.1.2 or updated your iPhone via iTunes, you will now be able to jailbreak your iPhone. But no Unlock, atleast for now.
Unlike BlackRa1n, PwnageTool does not update your Baseband which then let you unlock your iPhone using UltraSn0w. BlackRa1n jailbreaks your iPhone but also updates its Baseband so won’t be able to unlock it.
BlackRa1n brought a lot of bugs with it. If you have used BlackRa1n on your iPhone, still you can use custom firmware made with PwnageTool to get rid of all bugs.
If you’re using Tethering hack on your iPhone, you better stay away from updating because it will kill the tethering hack.
You can jailbreak iPod Touch 2G only if it was jailbroken before. No support for iPod Touch 3G jailbreak.
You can use PwnageTool made Custom firmwares in Windows environment but not the PwnageTool because it’s for MAC only.
There’s no info available on when will the Windows version of PwnageTool and Unlock for latest Baseband be available.

PwnageTool Jailbreak for iPhone OS 3.1.2 is Almost Ready

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 12 Oct 2009 23:43:12 GMT

In absence of PwnageTool to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2, GeoHot released an All-in-one jailbreak iPhone solution with the name BlackRa1n.

Now it’s dependable Dev-Team’s turn. MuscleNerd, a member of the Dev-Team, has announced the release of the new version of PwnageTool is almost imminent. The upcoming PwnageTool will be able to create custom firmwares to jailbreak iPhone 3GS, 3G, 2G, iTouch and iPod Touch 2G.

PwnageTool let you create custom firmware for iPhone that only update the firmware version not the Baseband of your device so that you may use UltraSn0w then to unlock iPhone (3G and 3GS).

BlackRa1n to Jailbreak All iPhones and iPod Touches on OS 3.1/3.1.2

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 12 Oct 2009 23:35:42 GMT

Finally the wait is over for all Windows users who want to jailbreak iPhone or iPod Touch running iPhone OS 3.1/3.1.2. Please read the complete post before trying BlackRa1n.

BlackRa1n is available for Windows users only. GeoHot has provided following information about his iPhone Jailbreak tool (BlackRa1n):

So, what is blackra1n? blackra1n is a 30 second ALL device 3.1.2 jailbreak. Even the ipt3, but the ipt3 is tethered. In order to boot it, just rerun blackra1n. As far as donations go, they are much appreciated, but not until after blackra1n works for you. I never ask for donations before the tool is released.

GeoHot also warned iPhone 3GS and 3G users who want to unlock their iPhones to not to upgrade to OS 3.1.2 using iTunes directly:

Warning 3g and 3gs unlockers, do not upgrade to 3.1.2 using iTunes if you want to keep your unlock. Baseband cannot be downgraded. Check out the dev team’s offerings. Also blackra1n doesn’t hacktivate.

IMPORTANT:

BlackRa1n jailbraks iPhone OS 3.1 and 3.1.2.
BlackRa1n does NOT unlock your iPhone.
BlackRa1n doesn’t hacktivate your iPhone. So, you MUST be using an official carrier.
If you’ve an iPhone 3G or 3GS and have unlocked it to use on unofficial carrier then you better stay away from updating to OS 3.1/3.1.2. Wait for an updated version of PwnageTool from the Dev-Team.
BlackRa1n provides only tethered jailbreak for iPod Touch 3G. Which means on restarting your Touch you will need to rerun BlackRa1n.
In short, If you want to only jailbreak your iPhone and don’t care about unlocking it, then you can try blackra1n

Download BlackRa1n to Jailbreak iPhones and iPod Touches

If you want to only jailbreak your iPhone and don’t care about unlocking it, then you can download BlackRa1n from Official Site.

Sn0wBreeze: iPhone OS 3.1 Jailbreak for Windows Coming Soon

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 09 Oct 2009 08:42:16 GMT

iH8sn0w and DarkMalloc have teamed up to bring Sn0wBreeze for Windows to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1 on October 12 2009

Sn0wBreeze will come with PwnageTool functionality but unlike PwnageTool it will work on Windows OS.

This is what iH8sn0w tweeted about the upcoming software:

SnowBreeze will do all those things for Windows users that PwnageTool does for Mac.

Here are some screenshots of Sn0wBreeze:

Apple released iPhone OS 3.1.2. Jailbreakers Stay Away from it!

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 09 Oct 2009 08:19:59 GMT

Apple has just released iPhone OS 3.1.2 which comes with a lot of bug fixes including issues like iPhone would not wake from sleep and video playback and cellular service.

Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep
Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart
Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming

This update is available for the original iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, and the iPod touch.

WARNING: Jailbreakers and Unlockers should stay away from any latest iPhone firmware update including 3.1.2.

Jailbreak for All iPhones and iPod Touches Coming Soon

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 09 Oct 2009 08:16:31 GMT

Next few weeks are going to be big fun for iPhone jailbreak community.

It was Dev-Team who released the PwnageTool in the first place to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1. But it works only for Mac. Then there comes a couple of hackers who announced Sn0wBreeze which will work just like PwnageTool but unlike PwnageTool it will work in Windows environment.

This time it’s first iPhone Hacker: GeoHot. Who developed the PurpleRa1n and is famous for keep on digging exploits. This time he has posted this on his Blog:

And prepare to meet the program that will jailbreak them all.

Yeah, you got it right. GeoHot has found an iPhone jailbreak that will work on all iPhones and iPod Touches.

no affiliation to greenpois0n. and it’s in some ways the complete opposite of purplera1n. but still 10 seconds. and may work for every version of software *ever*, based on the prettiness of the exploit

Great! If this tool is for real then you will be able to jailbreak any iPhone or iPod Touch in just 10 seconds and could work on any upcoming firmwares.

Blu-ray's pending death in next few years

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 18 Sep 2008 23:40:49 GMT

After the director of electronics for Samsung said Blu-ray would be gone by 2013, it seems like a couple of different bloggers and journalists have also agreed Blu-ray will lose its relevance over the next few years. A recent article published on TechRadar lists five different reasons Blu-ray will be doomed in 2012.

The first reason cited is high-definition movie downloads, which are just around the corner, will make the need for expensive high-definition movie players obsolete. Microsoft's Xbox Live, Apple's iTunes and Vudu already offer HD movie viewing directly to the TV through the Internet, but the only thing that may delay HD movie downloads is the rate of adoption of broadband Internet. Even though many users now have fiber Internet or other high-speed Internet, broadband adoption in the United States remains lackluster.

Blu-ray Disc Live "is a joke," according to the authors of the TechRadar Blu-ray article. Indeed, the fact that BD-Live does not work on older players means that there are Blu-ray disc owners who have BD-Live capabilities but don't have a player that can support BD-Live.

Whether or not this is relevant, the authors of the article believe Samsung already predicting the demise of Blu-ray in five years is a strong sign that the format will peak soon. In addition, optical technology, according to Take Miyama, Sony product manager for home video marketing, has reached its peak and can go no further.

And the final reason Blu-ray will meet an early demise, according to TechRadar, is that DVDs will still be good enough for the average consumer, even in 2012. It seems true that most consumers today are willing to keep their aging DVD players rather than upgrade to an expensive Blu-ray player. But as more consumers begin to make the transition to high-definition TVs, it'll be interesting to see if they are also willing to spend cash on the lower cost of Blu-ray.

Lite-On DH-401S can read Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) game discs

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 14 Apr 2008 23:03:26 GMT

Yes, it is true; the Lite-On DH-401S can read the content of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) game discs.

In the past I have tried to read Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) game discs in other Blu-ray drives but the discs was not recognizable in those drives.

Could this lead into the direction of making backups of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) games?

It's official: HD DVD is dead!

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 19 Feb 2008 11:24:39 GMT

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made following recent major changes in the market. Toshiba will continue, however, to provide full product support and after-sales service for all owners of Toshiba HD DVD products.

HD DVD was developed to offer consumers access at an affordable price to high-quality, high definition content and prepare them for the digital convergence of tomorrow where the fusion of consumer electronics and IT will continue to progress.

"We carefully assessed the long-term impact of continuing the so-called 'next-generation format war' and concluded that a swift decision will best help the market develop," said Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO of Toshiba Corporation. "While we are disappointed for the company and more importantly, for the consumer, the real mass market opportunity for high definition content remains untapped and Toshiba is both able and determined to use our talent, technology and intellectual property to make digital convergence a reality."

Toshiba will continue to lead innovation, in a wide range of technologies that will drive mass market access to high definition content. These include high capacity NAND flash memory, small form factor hard disk drives, next generation CPUs, visual processing, and wireless and encryption technologies. The company expects to make forthcoming announcements around strategic progress in these convergence technologies.

Toshiba will begin to reduce shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels, aiming for cessation of these businesses by the end of March 2008. Toshiba also plans to end volume production of HD DVD disk drives for such applications as PCs and games in the same timeframe, yet will continue to make efforts to meet customer requirements. The company will continue to assess the position of notebook PCs with integrated HD DVD drives within the overall PC business relative to future market demand.

This decision will not impact on Toshiba's commitment to standard DVD, and the company will continue to market conventional DVD players and recorders. Toshiba intends to continue to contribute to the development of the DVD industry, as a member of the DVD Forum, an international organization with some 200 member companies, committed to the discussion and defining of optimum optical disc formats for the consumer and the related industries.

Toshiba also intends to maintain collaborative relations with the companies who joined with Toshiba in working to build up the HD DVD market, including Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, and DreamWorks Animation and major Japanese and European content providers on the entertainment side, as well as leaders in the IT industry, including Microsoft, Intel, and HP. Toshiba will study possible collaboration with these companies for future business opportunities, utilizing the many assets generated through the development of HD DVD.

National Geographic Makes Move to Blu-ray Exclusivity

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 02 Feb 2008 12:29:03 GMT

Please note that this move to Blu-ray exclusivity covers films released under the "National Geographic Presents" shingle only. Films co-produced by National Geographic but distributed by other companies (such as Paramount's 'Arctic Tale') will be unaffected.

Warner's move to Blu-ray exclusivity has swayed yet another distribution partner to follow suit, with National Geographic confirming that it too will drop HD DVD support in favor of Blu-ray.

Distributed under the Warner umbrella along with New Line Home Entertainment, HBO Home Video and BBC Home Video, National Geographic had been format-neutral, releasing only one title thus far, 'Relentless Enemies,' on both Blu-ray and HD DVD.

Although the company says it has no plans to issue an official statement or press release, a spokesperson confirmed for us that moving forward, National Geographic will no longer release titles in the HD DVD format.

The move will go into effect with the company's upcoming release, 'Sharkwater,' which will hit Blu-ray only in April (an official announcement for the title with full details is expected shortly.)

National Geographic's decision comes in the wake of moves by Warner subsidiaries New Line and HBO to shift to Blu-ray exclusivity. BBC is now the only Warner-distributed company to remain format-neutral.

Gateway Enables Customers to Play both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD Movies via its Hybrid-SuperMulti Drive on New GM Series Desktop

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 02 Feb 2008 12:23:25 GMT

With the introduction of two new powerful desktop PCs available at retail partners nationwide, Gateway makes it easier than ever to afford and enjoy quad-core fueled gaming, entertainment and productivity based tasks.

Both the new Gateway® GM5664 and Gateway® GT5662 bring the AMD Phenom™ Processor and DirectX® 10 Technology to the GM and GT Series of desktops, turning up the performance and entertainment capabilities of each line. In addition, Gateway is introducing a new Hybrid-SuperMulti drive on the GM5664, enabling customers to watch both Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs.

“Gateway’s new retail line up marries high-performance with affordability,” said Glenn Jystad, Gateway’s senior manager of consumer desktops. “These new systems offer just about everything one could ask for in a powerful PC, delivering a great combination of features that are sure to please.”

The AMD Phenom™ Processor features extreme quad-core power for dominating the latest games, blazing through processor-intensive programs and delivering unparalleled AMD system performance, while 3GB memory delivers fast system response for effortless multitasking.

The overall system performance of both new PCs is enhanced with the addition of DirectX® 10 support with ATI Radeon™ HD 2400XT graphics featuring 256MB video memory and HDMI output. Even the most advanced gamers and digital enthusiasts will be amazed by the next-generation of graphics performance with DirectX® 10 technology. Rendering hyper-detail, shadows, texture and film-quality images, it brings a new level of realism to the most advanced games and digital video, with more detail per frame than ever before.

Gateway GM5664 Desktop – Extreme Performance for the Enthusiast

With the ability to watch live TV and breeze through the most intense media demands, the Gateway® GM Series of PCs are ideal entertainment supercenters. The ultimate PC for media-hungry users, they feature the high-performance horse power needed for playing the latest games and blazing through processor-intensive programs.

Gateway’s newest addition to the line, the GM5664 desktop, is ideal for those interested in extreme gaming, digital photo and video editing, watching TV or movies and storing a massive media library.

The new Hybrid-SuperMulti drive lets customers watch both Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs, and features burning capability on any type of DVD or CD disc. Rounding out this media supercenter is an integrated TV tuner(1) with remote control, so consumers can watch, pause and record their favorite live programming.

A 1TB hard drive(2) provides a massive amount of storage capacity for even the largest digital library and the richest media files. For added convenience, users can transfer and file digital photos with one touch using the SmartCopy button. Featuring a 400 watt power supply, this desktop is upgrade ready, with plenty of energy to spare for additional components.

The Gateway GM5664 desktop PC is available now at leading retailers for $1,149.99. Visit www.gateway.com/retail for additional information.

Gateway GT5662 Desktop – The Latest Quad-Core Power

Gateway’s GT Series of desktops offer intense power, plenty of memory and everyday productivity features for effortless multi-tasking. Incredible system speed allows consumers to easily manage a large music, video or photo library, stream content and bypass loading screens, making them ideal PCs for creating and editing digital content or simply managing finances and staying productive.

Bringing AMD quad-core performance and DirectX® 10 Technology to the GT Series makes these leading capabilities available in a Gateway PC costing well under $1,000.

The GT5662 includes a large 500GB hard drive(2), while a SuperMulti drive allows consumers to burn content on to DVDs or CDs. Labelflash™ technology(3) enables consumers to add a customized touch, enabling text, digital images or photos to be laser-burned directly onto their personal discs.

The Gateway GM5662 desktop PC is available now at leading retailers for $749.99. Visit www.gateway.com/retail for additional information.

New royalty rates announced for DVD technology

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJan70@nero.com (Jan70) — 28 Jan 2008 23:13:18 GMT

The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) consisting of nine leading developers of DVD technology and formats -- Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. -- announced that it has revised its worldwide patent licensing program beginning on and after January 1, 2008, including offering a new license agreement (the "New DVD6C License"), which offers reduced royalty rates on certain products and additional licensing options.

Key changes to the new licensing program include the following:

Reduction of royalty rates for DVD Read-Only Discs (i.e., the DVD-Video Disc, DVD-Audio Disc and DVD-ROM Disc) from US$0.045/Disc to US$0.040/Disc for sales of DVD Read-Only Discs beginning on or after the Effective Date of the New DVD6C License.

The addition of +R Discs and +RW Discs as new categories of licensed DVD Products. The royalty rates for +R Discs shall be the same as the current royalty rates for DVD-R Discs, and the royalty rates for +RW Discs shall be the same as the current royalty rates for DVD-RW Discs.

Inclusion of Time Limited DVD Discs in the DVD-ROM Disc, DVD-Video Disc and DVD-Audio Disc categories of licensed DVD Products.

Interested parties will remain free to negotiate individual license agreements with DVD6C's member companies, rather than taking out a single portfolio license or license for a category of products. The member companies have committed to provide such licenses under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions.

For further information regarding the DVD6C licensing program, please visit the 6C web site (www.dvd6cla.com).