If you needed any more proof that Apple’s lame cat-and-mouse game with the iPhone jailbreak community has only served to increase the scene’s resourcefulness and creativity, look no further than the iDongle, a slick piece of hacker-made hardware that can jailbreak and activate an iPhone 3GS or iPod touch running OS 3.1.2 just by plugging it into the dock connector. What’s more, it allows a jailbroken iPhone to be rebooted away from a computer, which is currently a problem for Read the full story

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A new package has been released in Cydia which finally provides a way to fix push notifications for hacktivated iPhones.

The fix which was developed by anethema gives you genuine activation certifications that are always unique. Previous fixes resulted in activation certifications being shared with other users.

“I’ve found a way to generate these en-masse to supply a proper fix for all you hacktivators out there. Installing the app will simply download and inject unique certs into your phone’s keychain. This is still using the dev-team’s inject and nimble and a ton of this credit should be going to them.”

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It’s subconsciously getting drummed into us from all sides, but just in case you haven’t heard it yet: the Nokia N900 is the most hackable phone around. It may not be the best phone, but it sure is open source.

A blogger at DoItDifferent created a widget for the N900 using Shutter—which uses LIRC to control the Nikon remotely—and Flashlight, which turns the N900’s flash into a torch. Then, using the IR transmitter in the phone, it paired up with the Nikon D40’s IR receiver for the remote shutter release. When the widget was clicked on the N900, the LED flash strobed and the D40 was triggered, taking a photo instantly.

The video below shows the hack at work, but for a more detailed explanation head on over to the blog.

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This tutorial will show you how to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS using PwnageTool for Mac. PwnageTool now supports the latest 3.1.3 firmware.

Step One
Make a folder called “Pwnage” on the desktop. In it, you will need a couple of things. PwnageTool 3.1.5, found here or here

You will also need the 3.1.3 iPhone firmware.
3.1.3 (3GS): iPhone2,1_3.1.3_7E18_Restore.ipsw
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This tutorial will show you how to jailbreak your 3G iPhone by creating a custom ipsw that can automatically jailbreak, install applications, and add your own boot logos.

Step One
Make a folder called “Pwnage” on the desktop. In it, you will need a couple of things. PwnageTool 3.1.5, found here

You will also need the 3.1.3 iPhone firmware.
3.1.3 (3G): iPhone1,2_3.1.3_7E18_Restore.ipsw

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This tutorial will show you how to jailbreak and unlock your 2G iPhone on the 3.1.3 iPhone firmware.

Alright, first make a folder on the desktop. In it, you will need a couple of things. The two bootloader files:
- BL 3.9
- BL 4.6
Pwnage 3.1.5, found here.

You will also need the 3.1.3 iPhone firmware.
3.1.3 (2G): iPhone1,1_3.1.3_7E18_Restore.ipsw

When downloading the IPSW file, it is best to download it with Firefox!
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