These are instructions on how to backup your SHSH blobs using Firmware Umbrella for Windows.

Step One
Download the latest version of Firmware Umbrella from here to your Desktop.

Step Two
Right click the download zip file and select Extract All to extract the archive to your desktop.

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Windows/Mac + iPad/iPhone: Back in February we highlighted Air Video, an incredibly cool app that streams any video from your computer to your iPhone, no matter the format. Now it’s updated with an iPad version, and it’s incredible.

The concept behind Air Video is pretty simple: Your iPad/iPhone can’t play all that many video formats, but you’ve got countless types of videos on your desktop. You don’t want to convert them all just for your stupid iPad, but even if you did, you’d be eating up your precious iPad hard drive with video, and you don’t want to do that.

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iH8Sn0w has released a beta of Sn0wbreeze a software utility which jailbreaks the iPod Touch 1G, 2G and iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3G[S](old bootrom & non MC).

The software requires Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32 or 64 bit), .NET Framework 3.5, and 256mb of RAM to run.

Sn0wbreeze is similar to PwnageTool for Mac. It will allow you to create custom ipsws which can be built to include Cydia applications and personalized boot logos.

Currently, the beta only supports SIMPLE mode. SIMPLE mode only provides a jailbroken and activated ipsw. iH8Sn0w has announced that EXPERT mode will be completed by Monday at which time a final version of the application will be released.
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Apple is looking to upgrade its Windows EasyPay handheld checkout system to an iPod touch based system by Christmas, according to an AppleInsider report.

Sources confirm that Apple is finalizing the new EasyPay terminals which consist of an iPod touch combined with a credit card reader and barcode scanner.

One reader reported that the new devices are already being used to ring up sales at Apple’s Valley Fair Mall store in Santa Clara, California, the closest retail outlet to the company’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino.

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GeoHot has released his BlackRa1n jailbreak for Windows users only.

BlackRa1n should work on all devices using OS 3.0 and up. Please note that the new iPod touch requires a tethered jailbreak. Meaning, if you let the battery die you will need to use BlackRa1n to boot it again.

Also, its important to note that BlackRa1n does not hactivate your iPhone. This means that you must be using an official Apple carrier for activation purposes.
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iH8Sn0w has posted a teaser video of Sn0wBreeze, Read the full story

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