<![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Doesn't everyone know that Steve Jobs started apple with money raised from "blue boxes" - custom built Telecom hacking devices, designed specifically to get free calls?
And he was an "kool-aid" acid head?
He's anti-establishment through and through, and has always embraced hackers and the hacking community!
If you know anything you'll know he's not cracking down on hackers because hacking culture is the lifeblood of apple and Hackers are THE crucial link in the research/development/testing ecosystem model which allows apple to stay ahead of the game!!
RULE NUMBER 1 is "Keep the hackers HAPPY"
RULE NUMBER 2 is "A happy hacker is a BUSY hacker"!!

boase

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @clyparkr: actually, to clarify icomic reads zips. so all you have to do is rename the cbr to a rar then extract and zip them. complicated, but you can do large batches at once and carry multiple gigs of comics in your pocket. it's sweet.

putch

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Comment%20on%20Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked Again in 24 Hours for those who need the firmware you can download it from here.. 4 files > with itouch and iphone firmware ~300mbs http://rapidshare.com/users/9KPAD4

PierceDaboot

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> don't hack it- with the SDK for iphone why mess with a (nearly) perfect device??

fidellio

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> what are the best apps out there that can be used with a hacked iphone?

I'm still trying to justify why i would need to hack mine... if there was a Comic book reading app that could read CBR formats then I would def hack mine.

clyparkr

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> The iPhone wants to be free! Got to give the people what they want!

Budcase

cdawson2000

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @krizoitz: breaking a contract and breaking the law is not exactly the same. Depending of what the contract states, you might be responsible for something and be fined something by a court, but that could very well happen without breaking any law.

MACPollo

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @gerbick: That's exactly what I think. Or, they could even pass the savings along to the consumer.

Nah, that'll never happen, it's Apple, they'll charge what they want.

supercrap

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @Jesus Diaz:

As I said, in order to get access to the pre-release firmware you have to sign a legal agreement which includes among other things not hacking the firmware. You sign a contract and then you break it, thats pretty much the definition of illegal.

I have no problem with them or anyone else hacking the firmware so long as they didn't break the law to do it.

krizoitz

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Why wasn't i contacted about this...

o0oceanwaters

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> First of all, MOST people don't know is that Verizon and Sprint DO OFFER GSM SIM CARDS! Yes the network they use is CDMA, not GSM, however, they do have "World Phones" for international travelers. They take a GSM SIM card as well for operation abroad. You do have to be a subscriber. Just call customer service and tell them you are taking a trip to another country that uses GSM, and that you need a SIM card. I got one from Sprint PCS when I went to Italy. Be sure you have facts when you call in and request it, such as country you are traveling to ( say Europe ) and be sure to say that you have a "World Traveler Phone" that your friend gave you. If you request a SIM card for a phone that is not capable, they may tell you to beat it.

thefatkid007

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Whoever was asking about when 2.0 got release, the answer is that the most recent firmware release (this last week) was labeled at 2.0.

As for the iTunes store and the App store, they haven't been in either of the last two stock beta firmwares. I actually think that the iTunes store on the phone is what controls your ability to play songs you purchased through iTunes since I can't play any songs I've purchased on the newest firmware. It plays but nothing comes out the speakers (which is better than the last firmware since it wouldn't even transfer over).

chaines

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @Joseph:

You couldn't be more wrong. There will never be a Windows-style epidemic on the iPhone. Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro exist because the awful architecture of Windows allows anyone's computer to be taken over by anyone else at any time without their consent or even knowledge.

Not so, the iPhone. This "cracking" here doesn't change that. This software is not an example of taking over someone else's iPhone without their consent. These Dev Team guys are only breaking into their own phones.

That will make their personal phones less secure, but for the vast majority of iPhone users--who are perfectly happy with Apple's security measures--this software doesn't change their level of risk at all.

Being able to unlock the gate of your own barbed-wire fence is a lot different than being able to climb over someone else's.

Jesssssse

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Comment on Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked Again in 24 Hours The contacts app isnt new, some times when you jailbreak/unlock your iphone, it has this, "im an Itouch" identity crisis. im not sure how it ends up their, when using poof, i realized that the program was installed but this is back in firmware 1.1.3, it was also hidden. still contacts isnt anything worth drooling over, its just stupid, i rather have all my phone functions in one button, not two

DarianElipticate

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> I think these guys are great. I'm sick of all this "waah, you're stealing Intellectual Property" garbage; grow up. This guy wasn't stealing revenue, he wasn't selling the stuff, he was asking for donations for his development for drivers he was giving out for free. Creative needs to get their business model up to date and realize that if someone isn't harming you, then let it go. You'll look way better if you promote their work, rather than threaten them... look at all the negative PR they've gotten, even just from here. I'm boycotting until I see a public apology.

jlawson

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> I'm not up to speed on the whole iPhone hacking deal, but don't you risk having your iPhone "bricked" all the time??

PlasmaMachine

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @izim1: Yeah, any developer that bothers to invest time in a very popular product is a fanboy, right?

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> I view this as an exercise, and have no interest in hacking my phone, and I dont care if others do. Still, poor apple. Cant keep their firmware secure.

congrats to the dev team!

redkamel

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Are you kidding me? A crime?

I LOVE THESE GUYS!

Go Dev Team!

teamrev

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @chasema:
Maybe the smudge was left ON to show it;s not fake...:)

minjae

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @illutionz:

I know that, what I meant is there a program to hack the firmware for the touch like the did with the iPhone so I could run any app. I would rather do that then jailbreak it

CliftonSantiago

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @krizoitz: Wait, you are ok about people hacking the firmware that comes in the iPhones but you are not ok about people hacking the firmware they got with their SDK?

If in both cases they don't distribute the firmware, where's the crime again?

Jesus Diaz

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> If people want to buy an iPhone and hack it i'm fine with that, but these guys are crooks. To get access to the unreleased firmware they either had to sign an NDA which they have broken or they got access to it illegally. Its one thing to play with the device, its another to break the law :/

krizoitz

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> They give you a cloth in the box for a reason. >_<

sean09

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @Joseph: Why?

Jesus Diaz

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro should be ecstatic! With the way developers are tearing this device apart, it's only a matter of time before the same types of viruses that plague windows operating system end up on the iPhone. Anti-virus companies could clean up!

Joseph

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> erm, clifton, iPod Touch has no phone capabilities... the whole point of UNLOCKING is to use other carriers aside from AT&T..

illutionz

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Will this work for the Touch or just the iPhone? If so where can I get it?

CliftonSantiago

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @izim1: Well i think they're more fanboys of violating the Mac's OS's
Proof right here [gizmodo.com]
Truth is i dont think any OS is safe any more. No matter "unhackable it is" there will always be someway it could be changed in some way shape or form. Even if its a lighter version or something of the sort.

SneakerFiend

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Why don't Apple just at least say that they're implementing a security measure, leave the damn thing wide open - ok, as open as it seems to be to the hackers - and just save the money for developing things on the iPhone that people really want instead of trying to limit it's functionality.

gerbick

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @lianna_g: never underestimate the power of hackers/fanboys; or just people who have nothing better to do :)

gamecrazychris

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Any thoughts other than the distressingly kool-aid laced fan commentary on why Apple can't lock this UI down? I mean, I'm all for the hacks and yet, at the same time, I wonder how Apple has been so impotent in stopping them from being unlocked.

lianna_g

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Does anyone see the irony of this statement?

apple fanboys need to get a life.
(yes. The "dev team" members are THE biggest fanboys in the history of fanboyism)

izim1

iomatic

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @Monty: Jailbreaking and the SDK aren't mutually exclusive, but according to überbreaker Nate True, "the vast majority of developers will move to the SDK."

[www.macworld.com]

frigg

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> hold on-when did iPhone 2.0 get released? I'm confused.

rbedi

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @mclark2112: Well yeah 2.0 will be for free, but I guess one time you'll hack your phone, you'll be unable to download any app from iTunes app store

kuba.la

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @ars_workerbee: Of course the app is not new. It has been in the Touch since the beginning. The thing is that it's seems to have been revealed for access in the latest upgrade. As far as for the accuracy of our iPhone coverage, what can I say.

Jesus Diaz

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> OK, but how its gonna work when apple starts app store. I think there will be some application that will recognize you have hacked phone...

kuba.la

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> o2 de, nice, some germans at work, o2 is the best network anyways, they should have gotten the iphone in the first place

kall

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> The hacks on the iPhone are the only reason I bought it. The extra apps they provide, like a wonderful todo list, make this a true smartphone.

Without the hacks, this is just a big feature phone, of course it does have the coolest mobile browser ever...

mclark2112

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> The contacts app isn't new, its been around since the iPod touch came out, just hidden. Just goes to show how incredibly accurate the reporting around the iPhone always is.

*rolls eyes*

ars_workerbee

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> I wonder how hard Apple are actually trying to stop the hacking?

Sleeper_Service

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @Jesus Diaz: I had not considered the desire to avoid AT&T. In that case, it makes sense that the hacks will continue for as long as the iPhone is limited to a single carrier.

Hack on!

Monty

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @snitch29: I think they're just trying to prove that they can bypass every single update that Apple's made.

cupofjoe

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> "he who laughs last, laughs best."

i get the feeling apple is literally making the hackers play their cards so when Apple is ready to release the final version of this hardware, it'll be much harder to crack

Gonzie

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> LOL, why would they even waste time with 1.2.0 if they know it's only a beta version and that by the time the final 2.0 is release the current beta version might get update more than 10x, i mean this is great but it makes no sense.

snitch29

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Why is the version 2.0 instead of 1.2.0 like it's supposed to be?

And clean the damn phone if you're gonna post pictures of it on the 'net... damn :P

And where is the iTunes store and the Apps store?

Lame.

cloudnine

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @Monty: The main point of all this is for the people who live in countries outside those with whom Apple has a deal. The biggest city in Canada is less than an hour from Buffalo, NY and so it is easy to get the phone, but impossible to get Apple-approved service.

Morever, if you're an American who travels, it seems silly to pay the huge roaming charges when you can pick up a SIM card in most European countries and pay local rates. Throw in call forwarding from your home number and you're golden.

Aubin

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @Monty: "Given that Apple has now handed the keys to the car (so to speak), at what point does hacking the iPhone become irrelevant?"

If Apple actually handed over the keys, you are right that hacking the iPhone would become irrelevant. But, the keys they'll be giving us in June will only allow those apps blessed by Apple to run, they will be charging developers to host those apps and are still quite restrictive in terms of the iPhone functionality that developers will be allowed to access.

Rogue Amoeba, for example, would like to write and app enabling Airtunes broadcast and reception for the iPhone/Touch, but Apple's development restrictions will apparently prevent this.
[www.rogueamoeba.com]

phoomp

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> i think the hackers should replace the Dev Team.. lol.. go hackers!

Fingerling17

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Ew. Thems be some nasty smudges on that there phone.

tme2nsb

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @chasema: I think we could even lift up a fingerprint just from these photos.

.tox

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @ gamecrazychris: He probably was playing with the parental controls and hid them. ;) iTunes store is also hidden as well. :p

cupofjoe

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> I have that contacts icon on my phone now. It showed up after installing Poof then uninstalling it. Is that not normal. I figured it was a hidden icon for some reason.

IKEACAR

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> I'm not saying this isn't completely real but if it is what happened to the app store?

gamecrazychris

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> @Monty: The point is:

1. This allows you to run your iphone on any compatible network.
2. This allows you to run ANY application, unsigned, not from iTunes. SDK apps are limited by certain Apple guidelines.

This hack will allow you to have COMPLETE freedom. That's why it is EXTREMELY good news that Apple is going to have a very hard time limiting the hackers. So far, so good.

Jesus Diaz

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Given that Apple has now handed the keys to the car (so to speak), at what point does hacking the iPhone become irrelevant? I could understand this in the beginning when Apple was not allowing anyone to create their own applications, but now they are. So, does this end when the fruits of the SDK start to be ripe, or will the joys of hacking the iPhone never end?

Regardless, I never met a hack I didn't like. Keep up the good work, Dev Team!

Monty

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> These guys are my Heros!

eebs

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> apple fanboys need to get a life.
(yes. The "dev team" members are THE biggest fanboys in the history of fanboyism)

izim1

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> can you get any cleverer than Dev Team? These guys just keep getting better and better each time!

everestek

]]> <![CDATA[Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Unlocked <i>Again</i> in 24 Hours]]> Yay, hackers!

And, I think before I'd take pictures of my iPhone, I'd at least wipe it off or something. That's a very smudge-ridden iPhone.

chasema

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