Download Spirit to Jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3, iPad 3.2, iPod touch 3G

Download Spirit to Jailbreak iPhone 3।1.3, iPad 3.2, iPod touch 3G

The all-in-one untethered iDevice jailbreak for iPhone 3.1.3, iPad 3.2 and iPod touch 2G/3G is finally here. Available for both Windows and Mac OS X, Spirit is a userland jailbreak but it does not work out-of-the browser as previously thought. It is in fact a simple one click app, like Blackra1n which can jailbreak (not unlock) any Apple iDevice on iPhone 3.1.2 or 3.1.3.

It is also important to note here that Spirit wont unlock your phone. It is a jailbreaking tool only that will only work on devices which are activated via iTunes. So if you rely on an unlock, DO NOT upgrade to stock firmware or you’ll be stuck. Unlock for iPhone 3.1.3 on 05.12.01 baseband wont be out before the next iPhone hit the shelves. And that wont be before June/July of this year.

Make sure that you have your SHSH files saved. You can jailbreak without saving SHSH files but you wont be safe once Apple patches the exploit used by Spirit. Follow the instructions posted here to save your SHSH blobs.

Official description is as follows.

What’s Spirit?

• Spirit is an untethered jailbreak for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch on the latest firmwares.
• Spirit is not a carrier unlock.
• If you currently are using a tethered jailbreak, you have to restore to use Spirit. Do not upgradeif you use an unlock on an iPhone 3G or 3GS. (You can, however, restore to 3.1.2 if you have SHSH blobs for that version.)

Requirements

• Any iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch on firmware 3.1.2, 3.1.3, or 3.2.
• An activated device: one not stuck on the Connect to iTunes or Emergency Call screen.
• Any version of iTunes 9 (including 9.1.1).

Note: On iPad, all this is still sort of beta. Some packages in Cydia, not designed for iPad, might screw up your system and require you to restore. Be careful. (And no, Cydia’s appearance is not final.)

A complete step by step guide for jailbreaking using Spirit will be up soon. Stay tuned!

[Thanks to Chris X and Robert Cray for the hat tip via email!]

Download Spirit for Windows [Fast Mirror Link]
Download Spirit for OS X [Fast Mirror Link]

UPDATE 1: Step by step guide for jailbreaking iPad on OS 3.2 with Spirit is up! You can follow it here.

UPDATE 2: Step by step guide for jailbreaking iPhone 3G/3GS on OS 3.1.3 Untethered with Spirit is up! You can follow it here.

UPDATE 3: Have an iPod touch 3G ? Well You Can Now Jailbreak it Untethered Using Spirit ! Follow the link posted here for the instructions!

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Jailbroken iPad 3G Can Send SMS Text Messages [Video

ow! There is some great work being done in the jailbreaking community for the newly released iPad 3G. The infamous iPhone Dev Team has managed to send SMS text messages from iPad 3G using command line terminal. Even though it is early in development (no GUI), it still gets to show one of the many possibilities that you can get using a jailbroken iDevice.

Here is a video which demonstrates an iPad 3G, sending a text message via AT&T SIM plan over to an iPhone.

So is phone calling coming in next? You bet! [via YouTube]

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Windows Phone 7 build 6176 Unlocked Emulator Image

Thankfully Microsoft didn't change anything in their 'protection' of the WP7 emulator image. Following the same steps as the previous build, I was able to unlock the new 'April Refresh' emulator image. It's largely the same but here's what I've noticed.

• It seems a bit more buggy. I've noticed some odd screen drawing issues and even jaggy lines. Maybe it's my laptop?
• Most apps seem slightly updated and more polished. A few quirks here and there.
• Phone! Yup, you can see the dialer and it even fakes working.
• Office is actually working. Looks like the apps shown in the videos they released.

v2... in my late night grogginess I missed the settings entries. This one should have all the settings unlocked now (including some new stuff that wasn't in the February build)
Unlocked Emulator bin v2 (multiupload) (fast mirror)

To launch it use the same process as before... "xde.exe WM70C1AprilUnlockedv2.bin"

Gizmodo posted a How to: Try Windows Phone 7 now. Although that was for the previous build, the same general steps apply. You'll just need to use the emulator bin above and the new Dev tools CTP - April Refresh. It will NOT work with the February release.


New long press menu?


The dialer, very basic


the 'call status' screen while in a call


Call log w/ active phone call

Here's The First Screenshot Of The Linux Steam Client

Less than two weeks ago we reported on the Mac OS X Steam client confirming the existence of a Linux client and then found more Linux references too. We then found the unreleased Steam Linux binaries that were under active development. Some still didn't believe the existence of a Steam client for Linux with Source Engine support, but it's something we have said for nearly two years based upon our sources and then the emergence of these binaries.

These Linux binaries didn't successfully run, but now some independent users managed to get the first Steam client window to appear. Below is the first screenshot of the Steam Linux client provided to us by a Phoronix reader known as Kame.

This is part of the window being rendered, but as you can see, Valve is still working away at their Linux client. The client is not yet in a usable state to play your favorite games (at least in the external builds), but you can see that it is coming. You can follow this lengthy forum thread discussing their poking around of the Steam Linux build and today's IRC logs (via #phoronix on FreeNode IRC) as those independent users continued in their exploration efforts (search for mastertheknife within that page as he was the user that managed to achieve this feat).

Update: Here's another screenshot we just received of the Steam client log-in window again running natively under Linux.

New Windows Phone 7 ROM Image Released

A new build (6176) of the Windows Phone 7 OS image (for the x86 emulator) has been released with the Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP Refresh, and xda-devs member RustyGrom has unlocked it using the same method as for the old (6077) ROM image in the SDK.

We’re still playing with it, but so far (compared to the older build) Office is installed, there’s a new uninstall option for applications, and the phone functionality has been fleshed out; the dialer interface, in-call interface and call history screens are now present, along with an in-call notification (in the same style as the new SMS notification) showing at the top of the screen whenever you’re in a call and have navigated away from the call status screen.

The interface is currently quite simplistic and will probably be updated as development continues.

Proceed to the thread for download links.

Call History Screen

Phone Dialer Canvas

Phone canvas that displays when in a call.

Uninstall option for apps (shows up on long press)

Twitter for Android: Robots like to share too

When
we tweet what’s happening around us, we share not only our thoughts,
but also web pages, photos, videos, location...anything. Mobile phones
are increasingly part of our lives, and we seem to be doing everything
but making phone calls. Reading the news, watching a YouTube video, and
taking photos at events like the World Cup are things we expect to do on
mobile phones – sharing our experiences on these little screens should
be just as easy and fast as on big ones.

When
apps work well with each other, sharing becomes as second nature on
machines as it does in person. The Android platform is really good at
that, and we’ve worked with the Android team to make it super easy to
share what’s happening. Today we are excited to announce that Twitter
for Android is available in Android Market!

Twitter
for Android is a fantastic application to use, and sharing any link or
photo is super simple too – just look for the share button in your
favorite application and choose Twitter.

Reading
tweets is easy in a bunch of places on your phone. Quickly access your
timeline with the home screen widget, view a tweet location on a map,
and see your friend’s latest tweet in your phonebook, GoogleTalk list or
any application that uses Android’s QuickContact bar.

Check
out the screenshots to see it in action.

We
had a great time working with the Android team and are thrilled that
Google will be open sourcing the code used in this app in the near
future. We look forward to the amazing experiences developers will
create using Twitter APIs in their upcoming Android apps.

This
is just the beginning. We’ll be creating more great ways to read,
find, and share what's happening on your Android phone soon!

(The
Twitter for Android app is available for phones running Android 2.1 and
above - just scan the barcode to the right. Don't forget, you can
always visit http://mobile.twitter.com/
on your phone to use Twitter)

iPad 3G Teardown

Edit Step 1 — iPad 3G Teardown

• The much awaited iPad 3G is finally in the hands of iFixit!
• The Wi-Fi + 3G iPad. We got a sneak peak of the internals of this tablet a month ago by poking around on the FCC's database.
• The 3G iPad is visually distinguished from its Wi-Fi-only sibling by a black plastic RF window.
• The 3G iPad supports UMTS/HSDPA on 850, 1900, and 2100 MHz and GSM/EDGE on 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz.
• In a dramatic shift for Apple, the iPad is unlocked, and not tied down to a specific carrier.
• Alas, in the US, AT&T is the only carrier that operates 3G on frequencies the iPad supports. T-Mobile should work, but only on the slower EDGE network.

Edit Step 2

• The iPad's model number is A1337 as previously suggested by the FCC filing. Yes, we think that's l33t.
• There's no use wasting anymore time, let's see what makes this puppy growl.
• We'll be comparing the internals of this production unit to the preproduction FCC photos we exclusively unveiled a month ago.

Edit Step 3

• After some careful prying around with a metal spudger, the display assembly can be removed from the rear case.
• Due to the addition of 3G connectivity, there's an extra antenna cable that must be disconnected before the two halves are free.

Edit Step 4

• The innards of the iPad 3G (left) and the iPad Wi-Fi (right).
• Some major differences include the 3G chip, SIM card board, and the plastic antenna cover at the top of the case.
• The 3G iPad is not nearly as barren as the Wi-Fi-only iPad, but it's still not jam-packed.

Edit Step 5

• Pry up the antenna on the communications board with an iPod opening tool. This is one of two antennas on the communications board.
• The communications board is secured by T4 Torx screws.
• Upon removing the screws, the communications board slides out of its socket on the logic board. The connection socket style is similar to a Mini PCI Express card.

Edit Step 6

• Removing the micro-SIM card. That's a really small SIM card!
• The iPad's SIM card measures 12mm x 15mm. That's just under half the size of the standard size SIM card from an iPhone 3GS.
• You could cut up a full-size SIM card and turn it into a Micro-SIM. The contacts are fully compatible.

Edit Step 7

• New to the 3G iPad, there's an antenna attached to the backside of the display assembly. The copper foil piece seen in the picture connects to the silver metal LCD frame. Apple has cleverly used this same piece of metal for both structural and electrical purposes.