Another neat new program (actually, two of them) popped up online for complete GUI iPhone and jailbreaking. Both of the programs (one is for Mac, the other is for Windows machines), just like ZiPhone, can unlock any existing and currently available iPhone firmware version (from v1.0.0 to v1.1.4

Caterpillar 1.2 is out. It features a new component called Uninstall that allows you to uninstall applications right from the SpringBoard just like Web bookmarks and the apps in 2.0, and FaceLift that adds support for SummerBoard themes and extends them on its own allowing theme authors greater control over the look of the theme. Both technologies licensed from Nullriver Software, authors of Installer and SummerBoard.

Full version history is available here. Our own extensions to the theme format is available here. Enjoy!

Recent developers in WebKit on which Safari is based, ended up in Safari browser for iPhone 2.0 as well as in newly released Safari 3.1.

Apple has implemented HTML 5, CSS 3 and SVG into it. HTML 5 provides a standard for embedded SQL statements into a script code. SVG (scalable vector graphics) brings motion into places where only static bitmap graphics worked before. SQL (through SQLite) and SVG are linked into Safari but not by plug-ins. CSS 3 sets up implicit and explicit animation, and manages both using renderer.

The advancements to Safari are not only the additions of new standards. Apple has also managed to speed up JavaScript performance.

Early on Apple decided not to include cookies and XML to Safari, and hence ported SQLite from iPhone OS to Safari. It allows JavaScript coders the ability to manage data using real SQL with transaction support.While SQLite is client-sized, it is very powerful for a database that links entirely into your code.Since iPhone has space restrictions, using SQLite forces developers to use space carefully.

The advancements in Safari on iPhone 2.0 are great. In fact, Mac users will want it in their desktops! At least viewing for the developers

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Are you excited about iPhone 2.0 firmware just as we are? Now thanks to some folks from Hackintosh and Gizmodo, we have a video and some pics of how it looks.

There are quite a bunch of new features in it like Parental Controls, Mass mail delete, App store, Exchange support, advanced calculator Cisco VPN support and more.

Video is a bit blurry but it might satisfy the hungry ones:

There is a better video at Gizmodo too.

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iPlus just got better with the latest release from ipluspwns.com. iPlus is quickly becoming the definitive tool for unlocking, jailbreak and activation of the iPhone. If you aren’t already familiar with iPlus you need to check it out. Why choose iPlus? iPlus uses BL 3.9FakeBlank for bootloader downgrading. This means that the process is fully reversible (unlike some other tools), giving you the peace of mind that you can go back to where you started if you feel the need!

PF EDIT: Guide is up and ready here!

Features of iPlus 2.0b include:

• 1-Unlock and, if required, automatically downgrade the bootloader from 4.6 to 3.9FakeBlank
• 2-Jailbreak
• 3-Activate
• 4-Install AFC2
• 5-Add the following packages:
• Installer
• Community Sources
• BSD subsystem
• OpenSSH
• VT-100

And even more:

• BSD Fix (backspace)
• VT100 Fix (can’t login)
• Summerboard themes directory fix (installation issues)
• Relocates Fonts and Ringtones (Allows for more than 120MB free for Apps!)
• Customizable payloads!

This great release has many bug fixes including:

• Unlock/downgrade strategy rework: Now safer than ever!
• New Interface on the iPhone (using iPipe from MCA)
• Fix for the “Repair Needed” problem reported by some users
• iPlus will always reboot twice (and not 2 or 3 times)
• Pass 2 visual feedback. Now users know what is going on
• PC/Mac program will not end until everything is really done
• Support for PPC
• Better error handling
• Empty payloads – just jailbreak
• No need to install libreadline on MacOS X

Scared of a non GUI program? Don’t be we’ll have guides up very soon to show you how easy it is to mod your iPhone. For those of you that are still hesitant by a non GUI program don’t worry! The next release of iPlus will include both a GUI and iTouch support.

Grab your copy of the Jailbreak + Activate + Unlocking Version (Mac/Windows):

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Don’t need to unlock? Grab the Jailbreak + Activate only version (half the size)

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