Although it only made its debut yesterday, the iPhone 3GS jailbreakin’ purplera1n has already been updated and now stands at version RC2. Changes include support for Windows 7 and 64-bit rigs ...

Cohorts AriX and westbaer helped Geohot pack purplera1n into a tight little Mac OS package and it’s now available on the site alongside a new and improved RC2a version for Windows. Sweet.

In his latest blog post, not only does George explain the steps you must take to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS, he is pretty vocal on why he has decided to release purplera1n to the public. Normally I don ...

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Developer George Hotz has released the Purplera1n jailbreak software for iPhone 3GS and by all accounts, it seems to work. This one runs on Windows XP and Vista (Windows 7 and Mac OS aren’t supported, ...

George Hotz, known as “geohot,” is a legend when it comes to hacking. His most popular tools released include purplera1n, blackra1n, and limera1n. He was the first to unlock the original iPhone. He is ...

"I've known about this exploit since the time of PurpleRa1n," Hotz said of the iPad jailbreak. What is most interesting here, though, is that the iPad is running the newer 3.2 version of the ...

The first worm to infect the iPhone will not affect most users of Apple’s smartphone, despite worrying reports. The ikee worm only affects jailbroken iPhones, representing a minority percentage ...