iPhone 4 jailbreak hits from iPhone Dev Team

The Library of Congress made it legal, MuscleNerd showed us it was a go, and now Comex and company have delivered the long-awaited jailbreak to the fourth rendition of iPhone. According to their new page JailbreakMe, the hack works right on the iPhone 4 (or 3GS, or 3G, or iPad, or...) itself, using via the handset's Safari browser to reportedly break into most any iOS device. The servers are getting slammed pretty badly, and only a few Engadget editors have so much as seen the page pictured above so far, but rest assured we're testing this as we speak and will have more details up soon.

Update: Sorry folks, we've tried repeatedly, but apparently the servers just can't handle the load -- Comex tweets that the purple screens we're seeing are evidence of server fail. Here's hoping for a Cydia celebration when the stampede is over.

Update 2: Comex says you might want to reboot if you got stuck staring at that purple screen, and you could also try their backup server (click our second source link) to help the Dev Team divide the load.

Update 3: We successfully got the jailbreak to start working, but it crashed Safari. Upon reboot of our phone we've got... nothing but the Apple logo. Take note, this can brick your phone, so proceed with caution! Video of the experience after the break. After a reset, our phone is giving us nothing but the Apple logo. (Update to the update, the phone has been restored).

Update 4: Our intern Sam has successfully jailbroken his iPhone 4 according to this pic, so it can be done!

Update 5: Comex reports that iPads running iOS 3.2.1 aren't presently working properly, and that MMS problems after jailbreak are a known issue.

Update 6: Good news? Saurik (of Cydia fame) has pitched in to secure JailbreakMe some better hosting. Bad news? Reports indicate that FaceTime doesn't work after jailbreak, either.

Update 7: Seven updates? You bet, because it's looking like there's already a fix for the missing FaceTime and MMS features. Head on over to Redmond Pie (in more coverage below) for instructions to install the Cydia package that brought video chat back to two of our iPhone 4 handsets. If you're just downloading JailbreakMe for the first time though, you shouldn't need to do a thing, as Comex claims both have been fixed in a new version of the hack that just went live. 

Source:engadget.com

Apple gives iPhone 4 owners their money back!

Steve Jobs, the Apple chief executive, held a press conference on Friday morning to apologize for the Apple’s iPhone 4 reception problems. He said the company would give free bumper cases to all buyers of the device at least until the end of September.
Regarding users' complains about  faltering connections when they touch the lower left corner of the phone, Steve Jobs said:  “I apologise to them. We will do whatever it takes to make them happy.”
“Most of the customers that own iPhone 4s think it’s the coolest thing they’ve ever owned,” he added.
Mr Jobs also said that many smartphones had similar problems  “Most smartphones behave exactly the same way. Phones aren’t perfect and it’s a challenge for the whole industry.”
Apple promised to refund those who had paid for a case already and would give money back to anyone returning their phones.

Source:
http://it.moldova.org/news/apple-gives-iphone-4-owners-their-money-back-210814-eng.html