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Hey guys, here are the iOS 4.2b3 IPSW 8C5115C IPSW files for all of you to download and save to your computers.

These files are required for the Untethered Jailbreak process so you have to get them before you try to untether your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running on iOS 4.2.1.

Just a reminder: Only iPhone developers have legit access to these firmware files so this is your chance to grab them and use them for the Untethered Jailbreak.

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This morning I told you guys that Apple will be releasing the new iOS 4.2 today and it finally happened, the iOS 4.2 is here and it’s available for download now.

Apple has gone live with iOS 4.2.1 and the firmware is now available to download from links listed below or our main download page where you can find all Apple firmwares for all Apple devices.

As a reminder to jailbreakers, don’t accidentally update and make sure you have your SHSH blobs for 4.1 I have written detailed tutorial on how to save the SHSH blobs on all iDevices for iOS 4.1 so you can revert back if needed.

You can find the download links below… Read more…

HUGE NEWS!!!

Apple just posted a press release in which they have announced that the iOS 4.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch will be released TODAY!!!

Stay tuned, I will share more information as it becomes available, I will let you know about the downloads once the iOS 4.2 goes public.

Apple today announced that iOS 4.2, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, is available today for download for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. iOS 4.2 brings over 100 new features from iOS 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 to iPad including Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay and AirPrint.

“iOS 4.2 makes the iPad a completely new product, just in time for the holiday season,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Once again, the iPad with iOS 4.2 will define the target that other tablets will aspire to, but very few, if any, will ever be able to hit.”

iPad users can now run their favorite apps and switch between them instantly, while preserving iPad’s legendary battery life. Users can organize their apps with drag-and-drop simplicity using Folders, and Mail now features a Unified Inbox, fast inbox switching and a threaded message view.
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Last week I notified all you guys about the Cydia incompatibility with the new iOS 4.2 firmware from Apple and that it was being worked on by Saurik (Jay Freeman) and other people (chpwn) to get it up to speed and have everything ready for new iOS 4.2 release

According to chpwn and his recent tweet the Cydia is now ready for the new Apple iOS 4.2 firmware, all work has been completed and all we are waiting for is Apple iOS 4.2 Release.

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It seems that the Apple iOS 4.2 release which was scheduled for today, has once again been postponed. Originally, the iOS 4.2 from Apple was scheduled for 5 November, then there have been reports about the release of the new Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5 and iTunes 10.1 on November 10, and iOS 4.2 today, on Nov. 12.

As you know Mac OS X 10.6.5 came out in time and there is no issue with it, but the iTunes 10.1 has not yet been released by Apple to general public and as you all know new Apple iTunes 10.1 is a requirement a the new iOS 4.2 firmware.

According to some very creditable sources there is a serious Wi-Fi issue within the new Apple iOS 4.2 and that is why Apple  might be delaying the release of iOS 4.2 until November 16th.

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Up to this point there were many rumors about the new Apple iOS 4.2 and many predictions were way off up to this point but there is a very good possibility the new Apple iOS 4.2 will be released this Friday along with the new updated iTunes version 10.1 which is a requirement for the iOS 4.2 Firmwares.

New Jailbreak for the iOS 4.2 will be available for all iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and of course the new Apple TV) but before you jump the gun and update your iDevice to this version you should read this article and take some precautions as well.

The new iOS 4.2 Firmware version will bring a huge update to the iPad with features such as: Multitasking, Folders, Game Center, New Search and Finder for the Safari Browser, AirPrint (With AirPrint you will be able to print Mail/Photos/Web pages directly to any printer on WiFi network) and AirPlay (Stream Media to Apple TV / AirPlay speakers)

The iPhone Dev-Team has issued a statement in advance of Apple releasing iOS 4.2 to the public. Please read the following carefully to ensure you will be able to retain your untethered jailbreak and unlock into iOS 4.2.
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Earlier this morning the TinyUmbrella was updated to new 4.1.13 version with the support to work with iOS 4.2b3 SHSH Blobs for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, iPod Touch Devices and Apple TV. Clicking Save SHSH will grab 4.2b3 now for your device. The creator / developer of TinyUmbrella has also added a few bug fixes etc.

A couple new features and a few bugfixes included in new TinyUmbrella 4.1.13. (The device list will scroll finally). With 4.2 looming, make sure you and your friends have their 4.1 SHSH saved. Running TinyUmbrella with the default options for your device will ensure Cydia and you have your SHSHs saved.

A tutorial on saving your shsh blobs is listed below so don’t waste any time and go ahead with this tutorial. You need to have your new iOS 4.2b3 SHSH blobs saved in order to be able to  have an untethered jaibreak for the official iOS 4.2 update when it comes out to public (Possible this week / Wednesday or Friday)

Back in June when Apple came out with their huge iOS update iOS 4.0 and 4.0.1, 4.0.2 many iPhone 3G users have updated right away and found their devices very “laggy” and in many way the iPhone 3G was unusable and pretty much bastardized by the LAG and all the other issues with the iOS 4.0.

The iPhone 3G was pretty much crippled after the 4.0 or higher update was installed on the iPhone 3G device. Even something as simple as “typing” was (and still IS) very slow (Laggy) and simply frustrating to all iPhone 3G users.

Word got to Apple about all the issues with new iOS 4.0 and the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G devices and later on, Steve Jobs confirmed and promised that new iOS 4.1 will fix many of these issues but even after the iOS 4.1 was released to public many iPhone 3G users still found their devices to be unusable due to the lag and just overall performance was crappy.

As you all know, Apple has released the new iOS 4.2 GM Firmwares to Developers last week and the seeds on the new iOS 4.2 GM Firmwares are all over the web for anybody to download and try out on their iDevices. You can actually find all iOS 4.2 GM Firmwares right here on iPhone Techie in the article / link listed below.

Anyways, folks at TiPB have updated one of their iPhone 3G devices and ran a performance test on the new iOS 4.2 GM to see how it compares with iOS 4.0 and 4.1. Their Thought??? Watch this video to see what they found. Read more…

In the beginning of this week on November 2nd I have written an article about the new iOS 4.2 Jailbreak delay due to Cydia not being ready and / or compatible with the new Operating System / Firmware iOS 4.2.

The main issue was the fact that Cydia is not compatible with the new iOS 4.2 Applications, .deb packages and basically just doesn’t work with the new iOS 4.2 system, period…

So after trying the new iOS 4.2 GM firmware and using the new Redsn0w 0.9.6b2 I was able to jailbreak my iPhone but found our pretty quick that Cydia and a lot of Jailbreaking Apps / .deb packages were completely broken.

Our good friend’s iPhone Dev Team member MuscleNerd tweet today is giving us a little bit of a hope because he said; both chpwn and saurik are burning the midnight oil to get it working as soon as possible.

Here is a screenshot of the new updated Cydia and looking at this screen it definitely looks like it is in fact being updated. The GUI looks totally different. Read more…

Hey guys I have some bad news for all Jailbreakers out there who are anxiously waiting on the iOS 4.2 since the iPhone Dev Team said it could be Jailbroken right after Apple releases it.

According to a tweet from Comex the iOS 4.2 jailbreak may be delayed because Cydia is not yet ready for the new firmware and so as a result, the next update for Limera1n based iOS 4.2 jailbreak might be delayed but he didn’t really say anything else about it. At this point there is no estimated release date for the new iOS 4.2 Jailbreak but I’m sure it won’t be too long.

This would be a good time for all of you to save your SHSH blobs on your iPhones, iPads or iPod Touch devices running on iOS 4.1, tutorial is at the end of this article.
However, a 4.2 jailbreak might be delayed because Cydia doesn’t work on 4.2 yet. Not sure how close @chpwn is to finishing his fixes. Read more…