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Well, the response was overwhelming. :) The downloads brought down several of our servers, and some of them have yet to recover! It seems that some people have been having problems with our initial release, so we have PwnageTool 2.0.1 for you. It addresses the following issues: It auto-finds the bl39 and bl46 files better, if they’re on your computer It creates the ~/Library/iTunes/Device Support/ folder if not present, which should help with some 1600 errors people have been having. Many people have reported the PwnageTool not starting up at all (the icon never stops bouncing). This issue should be resolved now. The Sparkle AppCast URL is fixed in this version, so automatic updates should work for future releases. Because of the AppCast URL fix, we recommend that everyone who downloaded PwnageTool 2.0 get this version, if they want to stay up to date automatically. N.B: if PwnageTool 2.0 pwned your phone correctly the first time, you do not need to pwn again with 2.0.1. The file can b...

When you don't want to depend solely on the official App Store to get your iPhone 2.0 applications, you want to jailbreak your iPhone or iPod touch—and less than two weeks after the iPhone 2.0 launch, it's easier than ever to do with your new device. The hard-working iPhone Dev Team released the jailbreak utility PwnageTool version 2.0.1 this weekend, and while it's not as one-step as ZiPhone, it still offers an easy GUI interface for the job. Let's take a look at the step by step for jailbreaking your iPhone 2.0 device with PwnageTool. Warning: The 2.0 jailbreak is still relatively new, and does suffer from instability. While I successfully jailbroke my device this morning, I have experienced hang-ups and freezes trying out new apps, and I haven't had a chance to make sure every single feature on my device still works as it did pre-break. If you decide to jailbreak, proceed with the utmost caution and a full backup of your device's data. What You'll Get The...

If you're an original, EDGE-only iPhone owner who doesn't mind twiddling with hack-level software, you're in luck. Guides for adding the iPhone 2.0 software to your original unit have popped up on the APC Magazine and iPhone Hacks sites. Mac users should check out the link below, which utilizes the "PwnageTool," BootNeuter 2.0, and some manual hardware resets to enable Cydia, an Installer.app-type program that, well, doesn't have a lot available right now. If you're a Windows owner, head over to iPhone Hacks' guide, which is similar but requires a few more steps. We haven't had the chance to test either of these solutions yet on an original iPhone, but even if we had, we'd recommend syncing and backing up your iPhone before jumping into work-around hacks like these. via lifehacker.com