After a long wait, the untethered jailbreak for Apple iOS 5.0.1 is finally here supporting iPhone 4 and 3GS and iPod Touch 3G/4G. However the same is not yet supported for iPhone 4S. If you rely on software unlock, you’ll need to preserve baseband through custom firmware option in Redsn0w as shown in this guide.

Apple earlier released the iOS 5.0.1 to patch the few small issues with the original iOS 5 release, particularly the battery drain problem. The Sn0wbreeze software is now updated to version 2.8b10 that supports the tethered jailbreak of iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touches. Follow the guide below to jailbreak your device.

The world’s easiest method to jailbreak your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, JailbreakMe 3.0 by comex has been released that untethered jailbreaks your device running the latest iOS 4.3.3. The new tool makes use of the PDF exploit in the Apple OS to work by simple running through a webpage in the Safari browser to install Cydia. [...]

Apple today released the iOS 4.3 Gold Master for download that is already jailbroken using the existing jailbreak tools. However the current method is tethered for now. The other supported devices including iPhone 3GS, iPod Touches and iPad will be supported at a later time. The current method will require Universal Ramdisk Fixer, tetheredboot utility, [...]

The jailbreak for iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4 and iPhone 3GS (new bootroom) on iOS 4.2.1 is tethered for the time being through the redsn0w jailbreak developed by the iPhone Dev Team. However these new devices are expecting a tethered jailbreak for the new firmware that should be available in time for Christmas.

A new hack has been released by Sam Bingner (@bingner) which allow you to activate your iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G without the original SIM of the official carrier. The Subscriber Artificial Module (SAM) activates the iPhone for those relying on the ultrasn0w unlock that drastically save battery life.

The redsn0w varient of the carrier unlock iPhone 3G & 3GS with baseband version 05.14.02 and 05.15.04 has been released which supports both Mac and Windows platforms. This version is much easier to use as it automatically updates your current baseband to the new version for iOS 4.2.1 while jailbreaking and hacktivating your device.

The carrier unlock for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS (old and new bootroom) with baseband versions 05.14.02 and 05.15.04 has finally been released by the iPhone Dev Team. The ultrasn0w unlock will let you to use your device with any GSM carrier including T-Mobile, ROGERS or others in addition to AT&T. Follow the guide below [...]

The iPhone Dev Team has finally announced the release of the unlock for iPhone 3G and 3GS users which were stuck baseband 04.15.02 and 05.15.04. The new procedure is somewhat cumbersome but allows you to finally unlock your device. However iPhone 4 users are currently not supported in this release. This is the official blog [...]

The Appsync 4.2 is now available from Cydia to download that is compatible with iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch running firmware 4.2.1. The update will patch the MobileSubstrate installion allowing you to manually install .ipa files directly from your computer. AppSync requires a jailbroken device.