Free Soft

Strip the first 0x800 bytes from your >= 1.1.1 firmware ramdisk

Run:
openssl enc -d -in ramdisk.dmg -out de.dmg -aes-128-cbc -K 188458A6D15034DFE386F23B61D43774 -iv 0

Ignore the error. Then there will be some garbage, signatures and certificates, at the end of the file. Remove it and mount your ramdisk.

Why would this key be published without any explanation of what it is? Apple knows what it is, not telling us how to use it doesn't serve a purpose for anyone. I don't know exactly what this key is or where it came from. But I do know it decrypts ramdisks :)

Nice job to Zibri, the dev team, and whoever owns Austin Heap for finding this key, I'd love to see the hack used. Sadly this will not help us unlock BL 4.6 phones, or sign our own SDK apps; sign anything for that matter. But hopefully this key is deeply embedded in the iPhone, and decrypting all future ramdisks will be a piece of cake.

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With everyone wondering what Apple will reveal about the next-generation iPhone at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, there is debate over whether the new iPhone will feature some sort of video messaging, with perhaps a video camera lens on the face of the iPhone.

Apple may be working on video messaging, giving users the ability to send short clips to each other. Think YouTube, delivered.

— Scott Moritz

An iPhone with video messaging capability might have a lens on the face, and use the 3G chipset to send the video.

Some blogs question the usefulness of such a feature, but I can think of situations where people would like to send video clips. Here are three:

1. While traveling.

   From 3,000 miles away, I could send a video message like “Hey Dad, check out this view. You would love this place.”

2. While shopping.

   Imagine your partner sends you a video message from a fitting room. “Which of these looks better on me?”

3. On the road.

   e.g. a video message from you to a friend: “I can’t find the place. Is this the neighborhood?”

If Apple introduced video messaging on iPhone, they would set a new precedent for the future of mobile phones.

Would you video message?

Is video messaging pointless? Or does it add an appreciable intimacy to our digital interactions?

When would you use video messaging if it were on your iPhone?

I would love to hear your opinion in the comments.

P.S. I will add needed links later. This post was written on my iPhone. Shame on Apple for leaving out a copy/paste function. Blogging on the iPhone is hard work!

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Feeling that Holiday spirit of giving? Not sure who to help? Well look no further. We're highlighting 10 worthy, national charities and encouraging everyone to give what they can. Welcome to the fourth installment in our 10-part Charity Blog Series. When I was growing up in the suburbs outside of Pittsburgh, my brothers and I lived in a neighborhood within walking distance of our elementary school. In fact, our house was just up the hill (a great sledding hill) from the school. One ...

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On a street of small cottages, these homeowners wanted extra space without overwhelming the neighborhood. Their nearly 3,500-square foot plan was large enough to accommodate the family-to-be, as well as hobbies and entertaining. The build-out proved that space doesn’t have to equal monstrosity. Instead, the addition reflects their personalities and blends [...]

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The new "Area Highlighter" feature on the Real Estate Search iPhone app makes it that much more fun to search for real estate by location. By free-style drawing with your fingers on a map, you can highlight the specific area where you'd like to check out real estate. Got a neighborhood in mind? Zip your fingers around to set the area where you want to search and then browse through the properties therein. Compliments of Move, Inc., the new Area Highlighter feature is just one more feather in ...

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