Remember: If you are jailbroke and want to keep your jailbreak… hold off on updating to iOS 4.3. We will let you know when there is a new jailbreak out. The Dev-Team says that the wait shouldn’t be too long because @i0n1c has a 4.3 untether ready. We’ll keep our eye out.

iOS 4.3 Software Update:

This update contains new features and improvements, including the following:

    • Personal Hotspot*
         – Share iPhone 4 cellular data connection with up to 5
devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth,
and 1 USB)

    • iTunes Home Sharing
         – Play music, movies and TV shows from a shared iTunes
library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2)

    • New AirPlay features**
        - Play videos from the Photos app including the Camera
Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party apps
and websites on Apple TV
         – Play slideshows from Photos on Apple TV using
transitions available on Apple TV

    • Faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript
engine

    • HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter***
         – View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app,
Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote, and enabled
third-party apps on an HDMI display

    • Ping features
         – Push notifications for comments and follow requests
         – Post and Like songs directly from the Now Playing

As of the writing of this article, Cydia isn’t ready for 4.2 and I’m also not sure that this will work on the iPad for sure. Please correct me on this. The dev team blog says to point redsn0w at firmware 4.1. The iPhone runs 4.1 but not the iPad. You may be able to point it a previous iPad firmware but I haven’t tested this yet. I’m honestly waiting to jailbreak myself once Cydia is ready. We will update this article once we can confirm. I recommend syncing your device before starting this.

Instructions on updating to 4.2

1. Download the newest version of iTunes, 10.1 (links here)

2. Install the new iTunes.

3. Download the correct firmware for your device. (http://gumballtech.com/2010/11/01/ios-4-2-gm-released-for-all-devices-download-here/)

4. In iTunes, select your device and hold the Shift(windows) or Option(Mac) key while clicking the update button. This will open a window to choose your own firmware. Select the one you Just downloaded.

5. Now just wait until the update is complete. You will then have firmware 4.2!

Instructions on Jailbreaking 4.2

1. Download redsn0w from here: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/1452044444/redsn0w-limera1n-fun

2. Your device will be on 4.2 but when you run redsn0w you will select firmware 4.1 on your computer. You can download firmware 4.1 for your iPhone here. Just follow the instuctions with redsn0w and you’ll be jailbroken. Remember, Cydia is not yet working on 4.2.

Picture and video messaging now available on iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS
Now with MMS support from AT&T, iPhone 3G and 3GS customers can send any type of message – text, photos, audio, video, and more.

Start Messaging
To enable MMS messaging, connect your iPhone to your computer and click “Check for Update” in iTunes. Once the update is completed, restart your iPhone by turning it off then on again. Note that iPhone OS 3.1 is required so you may need to update your software first.

For more information about enabling MMS on your iPhone, visit the Apple support site.

NOTE: MMS messaging is only available for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Original iPhone customers will continue to use www.viewmymessage.com to receive picture messages.

Messaging Plans available for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS
For individuals
Unlimited: $20
1500 Messages: $15
200 Messages: $5

For FamilyTalk
Unlimited: $30

Pay Per Use
$0.20 per text message
$0.30 per picture or video message

Prices are billed monthly and are valid for use in the U.S. only. Messaging plans may be cancelled at any time. Charges for international messages sent from the U.S. are $0.25 for Text Messages and $0.50 for Picture/Video Messages. Charges for usage while roaming internationally: $0.50 for each text message sent, and $1.30 for each picture/video message sent. Additional charges for premium messages and content apply. For full details on Messaging & Data Plans, go to www.att.com/dataterms.

See more info HERE.

The CEO of Snapture Labs, the developers of the very cool camera application Snapture, has released a letter to jailbreak customers. A couple days ago we informed you that Snapture (formally a jailbroke application) had made it’s way to the App Store. This left many of us wondering where those of us who purchased it as a jailbroke app stood. Well, the company has decided to address the issue giving everyone who purchased Snapture as a jailbroke app a free upgrade to the App Store version of the app. Below is the letter from the CEO with specifics of how and when you can receive the upgrade.

Thanks to Kevin for the tip!

Dear Snapture Jailbreak Customers,

I’m sure you have been following Snapture’s tremendous success on AppStore so far. We’ve shot up to #12 on the AppStore rankings in under 48hrs, and have gotten overwhelmingly great reviews from some of the biggest tech blogs, including Gizmodo, Wired and CNET. None of this could have been possible without the support of our loyal jailbreak users – so please accept our utmost gratitude.

Despite our great success, some of our most loyal jailbreak customers were left wondering what is going to happen to their Snapture licenses moving forward. We heard you through email, twitter and blogs of how you felt that we had left you in the cold. Let me assure you that we never forgot about you guys. It’s simply taken a couple of extra days to get our systems online for the impending migration which we are now prepared to rollout.

What are our plans?
Clear and simple, we’re offering every Snapture jailbreak customer a Free upgrade to the new Snapture on AppStore.

How are we going to do this?
The process is straightforward, but it does require a bit of work on your side.

Steps to obtain Free upgrade to Snapture AppStore:
http://snapturelabs.com/udidform/index.php

This free upgrade will be offered for 1 week only – we plan to have a refund marathon session once we receive everyone’s requests. Again, please be very patient with us as it is an extremely tedious and manual process dealing with Paypal and Google Checkout.

Thanks again for your constant support. We look forward to continue serving you in AppStore.

Regards,
Bowei Gai

See the full article and answers to some Fequently Asked Questions HERE.

Yesterday, Doug wrote about the Facebook 3.0 update and all the cool new features that it is going to have. Well, it seems the developer is still hard at work and if those new features weren’t enough, he has also integrated video upload ability into the 3.0 update. I have a feeling he has made a lot of iPhone 3GS users happy with the new feature. He also said, “Nothing like a few bazillion emails, tweets, and blog comments to motivate you to sneak in a few extra features at the last minute.” We don’t know what the “few extra features” are but, so far, he is off to a great start! Keep up the good work!

* Yep – It will be my first iPhone! (9.0%, 106 Votes)
* Yep – Upgrading from the 1st Generation iPhone. (16.0%, 191 Votes)
* Yep – Upgrading from the 2nd Generation iPhone. (24.0%, 289 Votes)
* Nope – Keeping my 1st Generation iPhone. (9.0%, 107 Votes)
* Nope – Keeping my 2nd Generation iPhone. (35.0%, 425 Votes)
* Nope – Sticking with my iPod Touch. (6.0%, 69 Votes)
* Nope – Still no iPhone. (3.0%, 37 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,224

Now that firmware 3.0 is finally available, did you upgrade?

As for the rest of us who are not on firmware 3.0 yet, they will probably have it jailbroke before we even get it on June 17th. However, even if they do have it jailbroke by the release date, there is rumor that many of the jailbreak apps will not work on firmware 3.0. Doug says apps like WinterBoard, WeatherIcon, LiveClock, Cycorder do not work on firmware 3.0 b5. So, on June 17th, you might want to hold off on upgrading until we can figure out how everything works. We will keep you up-to-date.

“Yes, 3.0 GM is released to developers. This is the final 3.0 release. There is no jailbreak for it at this time. Do not yet upgrade. There are rumors of people using the 3.0 b5 jailbreak tools. This is a terrible idea. It will replace most your 3.0GM with B5 components. You will not have a real 3.0 final any longer, instead you will have a hybrid 3.0 and beta 5. It’s a terrible idea. Next week when beta 5 expires, your 3.0 jailbreak could expire as well and you would have to restore all over again.Yes, some people may claim that they did this and “it works fine”. But as I just stated, it is not a real 3.0 final any longer. Definitely not a good idea nor is this something you want.

Just wait a few days and you should be ok.”

You can check out the post on his website HERE.