George Hotz a.k.a GeoHot is a name which needs no introduction when it comes to hacking devices, after working his way out pwning Apple and Sony devices he has now released an Android rooting tool named Towelroot.

Towelroot allows most Android smartphones users to root their Android devices with a single-click and that too without connecting to a computer, one simply needs to download the Towelroot apk file and install it on their devices. Towelroot exploits recently discovered vulnerability CVE-2014-3153 in Linux kernel version 3.14.5 and most versions of other Android devices to get the job done.

We all know Sony takes business very seriously, and unlike other tech companies takes a very strong stand against anybody trying to circumvent their console security for enabling sideloading or game piracy. Sony sued the well-known Apple iOS hacker George Hotz for releasing the first-ever Playstation3 custom firmware which was the initial step towards letting others enable game piracy for the earlier locked platform. An alleged Sony PS4 jailbreak named Reckz0r has now made it's presence public online claiming to allow execution of unassigned/unauthorized code and pirated games on PS4 exploiting an vulnerability in underlying FreeBSD based Orbis OS. The author goes ahead with sharing all details and files showing users how to "crack" their PS4's labeling this as an tribute to George Hot.

As expected iPhone 3GS jailbreak dubbed Prurplera1n is out now and you can use it to jailbreak the latest iPhone running iPhone OS 3.0, despite iPhone Dev Teams warning to hold the jailbreak until iPhone OS 3.1 gets out, "GeoHot" went public with the jailbreak stating that this is not the last hole and this is the way this works - we release, Apple fixes, we find new holes.

Jailbreaking allows you to customize your iPhone with home-screen wallpapers, third-party ringtones, themes and above all enjoy applications and hacks available via Cydia installer, The Windows only Prurplera1n jailbreaking utility for iPhone 3GS is surprisingly just 394 KB in size, and needs no IPSW files to jailbreak your phone, follow the instructions ahead to jailbreak your Apple iPhone 3GS.