Here are few simple solutions to fix "Unable to recognize specified IPSW" error while jailbreaking Apple iOS using popular "redsn0w" jailbreaking utility from iPhone Dev Team.

While there are lots of advantages of jailbreaking your Apple iPhone/iPod/iPad, it also has disadvantages like an voided Apple warranty and introduction of some security loopholes. A new tool Antid0te is about to be released promising better security for jailbroken phones, what Antid0te will do is to add Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) to your iPhone. Which in simpler terms mean that iOS program libraries, the dynamic linker, the program stack and some selected binaries will be loaded at different (random) addresses in memory making the process of exploitation a lot harder.

Sn0wBreeze v 1.7 is now available for download (use links at the end of the post) allowing jailbreaking of iPod Touch 3G - the only condition being that either the device has iPhone OS 3.1.2 or have saved 3.1.2 SHSH blobs for restore.

GeoHot has once again proved that he is the numero-uno iPhone hacker out there with his recent success in unlocking iPhone Baseband 05.11.07, moments ago GeoHot posted the video proof of world's first 05.11.07 Baseband unlocked iPhone - the unlock dubbed blacksn0w will be capable of unlocking both iPhone 3G and 3GS allowing users to unlock their phones for use with any carrier.

iPhone jailbreak scene is getting very exciting with new emerging software tools promising easier and safe jailbreaking experience, after announcement of Sn0wBreeze from iH8sn0w famous iPhone hacker GeoHot has now announced a single jailbreaking utility for all Apple iPhone range of devices from iPod Touch to iPhone 3G/3GS; dubbed blackra1n the jailbreaking utility is expected to get launched soon and official domain