Apple released iOS 5.0.1 this week and there’s already a way to jailbreak it. But there are a few things to keep in mind before you jailbreak your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

First, this is a tethered jailbreak, which means you’ll need to connect your device to a computer and run the software again anytime you need to reboot.

Second, you might not want to update to iOS 5.0.1 at all if you’re holding out hope for an untethered jailbreak. An exploit was discovered in iOS 5.0 which may be used in a future untethered jailbreak tool, but if you update now there’s no good way to roll back to iOS 5.0 so you may not be able to use the new tools once their available.

Third, there’s currently no way to jailbreak an iPhone 4S or iPad 2.

Fourth, the process is a bit more complex if you have a carrier unlocked device. You may want to wait to make sure that ultrasn0w is updated to support iOS 5.0.1 and you’ll need to preserve your older baseband before upgrading to iOS 5.0.1.

Finally, for now performing an untethered jailbreak requires you to manually select an older IPSW file. If you used iTunes to update your device to iOS 5 you should still have the correct IPSW on your computer. If not, you can download the iOS 5.0 IPSW for your device from the following links:

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LogMeIn Ignition has plenty of company in the iOS App Store from other remote control apps. TeamViewer, for instance, is a personal favorite of mine. With its latest update, however, Ignition adds one killer feature that gives it an additional edge: direct remote transfers for photos and videos.

Establish a connection to your host machine (say, your desktop computer) in Ignition, then open the remote file browser. You can then select the files you want to copy (or move) to your iPhone or iPad and drop them into a local folder. Once transferred over, you’re free to view them in the built-in the Photos app or your favorite media player.

File transfers work on both Wi-Fi and 3G connections, so take care — pulling down a big HD video clip from your PC or Mac at home could chew up a considerable portion of your monthly cellular data allowance.

Full details on the new release are available at the LogMeIn blog, or just head on over to the App Store and download LogMeIn Ignition and try it for yourself!

SugarSync doesn’t seem to generate the same amount of buzz as DropBox amongst the cool kids, the service offers a very strong (and enterprise-friendly) synchronization and backup platform. The company has just outed a new enhancement which makes SugarSync an even better option for power users who like extra control measures: mobile device management.

In the SugarSync web interface, the devices section now lets you view all the files and folders which are currently synced to your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Transferring files has gotten easier as well, as SugarSync’s desktop app now offers direct uploading to iOS devices — and support for Android and BlackBerry will be arriving in the near future.  When new files are uploaded to your cloud storage, SugarSync will send a push notification to your device to let you know that they’re available for syncing. For a look at how the new mobile device management features work, have a look at screencast embedded below.

The company has also updated its BlackBerry app recently to bring it up to date with the SugarSync apps for Android and iOS.

via CrunchGear

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Google Music launched today, and while the service is obviously aimed square at the company’s own products, it happens to play nice with other devices as well. Since the Google Music Web app is intended to work nicely in Google Chrome you can bet it’ll work in other Webkit-based browsers as well — including Mobile Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

There’s not even any wizardry required — just point your browser to music.google.com/music/ and sign in. You’ll need to request a beta invite first, of course, but early reports indicate that they’re fairly easy to come by in the U.S. The experience isn’t ideal, and you’ll probably notice a bit of lag when scrolling through your library (once you’ve uploaded some songs, obviously).

CNET points out that iOS multitasking is supported as well, so you can keep listening to your Google Music in the background while you perform other tasks on your device.

Just a few days after Apple released iOS 4.3.2, the folks at the iPhone Dev team have upgraded their tools for jailbreaking most recent iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models. You can now download redsn0w 0.9.6 rc14 and use it to jailbreak a device rnning iOS 4.3.2. This is an untethered jailbreak, which means you don’t have to plug your iDevice into a computer and repeat the process every time you reboot.

If you’re using Windows and a carrier unlocked phone, such as an AT&T iPhone which you’re using with T-Mobile’s wirelesss network, you’ll probably want to use sn0wbreeze instead of redsn0w, since it will preserver your baseband.

The steps for jailbreaking iOS 4.3.1 are pretty much identical to the steps for jailbreaking iOS 4.3.1.

In a nutshell, you download and run redsn0w and follow the on-screen instructions carefully. You’ll need to have the latest .ipsw file, which is probably hanging out in your iTunes directory if you’ve recently upgraded your phone to iOS 4.3.2 anyway.

The process takes less than 10 minutes, and you can pretty much watch the whole thing in the video after the break. Note that I edited out about 50 seconds of staring at a screen so you wouldn’t get bored watching the “preparing firmware” section. But the rest of the video was recorded in real-time.

For some reason after jailbreaking my iPod touch, the home screen icons for the App Store and Cydia are blank, but both apps function exactly as they should.

Redsn0w 0.9.6 rc14 is available for Mac or Windows and supports the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (GSM model), iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G, and first generation iPad.

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Apple has released a minor update for iOS, fixing a few bugs and bringing some security updates. You can download iOS 4.3.2 by connecting your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad to a computer, clicking on the Devices tab, and then selecting “Check for Updates.”

The software update fixes a problem that would sometimes cause FaceTime video calls to freeze or fail to show video, and an issue that prevnted some iPad users from connecting to 3G networks.

Apple has also released iOS 4.2.7 for the Verizon iPhone, with security updates.

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Apple has released a software update for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPads that should fix some bugs users have been experiencing since updating to iOS 4.3 a few weeks ago. One of the biggest changes in iOS 4.3.1 is a fix for a graphics glitch that had been plaguing 4th generation iPod touch users.

The software update should also fix an image flicker problem when using the APple Digital AV adapter with some television sets,  and fix a few other bugs. There are no major new features in this release, but if you’ve been having problems with your device since moving to iOS 4.3, now might be a good time to plug your device into your computer and click the “check for updates” button.

Of course, if you have a jailbroken device, you might want to hold off until we hear if there’s an easy way to jailbreak iOS 4.3.1.

The software update is currently available for the AT&T/GSM iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS, 3rd and 4th generation iPod touch models, and the iPad and iPad 2. It looks like Verizon iPhone 4 users will have to wait.

AT&T recently began offering a data tethering plan for the the Apple iPhone, allowing you to share your phone’s 3G internet connection with a computer (or 5) for $20 per month. But some users who have jailbroken iPhones have been doing this for ages, using third party apps such as MyWi. Now some MyWi users are starting to get text messages and emails from Apple suggesting they upgrade to a plan that supports tethering.

According to the folks at the ModMyi web site, most of the users reporting they’ve been contacted by AT&T are using the MyWi software and have AT&T’s unlimited iPhone data plan. That plan is no longer offered to new customers, but it’s not surprising that a company which recently killed the unlimited data option would also want to reign in unauthorized tethering by heavy data users.

So far it doesn’t look like AT&T has actually disconnected anybody for using an unauthorized tethering app, but the email customers are receiving does say that in order to “continue tethering” users need to sign up for a plan that supports the service. In fact, if AT&T detects you’ve been tethering and you don’t contact the company by March 27th, you’ll automatically be signed up for the new DataPro 4GB plan which offers 4GB of data for $45 per month. That 4GB cap covers standard smartphone data transfers and tethering. Each GB of data above and beyond 4GB will run users $10.

via Cult of Mac