Blackra1n dries up after 3.1.3 update.

Frequent the digital underground of those ruthless and highly violent iPhone jailbreakers? It’s not nearly that dramatic or sinister, though Apple would like you to think otherwise. Truth be told, jailbreaking is a liberating experience. It gives back to you, the owner of the device, the reigns to do just about whatever you want. Nifty stuff.

With that said, obtaining such forbidden fruits came with several options. There is the ever infamous and stable Dev-Team’s “PwnageTool” which makes complete custom firmwares from scratch. Some people don’t want the bother of having to reload firmware and re-sync all of their content. Fair enough. For such people, Blackra1n was their poison of choice.

In case you were unfamiliar with BR, it is a project of a rather young hacker/developer who goes by “Geohot”. His work has spanned the generations of the iPhone and just recently moved into PS3 hacking — no small feat. With all of the accomplishments under his belt, it would seem like nothing could stop this kid. Unfortunately for us, Blackra1n’s users’ fears are materializing after the 3.1.3 iPhone update. The outlook isn’t too promising for now as a recent Twitter post by the young chap states:

“There is no solution for 3.1.3 on newer devices or 05.12.01 (baseband). There is no untethered jailbreak. I don’t know if/when these things will exist.

Disappointing stuff to say the least. But let’s be real, how many times have we heard these “jailbreak doomsday” tales? I seem to remember such comments following just about every iPhone update since day 1. With that in mind, don’t count out new devices/firmwares just yet.

**Important stuff: While the patch over a normal firmware method used by Blackra1n is not functioning on 3.1.3, the Dev-Team has in fact cracked 3.1.3 for all but there newest iPhone 3GS and most recent iPod Touches. Something to keep in mind if you really must have that ever so important and exciting 3.1.3 update.

The cat & mouse game between Apple and jailbreakers is nothing new. It will continue on forever as long as Apple maintains their asinine stance on jailbreaking in general, iron glove and all. The jailbreakers will feel increasingly pissed and frustrated with some even leaving to other, more inviting platforms. Yet life will go on.

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