iPhone 3G Windows hack appears

Hackers have followed up the recent release of an unlocking tool for the Mac with the release of the equivalent software for Windows users.

The software - WinPwn - jailbreaks and unlocks older iPhones, and jailbreaks iPhone 3Gs and the iPod touch.

This process which enables installation of non-Apple-approved third party applications and lets users employ the device on non-Apple-approved carrier networks.

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Hackers have followed up the recent release of an unlocking tool for the Mac with the release of the equivalent software for Windows users.

The software - WinPwn - jailbreaks and unlocks older iPhones, and jailbreaks iPhone 3Gs and the iPod touch.

This process which enables installation of non-Apple-approved third party applications and lets users employ the device on non-Apple-approved carrier networks.

The site offering the unlocking software for Windows users was down earlier on this morning.

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