ZiPhone in Klingon

2008-06-12T15:08:00.001-07:00

Do you wanna translate this blog?

Please contact sibillasibilla on skype

Enjoy it!

Tissy

GPS or not GPS...

2008-06-05T07:04:00.000-07:00

From the iPhone2 patent it seems likely thatApple at last included an embedded GPS.Informations are anyhow confusingand I don't feel like confirming it as a fact.We will see.
I don't really care since I have my fellow TomTom device. ;)

Les jeux sont faits

2008-06-04T04:43:00.000-07:00

The patents for the iPhone2 (and firmware 2.0) are out.As you can see from the images above, FLASH andWindowsMedia content will be finally supported.In figure 53D you can also see how thenew welcome screen will look like.Again there is nothing in the patent aboutan embedded GPS (as I previously said).External bluetooth GPS will be supported andmanaged by the "locationd" daemon.You can browse the patent HERE.

We're near..don't panic!

2008-06-03T15:58:00.000-07:00

We're near to the event everyone is expecting.As soon as the final 2.0 version will be outI will start working on it.Shortly after receiving my 3G iPhoneI will also start working on it.If you upgrade before I say so, please don'tcome here crying for help.It will also be useless to upgrade to 2.0 untilall developers will recompile and test their applications.If you speak italian you might want tocheck http://it.ziphone.org/(check the second Panorama link)
Keep donating if you want ZiPhone to be free.Till now, only 1/1000 donated.And I hereby thank whoever did or helpedthis project (like the translators).Namaste!Zibri

Still bored :)

2008-05-02T18:44:00.000-07:00

I'm done with the last beta.Since Apple is going to release a new itunes versionfor 2.0 to work I will have to rewrite ZiPhoneto support the new mobiledevice framework.In other words: don't expect a new ZiPhone versionshortly after the official 2.0 release.It will take some time to rewrite and to fully test it.But as you can see from the above screenshots,don't worry... The 'hacking' work has beendone already. Now the 'easy to use' part will needsome time.
Keep checking this site for further updates.
Namaste,Zibri

The worst is yet to come... :)

2008-05-01T19:32:00.000-07:00

Photo courtesy of [Magda]lena

In the past few days I have been busy disassembling

and analyzing what we could call a "gold" 2.0 firmware.

I say gold because it's expiration date is the

4th of June so all features are there already.

Well 2.0 will not have MMS, not have cut & paste,

no new applications (guess why!). So, aside from exchange

support and appstore what did they change ? I'll tell you: security !

Yes, Apple tightened iPhone security (their security not yours)

a new crypto algo has been introduced

(and promptly defeated as expected).

No more "8900" files but IMG3. Firmware 2.0 will require

a new iTunes version and a new "mobiledevice" framework.

If it were for me I would not even bother to hack this version

but I know many of you are going to upgrade so I will release

a new ziphone version after the official release.

I already patched activation (lockdownd)

and unlock / Fake IMEI (baseband firmware).

To fully test this version I will need a Mac (I don't have one yet)

and thanks to the help of ModMyApple.it forum

I will probably have one soon.

About the 3G iPhone:

The 3G iPhone will share almost the same firmware

of the actual iPhone, so, again, no big news.

I wish the community could react to all this and start

developing on the actual firmware version but I know

that will not happen.

I am getting bored lately but even

if I received a big proposal to acquire ziphone

I will not let you down.

Please stop complaining about your bricked phone

if you used other methods.

And keep donating if you want this project to live.

Take care and have fun!

Zibri

Logo contest !

2008-04-24T17:55:00.000-07:00

Photo by fatw

Do you want to contribute ?

Here's how:

Design a SIMPLE logo for ZiPhone !

(hint: an iced Z would be nice)

A "Z" ... nothing can be simpler :)

Forget about Zorro.

Send your logo to ziphoneorg AT gmail DOT com

Express yourself.
Zibri

from Tissy

2008-04-20T18:12:00.001-07:00

Do you wanna translate this blog?

Please contact sibillasibilla on skype

Enjoy it!

Tissy

ZiPhone on italian TV..

2008-04-20T08:16:00.000-07:00

First intervew on italian TV.
Direct YouTube link is HERE
Thanks to Anguizzz for subtitles.
Thanks to you all for support !
Namaste,Zibri

On the news now..

2008-04-15T11:01:00.000-07:00

Yes, ZiPhone is on CNET too..

Click HERE to see the whole video review !

I'm now working on the next version of ZiPhone.

You can see Firmware 2.0 BETA screenshots HERE.

Have fun and take care !

Zibri.

3G Evidence !

2008-04-08T11:57:00.000-07:00

Click on the picture to enlarge

Well this was found inside the latest beta.

If that's not enough for you to understand,

I'll clarify it:

There is a new iPhone coming *very soon*.

The new iPhone will have Infineon's SGOLD3 (PMB8878 or PMB8877)

chip in it's baseband.

Google can maybe help you to get more details.

Stay tuned :)

Namaste,

Zibri

ZiPhone 3.0 Zorro is Back ! :)

2008-03-30T09:08:00.000-07:00

Hello there !

Here you have the latest ZiPhone version !

This version has many new features !

Don't forget to read the README.txt and the

PLUGIN_HOWTO.txt !!

As usual it is better to use ziphone on a

restored iPhone, but you can also just

run ziphone -j to add the plugin support.

Now it's up to you all and your fantasy!

Because the plugin system can just do

EVERYTHING you can imagine.

If you think your app or your system mod

should be used by everyone, contact me

and I could include it as a default

in the next release.

Namaste !

Zibri.

ADSENSE = THIEVES !

2008-03-20T09:32:00.000-07:00

After all it's all about money.

ADSENSE robbed all the money in the adsense account

gained in ONE MONTH of advertising on this site.

No reason given.

No explainations.

No nothing.

$4000 in advertising (thanks to YOUR support)

just vanished.

Well, I don't really care so much about money

I am not even selling ZiPhone but I wanted you all

to know what's happening.

I'm disgusted.

ZiPhone 2.6b RELEASED ! (ipod fix!)

2008-03-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

Photo by WisDoc

Ok then.. running previous versions

of ZiPhone on an iPod, somebody messed up

the NVRAM... Not a problem really! :)

Get the new version and click on CLEAR/FIX NVRAM.

Then after reboot click on the IPOD jailbreak.

Enjoy !

Touchdown !

2008-03-13T20:12:00.000-07:00

Photo by MLA 2.0

As promised, here you go !

For the jailbreak to work you have to

restore to 1.1.4 before running ziphone.

45 seconds of ZiPhone and you are done !

I tested it on my 32gb iPod.

I told you I would not let you down :)

Enjoy!

Unitil I will receive my iPod...

2008-03-07T07:12:00.000-08:00

While you and I are waiting for the iPod touch to be delivered to me,

Here you have a working and tested solution.

As I thought, ZiPhone works with iPods but

it will need a little adjustment only.

In the meanwhile have fun and

look at the language bar !

There are new languages !

Namaste!

Zibri

Hello There !!! :D

2008-03-05T08:46:00.000-08:00

Hello there !

I was browsing the online users and....

I wish to personally say hello to whoever is now

browsing my site from Cupertino!

We could conquer the world, you know?

If you would just listen to me.

By the way, I hereby want everyone to know I am not an enemy.

I love the iPhone, I really like many things Apple did.

I also have maximum respect for what the

"pirates of silicon valley" did in the past.

Steve, Bill, Woz and Paul you made this world a better place.

Expecially you, Steve, you dared to think differently,

but you didn't change that in the last 20 years...

Let me tell you that NOW is the moment to

think different again. Care to listen ?

( If you don't I'll call Bill :P )

Namaste!

Zibri

New languages in language bar!

2008-03-02T18:37:00.000-08:00

Photo by SARA (frailmuse pensierosa)

Since many people are now visiting this site

I think it would be nicer to read it in your own language.

Look at the top of this page.. there are some little flags..

Each of them will bring you in a localized site.

Every day we have more translators and more languages.

Klingon language is still missing :)

But we are ready with almost all languages.

Keep checking the flags!

Their number will increase!

Version 2.5c of ZiPhone is released.

It should now be perfect.

Stay tuned for more news, music, art and everything

else that will come to my crazy mind.

Namaste!

Zibri

That's for you Dmitry !

2008-03-01T13:59:00.000-08:00

I have been told that Dmitry is a big iPhone fan..

Well.. I'm not politically set on ANY party but

he has a really funny face in this pic.

So for all russians and to my virtual friend Dmitry

here you have the russian ziphone site !

As usual all donations on russian site

will go to the site maintainer.

Привет

ZiPhone 2.5... WoW !!!!!!!

2008-02-29T09:10:00.000-08:00

Photo by Steph M.

ZiPhone 2.5 is now on download site for

you all to enjoy.

I decided to release it for everyone since MANY

are helping supporting sponsors.

And it would not have been fair to them.

I suggest you to do a restore to 1.1.4

not an update. Because installer keeps old

installed apps in it's cache and you would have problems.

Hoping people at nullriver software resolve that soon.

After restore to 1.1.4, just use "ziphone -Z Y" or the first

button on GUI versions.

Have fun !

And thanks to everyone for supporting and caring!

Stay tuned ! More interesting things are coming up on this site!

Namaste!

Zibri.

The world on a string (of text) !

2008-02-27T12:24:00.000-08:00

Photo courtesy of hotnacho

ZiPhone.org is proud to release the first 5

localized sites!

Thanks to the "non-work-all-fun" of talented people

and the great coordination done by Tissy

they are finally ready for you to enjoy.

As usual all donations on localized sites

will directly go to the site maintainers.

(the youngest is only 14! an amazing kiddie!!)

DO NOT UPGRADE

2008-02-26T10:46:00.000-08:00

DO NOT UPGRADE TO 1.1.4

ZiPhone will soon work with 1.1.4.

But I need to FULLY test it and
do a few adjustments.

In the meanwhile, enjoy the KEY :)

Stay tuned.

People who donated will receive the next version a day before everyone else.

Expect a new version in 2 days (3 days for non-donors) :P

ZiPhone IS and will always be FREE.

NOTE: If you have a contract and activation

you can ALREADY use ziphone to jailbreak

and install applications on 1.1.4 !

Italian site READY !

2008-02-25T05:56:00.000-08:00

Photo taken by Zibri himself during the italian tour !

Here we go !

The italian ziphone site is READY.

More languages to come shortly.

Go and see it and donate!

Money donated on the italian site goes

directly to the translator and manager.

And thank her !

While you wait...

2008-02-23T06:34:00.000-08:00

While you wait, let me entertain you

with something particular...

This short movie has been written and directed

by Andrea Saraceni, a very talented

italian scriptwriter and director.

I liked that from the first time I saw it (years ago).

I hope you will enjoy it as I do.

I can almost TOUCH it...

2008-02-22T07:00:00.000-08:00

Photo by π ε λ α γ ί α

As I stated many times, ZiPhone was not even intended for

the iTouch. But you know...they are so similar...

The "problem" with 1.1.3 iTouch is that the bootloader

is a little different. Yesterday I had the time to disassemble it.

20 minutes later I found exactly what I expected and where I expected it to be.

Allow me some more tests to make you totally safe.

And expect news soon.

Update:

maybe I was too tired.. nothing seems proving it doesn't work.

So I took some of the donated money and ordered a 32gb Touch.

It will be here in a few days...

I'll keep you posted as usual..

Stay tuned!

Namaste,

Zibri.