Cziriblog

Skype is rumored to be building its own rival to Apple’s FaceTime at CES. And many believe that something like this can easily be a FaceTime killer. According to folks over at Engadget, Skype might well upset Apple by bundling video calling support in its iPhone app. This would mean that iPhone users can video chat with anyone on any system, anywhere in the world without the limitation of Apple’s FaceTime (which currently works only on the Mac & iOS devices).

The iPhone Dev Team has announced the iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak public beta testing program. We know several are letting their steam off in comments. But hey, look at the bright side the tools are being tested publicly instead of being left out without any hope or update about the jailbreak.
This beta testing is limited only to those who:
- Own Mac
- has iOS 4.2 beta 3 SHSH blobs backed up with Cydia
- Completely aware with the iOS jailbreak process steps
- Ready to risk their Carrier Unlock until a final working version is released
- Intended for iPhone 4, iPod touch 4 and iPad
This is not meant for average users, I repeat – this is NOT meant for average users. If you plan to go ahead then you’re on your own. You’ll just end up tearing your hair and turning your device into a paperweight. For performing the beta test, you need to download the USBMUX software from here along with dependent files mentioned on the page.

Here are few pointers for using the “backup method” aka Jailbreak Monte put up by iPhone Dev Team:

- This is a beta tester program. It’s not a general release!  Things can go very wrong, so please don’t even consider testing if you have pictures or other media on your device that you haven’t backed up!
- For the same reason, please don’t participate if you rely on the ultrasn0w carrier unlock.  Wait for the final version!
- Until we fix some sandbox issues with bluetooth, the bluetooth functionality is disabled.
- This very first beta1 is limited to iPhone4, iPad, and iPod touch 4G.
- Cydia must have your 4.2b3 SHSH blobs saved on file.  (As we approach a general release, we’ll provide a way to let you use locally saved hashes too).
- You must already have the usbmuxd software installed and running on your Mac (this requirement will eventually go away too). The correct invocation of the relay is just as that page says: “./tcprelay.py -t 22:2222”.  If the relay isn’t installed or running correctly by the time the redsn0w ramdisk has started, you’ll need to restore to stock FW again to try it again.  Please test it beforehand to save yourself some time!
Bunch of other dev teams are also working on their own version of jailbreak but it’s not about “Me First” any more. It’s about rolling out a jailbreak that works for all devices flawlessly.