After pushing the iTunes 9.0.3 update yesterday Apple today released the iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPhone and iPod Touch users, the latest update to iPhone firmware offers basic bug-fixes and stability improvements as detailed after the jump.

Install0us is one of the most easiest and popular way to get pirated iPhone applications and games but not anymore as the developer of Install0us will be shutting down the application and repository facing legal threats, according to the Install0us developer puy0 he was under the wrong impression that since Install0us was offering same services as other installer apps : browse / download / install, without providing any links to cracked materials he had something legal and legitimate to offer but after having a conversation with a copyright lawyer recently he is now convinced that it is indeed illegal to share someone's hard-work this way and he might end-up facing a legal trial for this - so Install0us has started to shutdown it's doors as servers got offline one after another.

Just moments ago iPhone Dev Team released the redsn0w 0.9 public beta download for Windows and Mac, supporting the latest iPhone OS 3.1.2 the cross-platform jailbreaking and unlocking utility for iPhone and iPod Touch also supports customizations like changing of device boot logo, recovery logo, and allows users to switch on “verbose” booting mode.

The free standalone utility does not use iTunes and no custom IPSW's are involved in the process, the current beta supports all iPhones and iPod touches except the iPod touch 3G having Apple firmware 3.0 and 3.1.2, direct download links are at the end of this post.

Popular iPhone/iPod jail-breaking utility redsn0w is soon going to be updated and made available to Windows, Mac And Linux users allowing jailbreaking of iDevices running iPhone OS 3.1.2, iPhone Dev Team member musclenerd twitted that they have found the lost redsn0w source-code and are going

As expected whizkid GeoHot's iPhone carrier unlock for baseband 05.11.07 dubbed blacksn0w is live now and user can now safely upgrade to the latest iPhone OS 3.1.2 having baseband 05.11.07 via iTunes and still get the carrier-unlock using blacksn0w and jailbreak through Blackra1n RC3 utility.

The latest Blackra1n release is available for both Windows and Mac getting the job done in just 15 seconds, it now also supports Hacktivation which means now you don't need the official SIM to activate your iPhone using iTunes.

GeoHot has once again proved that he is the numero-uno iPhone hacker out there with his recent success in unlocking iPhone Baseband 05.11.07, moments ago GeoHot posted the video proof of world's first 05.11.07 Baseband unlocked iPhone - the unlock dubbed blacksn0w will be capable of unlocking both iPhone 3G and 3GS allowing users to unlock their phones for use with any carrier.

Many phones appeared claiming to be the next iPhone Killer but none was able to put even a small dent on iPhone's armor; recently Verizon and Motorola started the offensive Droid Does viral advertising campaign against Apple iPhone showing what iPhone is not-capable of doing for promoting there upcoming Android based iPhone Killer phone.

This viral advertisement war has now get excited with Apple's amusing counter campaign iDon't Care, you can enjoy all the three ad-war videos below (after the jump).

If you keep up with latest tech-news you must have heard about the Palm Pre and Apple tussle regarding support for non-apple devices in iTunes, If you are also looking for an iTunes replacement for syncing your music collection with non-apple devices or simply don't like using iTunes we had shared free iTunes alternatives which got the job done easily like WinAmp iPod Plugin and iTunes Agent; but all new utility DoubleTwist takes this to a whole new level by providing syncing support for wider range of devices and comes equipped with music purchasing facility via Amazon® MP3 Store (coming soon) posing a direct competition to Apple iTunes music store.

DoubleTwist supports both Windows and MAC platforms letting users choose and sync pictures, videos, music or iTunes playlists with hundreds of devices like Apple iPhone, iPod, Palm Pre, Android phones, BlackBerry, Sony PSP, Archos 605, Sony Ericsson Walkman & Cybershot phones, Nokia N & E Series phones, Windows Mobile 5.0/6.0 platform devices, LG's Viewty and Shine, Motorola (V9 and V3xx)/most Razr phones, Amazon Kindle, Nintendo DSi, most digital cameras and flash-memory-based camcorders.

If you managed to forgot your Apple iPod screen-lock passcode combination here is a nifty little hack which allows you to reset the old password saving you from trouble of restoring iPod to factory defaults loosing everything stored in it.

iPhone Dev Team's latest PwnageTool v 3.1.4 for Mac OS X is now available for download adding jailbreak support for newest iPhone OS 3.1.2 on iPhone 3G/3G(S) and iPod Touch 1G/2G, sadly, similar to the previous PwnageTool release this version is also MAC only for now, however Windows users need not to worry as they can jailbreak their iDevices using recently launched Blackra1n.

Users having jailbroken devices need not to enter the DFU mode and simply need to create a custom IPSW file using PwnageTool v 3.1.4 and restore it from iTunes, this will update the device to latest firmware version keeping the Baseband unlockable so you can enjoy your device freely.