We loved the Twitlonger for when we needed to say more than 140 characters to express ourselves. But in an update to Twitter for iPhone last year, support for twitlonger was removed completely. Bigarella has been working on the same idea for the all new shiny & glossy  Tweetbot client for iPhone & iPod touch. Pastie for tweetbot adds an extra button to the user-interface while you compose a tweet longer then 140 characters. If triggered, the tweet is sent to pastie and a link is posted with your partial tweet.

Here are some screenshots:

The tweak has been through all the development stages and the beta version is now in hands of the testers. You can download the beta version from Cydia via the iSpazio repo for free.

You can follow JailbreakNews on twitter or follow the author of this post here.

In case you missed it, there has been a big release of LimeRa1n, now on beta4, that has been pushed to the public, In an effort for Chronic Dev Team to save the SHAtter exploit for a later release.

Currently for Windows Only.

http://www.limera1n.com

limera1n, 6 months in the making
iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3G, iPad, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G
4.0-4.1 and beyond+++
limera1n is unpatchable
untethered thanks to jailbreakme star comex
released today to get chronicdev to do the right thing
brought to you by geohot
hacktivates
Mac coming soon
follow the instructions in the box, sadly limera1n isn’t one click
that’s the price of unpatchability
as usual, donations appreciated but not required
still in beta, pardon my ragged edges
AppleTV is technically supported, but theres no apps yet
zero pictures of my face

changelog
BETA1 – first release
BETA2 – fixed kernel patching magic, rerun BETA2+ over BETA1
BETA3 – fixed new bootrom 3GS
BETA4 – uninstall fixed, respring fixedish

Download for Windows
md5: d901c4b3a544983f095b0d03eb94e4db

Developer Joshua Hill, aka p0sixninja, recently tweeted “Things have progressed to the point where we don’t expect anymore roadblocks. ETA for greenpois0n is 10/10/10 at 10:10:10AM”.

While it’s important to remember that this is only an estimated release date and our friend chpwn puts it into decent perspective “Please note that an ETA is, by definition, an estimate. There may still be delays, although we will try for there not to be any.” Chpwn has been working with Saurik on improving Cydia, but by the sounds of it, it will not be ready to be released alongside the greenpois0n release, but it will be something else to look forward to after jailbreaking.

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The Dev-Team recently updated their blog saying that they have begun testing the exploit developed by @pod2g, into a beta version of PwnageTool to get a head start on things.

Those of you with Apple’s new iPod touch 4G, or those of you who bought another recent device after the jailbreakme.com exploit was closed, have probably heard about a brand new exploit called SHAtter. The exploit (and payload) was developed by @pod2g a few months after @p0sixninja of the Chronic Dev Team discovered the crash. That team is hard at work bringing you a brand new tool to make use of the exploit. It’s not the sort of thing that can be developed overnight so please be patient while waiting for any announcements from them.

In the meantime, we’ve put @pod2g’s exploit into a beta version of PwnageTool to test the waters. The SHAtter exploit was enough to convince the iPod touch 4G to restore to our custom IPSW. The successful result is shown below! It’s all working: customized Preferences to show battery percentage, Cydia, root shell…the works!

Read More here.

Price: $3.99

Source: BigBoss

2. Grid lock
Grid lock is a very smart tweak that allows you to place icons anywhere on the springboard that you please, much like the Android OS. It does have some annoying glitches at times but if you can work through those then this is an amazing tweak. It helps to make themes that would other wise require iBlank or Iconoclasm a lot easier to put together and use.

Price: $.99

Source: BigBoss

3. Quicklock 2
There isn’t much to say about Quicklock 2. It does exactly what it says, locks your iDevice quickly. After installing, an icon will be added to your springboard that locks your iDevice upon opening. And that’s pretty much it. One complaint that could easily be fixed by the user with basic knowledge of ssh, was the icon for Quicklock 2 displayed as a plain white block. This didn’t seem to happen with everyone but it can be a bit annoying. This tweak is especially useful if you have a defective sleep/wake button and Apple wont replace your iDevice.

Price: free

Source: ModMyi

MyStrings was released a few months ago back in early June. There have been many features added since then including icon fonts, colors, and sizes. Toggles for battery percentage, and ability to edit the carrier. Also there have been some support updates, to allow it to work on every device!

2.0 has been being worked on for awhile, and is getting very close to release. There are just a couple more features going into this tweak, and some support issues being fixed and everyone will be able to get a hold of the new and improved MyStrings 2.0!

Some features that have been added into this release is FULL language support, a few more apps have been added to the “Applications” section, it has been completely remade so that it has device specific codes, so that devices like iPads, and iPod Touchs dont have the “iPhone Only” sections. There were also other specification codes added in so that if you dont have one of the apps in the “Applications” section it wont show up, which makes it run faster because it doesnt have to load up the extra, unneeded applications.

There is no set date for release, but follow the developers @MarksiPodTouch and @Nazaroth to keep updated with this tweak!

RedmondPie had posted a great guide on getting PwnageTool to create a custom IPSW for iOS 4.0.2 which allows you to jailbreak. IF for some reason you cannot downgrade and are stuck on 4.0.2, this guide will come in handy.

Let’s begin:

Step 1: Download and install the latest version of iTunes.

Step 2: Now start iTunes and sync your iPhone with your PC or Mac so that it backs-up all your important data including settings, apps, music, contacts and photos.

Step 3: Download PwnageTool (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=63NSJXYL) and the original iOS 4.0.2 for your version of iPhone (download link given below). Move all these files to your desktop.

Step 4: Start PwnageTool and select your device:

Step 5: PwnageTool will now automatically detect the correct firmware for your device as shown in the screenshot below:

Step 6: Click on “No” when PwnageTool asks you “Do you have an iPhone contract that would activate normally through iTunes?”:

Clicking on “Yes” will update your baseband to the latest version. Click on “Yes” only if you are on an officially supported carrier like AT&T.

Step 7: PwnageTool will now create the custom .ipsw file for your iPhone which will be jailbroken.

The following “ihaz Success” screen will confirm that the requested .ipsw file has been created successfully.

Step 8: Once the .ipsw file has been created, you will now have to restore your iPhone to this custom firmware 4.0.2 that you just cooked using PwnageTool for your iPhone. Click on your phone icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” button (“Shift” button on Windows) on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release the “Shift” button.

This will make iTunes prompt you to select the location for your custom firmware 4.0.2 file. Select the required custom .ipsw file and click on “Open”.

Step 9: Now sit back and enjoy as iTunes does the rest for you. This will involve a series of automated steps. Be patient at this stage and don’t do anything silly. Just wait while iTunes installs the new firmware 4.0.2 on your iPhone. Your iPhone screen at this point will be showing a progress bar indicating installation progress. After the installation is done, iPhone will restart automatically and you should now have a fully jailbroken iPhone running on iOS 4.0.2.

In case the Cydia icon on the homescreen is in white with no repositories added, simply add http://apt.saurik.com/cydia-3.7 repo in Cydia to get going!

How to: Unlock iOS 4.x (Any Baseband):
Follow the complete step by step guide posted here to unlock iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G, on iOS 4, on any baseband using Ultrasn0w 1.1-1.

Step 10: Once you are done with the unlocking and jailbreak process. You can now restore all your settings, apps, music, contacts and photos to the newly installed firmware version 4.0.2 by restoring the backup that you made in Step 2 from iTunes.

If you are an iPhone 3G user, you can follow the complete step by step guide posted hereto jailbreak your iOS device using Redsn0w, and then unlock it using Ultrasn0w on any baseband (including 05.13.04 and 05.12.01).

Download iTunes 9.2.1 for Windows and Mac OS X
Download iOS 4.0.2 for iPhone 3GS

[Thanks to Lendr33 for the hat tip!]

Disclaimer: Since this is an unofficial release, I wont recommend using it as it may have bugs that in some cases might result in malfunctioning of your iPhone. This guide is for testing & educational purposes only. Follow it on your own risk. I’m not responsible for any loss of important data or malfunctioning of your iPhone.

[via RedmondPie]

If you require an unlock simply install ultrasn0w.

Requirements:

• Redsn0w Tool from Dev-Team

For Windows –  Download here

For Mac OS    –  Download here

iOS 4.0 Firmware

• iPhone 3G IPSW Link: Download Here
• iPhone 3Gs IPSW Link: Download Here
• iPhone 4 IPSW Link: Download Here

Step One : Create a folder on desktop and name it whatever you want, in the following article we named it iHackintosh. Now put all your downloaded files in the iHackintosh folder. Now connect your iPhone to thecomputer and launch RedSn0w from iHackintosh folder.

Step Two : Now here comes the tricky part, when redsn0w ask you to select firmware, browse to iOS 4.0 ipsw instead of iOS 4.0.2

Step Two : Click the Open button to continue.

Step Three : In next Window check the Install Cydia option. You can select / unselect more advanced options like verbose boot, multitasking, wallpaper etc. Once you selected all required options click on next button

Step Four : Now turn off your iPhone but make sure it is still plugged in to USB port. If you satisfies this term then click next to proceed the next step is to put your iPhone in DFU mode.

Step Five : To put your iPhone in to DFU mode follow the onscreen instructions as follows Hold the Power button for 3 seconds, Hold the Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds, then release the Power button and continuing holding the Home button until your iPhone is in DFU mode.

Step Six : If all goes well, and you put your iPhone in DFU mode successfully then the following screen will appear otherwise you will be prompted to do from Step Five.

Step Seven : That’s it after 5 to 8 minute of process you will get your hands on a Jailbreaked iPhone.

[via iHackintos h]

1. MyWi 4.0

Jailbroken iDevice Required

2. InfiniFolders

Jailbroken iDevice Required

3. WiFi Sync

Jailbroken iDevice Required

4. Air Sharing & Air Display (ok, so this one isn’t from Cydia, but it’s still awesome)

Available in the App Store (link)

5. Tlert

Jailbroken iDevice Required

for an in depth description and each moderator’s individual list hit up the source link: [mmi.com]

SnapTap, available in Cydia, is a Camera tweak that enables your iPhone volume buttons or even an wired headset’s buttons to take photos and videos with your iPhone. Witth Snap tap you can now hold your device like you would a normal camera without the need to adjust your fingers. Recently updated to version 1.1.1, with full support for iPhone 4 and iOS 4.

Features:

• Take photos easily by using the iPhone’s volume controls and the wired headset button.
• Capture videos with the built-in camera app (3GS+) or with Cycorder on older phones.
• Mute the shutter sound while taking pictures.
• Finally take self-portrait pictures without figuring out where to press.
• Tested with the built-in camera application, works with some others as well.
• Use your headphones (wired headset) for taking pictures and videos as well.
• Normal iPhone usage when not taking pictures/videos

SnapTap is available in Cydia via BigBoss repository for $1.49

InfiniBoard

iPhone Developer Chpwn, behind popular iPhone and iPad applicationsInfinidock, Infinifolders, ProSwitcher and Paste, today updatedInfiniboard to v1.4.2-1. This tweak gives you vertical scrolling of your SpringBoard pages, and gives you the ability to add almost infinite amount of apps on your iPhone. Now iOS 4 Compatible.

Safari Download Manager

Safari Download Manager is an extension that adds a powerful, highly-configurable download manager to the iPhone’s web browser. Like never before, you can take control over downloaded file types, and harness the true power of the network connection on your device.

• Choose to download more than one file at a time!
• Choose to break out of the limited downloading you used to do!
• Choose to make your iPhone the mobile computing platform it deserves to be!
• Choose Safari Download Manager for all your downloading needs!

New In Safari Download Manager

• iPad support! iOS4.x support! iPhone4 support!
• Less UI stupidity! (blame Safari)
• Support for Download vs Download To! Downloads save to the default download directory unless Download To is selected.
• Change the default download directory to ~/Media/Downloads (instead of ~/Library/Downloads)
• Save downloads anywhere in /var/mobile!
• Resume more downloads than before!
• Configurable download retrying! Configurable download queue length!
• Don’t overwrite files indiscriminately! Only overwrite them discriminately! (Never!)
• Fix some memory leaks.
• Fix the bug that caused large downloads (>2GB) to show up as negative.
• Add tap&hold downloading for images (like “Save Image”, except saves it to a user-chosen location and not the photo library.)

You can purchase and download Safari Download Manager from Cydia store for $5.00. You iDevice MUST be jalbroken. Jailbreak guides are linked below.