Apple Giving $30 iTunes Credit For Problematic iPhone 3G S Activation. Some people are being delayed up to 48 hours or longer so Apple has sent this email out:

Dear Apple Customer,

Thank you for your recent Apple Store order. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the inconvenience caused by the delay in your iPhone activation.

We are still resolving the issue that was encountered while activating your iPhone with AT&T. Unfortunately, due to system issues and continued high activation volumes, this could take us up to an additional 48 hours to complete.

On Monday, you’ll receive an email from Apple with an iTunes Store credit in the amount of $30. We hope you will enjoy this gift and accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience this delay has caused.

Thank you for choosing Apple.

Sincerely,
Apple Online Store Team

UPDATE 1: It seems the iPhone Dev Team can find time to make easter eggs for you guys and fix their issues and make a new QuickPwn. (sorta) Anyways, Mac OS X Pwnage Tool users, hold the s and f keys and click the PwnApple in the “About PwnageTool” box. I am not sure what this does as I do not have a Mac (yet). Post a comment if you know what this easter egg is.

UPDATE 2: Hey guys, here is a video on how to use the new Pwnage Tool 3.0. http://bit.ly/fhXFH

Hey everyone. I have gotten confirmation from the iPhone Dev Team that they have a 100% working Pwnage Tool fofr Mac OS X. The YouTube/Push Notifications issue and ASR fix are also in that release.

Lucky for all of you Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard people, you can now jailbreak your iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch 1G! (iPod touch 2G support not available yet, use redsn0w)

I will still have to wait (along with all of you Windows users) for quickpwn. QuickPwn for Mac OS X and Windows is still being created. I will update this post will all subsequent jailbreak tool releases once I get confirmation of their release.

So here you go!

The Pwnage Tool
Requirements:

[Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard, iTunes 8.2, iPhone OS 3.0 (7A341), Bittorrent Client, Internet Connection]

Bittorrent Release:

http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/4963802/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg.4963802.TPB.torrent

SHA1 = 2e19d39398233f88ae0782fd82462a9223791f7f

Hey everyone. Just a few hours to go until the WWDC 2009 Philnote. Now as you may have expected we are getting word of some last minute rumors. So let’s get started!

This first bulletin sounds very credible to me. The new high-end iPhone will be announced at WWDC tomorrow morning. This new iPhone also allegedly carries the code name “iPhone 3GS”. Now the person who leaked this information says that he has no clue what the “S” stands for, but he can confirm double the flash memory (up to 32GB from 16GB), a brand new processor that is more than twice as fast, and that video will be the killer feature and that Apple will use video capabilities to market the new iPhone 3GS. Now to me it would make more sense to call it the iPhone Video or the iPhone 3GV, but I am sure Apple has a great reason for this. Now sources say that this new iPhone 3GS will keep its $199-$299 price points.

Some sources also say that the new iPhone 3GS will be available tomorrow in the afternoon (most likely at 6pm). I persinally think that a June 19th release is more likely as that is when iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 expires.

Sources are also saying that Apple may keep their existing iPhone 3G but reduce its price to $99. This would make sense as Apple would have the high-end iPhone 3GS while keeping a low-end iPhone 3G to further increase their marketshare. Analysts say that having a $99 iPhone would increase their total marketshare by a whoping 100%!

Now on to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. This is on a rumor of a secret project inside of Apple called “Marble”. Now Marble is a new GUI (Graphical User Interface) for Mac OS X. It was expected to be for Snow Leopard, but it would not make sense to throw a brand new UI onto the developers when the latest Snow Leopard beta is said to be a “Master Gold Candidate” which means Apple is done with the OS and is just sharing the flavors of Snow Leopard so that developers can help fix any tiny remaining bugs before final release. Now my sources say that “Marble” is real, but would be delayed until September, so expect “Marble” to take the torch from “Aqua” in Mac OS X 10.7.

Now finally, the fabled Apple tablet. Sources are telling me that Apple is working on the device but don’t expect to see it tomorrow or this year. Sources are saying to expect an actual product sometime next year during the 1st quarter.

Now there are also some rumors of a MacBook 3G, and All I can say about this is do not expect the product to be announced tomorrow, but Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will have support for the new product that is still in development inside of Apple HQ. The MacBook 3G would be released sometime in the fall of this year, sources say.

So get ready for WWDC 2009, because this is going to be a great keynote. As for good old Steve, his appearance is still up in the air. Nobody is sure, but Apple hasn’t said Steve wouldn’t be there, they are saying that he won’t be back as CEO until late June. I am still hopeful that Steve will appear at the end of the keynote in a “One More Thing…” sort of thing. We will just have to wait and see!

We have been bombarded with “spy pics” and rumors about WWDC 2009. It is said that Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will be revealed for the first time to the public and a possible release this summer.

iPhone OS 3.0 is also a very sure thing to see. According to the iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 lockdown, beta 5 is due to expire on June 19, 2009. With WWDC 2009 tomorrow, possibly iPhone OS 3.0 will be released to the public this Friday or next Friday (June 19, 2009).

We have also heard rumors of the new iPhone 3G 2009 making its appearance there as well. Rumors indicate that the new iPhone will have a 32GB model, as well as a low end 4GB model for $99. It will also have a magnetometer (digital compass), 3.2 mega pixel camera, black bezel, rubberized back, “Jibbler” (Voice Control for the entire iPhone OS), video recording, 2 times the RAM, 2 times the processing speed, and a slightly redesigned model.

So we are all excited here at Limited Edition iPhone. We will be bringing all of the most important announcements tomorrow morning. We also might see Steve Jobs at WWDC 2009, possibly making his return. Some of my sources have seen him back to his old healthy self on Apple’s Cupertino Campus. We will see. Just a few hours to go. So check here often and prepare to refresh Safari and MobileSafari for all the WWDC 2009 action!

Hey everyone, this is just more proof that Apple is getting ready to launch a new iPhone. It seems that this is just another step from Apple to clear out inventory for the new model.

Before, you could only order an iPhone 3G on AT&T’s online store, but now, Apple is also allowing you to order one. Now, you must still get a 2 year contract with AT&T, and you still have to go pick it up at your local Apple store.

Just another little clue that Apple has left us with.

(The picture above is West Des Moines Apple Store at the Jordan Creek Town Center!)