Well that didn’t take long – iPhone 3Gs jailbreak is released

Independence day for iPhone 3GS users is here.  George Hotz has released an application that will unlock the 3GS so that you can install whatever applications you want, not just what Apple wants you to have.  The blog post with instructions is here.  You need Windows (but not windows 7), itunes installed on your machine, and you need the 3.0 OS on your iPhone.  Be careful, once you jailbreak your phone, you void the warranty and Apple won’t help you if the phone gets messed up.  Be sure to back everything up before you start too -

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