iPhone Firmware v1.1.3 Leaked?

We have breaking news on the iPhone firmware expected to be released around the time Macworld kicks off a little over two weeks from now.

Gear Live with help from Natetrue, now an iPhone hacking legend has revealed details on the iPhone firmware v1.1.3 which apparently has been leaked.

Read about all the new features in the latest firmware as well as the effects it will have on unlocks and third-party applications after the jump.

Folks at Gear Live with help from Natetrue, first published convincing screenshots of the new iPhone firmware v1.1.3. The features that one could expect from iPhone firmware v1.1.3 are as mentioned below:

• The ability to send an SMS message to multiple people
• Google Maps application can now pinpoint your location using cell tower triangulation
• Google Maps can now display the Hybrid map view
• You can now drag and drop application icons on your home screen
• The home screen supports pagination
• You can now add web bookmarks to your home screen

Below are couple of screenshots courtesy Gear Live, however you can follow this link to checkout the entire gallery on the soon-to-be released firmware.

Screenshot of enhanced Google Maps, hitting the button on the bottom left on the iPhone will pinpoint your location.

Screenshot of the instructions on how to edit your home screen on iPhone firmware 1.1.3.

In order to address the doubts that some of the folks in the blogging world had about the leaked images on the soon-to-be released iPhone firmware, folks at Gearlive along with Natetrue have been kind enough to publish an 8-minute long video of the complete feature walkthrough of the iPhone 1.1.3 firmware update.

You can checkout the video courtesy Gear Live below:

Effects of Firmware v1.1.3 on Unlocks, JailBreaking and Native Third-Party iPhone applications:

Though this appears to be one of the most exciting firmware updates like previous firmware updates, firmware v1.1.3 breaks unlocks like AnySIM and so far there is no alternative to iPhone activation other than using iTunes and a standard AT&T account. 

Also as you would expect, iPhone firmware v1.1.3 will wipe out all your native third-party iPhone applications.

So far the iPhone hacking geniuses have not been able to Jailbreak iPhone firmware v1.1.3 which means that getting your favorite third-party applications is also ruled out for now. So if you are one of those who can't think about using your iPhone without the native application then the advice would be to not upgrade whenever the firmware v1.1.3 is released.

Thanks kush for the tip!

Thanks Natetrue and Gear Live for providing us with the scoop, you guys rock!

Folks, this is the last post for 2007, Wish you all a Happy New Year!!!

[Gizmodo via Gear Live]

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