Apple Seeds iPhone OS 3.1

Apple has seeded iPhone OS 3.1 to developers along with a new version of the iPhone SDK.
Few details have been provided; however, its likely that Apple has closed the exploit used by ultrasn0w to unlock the iPhone.
Remember not to update when the new firmware goes public.
(via iClarified.com)

Update:
Word from the Dev Team on iPhone OS 3.1:

You’ve [...]

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