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  Avast! Free Antivirus

Our rating:

9

Gizmo's Freeware award as the best product in its class!

Product type: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer

Pros:

Top pick for best free antivirus program, full real-time capabilities, behavioural blocking features, sandboxing, low rate of false positives

Cons:

default settings not certain user interaction

Developers website: http://www.avast.com/en-au/free-antivirus-download

Download page: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Avast-Home-Edition.shtml

Version: 7.0.1407

Download file size: 71.45 MB

64 Bit compatibility: 32 bit but 64 bit compatible

License type: Feature limited freeware

Portable version available: There is no portable version of this product available.

System requirements: Windows 2000 - Windows 7, Mac OS

Additional information:

Quick Start Guide: http://www.avast.com/download-documentation
Forum: http://forum.avast.com/

   

   Microsoft Security Essentials

Our rating:

9

Product type: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer

Pros:

Very low rate of false positives, easy to use

Cons:

Detection rates slightly lower than AntiVir, slow scanning

Developers website: http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Download page: http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Version: 4.1.1522

Download file size: 13 MB

64 Bit compatibility: 32 and 64 bit versions available

License type: Unrestricted freeware

Portable version available: There is no portable version of this product available.

System requirements: Windows XP - Windows 7

 

   Avira AntiVir Personal Edition

Our rating:

9

Product type: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer

Pros:

Outstanding detection of malware

Cons:

Nag screen

Developers website: http://www.free-av.com/en/products/1/avira_antivir_personal__free_antivirus.html

Download page: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/AntiVir-Personal-Edition.shtml

Version: 13.0.0.2693

Download file size: 97.7 MB

64 Bit compatibility: 32 and 64 bit versions available

License type: Free for private use only

Portable version available: There is no portable version of this product available.

System requirements: Windows 2000 - Windows 7

Additional information:

Forum: http://forum.avira.com/wbb/index.php?langid=1
Online help: http://www.avira.com/en/support/kbsearch.php

    

   Panda Cloud Antivirus

Our rating:

9

Product type: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program

Pros:

High detection rate of malware, web protection, some behavioural blocker features

Cons:

Detection rates of real-world malware is slightly lower

Developers website: http://www.cloudantivirus.com

Download page: http://filehippo.com/download_cloud_antivirus

Version: 2.0

Download file size: 33.08 MB

64 Bit compatibility: 32 and 64 bit versions available

License type: Free for private use only

Portable version available: There is no portable version of this product available.

System requirements: Windows XP - Windows

 AVG Anti-Virus Free

Our rating:

8

Product type: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer

Pros:

Behavioural blocker

Cons:

Slightly lower signature detection rates

Developers website: http://free.avg.com/au-en/homepage

Download page: http://filehippo.com/download_avg_antivirus_32/

Version: 2013.0.2667

Download file size: 118.78 MB

64 Bit compatibility: 32 and 64 bit versions available

License type: Free for private use only

Portable version available: There is no portable version of this product available.

System requirements: Windows 2000 - Windows 2007

Additional information:

Forum for support

How to Unlock an iPhone from T-Mobile and Vodafone Germany For Free

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Requirements:
Every iPhone that is older than 2 years.
iPhone 4, 3GS, and 3G IMEI number
How to proceed:
Unlock an iPhone Out of Contract with T-Mobile and Vodafone
Locate the iPhone IMEI number and make a note of it:
Tap Settings then tap General
Tap “About” and scroll down to find “IMEI”

Open this webpage https://t-mobile-simlockportal.arvat...m.com/PUBSILO/ from your browser for T-Mobile and this page for Vodafone: Vodafone CallYa-Handy entsperren: So wird's gemacht
Request your iPhone to be unlocked, provide the IMEI number of the device on the form and click on "Daten pruefen" on T-Mobile web or "Absenden" in Vodafone page and then fill some name or surname (just write anything) on T-Mobile webpage and some numbers as phone numbers and in 5 minutes your iPhone becomes factory unlocked.

T-Mobile will initiate a request to unlock the iPhone and then you have to restore the iPhone through iTunes to complete the device unlock. With the device unlocked, a micro-SIM from all other networks will now work in the iPhone. 
Regards,
byteforce

Jailbreak & Unlock at iOS 6.0 (with both gevey & ultrasn0w)

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Are you planning of upgrading iOS on your iPhone 3gs or 4g ?
And are you scared to loose your unlock?
Or if you have upgraded your 3gs to 6.0 and don't no now how to unlock it ?

Then, Let's get through this process.

Jailbreak iPhone 3gs/4

• Download the latest version of redsn0w .
• Download official iOS 6 IPSW for iPhone 4 (GSM) or iPhone 3GS directly from Apple.
  
• Launch redsn0w and go to Extras > Custom IPSW.
• Point to the IPSW you just downloaded in Step 2. If you have a 3GS, you will be prompted whether you have a 3GS with old or new bootrom. Select appropriately.
• Redsn0w will start building custom iOS 6 while removing the files that will update your baseband. Once completed, you will find this file on the same file path as the original IPSW with the prefix “NO_BB…” followed by the IPSW file name.
• Be sure to pwn DFU your iPhone with redsn0w by going to Extras > Pwned DFU. Simply follow the on-screen instructions.
• Once your iPhone is in DFU, launch iTunes and press Shift+Restore (Windows) or Option+Restore (Mac). Be careful not to select the wrong IPSW during restore!If you get error 3194, you need to edit your hosts file. See here.
• Wait for it to finish. Your iPhone will attempt to reboot and may stuck on the Apple logo with empty progress bar due to tethered jailbreak.
• Launch redsn0w again > Extras > Just Boot. Follow on screen instructions.
• Your iPhone will boot up normally and is activated .If not activated you can activate through redsn0w through jailbreak button and then again repeat tether process.

Unlock iPhone 3gs/4
[Note :Notice that iPhone must be activated to unlock either with ultrasn0w or with Gevey sim.]

Unlock iPhone 3gs/4 through ultrasn0w

-Also Notice only these iPhone with these baseband could be unlocked for now with ultrasn0w.

• 01.59.00 (iPhone 4)
• 04.26.08 (iPhone 3GS)
• 05.11.07 (iPhone 3GS)
• 05.12.01 (iPhone 3GS)
• 05.13.04 (iPhone 3GS)
• 06.15.00 (iPhone 3GS)

To unlock with ultrasn0w. Follow below procedure:-

• Launch Cydia through iPhone home-screen and add the following repo by going to Manage > Sources > Edit > Add:Untitled Document
• 2. Let it update sources and packages and then search for ultrasn0w fixer for iOS 6 and install it.
• 3. Finally, search for ultrasn0w (1.2.7) and install that too.(If you didn't found it then on cydia,add repo by going to manage>sources>edit>Add: ultrasn0w.com )
• 4. Reboot your device.
• You should get a signal bars now !!!

Unlock iPhone 4 through Gevey Sim:[Note:: For iPhone 4 having baseband 2.10.04, 3.10.01, 4.10.01 you can just use Gevey sim and unlock it, no need to go through above unlock process just you can use gevey manual process after jailbreaking procedure.]

[Dev-Team] Restoration reinvigoration

Today we’re pleased to release redsn0w version 0.9.15b1, with significant new features supporting restoring to older firmware no longer being signed by Apple. For brevity, we’ll list most of the new features in bullet form. For more details, please feel free to drop by our comments section, or check out any upcoming guides on tutorial sites like http://iclarified.com

First, the high-level new feature list:

• restore from any 5.x iOS to any other (up, down or the same) 5.x iOS on all devices as long as you have the correct blobs (see more below)
• Cydia now included in the tethered 6.0 jailbreak on A4 devices
• automatically “Just Boot” tethered when qualifying A4 device connects in DFU mode
• untethered 6.0 jailbreak on old-bootrom 3GS
• untethered 6.0 hactivation on any 3GS or iPhone4
• directly restore pre-A5 devices to earlier firmware — no more complicated 15-step how-to’s with stitching, iTunes errors, and “hosts file” concerns
• fetch new signed blobs for any IPSW (present or future — no redsn0w update required) using Extras->SHSH Blobs->New
• block the BB update for any 3GS or iPhone4 restore (past, present, or future — no redsn0w update required) using Extras->Even More->Restore
• deactivate any iPhone, useful for testing your “official” unlock status through iTunes. (Please only deactivate your own iPhone!)
• activation status shown on “Even more” page
• significantly more (very nerdy) info returned by “Identify” button when device is in Normal mode
• tethered jailbreak of ATV2 supported (but the only thing available for it is the SSH2 custom bundle available here — no Cydia yet. Must use “Select IPSW” for tethered boot of ATV2 for now).
• auto-exit WTF mode for older devices with broken buttons
• any time a set of blobs is fetched remotely (from Apple or Cydia), redsn0w also saves them locally (and will check there first if you click “Local”)
• for your future restoring convenience, you should also submit all of your past and present TinyUmbrella blobs to Cydia if you haven’t done so yet. Resubmitting is okay and won’t cause conflicts.

Here are more details on the iOS5-to-iOS5 restores for A5+ devices. (Note: pre-A5 devices don’t have these restrictions — just follow the redsn0w prompts during the restore).

1. redsn0w now lets you restore an A5+ device from any iOS5 to any other iOS5 as long as you have correct 5.x blobs for the starting (current) and ending points of the restore

• APtickets eliminated “higher-version only” comparison of firmware restores (just like BBtickets did for the baseband)
• example restores supported by redsn0w if you have the correct blobs: 5.1.1-to-5.0.1, 5.0.1-to-5.1.1, 5.1.1-to-5.1.1, 5.0.1-to-5.0.1
• if you don’t have the blobs locally, let redsn0w try to fetch them remotely (redsn0w always tries both Apple and Cydia). Any succesful remote fetch also saves a local copy too.

2. You DO NOT QUALIFY for iOS5-to-iOS5 restores if you got to your current 5.x via an OTA update

• the tickets saved by Cydia, redsn0w, and TinyUmbrella do not cover OTA update ramdisk images
• even if they did, it’s the “wrong kind” of ramdisk (you’d need to start at that earlier pre-OTA FW)
• devices fresh from factory or refurb may fall in the “does not qualify” category (your results will vary)
• it’s okay if you previously got to 5.x via an OTA update, as long as your current 5.x was installed via a normal iTunes restore. All that matters is how you got to your current 5.x most recently
• redsn0w detects an OTA/normal-restore APticket mismatch very early, so if you don’t know your status there should be no harm in trying. Any device in recovery mode after such a mismatch can boot normally again just by going back to “Even More” screen from the “Restore” screen (or use “Recovery Fix” if you quit redsn0w before doing that).

3. Unlike the A4 devices, redsn0w can’t (usefully) prevent the baseband updates of A5+ iPhones and iPads.

• and so, redsn0w automatically flashes the currently signed baseband when it does A5+ restores, even if those basebands didn’t come with the original firmware
• stay away from this if you have an unofficial unlock that isn’t supported by the newest baseband
• the least-tested baseband update code in redsn0w is for iPad2,3 and iPad3,2. Please give any feedback on those iOS5 restores in the comments section below.

4. iPad2 owners (all three models) with saved 4.x blobs can use those instead, even from 6.x

• if you have both 4.x and 5.x iPad2 blobs, you can always get to 5.x via the 4.x blobs, even if you’re currently on 6.x
• you cannot get to 5.x from 6.x without the 4.x blobs (but you may still qualify for the iOS5-to-iOS5 restore described above)
• if somehow you have 4.x blobs but no 5.x blobs, you can still go down to 4.x from 6.x
• this only applies to iPad2 owners (they’re the only A5+ devices that ever had a public 4.x FW)
• redsn0w still supports (but doesn’t require) jailbreaking A5+ devices at 5.0.1 and 5.1.1. Just head back to the first page after re-restoring to 5.x. It’s always much faster to jailbreak those FW versions with a freshly-restored device, before letting iTunes restore from a saved userland backup.

And finally, some random details:

5. ultrasn0w isn’t yet updated for 6.x

• by now you probably should be taking advantage of the extremely cheap IMEI-based unlocks of iPhones sold by established online retailers like http://cutyoursim.com
• still, IMEI-based unlocks don’t work in all cases. We’ll announce when ultrasn0w is ported up to 6.x
• redsn0w will still hactivate your 3GS or iPhone4 if you run it before the device is activated. Due to the current tethered 6.x JB status, redsn0w now hactivates 6.x without requiring subsequent tethered boots. If you accidentally hactivate with redsn0w, use the “Deactivate” checkbox available from the Jailbreak screen, not the normal one in “Even more”

6. As always, redsn0w lets you “Fetch” the SHSH blobs currently flashed onto your pre-A5 device

• use this if you’re at 5.x or 4.x but without having saved your blobs when the window was open
• this is only useful when Apple is no longer signing the firmware, otherwise Cydia/redsn0w “New”/TinyUmbrella blobs are superior (but you’re welcome to fetch your 6.0 blobs this way anyway)
• fetching blobs in this fashion will automatically forward them up to Cydia, as well as save a local copy

We realize there’s a lot of info in this post. If you’re at all confused about things remember to visit our comments section, with our very helpful user base and moderators like dhlizard, Frank55, 41willys, and slavakulikoff.

If you’re in the Melbourne, Australia area, MuscleNerd (and another anonymous long-time Dev Team member) will be giving some talks at the Breakpoint conference http://www.ruxconbreakpoint.com this week. And @mdowd’s iOS talk at the same conference should be quite interesting too! We’ll also all be attending Ruxcon a few days later, so say hi if you see us!

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Update #1 (Oct 15): Version 0.9.15b2 fixes a few issues for 3GS owners: old-bootrom awesomeness is no longer forgotten directly after a restore, and iPad baseband upgrade/downgrade support is fixed (same production date cutoffs apply!). If your 3GS is currently tethered at 6.0 even though you have an old bootrom, just re-run redsn0w’s Jailbreak step (no need to restore). Don’t forget you can add some pizzaz with your own boot logo or a nerdy verbose boot.
Here are the download links. Enjoy!

• redsn0w 0.9.15b2 (OS X — use Ctrl-Click->Open if on Mountain Lion for now)
• redsn0w 0.9.15b2 (Windows — run in Adminstrator Mode)

Ultrasn0w Fixer for 6.0 to unlock iPhone 4 / 3GS - Old Basebands

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This is not the official ultrasn0w tool that the iPhone Dev Team created. It’s a package that works with the official tool for supported basebands, those that can be unlocked by the official tool itself. This tool can be used until the official ultrasn0w is updated to unlock iOS 6.

iOS 6 Basebands compatible with ultrasn0w fixer 6.0

Ultrasn0w supports only older basebands, if you want to preserve your iOS 6 baseband you need to use custom firmware with Redsn0w 0.9.15b1 -- read more here.

• Baseband 01.59.00 (iPhone 4)
• Baseband 04.26.08 (iPhone 3GS)
• Baseband 05.11.07 (iPhone 3GS)
• Baseband 05.13.01 (iPhone 3GS)
• Baseband 05.12.01 (iPhone 3GS)

Unlock iOS 6 with ultrasn0w fixer – Guide





Step 4: Tap on the source that you entered in step 3.

Step 5: A package called ultrasn0w fixer for 6.0 will be presented to you. Tap on it to start installation.




Step 6: Download the official ultrasn0w and that’s it.

Congrats! Ultrasn0w fixer will now unlock your iPhone 3GS / iPhone 4 on iOS 6. This will do until the official ultrasn0w is updated. Do keep in mind the ultrasn0w fixer needs to be downloaded before the official tool itself.

Devices compatible with iOS 6 Ultrasn0w fixer

• iPhone 4

• iPhone 3GS

iPhone Dev Team Releases Redsn0w 0.9.15b2 with Some Bug Fixed

The iPhone Dev-Team has updated Version 0.9.15b2 with some bug fixes for iPhone 3GS and iPad owners.

Version 0.9.15b2 fixes a few issues for 3GS owners: old-bootrom awesomeness is no longer forgotten directly after a restore, and iPad baseband upgrade/downgrade support is fixed (same production date cutoffs apply!). If your 3GS is currently tethered at 6.0 even though you have an old bootrom, just re-run redsn0w's Jailbreak step (no need to restore). Don't forget you can add some pizzaz with your own boot logo or a nerdy verbose boot.

• redsn0w 0.9.15b2
• redsn0w 0.9.15b2

How to Re-Restore 5.1.1-5.1.1 on iPhone4S using redsn0w 0.9.15b1 (Windows)

These are instructions on how to re-restore your iPhone from iOS 5.x to iOS 5.x. This procedure will work for any A5+ device so long as you have the SHSH Blobs saved for the firmware you are currently on and the firmware you would like to restore to.

Important***: You DO NOT QUALIFY for iOS5-to-iOS5 restores if you got to your current 5.x via an OTA (Over-the-Air) update.

Step One
Create a folder on your desktop called Pwnage

Download the latest version of RedSn0w and place it in the Pwnage folder. Likewise, download the firmware you would like to restore to and the firmware you are current on and place it/them in the Pwnage folder.

Extract the RedSn0w zip file to the Pwnage folder.


Step Two
Right click or control-click the redsn0w application from the redsn0w folder we extracted earlier and choose Open from the popup menu that appears.




Step Three
Click Extras from the main menu.


Step Four
Click Even More from the Extras menu.


Step Five
Click Restore from the Even More menu.


Step Six
Click IPSW from the Restore menu, choose the IPSW you would like to restore to from the window that appears, and click Open.




Step Seven
Redsn0w will prompt you to connect your device. Do so, then click the Ok button.


Step Eight
If you need to point RedSn0w to another firmware ipsw it will ask you to do so. If you are re-restoring the same firmware version, RedSn0w will check Cydia to see if you have the correct blobs saved.

If RedSn0w is unable to find your blobs automatically you can try to click the Remote button to try again or you can click the Local button to search for blobs on your computer.

Step Nine
RedSn0w will place your device into recovery mode.


You may be asked to acknowledge that this procedure will update your Baseband. Click Yes to continue or No to stop.


RedSn0w will now restore your iPhone.


Step Ten
You'll be informed when your restore has completed successfully.

RedSn0w 0.9.15b1 released To Jailbreak iOS 6 Tethered

RedSn0w 0.9.15b1 released To Jailbreak iOS 6 Tethered, Downgrade To Unsupported Firmwares And More

The iPhone Dev-Team has announced RedSn0w 0.9.15b1 which brings numerous new features including the ability to restore to older firmware not being signed by Apple.


New Features:

● restore from any 5.x iOS to any other (up, down or the same) 5.x iOS on all devices as long as you have the correct blobs (see more below)
● Cydia now included in the tethered 6.0 jailbreak on A4 devices
● automatically "Just Boot" tethered when qualifying A4 device connects in DFU mode
untethered 6.0 jailbreak on old-bootrom 3GS
● untethered 6.0 hactivation on any 3GS or iPhone4
● directly restore pre-A5 devices to earlier firmware - no more complicated 15-step how-to's with stitching, iTunes errors, and "hosts file" concerns
● fetch new signed blobs for any IPSW (present or future - no redsn0w update required) using Extras->SHSH Blobs->New
● block the BB update for any 3GS or iPhone4 restore (past, present, or future - no redsn0w update required) using Extras->Even More->Restore
● deactivate any iPhone, useful for testing your "official" unlock status through iTunes. (Please only deactivate your own iPhone!)
● activation status shown on "Even more" page
● significantly more (very nerdy) info returned by "Identify" button when device is in Normal mode
● tethered jailbreak of ATV2 supported (but the only thing available for it is the SSH2 custom bundle available here - no Cydia yet. Must use "Select IPSW" for tethered boot of ATV2 for now).
● auto-exit WTF mode for older devices with broken buttons
● any time a set of blobs is fetched remotely (from Apple or Cydia), redsn0w also saves them locally (and will check there first if you click "Local")
● for your future restoring convenience, you should also submit all of your past and present TinyUmbrella blobs to Cydia if you haven't done so yet. Resubmitting is okay and won't cause conflicts.


iOS 5 to iOS 5 Restores for A5+ Devices

1. redsn0w now lets you restore an A5+ device from any iOS5 to any other iOS5 as long as you have correct 5.x blobs for the starting (current) and ending points of the restore

• APtickets eliminated "higher-version only" comparison of firmware restores (just like BBtickets did for the baseband)
• example restores supported by redsn0w if you have the correct blobs: 5.1.1-to-5.0.1, 5.0.1-to-5.1.1, 5.1.1-to-5.1.1, 5.0.1-to-5.0.1
• if you don't have the blobs locally, let redsn0w try to fetch them remotely (redsn0w always tries both Apple and Cydia). Any succesful remote fetch also saves a local copy too.

2. You DO NOT QUALIFY for iOS5-to-iOS5 restores if you got to your current 5.x via an OTA update

• the tickets saved by Cydia, redsn0w, and TinyUmbrella do not cover OTA update ramdisk images
• even if they did, it's the "wrong kind" of ramdisk (you'd need to start at that earlier pre-OTA FW)
• devices fresh from factory or refurb may fall in the "does not qualify" category (your results will vary)
• it's okay if you previously got to 5.x via an OTA update, as long as your current 5.x was installed via a normal iTunes restore. All that matters is how you got to your current 5.x most recently
• redsn0w detects an OTA/normal-restore APticket mismatch very early, so if you don't know your status there should be no harm in trying. Any device in recovery mode after such a mismatch can boot normally again just by going back to "Even More" screen from the "Restore" screen (or use "Recovery Fix" if you quit redsn0w before doing that).

3. Unlike the A4 devices, redsn0w can't (usefully) prevent the baseband updates of A5+ iPhones and iPads.

• and so, redsn0w automatically flashes the currently signed baseband when it does A5+ restores, even if those basebands didn't come with the original firmware
• stay away from this if you have an unofficial unlock that isn't supported by the newest baseband
• ● the least-tested baseband update code in redsn0w is for iPad2,3 and iPad3,2. Please give any feedback on those iOS5 restores in the comments section below.

4. iPad2 owners (all three models) with saved 4.x blobs can use those instead, even from 6.x

• if you have both 4.x and 5.x iPad2 blobs, you can always get to 5.x via the 4.x blobs, even if you're currently on 6.x
• you cannot get to 5.x from 6.x without the 4.x blobs (but you may still qualify for the iOS5-to-iOS5 restore described above)
• if somehow you have 4.x blobs but no 5.x blobs, you can still go down to 4.x from 6.x
• this only applies to iPad2 owners (they're the only A5+ devices that ever had a public 4.x FW)
• redsn0w still supports (but doesn't require) jailbreaking A5+ devices at 5.0.1 and 5.1.1. Just head back to the first page after re-restoring to 5.x. It's always much faster to jailbreak those FW versions with a freshly-restored device, before letting iTunes restore from a saved userland backup.

5. ultrasn0w isn't yet updated for 6.x

• by now you probably should be taking advantage of the extremely cheap IMEI-based unlocks of iPhones sold by established online retailers like http:://cutyoursim.com
• still, IMEI-based unlocks don't work in all cases. We'll announce when ultrasn0w is ported up to 6.x
• redsn0w will still hactivate your 3GS or iPhone4 if you run it before the device is activated. Due to the current tethered 6.x JB status, redsn0w now hactivates 6.x without requiring subsequent tethered boots. If you accidentally hactivate with redsn0w, use the "Deactivate" checkbox available from the Jailbreak screen, not the normal one in "Even more"

6. As always, redsn0w lets you "Fetch" the SHSH blobs currently flashed onto your pre-A5 device

• use this if you're at 5.x or 4.x but without having saved your blobs when the window was open
• this is only useful when Apple is no longer signing the firmware, otherwise Cydia/redsn0w "New"/TinyUmbrella blobs are superior (but you're welcome to fetch your 6.0 blobs this way anyway)
• fetching blobs in this fashion will automatically forward them up to Cydia, as well as save a local copy

Download RedSn0w v0.9.15b1 for Windows
Download RedSn0w v0.9.15b1 for Mac OS X

A way to update iPhone 4 to iOS 6 without updating the baseband

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Recently I was looking for a method to do this and found nothing.
So I tried and figured a method out.

iTunes updates the firmware(baseband) after updating the system, so we can prevent iTunes from updating baseband after the system is updated.

You need to do the following x steps:

1.backup your 5.x shsh blobs
2.run redsn0w0.9.13dev4, select Extra->Even More->DFU IPSW to make a "DFU IPSW" of 6.0
3.add ".zip" to the file, unzip, delete all file that the name contains "04.12.02" in folder "firmware"
4.create a zip file and rename back to .ipsw
5.boot the device to DFU mode, open iTunes, restore iPhone using the new ipsw
6.you will receive an error during the process, and your phone will enter "Recovery Mode"
7.enter DFU mode again, open redsn0w 0.9.13dev4, click "Select IPSW", select the new IPSW, and click on "Recovery Fix"
8.reboot the phone and you will enter iOS6.

If you use ultrasn0w to unlock or need to put activation ticket, etc. You must jailbreak it and you need to connect the phone every time it reboots.

This a screenshot of my phone after updated to iOS6.


I posted this on a Chinese forum and someone got his phone successfully updated:

Apple extends complimentary iCloud storage for MobileMe users until September 30th 2013

From: iCloud <noreply@icloud.com>
Date: October 5, 2012, 3:38:18 PM PDT
To: 9to5mac
Subject:Your complimentary iCloud storage upgrade has been extended at no charge
Reply-To:no-reply@apple.com

When you moved your MobileMe account to iCloud, we provided you with a complimentary storage upgrade beyond the standard 5GB that comes with an iCloud account to help you with the transition. Originally, this storage upgrade was set to expire on September 30, 2012.
As a thank you to our former MobileMe members, we will continue to provide you with this complimentary storage upgrade at no charge, for an additional year, until September 30, 2013. No action is required on your part. For complete details, please read this article.

iCloud Team

Apple Store Free App

 

• Category: Lifestyle
• Updated: Oct 05, 2012
• Version: 2.3.2
• Size: 6.1 MB
• Languages: English, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish
• Seller: Apple Canada, Inc.
• © 2012 Apple Inc.

Rated 4+

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Description

When you’re on the go, the Apple Store app is the best way to research, personalize, and buy products from Apple, and get help at the Apple Retail Store.

What's New in Version 2.3.2

Adds support for iPhone 5

iPhone Screenshots