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Although we have been graced with some quality free iPhone software already (see our “essential dozen” below), the wündervice still lacks The Killer App.
What’s The Killer App?
To put it one way, when urged to flick icons on microquest for stroke amusement and no app earns a tap, then I’ll know The Killer App has arrived.
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In a stroke of irony, the iPhone Dev Team, the folks who brought the world consistent jailbreak and SIM unlock tools, could totally save Apple’s ass right now, as their activation servers are toppled due to the massive user-base (6 million) trying to update to firmware 2.0 on the 3G launch day.
It’s assumed that the [...]

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Perhaps Thousands of iPhones Bricked at the Moment

Any iPhone user (2.5G and 3G), who needs to activate their phone with iTunes is out of luck right now. Apparently slammed by activations or launch glitches, now is not the time to perform an update or restore function on ANY iPhone, as you won’t able to reactivate [...]

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LOCKDOWN
In a stunning sweep and a victory for Apple any way you slice it, an unnamed party has purchased the “iPhone DevTeam” Pwnage tool demonstrated on YouTube, widely announced for release today. The team has been disbanded and the jailbreak and unlock scene will probably never be the same again.
Surely the lawyers have locked this [...]

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Launches of iPhone SDK and Adobe AIR Foreshadow Possible Strategy
Steve Jobs “just says no” to Flash on iPhone. Well, on first glance, that’s just what he says now, and we all know, like a good episode of Lost, there’s always more to unpack and nothing is what it seems. Considering Adobe’s product line, the [...]

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