Apple’s announcement today that it would deliver an official, full-blown software development kit for the creation of third-party, native iPhone applications was a surprise to some, a relief to others and mere event course for still others. We spoke with two individuals who have been instrumental in the unofficial third-party iPhone application scene:

Miksam Rogov of [...]

A post to Apple’s Web Page from Steve Jobs says it all:

“Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February. We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of [...]

A version of AnySIM that is compatible with iPhones running software/firmware 1.1.1 has been released. In a nutshell, this means that iPhones running the new software release can be unlocked to run on carriers other than AT&T via an iPhone native application with a graphical interface.

A note from the iPhone/iTouch Dev Team reads:

“Please note that [...]

Apple has officially announced that Orange, a wireless carrier in France, will be the exclusive French partner for the iPhone, which will debut there on Thursday, November 29.

The iPhone will be sold in France through Orange’s online and direct retail stores. It will be available as an 8GB model for €399 (or about $565) including [...]

A surprisingly high number of users are reporting significantly shorter battery life after applying the iPhone firmware/software 1.1.1 update. Some typical reports:

“Yes, my battery life is terrible after 1.1.1. [...] My phone is off the charger at 8:30 AM and is normally giving me the 20% battery warning at about 6-8 PM in the evenings [...]

We’ve received several notes from readers who are having the following two problems, in conjunction, after applying the iPhone 1.1.1 battery update:

Reduced battery capacity
Issues connecting to specific wireless networks

In some cases, when these issues occur simultaneously, the issue appears to be repeated, failed attempts to automatically join certain wireless networks. The solution for some [...]

The recently posted instructions for jailbreaking iPhones running software/firmware 1.1.1 is being met with difficulty for some, but has been successful for most. If you’re having trouble, read the tips in our initial report.

Several readers have inquired how to put Installer.app — the wondrous native iPhone application for finding and directly downloading other native apps [...]

Tifel, a poster on the iPhone Dev Elite forums has posted a step-by-step solution for restoring full functionality to iPhones that were unlocked under firmware/software 1.0.2 then “bricked” — phone functionality completely disabled — by the iPhone firmware/software 1.1.1 update.

The 18 step process is not for novices, and requires the use of iNdependence, ieraser2, and [...]

Earlier today, iPhoneSIMFree announced that, thanks to the iPhone Dev Team’s jailbreak of iPhone software/firmware 1.1.1 (see this article for instructions, download and some additional tips for making the jailbreak work) it had created a solution that allows those who used its commerical solution for unlocking the iPhone to upgrade to version 1.1.1 while maintaining [...]

Micromat has announced the release of Syphone, a free utility for Mac OS X that allows the user to view, save, and back up their iPhone’s SMS messages.

As previously noted, there is an artificial limit (1000) on the number of text messages that can be stored. In other words, though there may be a significant [...]