There are innumerable methods for charging the iPhone, including (but not limited to):

The wall AC adapter
The included USB 2.0 cable
An iPod USB cable
An iPod FireWire cable (which can be used to charge but not sync)
Third-party chargers, docks, speaker systems and other devices

Most any device that has a 30-in dock connector and delivers power can charge […]

We’ve compiled a complete instruction set for turning any iPhone revision (except for those with software/firmware 1.1.3 out of the box) into a jailbroken iPhone running software/firmware 1.1.3. The process is lengthy and requires some dexterity. When you’re done, you will have a jailbroken 1.1.3 iPhone that retains the capability to use Apple’s official application […]

UPDATE: We have posted a complete guide to using this jailbreak on any iPhone revision for both Macs and PCs.

The iPhone dev team has released its sanctioned version of a jailbreak for iPhones running software/firmware 1.1.3.

To apply this method, you must already have an iPhone or iPod touch that is running software/firmware 1.1.2 and is […]

UPDATE: We now have complete instructions for the official dev team jailbreak, which does not disable Nikita (Apple’s application signing system).

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You might want to think twice about applying the current iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak “soft-update” (Mac or Windows) that was released (but not solely developed) by “Nate True.” We’ve received word that the method may prevent […]

Nate True has posted an FAQ for the current iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak method (Mac, Windows) that answers questions about problems you may be experiencing after attempting the jailbreak, its limitations, and how to recover an ostensibly bricked iPhone.

Among the caveats:

The Google Maps “Locate Me” function will not work as well after applying this jailbreak. That’s […]

by Ted Landau
Editor’s Note: The following article is an adapted excerpt from the recently-published Take Control of Your iPhone, a $15 electronic book available for download from TidBits Publishing. The 195-page ebook helps readers understand what’s going on under the hood of the iPhone, with lots of tips for using the iPhone more effectively and […]

Although Apple has yet to release an official SDK (software development kit) for the iPhone, developers have already become proficient at creating native applications for the device using an unofficial toolchain. Presumably many these applications, some of which hold significant value, will be easily transferrable or natively compatible with Apple’s official distribution/development scheme. In fact, […]

Hot on the heels of a contentious jailbreak (allowing the installation of unofficial third-party applications on the iPhone) for Windows, Nate True has released a similar jailbreak method for Macs. The Mac method is ostensibly easier than the Windows method, requiring the download and use of a single file dubbed 1.1.3 package maker.

However, there is […]

As promised, a jailbreak (allowing the installation of unofficial third-party applications) for iPhone 1.1.3 has been released. As of right now, it’s Windows-only, requiring the use of a tool called iBrickr. Several respected iPhone developers, however, have called the method’s legality into question.

Jonathan Zdziarski, a key iPhone developer and author of the NES.app Nintendo emulator, […]

We previously noted an issue in which mail sent from the iPhone simply disappears into the void, never reaching its recipient, nor appearing in the “Sent Items” folder, and also never generating an error message indicating that anything has gone wrong.

In many cases, the fix for these issues is the same as one we noted […]