ZiPhone 2.5, a new release of the tool that can jailbreak and unlock iPhones through a graphical interface under both Mac OS X and Windows, has been released in an iPhone 1.1.4-compatible edition. This means that any iPhones with any firmware version — including those that shipped with 1.1.4 out-of-the-box (OTB) can be jailbroken and […]

Despite its quirky interface, the venerable tool Mac OS X utility iFuntastic [70MB download] offers some great tools for customizing and manipulating jailbroken (full read/write access to the filesystem enabled) iPhones. With a new release — version 5.0 — the tool adds a few noteworthy new functions:

can copy all files from the iPhone to a […]

A recent survey from ChangeWave Research indicates that the iPhone is achieving higher satisfaction than any other smartphone among corporate customers. A previous study showed that the iPhone also dominated in customer satisfaction among consumers.

The firm says:

“While Apple (AAPL) still has a relatively small share of the corporate smart phone market (5%), the company’s iPhone […]

While iPhone software/firmware update 1.1.4 fixed some serious Bluetooth issues introduced with version 1.1.3 — including incompatibility with GPS units from Garmin (StreetPilot C550, Nuvi 360, 760, etc.), some integrated car Bluetooth systems and more — it also introduced the inability to use Bluetooth at all for some users.

Fortunately, all the users we’ve spoken with […]

The Irish Times reports that the iPhone will be released next month in Ireland under O2 — the same carrier for the iPhone in the UK. The iPhone will be available in 8GB an 16GB models, costing €399 and €499 (inclusive of VAT) respectively on March 14th. Tariffs (monthly subscription fees) will range from a […]

During the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium today, Apple Chief Operating Officer Timothy Cook dropped some interesting hints about Apple’s iPhone “software road map” event March 6, where the company is expected to discuss it’s official SDK for the platform.

Saying that the iPhone is “a platform not a product,” Cook said that he thinks the […]

Apple distributed invitations this morning for “an iPhone software road map” event to take place on March 6th.

Apple’s official software development kit (SDK) and associated components for the iPhone are complete and ready to ship, sources familiar with the matter have told iPhone Atlas. However, a series of legal hurdles — potentially including patent approval […]

A number of users are reporting that iPhone software/firmware 1.1.4 does indeed provide a healthy boost in cell signal strength, which was severely degraded for some users under the 1.1.3 software/firmware revision (prompting a series of boosting methods including one that involves scotch tape). This enhancement stands in addition to a series of other undocumented […]

iPhone software/firmware 1.1.4 apparently fixes some nasty bugs introduced with the 1.1.3 update, as follows:

SMS ordering problems Several readers reported that, after installing the iPhone software/firmware 1.1.3 update, SMS (text) messages are displayed out of order. That is, a conversation intended to appear thusly:

User1: Hi
User2: How are you?
User1: Fine.

instead appears thusly:

User1: Hi
User1: Fine.
User2: How are […]

Surprisingly, iPhone software/firmware update 1.1.4 can still be jailbroken — for the use of unofficial third-party applications — via some currently available methods, including ZiPhone (for full instructions, see this page). Previous software/firmware updates from Apple have broken jailbreak methods. (the tool “iJailbreak” does not work with 1.1.4)

After jailbreaking, the iPhone should be restarted once […]