Apple has now released iPhone OS 2.0 build 5A240d to authorized developers, eliminating an issue in which devices running the previous, expired OS build 5A225c were rendered non-functional.

We’re still awaiting word on specific enhancements in this release.

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Apple has released a new version of the iPhone SDK, this one labeled build 9M2158a, beta 3. The previous build was labeled 5A225c.

We’re not yet sure what’s included in the new release, but we are receiving reports from developers indicating that iPhones legally running the pre-release 2.0 beta software, build 5A225c, were been remotely disabled […]

With the introduction of an Interface Builder and revised APIs, which debuted in Apple’s second beta edition of the iPhone software development kit (SDK) yesterday, developers have a more complete set of tools for putting their code into realistic operation under the included “Aspen” Simulator.

Below is a video demonstration of PhotoBoard, an application that started […]

Pwnage, released earlier this week by the iPhone Dev team for Mac OS X (Windows edition coming soon), is an amazing piece of work. The tool exploits a low-level vulnerability in the iPhone’s boot process to allow the installation of custom OS files. The potential ramifications are huge: pwnage could embody a future-proof method for […]

While the pre-release build of iPhone OS 2.0, officially available only to select developers and beta testers, is sluggish and buggy overall, one area of operation has seen a dramatic performance boost. The new version of Safari included with iPhone OS 2.0 is up to 35 percent faster at executing JavaScript than previous editions of […]

During a question and answer session following the iPhone Software Roadmap event in early March, a press member asked about the possibility of a VoIP (voice-over-IP) application for the iPhone. Steve Jobs left the door wide open, saying that while Apple wouldn’t allow such an application to access the cellular network, VoIP is certainly a […]

A pre-release build of iPhone OS 2.0, currently in the hands of select developers and beta testers, includes a new live location tracking feature that will automatically track the user’s current location in the Maps application on a persistently updating basis. So, for instance, driving down Broadway in New York with an iPhone would result […]

One of the more maddening iPhone troubleshooting issues is one in which the unit suddenly resets in the middle of operation, displaying the silver Apple logo and returning the user to the home screen, interrupting any activities that were taking place. This issue is most likely to occur when the iPod function is playing music, […]

Judging from the service’s flakiness since its inception, Apple may do well to consider refraining from touting Yahoo! Push email as an iPhone asset. The offering has been dogged by an inability to function properly for some or all users since July, 2007, and within the past week has suffered another major outage.

Yahoo! Mail accounts […]