Earlier this week, the iPhone Dev Team released WinPwn 2.0, a tool that allows Windows users to jailbreak iPhone 3G units. However the initial release was affected by an issue that caused the Ipwner component to crash. A new version, 2.0.0.3, has now been released, resolving this and other issues.

Jailbreaking allows full read/write filesystem access [...]

Apple has released a beta edition of iPhone OS 2.1 along with an accompanying, updated SDK. The new SDK makes a few API changes that could indicate the addition of turn-by-turn directions in Google Maps or third-party applications. Reportedly added to the CLLocation (CoreLocation) library are:

CLLocation.heading
CLLocation.speed
CLLocation.speedAvailable
CLLocationDirection
CLLocationSpeed

Greg Joswiak, Apple’s Vice President [...]

We previously reported the debut of the first known Palm OS Apps ported to the iPhone SplashID, SplashShopper and SplashMoney which collectively are a series of popular Palm OS applications. Today we are going to take a closer look at one of these - SplashID, a secure password manager.

The iPhone version of SplashID bears stark [...]

So far, most applications that make use of the iPhone’s location services, including the iPhone 3G’s GPS hardware, simply map the user’s location once then present context-sensitive information. A new app from FitnessKeeper, Inc., however, tracks the users’ locations live, using the information to deliver and store run data (distance, duration, pace, speed, etc.).

The application, [...]

The release of a revised open-source toolchain for compiling unofficial iPhone applications and the advent of a jailbreak method for the iPhone 3G and iPhone OS 2.0 have breathed new life into the underground iPhone development scene. The importance of jailbreaking had been mitigated to some extent by the debut of Apple’s official AppStore and [...]

Despite AT&T’s lack of tethering services for the iPhone 3G, a group of intrepid developers has produced a viable method for using the phones as wireless modems for laptop or desktop computers. Note, however, that the process requires iPhones to be “jailbroken” (allowing unsupported read/write access to the filesystem) and stands in violation of AT&T’s [...]

Just a week and a half ago WordPress for the iPhone was announced with a pretty killer screencast detailing what you could do with it. Tuesday morning it finally showed up on the app store, and I’ve had ample time to play with it. The good news is that it’s very enjoyable to use and [...]

Several users have reported in an issue in which the iPhone 3G’s A-GPS unit fails to properly discover physical location. As described by Apple Discussions poster “Zlog”:

“GPS in particular was a problem i had with my wife’s 8GB, as it located us in texas. We’re in Oregon.”

The same user subsequently tested a variety of configurations [...]

Several iPhone 3G owners are reporting an issue in which severe echoes are generated through car audio systems with which the phones are paired. Generally, the driver hears echoes while the call recipient does not. The issue affects iPhone 3G models running iPhone OS 2.0, but not first-generation iPhones running the same. An Apple Discussions [...]

iPhone OS 2.0 has a few undocumented, useful features, including:

Screen Snapshots - Zoom and Snapshot

We previously noted a method for taking screenshots under iPhone OS 20. James1292, a user on Apple’s discussion boards, subsequently found that the screenshot function can be manipulated using the zoom feature. Simply zoom to the desired depth then trigger [...]