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Rogue Amoeba has filed bug reports for many of the iPhone SDK’s limitations, including:

Allow applications to be installed at the user’s discretion, not Apple’s

Allow applications to run in background on iPhone

A MediaPicker API for accessing the iPod music files is needed

Add option to allow iPhone applications to access entire filesystem

Allow iPhone applications to access the [...]

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XCode 3.1 with the iPhone SDK includes a very interesting new compiler, llvm-gcc. This is an alternate version of the standard C compiler based on the llvm open source project for improved optimization & CPU architecture support.

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I finally downloaded the iPhone SDK and I’ve been exploring it all day. However, the license has some serious restrictions which may affect our ability to develop our product for the iPhone. In particular:

3.3.1 Applications may only use Published APIs in the manner prescribed by Apple and must not use or call any unpublished [...]

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Last week, Engadget and others were predicting that the iPhone SDK would be seriously limited and even suggested continuing to jailbreak the iPhone rather than use the SDK:
It was only a matter of time till the serious iPhone SDK rumors started flying, and with Apple’s Town Hall event next Thursday, it’s possible some of what [...]

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Apple hasn’t made any official announcements about the iPhone SDK, yet the hand-wringing has already started. One rumor site says: “Apple will be severely restricting access on software for the iPhone and iPod touch, only allowing apps to be downloaded through iTunes, hand-picking which applications will make it to the store, and cutting off developer’s [...]

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The WPhone plugin adds a nice mobile admin interface for WordPress. A Rich version works on the iPhone or other phones that support AJAX, while the Lite version will work on any phone.

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I updated my iPhone to firmware 1.1.1. The upgrade took several minutes but was uneventful. I had previously restored it to the original firmware. Before that I had several third-party applications installed, although I never unlocked it since I don’t see any point in switching from AT&T. The only application I really miss is Apollo [...]

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The mic button on my iPhone earbuds is broken. A few days ago I started to notice that it was becoming less responsive. Yesterday it stopped working completely. I’ll probably go to the Apple store tomorrow to pick up a new one.

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My headline from yesterday was probably misleading. I only “unlocked” my iPhone so I can install third party software and my own ring tones, but here’s the real deal. George Hotz figured out how to really unlock the iPhone so it can use SIM cards other than AT&T’s, such as T-Mobile, using a hardware hack. [...]

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I finally got brave enough to install the Installer App on my iPhone so I can use third party software. The apps I installed so far are Launcher, SendSong, Lights Off, Finder, and Term vt100. I can also now connect to it via ssh.
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AT&T’s report that they only received 146,000 iPhone activations on the first few days should be taken with a grain of salt.
The iPhone was released on at 6 PM on June 29, which means there was less than two full days before the end of the quarter. Some people may not have activated their [...]

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I added an iPhone theme to MacMegasite, based on the .mobi loader drupal module. When the site is viewed with an iPhone it will automatically use the alternate theme.

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I’ve installed the iWPhone plugin & theme from ContentRobot, which reformats the page when viewed on an iPhone.

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I found that an iPhone fits very nicely in the holster case for Sidekick, Treo, and Blackberry from Just Wireless (SKU 12295).

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After using the iPhone for a few days, I can say it’s the best phone I’ve ever used. Here are some further impressions and some of my experiences with it.
For the first few days the battery didn’t seem to be charging completely. I never saw the plug icon; it continued to display the lightning bolt [...]

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I’ve posted a huge gallery of almost every screen on the iPhone here.

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When I got my iPhone yesterday, it took about 5 minutes to get activated, although I’ve seen reports of some iPhones that still haven’t been activated. My theory is people on the East coast who got their iPhones early and connected them right away had no trouble with activation. People in other time zones or [...]

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