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“Well, we’re getting there. A hacker named “ozbimmer” has managed to fool his iPhone into placing calls on the Australian Telstra telephone network, although he hasn’t managed to receive calls as yet.” Since a number of sources have already printed the hack, we’ll give the first few steps to you too after the jump.

The iPhone Dev Team keeps closing up on their total unlocking target: they just announced that they have reverse-engineered the software which controls the iPhone’s radio communications. The team has now a new way to search for the key to make the JesusPhone work with other carriers…

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“Today is a busy day in the land of software updates. Apple has released 3 updates today: security update 2007-007, Safari Beta 3.03, and iPhone firmware 1.01. Let’s take a look at each in turn.”

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Adding to the updates already released today, Apple has released Security Update 2007-007 and iPhone Software 1.0.1, both of which contain bug and security-related fixes.

Version 1.0.1 of the iPhone Firmware Update is now available and it “fixes bugs.” Yes, the JesusPhone is getting its first update ever and now we will discover if all those hacks are still working or they are battling back against the hackers. Watch this post for updates on its effects.

The iPhone is smart, and it guesses what you are trying to type. So why does it know about the KKK and not the roadside assistance organization AAA?

Rumors that Apple is wearing the pants a little too often in their iPhone relationship with AT&T have received a boost, now that the wireless carrier seems to have stopped promoting the pricey phone on their main page barely a month after its June 29th launch.

The only current way to add new ringtones is to use one of several hacks. There’s no built-in way to customize your ringtones.

Caveat Emptor…

Apple’s Vice President of iPod Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak, said the first software update for his company’s iPhone handset is due to arrive shortly. Management expressed excitement at plans to increase iPhone value over time via new software features, citing ‘the sky is the limit’ for iPhone software. An iPhone update patch is expected shortly

When the time came and your battery died, you were probably thinking you’d have to send your iPhone off to Apple as part of their expensive and complicated battery replacement program — but now you’ve got a sketchy DIY option instead.

“There are a handful of sites that show how to take the iPhone apart, but nowhere actually shows how to remove all the delicate pieces from the rear housing. I’ve swapped housings on a number of different phones, but have never run into one as complicated and delicate as the iPhone. I’ll try to walk you through the process here.”

It seems that Brando has been the first off the block to supply a replacement iPhone battery for just $20. So, can someone tell this guy Trujillo, he of the Apple-shaped lawsuit, about this? details about what you get alongside the battery after the jump.

Computer security wizards are gathering to share insights about threats ranging from cyber warfare to hacking Apple iPhones or MySpace website profile pages, at the 11th annual Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.

Title says it all. This cake is awesome!

iPhone remix

Apple and its chief executive Steve Jobs hope the iPhone, a sleek lightweight device which fits in the hand, will prove as popular as its best-selling iPod music players.

It turns out that creating new GUI iPhone apps is both harder and easier than you expect.

A newly-published Apple patent describes a system that would allow two communication devices to share multimedia data over voice channels, thus bypassing the GSM network altogether and even enabling them to translate text and multimedia messages to audible messages.

People talk about how Symbian phones have great software, but I don’t think those people get the iPhone. The pocket-sized iPhone is a mini-Mac, and its software outclasses any other mobile operating system I’ve tried.

For the first time in four months, Google Trends has new data, and it reveals: Harry Potter more popular than iPhone | Obama’s popularity is fading | Ron Paul has more searches than Giuliani | People prefer poop to politicians | American Idol gets more attention than Iraq | and Digg is pulling way ahead of Slashdot

Many folks waited in line, in the United States, to get their fingerprints on an iPhone. Today, it all becomes worth while for casual gamers and their sleak black Apple designed mobile phone product. PopCap Games announces Bejeweled for the iPhone…

I started by asking Dave about the company, how they developed 1Passwd, and some general interest questions. We moved on to some juicy iPhone news and beta invites that you’ll certainly want to know about if you use 1Passwd.

“It’s still a little way off from meaning anything to the average user, but the enterprising folks over at iPhone Dev Wiki have finally turned out binaries and source code for their very first compiled iPhone app.”…

Burying is an important way of keeping unworthy stories off the front page - but are the bury brigades too allergic to stories about Ron Paul, iPhone, and other hot topics? An examination of this problem, with historical perspective.

bitSplit, the man that brought you iFuntastic, has released version 2.0 of the software, which goes the extra mile and enables mere mortals (read: folks who aren’t down with code speak) to “add ringtones, change the carrier logo, and reorder their iPhone applications.” Best of all, this here software is completely free to use

Do you think the iPhone’s Bluetooth Headset is worth $129 Read my post and please take the poll, we will get some interesting perspective as it develops.

Know how to spot an optimist? You might look for someone carrying an iPhone.

So secretive was the project that he didn’t even show the phone to his wife. And when AT&T’s team of testers hit the streets to try the phone in ballparks, subways and skyscrapers, Burns said they used a contraption to cloak the device so nobody would know what the testers were holding, calling it “something that looked like something else”

This guy has successfully switched out the iPhone SIM…

The busy beavers of the #iphone IRC channel, whose collective efforts have built the first unauthorized iPhone GUI application (in true hacker fashion, it displays “Hello World” and does nothing else), have released the source for the demo app, buildable with the community-built toolchain and UIKit.

But overpriced booze doesn’t - honest….

3 pictures from Wyatt Hull, Ron Paul’s campaign photographer, showing Ron using an iPhone during his recent trip to Google and the San Francisco area.

Steve Carell gets smart.

This 4GB iPhone just sold on eBay for $5,650.50. You can walk into any Apple or AT&T store and pick up a 4GB iPhone for $499, paying an 1100% premium seems a little insane, no? At least they included free shipping.

Web sites increasingly need to give consumers a choice when browsing from a mobile device. Many do not. They “sniff” what browser you’re using and then serve up the site that will give you the best experience. The problem is that browser sniffing, particularly on devices like the iPhone, doesn’t work because it supports all page formats

This describes a way to use the itunes Music Store previews as ringtones for your iPhones - you don’t even have to buy the tunes!!

Crunch Gear says that Zap ’s $80 iZap battery, originally designed for the iPod, works swimmingly with the iPhone, dontcha know.