Hackers claim to revive 'bricked' iPhones
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| Hackers have come up with at least one way to "unbrick" iPhones disabled by a
| firmware update Apple issued two weeks ago, developers of both paid and free
| unlock software said this week..
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=875549606&rid=-50
Greenpeace says Iphone stinks
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| However, according to reports, Greenpeace's revelations could yet see Apple
| sued by green agencies such as the Center for Environmental Health in
| California.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/10/16/greenpeace-iphone-stinks
Why I Won't Buy an iPhone
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| Apple has abandoned its founding ethos of creativity and innovation by
| hanging up on third-party software developers
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2007/tc2007105_056012.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
Related:
iPhone Security Hellhole?
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| First, the iPhone root password was broken. OK, it happens. But now it seems
| that all applications run on the iPhone as root. Can you say biggest security
| blunder of the 21st century to date?
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2191348,00.asp
Welcome to the world of iPhone development limits
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| The problem is that even the limitations of developing Web 2.0 applications
| on Safari are constrained. The version of Safari that sits on iPhone doesn't
| support Java or Flash, two of the most important platforms for current web
| development.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13387&Itemid=1023
Fully hacked by now?
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1408
Apple iPhone issue highlights security debate
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| Most early iPhone adopters have bought into the Apple mythology which
| convinces them that anything blessed by Steve Jobs is automatically
| desirable, so we won't see a mass return of the shiny devices with their
| slick interface.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6911756.stm
First iPhone 3rd Party GUI App Compiles
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| Of course, it is the standard "Hello, world." application, but it's native to
| the iPhone and uses the iPhone's GUI.
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http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/29/1252223&from=rss
IPhone Flaw Lets Hackers Take Over, Security Firm Says
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| The researchers, working for Independent Security Evaluators, a company that
| tests its clients’ computer security by hacking it, said that they could take
| control of iPhones through a WiFi connection or by tricking users into going
| to a Web site that contains malicious code. The hack, the first reported,
| allowed them to tap the wealth of personal information the phones contain.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/23/technology/23iphone.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1185163364-1OTsRJvbylLamj17FY2wnw&oref=slogin
iPhone Freed From AT&T, Twice
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| The company will be selling licenses to the hack, minimum quantity 500, at a
| price not yet announced. These hacks are much bigger news for those outside
| America. Expect to see an industry spring up to meet European (and Asian?)
| demand for freed iPhones.
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http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/24/1858252&from=rss
IPhone Contract Is Long and Legally Murky
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| The bad news: The iPhone contract may not be the last word in overly long and
| complex user agreements. Terms-of-service contracts promise to grow even more
| dense, legal experts warn, making them even more difficult to understand than
| they already are.
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http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/news/2007/07/iphone_contract
iPhone matures the "free your phone" movement
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| This is why FreeTheIPhone.org project is born, but even better, why OpenMoko
| project exists. While some are trying to free the locked down device, others
| are creating a free unlocked device from the start, and a whole software
| framework to go with it.
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http://www.mobiliberty.com/iphone_matures_free_your_phone_movement
OpenMoko Neo1973 - an open source Linux based iPhone killer in the making ?
http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2007/07/openmoko-neo1973-open-source-linux.html
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