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iPhone 3G Hardware Unlock Uses Your Existing SIM Card...Kinda

Yeah, USB Fever just started taking pre-orders for this super thin iPhone hardware unlock tool that attaches to your SIM card, but be forewarned — it requires that you cut the corner off your SIM in order to work. And if something goes wrong, I doubt it's covered by any warranty. If you're up for the challenge, it will supposedly start shipping on August 20 for $35. [USB Fever via iPhone Atlas via IntoMobile]

credit - http://gizmodo.com/5033060/iphone-3g-hardware-unlock-uses-your-existing-sim-cardkinda

iPhone 3G Hardware Unlock Uses Your Existing SIM Card...Kinda

Yeah, USB Fever just started taking pre-orders for this super thin iPhone hardware unlock tool that attaches to your SIM card, but be forewarned — it requires that you cut the corner off your SIM in order to work. And if something goes wrong, I doubt it's covered by any warranty. If you're up for the challenge, it will supposedly start shipping on August 20 for $35. [USB Fever via iPhone Atlas via IntoMobile]

credit - http://gizmodo.com/5033060/iphone-3g-hardware-unlock-uses-your-existing-sim-cardkinda

iPhone 2.0.1 Update Now Available (Also Available For iPod Touch)

A reader just tipped us off to the iPhone 2.0.1 update being out RIGHT NOW. Just fire up your iTunes and click the old update button and you'll be able to grab it. We're updating now and will let you know what's different. Right now all we see is "Bug Fixes" listed under the changelog, but there's a security update info link in the update screen as well, so it might be that. [Thanks tipster!]

Update: It's an E. Honda-like 249MB, so this will take a few minutes to download.

Update 2: iPod Touch users can also update.

Update 3: The didn't wipe out our media (pics, vids, tunes) on the iPhone 3G. Awesome.

Update 4: Is it me, or does flipping pages on the home screen seem faster and smoother?

Update 5: Marcelo says iTunes sync and backup is faster. Anyone else agree?

Update 6: Confirmed that it doesn't work with Pwnage tool just yet.

credit - http://gizmodo.com/5033014/iphone-201-update-now-available-also-available-for-ipod-touch

Installer 4 Beta For iPhone 2.0 Leaked

The folks at InstallerApps claim that they've come across a leaked early version of Installer.app 4, the version that works with the iPhone 2.0 software. The download link works, but the installation process requires SSH and command line work to install and is apparently still an early rough beta. So, install at your own risk if at all, but it does match the screenshots we've seen and looks to be working in the video. [InstallerApps]

credit - http://gizmodo.com/5032675/installer-4-beta-for-iphone-20-leaked

Foxconn Building 800,00 iPhones a Week (But Quality Control Might Not Be Great)

Citing a source "close to Apple with direct knowledge of the numbers," TechCrunch is reporting that the company who makes the iPhone 3G for Apple, Foxconn, is pumping them out a rate of 800,000 phones a week. At that rate, that's 40 million iPhones a year. Dandy, except that TechCrunch says "there may be some concerns with quality control."

So it might not be your imagination if your phone acts like it came across the ocean on the back of a diseased water rat. Worse, 40 million was the upper limit of Foxconn's demand estimate for the year, but they've been told to set it a lot higher, meaning they're going to be building them even faster. So, it's probably not going to get any better. Just remember to cross your fingers before you open the box. [TechCrunch]

credit - http://gizmodo.com/5032746/foxconn-building-80000-iphones-a-week-but-quality-control-might-not-be-great