The iPhone 2.1 software update contains many bug fixes and improvements. To get it, connect your iPhone to your computer using iTunes 8 and click Check for Update.

Update includes:

• Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
• Significantly better battery life for most users
• Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
• Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
• Faster installation of 3rd party applications
• Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications
• Improved performance in text messaging
• Faster loading and searching of contacts
• Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
• Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
• Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
• Genius playlist creation

You can find the update in itunes and we’ll have it here shortly:

Here you can get the new updates:
For 3G Iphone
For 2G Iphone

Save Your Data

The iPhone and iPod Touch keep your media close, but what about the rest of your data? DataCase keeps your files close by turning your iPhone or iPod Touch into a hand held wireless drive. Keep your data with you wherever you go and access it when and where you need, on any available computer (Mac, PC, Linux), no upload program or server configuration necessary.

Just Drag and Drop

Uploader apps are limiting and server configurations are painful. That’s why DataCase works directly with Finder and Bonjour to make saving files to your iPhone easy. Start DataCase and your Mac already knows that it’s there. Drag and drop files just like it was another hard drive. File transfer made easy: just drag and drop.

View your Files

No computer available? Why not view your files on your iPhone! DataCase makes it easy to view your Documents, Audio, Video, and Photos. Sneak a peak at your Powerpoint Document, Re-Read your Word Document, Review that PDF, Check your Excel spreadsheet. View your files, no computer necessary.

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Just successfully updated my iPhone first generation to 2.0 firmare. It works great and I would like to share that method with all my readers.

You need following softwares and firmwares:

iTunes 7.5

iTunes 7.7

Original 2.0 Firmware

Custom 2.0 Firmware

1) Install iTunes 7.7 (you don’t need to uninstall previous version of iTunes), connect iPhone to PC, synchronize(to save all contacts and etc.), disconnect and close iTunes.

2) Open iTunes 7.7, connect your iPhone and hold Home + Sleep/Wake button until it put into Restore more

3) Restore iPhone to Original 2.0 Firmware via iTunes 7.7 (Holding SHIFT on your keyboard press Restore button and select iPhone1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw) Quit iTunes when iPhone will be restored.

4) Rename folder C:\Documents and Settings\Your windows account name\Application Data\Apple Computer to Apple Computer backup and My Documents\My Music\iTunes to iTunes backup.

5) Uninstall iTunes 7.7 via Control Panel

6) Install iTunes 7.5

7) Connect iPhone to PC using DFU mode

• Press and hold the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time.

• After exactly 10 seconds release the Sleep/Wake button. Continue holding the home button until you iTunes pops up a message telling you that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.
• The iPhone screen will remain black – important

This YouTube video should help you How to put your iPhone in DFU mode

8) Restore iPhone to Custom 2.0 Firmware (Holding SHIFT on your keyboard press Restore button and select 20_347_Cid.ipsw. If you get 16хх error on that stage just restart iTunes without disconnecting iPhone and repeat one more time. Quit iTunes after iPhone will be restored.

9) Wait while BootNeuter finish iPhone unlocking process (do nothing)

Congratulations! iPhone successfully updated to 2.0, unlocked and jailbreaked! Now we need to restore all backup contacts

10) Install iTunes 7.7 again (you don’t need to uninstall iTunes 7.5)

11) Remember step 4 now you need to rename folders back from Apple Computer backup to Apple Computer and from My Documents\My Music\iTunes backup to My Documents\My Music\iTunes.

12) Open iTunes 7.7 and press SYNC to restore your contacts

MAC OS X users should use MAC versions of iTunes 7.5 and 7.7 and i’m not sure about right path on hard drive to restore contacts and etc. data

If you are in the market for the iPhone 3G, you’ve probably encountered your local Apple Store being out of stock. Apple continues to replenish stock and even has their own availability application on their site. The site requires you to drill down in order to check your local availability. Utilizing Apple’s JSON file, Chris Barnes has created a “mashup” providing quick access to iPhone 3G availability across the country. Apple Retail Stores are now opening at 8 a.m every day, but Sunday to accomodate the demand.

At last check, only 1% of stores throughout the US had no 3G iPhones in stock. 87% have the 8GB in stock, 98% have the 16GB white in stock and only 92% have the 16GB black iPhone 3G in stock.

via ZDNet

The first DJ program for iPhone and iPod Touch.

MixMeister Scratch is a free application for iPhone 3G, iPhone, and iPod Touch that enables you to scratch anywhere, anytime. Download MixMeister Scratch for free from the iTunes App Store right now and scratch on top of your music in seconds.

To get started, play a song in your mobile digital device, select a scratch from the collection of included vinyl sounds to fit your imagination and creativity, and start scratching. You can even adjust the volume of the music in real time.

MixMeister Scratch has been fully approved by Apple for use with iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch. Download the first DJ program for iPhone today…for free!

Key Features

• Scratch on top of any song on your handheld
• Comes with authentic vinyl scratch sounds
• Control song volume from MixMeister Scratch
• Apple-approved for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch
• FREE download from iTunes App Store

MixMeister Scratch is available now for free download from the iTunes App Store.
Click here to go there now.

About iPhone Configuration Utility 1.0
iPhone Configuration Utility lets you easily create, maintain, and sign configuration profiles, track and install provisioning profiles and authorized applications, and capture device information including console logs.

Configuration profiles are XML files that contain device security policies, VPN configuration information, Wi-Fi settings, APN settings, Exchange account settings, mail settings, and certificates that permit iPhone and iPod touch to work with your enterprise systems.

• iPhone Configuration Web Utility 1.0 for Mac
• iPhone Configuration Web Utility 1.0 for Windows
• iPhone Configuration Utility 1.0 for Mac OS X

New customers and those eligible for an upgrade will be able to purchase the phone for $199 (8GB) or $299 (16GB), while “early upgraders” will have to shell out $399 or $499, all with a two year contract and $18 upgrade fee. They also mention a “no commitment” deal later on in the year of $599 and $699 respectively.

iPhone 3G, Exclusively from AT&T and Apple – | Wireless from AT&T, formerly Cingular

Back when the iPhone first launched in the UK, many users were disappointed by the comparatively high price Apple and carrier O2 were charging.  One of the key messages from the iPhone 3G announcement, then, was the confirmation that the same $199 (or equivalent) entry point would be matched in all markets.  O2 have just unveiled their monthly contract details, including confirmation that the carrier will be subsidising the 8GB iPhone 3G to free on certain contracts, as well as revealed that for the first time the handset will be available on pay-&-go prepay.

O2 are yet to release details of pay-&-go iPhones, but we do know the pricing for the contract version.  A new £30 plan has been introduced, which means there are now four contract choices (£30, £35, £45, £75); on the two cheaper plans the iPhone 3G will cost £99, whereas on the two higher-priced plans it will be free.  That assumes a new eighteen month contract.

All tariffs include unlimited browsing, unlimited Wi-Fi access, visual voicemail and reduced roaming rates with O2’s International Traveller Service.  Existing iPhone owners will be able to upgrade to the new 3G model without penalty, as long as they sign up to a new 18-month contract; they’ll pay the normal price for whatever tariff they choose.

It’s always interesting to see how different analysts come up with numbers. Take for instance the raw cost of materials for the new iPhone 3G. Portelligent released their estimates not long ago which suggested that Apple’s cost was only roughly $100. Well iSuppli has taken a look and come up with a drastically different figure.

According to the recent findings from iSuppli, they believe Apple will be paying roughly $173 for materials and manufacturing of the 8GB iPhone 3G. While they are estimating $73 higher than Portelligent, that’s still considerably less than the original iPhone, which was around $226.

You can bet that Apple is hoping you spring for the 16GB model (I know I am) as it is estimated that the additional memory will only cost them $23 more than the 8GB model. Of course, we’ll be paying an extra $100, so that’s a nice $77 in Apple’s pocket.

[via AppleInsider]

There are a number of things that could negate this story, but it is still one of those rumors that you just really hope is true. A screen shot of the iPhone loading the site lonelyplanet.com, shows the device rendering out Flash content on the site. The site has a mini map on the side, that looks a certain way when loaded up in Flash, and also a certain way when loaded up without it.

That is what the site looks like under iPhone firmware 1.1.4, a flat map with no Flash, and no variations. It is clearly very different from the screen shot of a normal desktop web browser, loading the site up, with full Flash support.

As you can see in this screen shot from a desktop, the map is a little fancier. It has color variations, and also hover effects and mouse over actions.

Lastly, this is how it looks on the iPhone 3G. Well, this is how it might look. Clearly the device shows a full version of the page in the browser, but this is almost certainly marketing material. Meaning screen rendering, and this could be an oversight by Apple. On the more exciting side, Apple could have thrown in Flash support and waited for someone to catch on to this little detail, you decide.

[Via iPhone Atlas]