With no fanfare whatsoever, the iPhone-Dev Team has officially released version 2.0 of their aptly named PwnageTool. The tool, for those who don't already know, performs several functions on the iPhone and it's software and firmware. Primarily, PwnageTool "pwns" the iPhone's firmware which allows unsigned software and firmware to be restored to the iPhone. This, in turn, gives the ability to jailbreak and, of course, unlock the iPhone.
New clues to future features and wireless hardware compatibility have been uncovered. The iPhone 2.0 firmware package has been decrypted, and upon further poking around in it's file structure, a new directory was spotted named "Printers". It is currently empty, but speculation is that it may be populated with drivers in the future that would enable the iPhone to wirelessly connect to a printer over a network.
Phone maker Motorola is suing former company executive Michael Fenger, who jumped ship to join Apple as their VP of global iPhone sales, for allegedly giving Apple their corporate secrets in order to help the success of the iPhone. The company is claiming that Fenger has given away information about margins, operating strategies, marketing information, and customer initiatives to the iPhone maker, among other things
A Gizmodo reader has stumbled upon a scam while browsing the internet that we felt we should let you know about. A website found at the top of the list of results for a Google search for "iPhone apps" called iPhoneApps.org is offering what they claim is a special deal on iPhone apps, saying they'll give you a bundle of "top 10" applications if you send them $25 using "safe PayPal". We would like to remind all of our readers NOT to buy any applications from this site or any like it. It is a scam. We recommend for the time being that you only purchase iPhone apps from Apple's own App Store.
Those of you who have tried the native Facebook application for the iPhone will know that we weren't crazy about it's initial feature set. When it was first released, it had fewer features than the iPhone web app (which is among the better web applications out there). If you've since given up on it, we suggest you give it another try. They have updated the application to include all of the missing features.
For those hoping to pick up an iPhone 3G dock but don't want to drive to an Apple Store, Wired has noticed that they're now available for ordering on the online store here. The box contains the 3G dock. That's right. US$29.00 for a piece of white plastic and it doesn't even come with a cable. If you've already got an Apple universal dock, then you can also buy their universal dock connector for $9.00.
Over at E3, TUAW got a chance to take a look of Spore: Origins, EA's highly anticipated upcoming game for the iPhone, which will be available in the App Store September 7th. Like most games for the iPhone these days, navigation is controlled by the accelerometers via tilting. Early gameplay involves swimming around and eating to level up, which lets you customize your character.
People still looking to get their hands on an iPhone 3G might have a long wait ahead. Analysts with Piper Jaffray & Co. are predicting that Apple's widespread supply shortages of iPhone 3Gs will probably continue for the next two to four weeks.
Twinkle, one of our favorite Twitter clients from the jailbreak days, was released in the App Store yesterday. For those of you who remember, Twinkle introduced a new feature to the world of Twitter clients. It was the first that we've seen that is location aware. Unlike Twitteriffic, it has the additional "Nearby" feature that lets you view all tweets posted through Twinkle within whatever mile radius you specify.
