I think Apple is pissed at all the hacking that is going on on there equipment. The main reason they want full control is because if a user buys and activated through itunes on an iPhone AT&T plan then Apple recievs about 20% of the bill each month as reiduals. This is a huge loss for Apple if they can’t get their money. So what i think Apple will do is slowley release better features with more updates untill the hacking community cann’t break the code and jailbreak the phones any longer.

In 5 days we will see the next version of the iphone firmware with many new features. Ver 1.1.3 has been leaked but will hackers be able to break the code? So far no one can. I’m sure Apple has done lots of studying on how to release a version that wont be able to be hacked. I sure hope that one day someone can jailbreak this new version but it doesn’t look like it. I myself have a jailbroken iPhone and would really benefit especially from the native SMS mult-recipient message feature.

Steve Jobs is a very smart and somewhat arrogant man. He knows he has a great product that everyone on every network wants. He knows that people will try to jailbreak phones and he is prepared. I’m sure Steve and the iPhone team have prepared for these situations and will be ready on macworld 2008 for these releases and the hacking community which has made great headway last year. Beside an updated iphone firmware what else can we only guess or hope to see at macworld 2008?

Well many people specualte a new hardware version of teh iphone called iphone 2.0 . I myself do not think enough time has gone by for apple to be releasing the next version when they don’t even have the first version complete. The first iphone that you and i own is still missing many features many other phones have as a default. Where is the video recorder? MMS & mult contact SMS text messaging which would only make apple & AT&T more money since we will have to pay for sending and receiving these messages. Where is the bluetooth address book syncing?

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“The iPhone Book (Scott Kelby, Terry White) This is a great book for learning how to do something with your iPhone. Every page is a self-contained “how to” for a different subject - and no function of the iPhone goes undescribed, with screen shots and exact directions. Some pages also have extra tips or work-arounds for things, like making a slide show with music, that you’d think were already built-in functions. Where there are difference when interacting with a Mac or a PC, these are pointed out too.

The book is divided into chapters for each of the different major functions of the iPhone - web surfing, photos, iPod features, etc. - and oh yeah, I think you can make and receive phone calls on it, too. The organization and complete Table of Contents make it very easy to find exactly the help you’re looking for.

The writing is in a very light and conversational style - each chapter begins with a humorous intro, and then dives right into the how tos. You can either read through this cover to cover or use it as a reference manual.

I personally find the iPhone to be the easiest cell phone I have ever used. But even so, I picked up several good tips and tricks from this book, and recommend it to all iPhone owners who want to get the most out of their new toy.

Finally the Firmware update we’ve all been waiting for folks. This latest leaked update ver. 1.1.3 will include many fixes and cool updates that we all wished for. I’m mostly excited about the multiple SMS texting feature. I’ve tried numerous hacked programs and they jsut don’t seem to compare to apples default program built into the phone.

Still no Picture SMS support!!! (Hopefully very soon)

Well the Apple iphone features that are included in this update are very cool and this is considered a major update.
The edit Home screen icon feature is top-notch (picture shown below)

Although this update is leaked and will probably be released during Macworld in 2 weeks from now, there is currently no way to hack or jailbreak this release. The only way to update is through itunes and Apple will make you use the default AT&T plan and apple default iphone features from the box.

I’m sure once it goes public the hackers will start working on a way to jailbreak this firmware update since it has so many coveted features in the apple iphone hacking community.  So if you can’t live without your iphone applications and added on programs and features, or if you have an unlocked SIM, then you will have to wait for a jailbreak solution to arise before installing this awesome apple iphone firmware update 1.1.4.

from iphonehacks.com

Folks at Gear Live with help from Natetrue, first published convincing screenshots of the new iPhone firmware v1.1.3. The features that one could expect from iPhone firmware v1.1.3 are as mentioned below:

* The ability to send an SMS message to multiple people
* Google Maps application can now pinpoint your location using cell tower triangulation
* Google Maps can now display the Hybrid map view
* You can now drag and drop application icons on your home screen
* The home screen supports pagination
* You can now add web bookmarks to your home screen

Below are couple of screenshots courtesy Gear Live, however you can follow this link to checkout the entire gallery on the soon-to-be released firmware.

Screenshot of the instructions on how to edit your home screen on iPhone firmware 1.1.3.

Screenshot of enhanced Google Maps, hitting the button on the bottom left on the iPhone  will pinpoint your location.

folks at Gearlive along with Natetrue have been kind enough to publish an 8-minute long video of the complete feature walkthrough of the iPhone 1.1.3 firmware update.

You can checkout the video courtesy Gear Live below: