businessweek.com had an article about a possible iPhone SDK.

The article:

Will Apple Open the iPhone?
An official software-development kit may finally be announced at January’s Macworld. Why the wait? It may have something to do with Leopard.

William Hurley loves his iPhone. But he’d love it even more if he could write software for it.

He’s not alone. Hundreds of programmers showed up at an iPhone event organized by Hurley, an executive at software maker BMC (BMC), even though Apple hasn’t released the source code they need to exploit the device. That was in July, and the criticism of Apple’s refusal to open the iPhone hasn’t died down.

Now it appears Apple (AAPL) will soon answer those pleas. Sources familiar with the company’s plans tell BusinessWeek.com that Apple will release a software-development kit for the iPhone in early 2008, enabling programmers to create games, business-productivity tools, and countless other applications for the device. Few details are known, but sources say an announcement will come in January, which suggests it may be slated for Jan. 15, when Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs takes the stage at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.

Why the wait? Some analysts suggest the delay has little to do with frustrating developers or Apple’s official position about bugs from third-party software posing a threat to cellular networks. Instead, the timing may have more to do with Apple wanting to wait at least until the launch of the new operating system for its Macintosh computers. Known as Leopard, it was originally planned for June, 2007, but is now set for release on Oct. 26. Since the iPhone was built with the current Mac OS, the thinking is that Leopard’s new capabilities will enable more robust features on the iPhone as well….

Follow the link below for the full story!

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2007/tc20071015_258257.htm

This is a SIM unlocking tool for the iPhone.

Please note that this version works only on VIRGIN 1.0.2 or 1.1.1 phones. DO NOT USE IF YOU HAVE ALREADY UNLOCKED WITH ANYSIM 1.0

http://conceitedsoftware.com/iphone/site/anysim11.html

Here is an article from Greenpeace about the iPhone:

International — Scientific tests, arranged by Greenpeace, reveal that Apple’s iPhone contains hazardous chemicals. The tests uncovered two types of hazardous substances, some of which have already been eliminated by other mobile phone makers.
In May, due to our successful Green my Apple campaign Steve Jobs, the boss of Apple, claimed: “Apple is ahead of, or will soon be ahead of, most of its competitors” on environmental issues.

We watched closely when the iPhone was launched in June for any mention of the green features of the phone from Apple. There was none.

So we bought a new iPhone in June and sent it our Research Laboratories in the UK. Analysis revealed that the iPhone contains toxic brominated compounds (indicating the prescence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs)) and hazardous PVC. The findings are detailed in the report, “Missed call: the iPhone’s hazardous chemicals”

There have been thousands of media articles about the iPhone. Few of them have discussed the phone’s environmental credentials. Check out our video of the disassembly of the iPhone and what the tests revealed (link below).

An independent scientific laboratory tested 18 internal and external components of the iPhone and confirmed the presence of brominated compounds in half the samples, including in the phone’s antenna, in which they made up 10 percent of the total weight of the flexible circuit board. A mixture of toxic phthalates was found to make up 1.5 percent of the plastic (PVC) coating of the headphone cables.

“Steve Jobs has missed the call on making the iPhone his first step towards greening Apple’s products,” said Zeina Alhajj, Greenpeace International toxics campaigner. “It seems that Apple is far from leading the way for a green electronics industry as competitors, like Nokia, already sell mobile phones free of PVC”.

Dr. David Santillo, Senior Scientist at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories, commented, “Two of the phthalate plasticisers found at high levels in the headphone cable are classified in Europe as ‘toxic to reproduction, category 2’ because of their long-recognised ability to interfere with sexual development in mammals. While they are not prohibited in mobile phones, these phthalates are banned from use in all toys or childcare articles sold in Europe. Apple should eliminate the use of these chemicals from its products range.”

On the linked page below is a slideshow of how the iPhone was disassembled for testing.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/iPhone-test-hazardous-toxic-chemicals151007

redLight has been released which gives out red light instead for amateur astronomers who need to preserve their night vision.

Thanks to Guyfawkes ( http://www.emuholic.com ) for the news!

http://ericasadun.com/ftp/Misc/Light/

Erica Sadun has updated her Light program for the iPhone which turns your iPhone into a flashlight.

Thanks to Guyfawkes ( http://www.emuholic.com ) for the news!

http://ericasadun.com/ftp/Misc/Light/

Would you like to jot down notes on your iPhone’s gorgeous touch screen? Are you missing a way to sketch a simple diagram as a quick reminder? Will your children like to draw on your iPhone, maybe on top of a picture you shoot with the camera? Sketches is a native iPhone application that will allow you to do all that. Scribble your thoughts quickly, select a picture from your photo album to draw notes on top, or shoot a photo of your friend just for the sake of putting a moustache on her face 🙂 You can even erase your drawing by shaking your iPhone, as if it were an etch-a-sketch!

Changes:

Version 0.4 adds compatibility with firmware 1.1.1 both for the iPhone and iPod touch.

http://sketches.latenitesoft.com/Home.html

Customize is a suite of customization tools for the iPhone.

http://code.google.com/p/customize/

Customize is a suite of customization tools for the iPhone.

Release notes:

13 Oct 2007 Fixed iPod bug.

http://code.google.com/p/customize/

Customize is a suite of customization tools for the iPhone.

Release notes:

12 Oct 2007 Version 1.11 (huh, how coincidental) will run on 1.1.1 and now rSBT has been rolled into Customize. It is Universally compatible, so it is safe to run on both 1.0.2 and 1.1.1. See Development Blog (at right) for more info.

Special thanks to Shai!! For all his help on version 1.11 adding extra image swapping features.

Enjoy!

PS. Customize may crash the first time your run it. Run it again and it should start up. I’m working on this.

http://code.google.com/p/customize/

Books.app is a simple eBook reader for the iPhone. It reads HTML and text files stored in your Media/EBooks folder, and is smart enough to enter subdirectories, if, for instance, you’ve broken a book down by chapters.

In addition, at least one bug ( issue #13 ) has been fixed by the 1.1.1 update, or so it appears. Thanks, Apple! 🙂

http://code.google.com/p/iphoneebooks/