In article <alpine.OSX.1.10.0807121951310.10623@pangtzu.panda .com>,
Mark Crispin <mrc@Panda.COM> wrote:

> Word is going around that the iPhone 3G has a Trusted Computing chip to
> detect tampering and thus disabling jailbreaking and SIM unlocking. All
> reported 2.0 unlocks are on iPhone 2G and iPod Touch.

source?

> With few exceptions, the Officially Approved iTunes Store Applications are
> a major yawn: crap like "flashlight", tip calculator, applications that
> duplicate web functionality (and won't work without an Internet
> connection), public domain ebooks at $1 each, public transit network maps
> & schedules, etc. Only a handful (e.g., the AOL software) are
> interesting. Many of the interesting applications have equivalent or
> superior choices in the Installer (jailbreak) community.

there's certainly a lot of crap, but there are some interesting apps
too.

> Unless you need the Exchange/Push services, there isn't much reason to
> upgrade an iPod Touch or iPhone 2G to 2.0. You'll have a much more
> functional device by jailbreaking 1.1.4 (e.g., using ZiPhone).

there's a substantially larger selection from the apps store, and
growing daily.