For the avoidance of doubt - I'm not going to do this, I'll be waiting for Apple's development kit to be distributed so that we can get official 3rd party software on the iPhone.

I will do this on my iPod Touch though...

I have to admit that I have used the iJailBreak utility to update my iPod Touch, and add the rest of the iPhone software to this now even more attractive device. So now I have email and Google maps available!

If you follow the link you will find a very thorough (from a techies point of view) article on the merits of using a iPod Touch as your main PDA vs. using the Nokia N810.

How excellent - a chance to get your iPhone back if it's stolen:

BAK2u, maker of anti-theft software for Macs, Windows, and most mobile phone platforms, is almost done with their world’s first anti-theft iPhone (& iPod touch) app called PhoneBAK. Founder Paddy Tan (whom I’ve interviewed before) explained that they are just down to a few more features then it all depends on the iTunes App Store approval process before it’ll be available for download. Not sure on pricing yet. [From World’s first anti-theft app for iPhone (video)]

These guys have dug deep into the latest release of the iPhone's operating system and found a few interesting items :

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