We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software.

We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. It has happened before. While we have filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology, the NDA added yet another level of protection. We put it in place as one more way to help protect the iPhone from being ripped off by others.

However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success, so we are dropping it for released software. Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.

Thanks to everyone who provided us constructive feedback on this matter.

This development should result in a flurry of iPhone related programming books and forums sprouting around. Happy iPhone coding!

1. SSH in to the iPhone
2. Goto /etc/ folder
3. Copy and Replace the /etc/hosts file from this archive
4. Reboot the iPhone

Enjoy Ad free browsing on your iPhone!

CopierciN is a text editor which makes it possible to exchange text between messages, emails, Notes and files.

You can import text from SMS, Notes, E-Mails and Regular files to create new Content. You can export the new content as a new SMS/Note/E-Mail/Regular File as well.

CopierciN is trying to solve the iPhone’s Copy and Paste problem by - gathering the textual information from all the default applications and providing a common place to work with. A worthwhile effort.

This is an opensource software currently supporting only OSX. Enjoy the Wire-free syncs and backups!

Netatalk is a freely-available, kernel level implementation of the AppleTalk Protocol Suite, originally for BSD-derived systems. A *NIX/*BSD system running netatalk is capable of serving many macintosh clients simultaneously as an AppleTalk router, AppleShare file server (AFP), *NIX/*BSD print server, and for accessing AppleTalk printers via Printer Access Protocol (PAP). Included are a number of minor printing and debugging utilities.

Netatalk has been ported by Jay Freeman to iPhone platform. Once installed through Cydia, You can find the iPhone in the OS X Finder. You can “Connect as” - root/mobile ( default password: alpine).

Click on Connect and Viola!. You can easily transfer between your Mac and iPhone through the finder itself. Unfortunately AppleTalk protocol support has been discontinued by Microsoft on Windows Platforms.

Follow the steps here:- How to Sync Microsoft Outlook Tasks with iPhone

For PC use : iPhone Backup Switch

For Mac use : Backup Disabler

If you want to do it manually on a Mac Terminal:

This command will change a hidden setting in the iTunes preferences that will force it to skip the backup process.

1. - Quit iTunes.
2. - Open Terminal.app
3. - Copy and paste this in, then hit return:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true

4. - Open iTunes
5. - Plug in your iPhone (2.0 or 3G) and sync.

It will take a few seconds, assuming you don’t have a ton of music or podcasts.

Changing the ‘true’ in step 3 to ‘false’ will re-enable the backup feature.

Now you can SSH to your iPhone using a simple USB cable, instead of depending on the WiFi. The supporting software is called iPhone Tunnel suite. Here is how to setup the software:-

1. Download the iPhone Tunnel Suite
2. Install the OpenSSH server on your Jailbroken iPhone using Cydia or Installer
3. Run iPhone Tunnel Suite
4. Click on the iPhone Tunnel button
5. You will see a Command window being launched, Keep it open.
6. Click on WinSCP or Putty buttons to do easy file transfer etc.

Further, We are reviewing native iPhone applications - both paid and free!