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Spotted this past week, this list of 50 very interesting free and for-sale iPhone apps for web designers and developers. Have perused several times. Also, over at the Register, a reminder that some apps can come as wolves in sheep's clothing, so always purchase responsibly and after researching.

Thanks to Ron on our list for follow-ups to the post from a few days ago on iPhone security concerns. The creepy: Researchers attack my iPhone via SMS What's top of your To Do list if you've got an iPhone: iPhone update fixes 'SMS of death' vulnerability (Sophos)

Apple's iPhone OS 3.0.1 update claims to fix the vulnerability through improv

Thanks to Ron from the mailing list for passing this along.

"If you receive a text message on your iPhone any time after Thursday afternoon containing only a single square character, Charlie Miller would suggest you turn the device off. Quickly."

Read the full story, iPhone security threat via SMS could be catastrophic if not patched.

Zaproot podcast mentioned Yappler.com as a mega list of iPhone applications that you can sort through, review, and even view demos for. {sigh} ... Some day.

Humorous iPhone spoof. (caution: brief rude language)

There could be quite a living to be made in creating apps for the iPhone. What are your favorites?

Three week iPhone evaluation: "

Still great.

That is all.

OK, it isn't. Since the last time I posted, I've picked up a few more apps (All right, a lot more apps). (Read the rest at Backup Brain.)

Okay: so. I haven't made the leap to iPhone yet (though I hope to in a year or so), but for those of you who have: what is your favourite app?

Per cnet.com:

Apple has made an unlocked version of the iPhone 3G available in Hong Kong, letting consumers pick whichever carrier they so choose. This is in sharp contrast to Apple's policy for the almost everywhere else on the planet. Unlocked iPhones are rampant worldwide, but that isn't something that Apple has sanctioned. Freedom doesn't come cheap.

Well, this is seriously interesting. Miraz is using Wooji Juice's Stage Hand to control her Mac Keynote speech materials. If I were giving presentations regularly, or even had a Big One to prepare for, I'd be getting myself some Wooji Juice!