New iPhone Firmware: ver 2.2

Expect Apple to release its iPhone firmware version 2.2 in the next few hours. In anticipation of that, Apple has already released iTunes 8.0.2. Something's brewing definitely.

The iPhone Dev Team on the other hand has reported that they are closer to a 3G soft unlock solution. However, they advised that if u want a true soft unlock for ur iPhone 3G, do not upgrade to firmware 2.2. My iPhone 3G is already hardware unlocked by the operator, so no worries on my end =P

So what's in the firmware version 2.2? Well apparently there's a vulnerability (or bug for non-geeks) that allows the browser in the iPhone to make a phone call without much human intervention. The threat is not as bad as a virus but should be closed (fixed).

Here's a video demo:


source: http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=2300

There are couple of other new features in the update, including Safari / Google maps / language pack and App Store improvements, but nothing is confirmed. All these features appeared in the beta so most probably they'll make it to the final version.

Something good for gamers: Electronic Arts will be releasing its iPhone version of SimCity in December 08. Initial reports have it that it resembles SimCity 3000 and EA will give it a price tag of $9.90, which about 15 SG bucks. Given that this is a multi-touch version of the game, it should be quite entertaining. Remember, this game will also work on the iPod Touch.

Here's a screenshot of iPhone SimCity:

Source: http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=2299