Apple has released second iPhone OS 3.0 Beta for developers. It’s available for developers on Apple iPhone dev page. » Apple releases Second iPhone 3.0 Beta (UPDATE)

When Apple had given us sneak-peak of upcoming OS 3.0 Beta, we all had ichy-hands to upgrade and test the Beta. But unfortunately we need to register a Dev account with Apple to activate 3.0

But Now you can bypass the uuid registration… » Guide: Bypass the UDID registration for OS 3.0

Jailbroken iPhone seen in an Apple's Patent Application!

» Jailbroken iPhone seen in a Patent Application

A lawsuit filed in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas Marshall Division, the patent describes a “method and apparatus for detecting camera sensor intensity saturation.” » iPhone components disputed for Patent infringement lawsuit

Now reachable?

Play.com had put forward legally unlocked Apple iPhone which can be used in any network. Notably, AT&T also announced to sell no-contract iPhones. » Unlocked iPhones in UK from Play.com, legally

Some beta testers of the iPhone OS 3.0 found out 2 new services in the MobileMe settings. The first one is a nice option called “Find My iPhone” which enables you to trace your iPhone via gps. The second one they discoverd is when going to publish an image there is an option that says “Publish Video”!! which means that you will probably be able to record a video directly from your iPhone! Check out the screenshots after the break.
» MobileMe: Publish Video and Find my iPhone available in OS 3.0

Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 Beta pre-installation advisory document states that once you’ve updated a device it will be in a locked state with no way of going back to an earlier firmware. Well Ralf Rottmann has tried after restoring Beta 3.0 to downgrade his 2G iPhone back to 2.0.
Check out after the break how he did it.
» Downgrading & unlocking iPhone OS 3.0 is possible!