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It was only a matter of time before the crazy programmers we all hold in high regards could crack v1.1.1 for the iPhone. Additionally they’ve also managed to hack the SpringBoard app to properly launch 3rd party apps, along with allowing root access to the fancy new iPod touch.

Great as that seems, I quote from Engadget “But it’s still not without some bad news: unfortunately, it sounds like most (if not all) of these new hacks rely solely on that single TIFF exploit in Mobile Safari, meaning that everyone’s back to square one the moment Apple beams v1.1.2 to the public at large.“.

Great. So much for a little fun on the over-priced toy we all love for a bit longer.

A few weeks back I decided t give the hack a run at my phone and man was it fun. So many great little apps to play with, native IM chat, persistent Wi-Fi and even a crazy pseudo-gps tool. That is all of course on top of the sweet customizations with SummerBoard (the spring board replacement allowing a scrolling background) and ways to change up the dock, icons, and sounds. I really didn’t care much for the 1.1.1 upgrade as a must have, but I was getting tired of the quirkyness I kept getting on the phone while it had an extra bunch of scripts running in the background. It’s no fun when you show someone your sexy phone with new toys and it needs a reboot or the screen starts to flickr uncontrollably.

I like stable. I’ll wait for another version down the road.
But I still patiently am waiting for the damn Cut & Paste.