Alex Sokirynsky, developer of Podcaster, a podcast client for the iPhone, is making the switch to Google’s Android smartphone platform. 
Apple banned Podcaster from being sold in the App Store because “it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes.”
“It seems that Apple has shut me down,” says Sokirynsky. ”All I wanted was for someone from Apple [...]

At GigaOm, John Sangiovanni offers his take on the emergence of a new category of phone, the superphone:
The product that created and continues to define the superphone category is the iPhone. The iPhone offers an elegant user interface powered by an impressive array of integrated hardware, all wrapped up in a masterwork of industrial design. 
He [...]

WordPress for iPhone has hit an impressive milestone - it’s been downloaded over 100,000 times. Most of the downloads come from the US, but it’s already in use all around the world. 
WordPress for iPhone 1.2 has also been announced. Here’s what you can expect:

Landscape Mode for Write Screen
Comment moderation
Photo uploads at the original size
a lot [...]

Alex Sokirynsky, developer of the banned iPhone app Podcaster, is using the little known “ad hoc” method to distribute his software, via the site NextDayOff. Podcaster is designed to let you subscribe, manage, stream and download podcasts directly to your iPhone and iPod Touch.
Some, like Read Write Web’s Sarah Perez, think this may let developers work [...]

Apple today released iPhone 2.1 software.
Here’s what’s in the update:

Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
Significantly better battery life for most users
Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
Faster installation of 3rd party applications
Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications
Improved performance in text messaging
Faster loading and [...]

Rapid adoption of the iPhone 3G has led iPhone Safari’s browser usage share to jump 58% in one month, going from .19% in July to .30% in August. If the trend continues, iPhone Safari’s browser share is on target to see at least 500% annual growth.
To put the current numbers in perspective, about 1 out [...]

It looks like Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine may be another victim of the popularity of Apple’s iPhone.
The publisher has announced that it’s published the final issue of the magazine, and is replacing it with one that focuses on he iPhone:
After 11 years, we will be publishing a final 2008 issue of Smartphone & Pocket [...]

How would you like to be able to copy and paste between applications on your iPhone?
That’s what Geek Brief’s Cali Lewis demonstrates in the video above.
This isn’t an official solution at this point, though. She’s running unreleased versions of WordPress and other apps that support OpenClip.
OpenClip is a non-profit, open-source, community-effort project, which promotes a [...]

Best Buy announced today that it would be selling the Apple iPhone, starting on September 7th.
It will be the first US chain, outside of Apple & AT&T, to carry the iPhone.
The deal is significant for several reasons:

The iPhone will be available in 1,000 new locations;
It helps prepare Apple for carrier independence;
It has the potential to [...]

Flixwagon has announced that it has an alpha version of a new iPhone live streaming applications available for testing on “jailbroken” iPhones.
Features:

Express Sign-up on the fly: simply enter your phone number and you’ll be instantly logged-in. You’ll also receive a text message with your new user name and password (which you can change when you [...]