We love jailbreaking and our beloved iPhone Dev-Team warns against updating to firmware 2.2 yet.

After much waiting and anticipation and a lot of guess work from folks who had access to 2.2 beta, iPhone firmware update 2.2 is here via iTunes.
Confirming rumors of Apple’s 2.2 firmware release of today, it was in fact made available last night!
Here are some of the new things iPhone 2.2 firmware brings:
iPhone 2.2 Software Update
This update contains many bug fixes and improvements, including the following:

Enhancements to Maps

Google Street View
public transit and walking directions
display address of dropped pins
share location via email

Enhancements to Mail

resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of email
improved …

OrbLive is an iPhone App that lets you watch live TV in your iPhone or Touch. You need to have Orb software installed

Rumors on iPhone is what drives the frenzy and the PR hype it gets. We have more..

More Apps on iTunes AppStore are on sale. Another day, another sale.

VFCaller - T9 Dialer (utilities) is now FREE (orig FREE)
Free for a week - promotional offer.
iFishing (games) is now on sale for $0.99 (orig $2.99)
ShopNotes (utilities) is now FREE (orig $0.99)
Allows you to add units to your shopping list like bottles, kg, etc.
MasterBrain (games) is now FREE (orig $0.99)
VoxBot (Entertainment) is now FREE (orig $1.99)
Type text and it will read it out loud.
Bankarama (finance) is on sale for $8.99 (orig $13.99)
Keep tab on all your account balances
MobileCan (productivity) is …

Orb Networks makes software for streaming media from our home computers to other devices including cellphones, Xbox, Wii, PS3, etc as well as other computers.
I used to use Orb to share some big videos that I didn’t want to wait hours uploading with a family member across the world and just stream it with Orb.
They had previously released a iPhone App - OrbLive for iPhone. It used to work only on WiFi/EDGE. Now, OrbLive for iPhone has been updated to a new version that allows live TV streams over WiFi …

One of the great things about the connectivity you get with iPhone is that you can get a lot of the online app you use in your computer to go. What other app could be essential than a Task Manager App that can help you be productive and help remember things no matter where you are.
Lifehacker has done a really cool post comparing different task managers for iPhone and iPod Touch in AppStore. And they have done a great job of picking a nice sampling out of the numerous one’s …

If you have been looking for SSH access to your servers right from your iPhone or iPod Touch, TouchTerm is the app you need.
We had covered the TouchTerm iPhone App even before it was available in the AppStore in all countries. TouchTerm sells for $2.99 in AppStore but now it is available for FREE for a limited time.

Here is a brief rundown of things you get with TouchTerm

Full features SSH terminal application
Transclucent UI shows the entire screen even while typing
Complete server, connection and password management
RSA/DSA public key authentication
VT100 terminal emulation …

IPhone’s camera is pretty good but you can only do so much with it. It’s very good for capturing those special moments when you don’t have a regular camera but capture it with your iPhone. And the native iPhone camera doesn’t have the zoon you’d need to capture distant objects.

SNY is hoping to change this by bringing out SNY iPhone 3G Camera Telescope Lens with Crystal Clear Case. It offers an awesome 6x optical zoom. The detachable 18mm lens attaches to the clear case that comes with the lens that …

Sorry for the light posting in the last few days. We have been busy with a few things lately and things are  starting to settle down this weekend. Plus, we are working on a big re-design for TiR (Top iPhone Resource). So, look forward to an announcement and maybe even a giveaway celebrating the new look!
Let’s look at a few Apps that have either gone free or dropped their price in AppStore today.

iXmas Tree (Entertainment) is FREE (orig $1.99)
For a limited time. A …