Apple iPhone Upgrade Hacks the Hackers

The next time you plug in your iPhone(AAPL Quote), iPhone 3G and iPod Touch, you will be greeted with the suggestion that you upgrade your device to the latest and greatest version of the operating system -- Version 2.0.1.

Before you submit to temptation, you batter make sure you haven't hacked your iPhone/iPod Touch. That's because Apple has decided to hack the hackers by releasing a software update to keep a firm grip on what these devices can -- and can't -- do.

According to the article on InfoWorld.com, Apple this week decided to end the idea that open source developers could hack into -- and change or add programs into -- the latest iPhone and iPod Touch devices.

InfoWorld says that it's all because of a newly developed iPhone 2.0 application called Cydia, which set up an App Store equivalent for open-source developers and those interested in sampling their wares. With Cydia, there's no credit card required, no tracking of who had downloaded what, and no restrictions on the capabilities of applications. ...