iPhone Gets First Firmware Update

Reportedly, the first firmware update for Apple Computer's iPhone has been released -- two days before Apple Computer's self-imposed deadline for doing so...

Now available for download, update version 1.0.1, addresses security issues with iPhone's Safari Web browser. The most important being the hijacking of the iPhone, which could happen when a user visits a malicious Web site using the Safari browser, with the hacker grabbing complete access to the iPhone and it's data.

Update version 1.0.1 also fixes two more flaws in the Safari Web browser; namely in WebCore and WebKit. WebCore is a part of the WebKit application framework that handles HTML rendering in Mac OS.

Apple's newest update is delivered through it's iTunes software, and does not appear on the regular software update panel, or on the company's support download site.

Apple says iTunes will automatically check it's update servers every week, and download relevant updates. So the next time when users connect the iPhone to a PC, an alert would appear asking them to install the update.

Alternately, users can get the update manually by checking on the "Check for Updates" button under the iTunes Help menu.