The same lovely fellow who got himself banned from the iPhone App Store for creating more than 900 mostly useless applications, as well as over 100 complaints from competitors about stolen software code, is back in the news. This time around it’s the feds making the accusations and they’ve filed an indictment accusing Khalid Shaikh of using DOS attacks against a company he once headed.

Palm said, “Tit,” and now Apple’s answered with a cursory “tat.” The ongoing war between the two companies over iTunes syncing rumbles on with neither side apparently willing the concede let alone play nicely with the other.

The newest model of the iPhone 3GS includes a change in the phone’s bootrom designed to keep hackers from using the usual entry points to unlock the popular Apple mobile device.

Were you hoping Apple’s exclusive wireless partner would relent and allow the iPhone to be used as a modem on its 3G network? Unfortunately, Ma Bell is still afraid, and fearful enough to say so publicly, that their network won’t be able to stand the strain of data hog iPhone users double dipping to surf the web on their laptops.

When WebOS 1.2 arrived without an iTunes 9 sync fix or work around, pretty much everyone assumed Palm had given up their quixotic effort to restore syncing with Apple’s industry leading jukebox software. And, honestly, who could blame them. Well, what a difference a point update can make.

The launch of iPhone MMS services by AT&T has brought a huge number of scareware vendors out of the woodwork, making a shambles of searches which involve the terms MMS and iPhone.

When it comes to getting the job done, the best tool isn’t always commercial and don’t be afraid to spend a little money on the right software — there are some truly awesome apps on Apple’s iTunes App Store. From iPhone games and entertainment apps to news and reference titles for your iPod touch, here’s our take on the best of the best.

A short, unsourced and rather cryptic write up says Ma Bell will keep its promise to deliver multimedia messaging services on the iPhone and the feature will arrive as part of Apple’s next iPhone OS point update. There’s also a user report claiming first hand knowledge, too. The timing’s right, but I’d like stronger confirmation before holding my breath.

It seems all of that openness isn’t producing desirable phones, applications or legions of loyal customers. Whereas Apple and Research in Motion together own a 35 percent and growing share of the smartphone market, handsets running Google’s operating system account for just 3 percent of users and that number isn’t likely to double or treble anytime soon.

Friday was the day Apple and AT&T had to provide explanations to federal regulators as to why Google Voice isn’t available on the App Store. As one might expect Ma Bell denied any interference, though Cupertino now claims — queue snort of derision — that the application hasn’t been rejected at all and is still being considered for release on the App Store.