Top iPhone and Technology related stories from across the web

Just as a new hack, blacksn0w, promises to unlock iPhones with the latest Apple software from AT&T’s wireless network, Apple is looking for a sheriff to lock the smartphones back up again, permanently. (Apple Plans Clampdown on Jailbreaking)

Lost in the recent deluge of smart-phone news — Apple’s iPhone store hitting 100,000 applications, and the launches of the new Droid phone and the BlackBerry Storm, among other things — have been the efforts of longtime handheld gadget maker Palm. (Wolverton: Palm’s webOS hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves)

We’re all familiar with the fact that Apple has trouble managing its App Store. While it is overflowing with applications, Apple governs it willy-nilly, and the web is rife with stories from developers who had their application rejected for no apparent reason. (How Apple Handles App Store Infringement Complaints: Badly)

Once again, Verizon is bashing away at the iPhone in a commercial-one that places an animated iPhone lookalike on the Island of Misfit Toys from the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV special (Droid vs. iPhone: Verizon Escalates Attacks in Latest Ad)

LOS ANGELES – Headbangers have a reason to steady their gaze a bit now that Metallica has made its way onto iPhones with a finger-tapping music app called Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica. (Metallica taps into iPhone with music game)

Probably, in your iPhone you have more than 50 apps installed. Some of you maybe more than 100. And there’s a good probability that you never use most of them. That sounds crazy to me, I have only four home screens and don’t have panic attacks on a daily basis. How is this possible? (Homescreens cleanup: why you should do it, now)

Today Verizon responded to AT&T’s “There’s a Map For That” lawsuit by releasing a slew of new commercials with similar themes and messaging. The battle continues, this time on the infamous Island of Misfit Toys. (Verizon Wireless Launches three more anti AT & T 3G Network Commercials)

If the possibility of having your jailbroken iPod Touch or iPhone held ransom for 5 Euros wasn’t enough of a scare to make you change your root password, maybe this will. Users on an Australian forum site are reporting a new attack – one that’s no stranger to love. (Jailbroken iPhones in Australia getting Rickrolled by a worm)

Promptu is making a name for itself by releasing a whole slew of voice-activated apps which allow you to convert your voice into text. The developer’s next app, ShoutOUT, uses the voice-to-text format and lets you apply it to actual SMS messages. (ShoutOUT: Voice to Text)

The popular music discovery app Shazam is about to receive an Encore on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Shazam Encore for iPhone is a premium application, first introduced to Windows Mobile users last month at CTIA Wireless. Starting Monday, Shazam Encore will also be available for iPhone. (Shazam iPhone app gets a premium Encore)