Beejive IM app for the iPhone just got updated to 2.0, and it’s definitely a special update. With the app, you can send in-line photos, audio and video files, PDFs and Office docs to anyone you’re chatting with, provided the recipient has an IM client from the last 10 years.

The app’s a bit pricey at $16, but it works with AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN/Live, Myspace IM, and Yahoo messenger and it might be worth it with the recent update.

Probably not. But Planet Mat seems to think that an external keyboard is something the iPhone desperately needs. As much as we personally disagree with this, we do think that the design they came up with isn’t half bad. It can double as a case, too.

The Dev-Team has finally released the unlock for the iPhone 3G and it’s compatible with firmware 2.2. In fact, having firmware 2.2 is required. The version of this unlock is listed as 0.9, so it’s still a beta version, but word is that it’s working like a charm for a whole lot of people.

head to the Dev-Team’s blog to get full instructions on how to free your 3G iPhone.

That manila folder as a MacBook Air case is getting old. Time to open that “refine” cabinet and grab an ivolution Silver case by Java. The grainy cowhide case is offered in 15 outside and 37 inside colors. The hand-crafted process makes 45 days.

Buy It: $600 at Vaja

Let’s forget that the economy is about to collapse and people are running short on disposable income. Amazon doesn’t seem to care as they’ve just released an iPhone app that will help us to buy more useless crap.

When you upload a photo, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk workers try to match the photo up to products on sale on Amazon.com. You will get results back in 5 minutes to 24 hours, and you’re susceptible to human error. It should be interesting trying to buy one HDTV and getting the link for another. Good luck, people.

Click HERE to head to the App Store and download it.

The other night, we were watching newest episode of The Simpsons and boy did we enjoy it. During a trip to the mall, Lisa enters the Mapple Store and receives a myPod from Krusty. After Bart interrupts an important message from Mapple founder Steve Mobbs, angry Mapple customers chase him out of the Springfield Mall. There are few Apple-related parodies that really amused us.

We’re not going to give anything else away so check out the episode at Hulu.

Merry Christmas, young man! You’ve just been blessed with a free copy of Final Cut Studio 2 straight from Cupertino.  A Greenwich High School wrote a letter to Steve Jobs asking for the educational discount on a copy of Final Cut Studio 2 and ended up getting the damn thing for free. Lucky lad, aren’t ya?

Richard Townhill, Director, Pro Video Product Marketing replied to the boy asking for the mailing address. His Steveness gets another pinching of the cheeks.

Read the sent letter and reply below.

The new firmware update for your precious iPhone has hit iTunes.  The 246 MB package gives you Street View, over-the-air podcast downloading, and some much-needed bug fixes. Also, public transit, walking directions, and the ability to share your location via email are all making their way to the iPhone leaving us content for the moment.

There are lots of other upgrades so head to iTunes and download the new firmware and let us know how it goes.