Sheesh, lots of iPhone news lately. And this may be the most geeky of the lot: According to ReadWriteWeb, a new app that just debuted in (where else?) Japan has now turned the phone into a web server. 
Via ReadWriteWeb
The app, called ?ServersMan@iPhone,? was developed by FreeBit, a Japanese-based outfit that named the program as an homage to the old Sony Walkman. ServersMan lets PCs upload or download to the phone through a Web browser or using webDAV. (If the phone and computer are in the same network, they connect directly; otherwise, people can use FreeBit's VPN software.)
Other devices, like Symbian and Windows Mobile phones, have been able to do this for awhile. And previously, you had to jailbreak an iPhone and load up stuff like Apache or Lighttpd to make that work. So it's cool that Japan's App Store just put the official Apple seal of approval on server functionality. (And hey ? there's no threat of future updates bricking the handset, which is nice). An English version is supposed to arrive in the U.S. App Store in March, and FreeBit's already working on a version for WinMo. So it won't be long before everyone is able to dish up a hot, steaming bowl of webpages like they were Udon noodles.
While the iPhone may arguably be a consumer-oriented device, I'm glad to see that it hasn't forgotten its nerd fanbase, letting them join in all the webservin' fun.
