My iPhone 3G has a defect (there’s a strip of unresponsive touch screen) and I want to have it replaced. I bought it only last week. I tried going to the Apple Support site and filling out my serial number and all, but it only allows me to select my accessories in the “What to replace” drilldown lists! How do I have the phone replaced? Going to an Apple Store isn’t an option.

If I download some cracked apps, is there any way i can verify them without jail breaking my iPhone? When I try to sync them they say “app cannot be verified” or something like that. Thanks :D

I am working on a little joke of an iPhone app. I already have the dev membership subscription, but I neither want to sell the app nor do I want to try to go through the process of selling it through the store.
Can people install iPhone apps directly onto their phone, without going through the store?
I don’t have an iPhone so I do not know.

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