-- Hackers plot bypass: An independent group of software developers calling themselves the iPhone Dev Team claim to be close to breaking Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) brand-new software developer program. The goal is to allow developers to bypass Apple and sell applications directly to consumers, Dow Jones reports. The developer team is working on what they call “Pwnage,” which lets iPhone users to download and run other programs from third-parties. The dev team’s portal is at http://iphone-dev.org/.

-- Developers rejected: Pwnage may come in handy if Apple rejects you as one of its chosen. Although all developers are expected to be able to participate in the developer program starting in June (for $99), for now the beta is being limited. MacRumors reports today that Apple sent out a slew of rejection letters today, saying Apple thanks you for the application, but the iPhone Developer Program is only “limited number of developers during the beta period.” Apple plans on expanding the program during the beta period and will contact applicants again “at the appropriate time.”

-- Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Exec’s Android v. iPhone predictions: Apple received a few jabs from Google this week when an exec said it expects phones based on Google’s Android platform to outsell the iPhone. Information Week: Rich Miner, Google’s GM of wireless platforms: “Once you have devices out there from Motorola (NYSE: MOT), HTC, Samsung, and so on, there’s a much larger potential market on Android than for the iPhone.” Miner spoke at the Emerging Communications Conference at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley on Thursday.