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Try it in a working Gameboy (or decent emulator like BGB) and press left or B, if you want to know what it should look like. When you press B or left it makes the screen dark, and that's absolutely everything it does. Of course it wouldn't work if the B and left inputs are broken. The point of the test is to read the buttons in a way that gives the button more time to settle in case maybe, maybe that would help. And not surprisingly, it didn't. But it had to be tried, right?

The damage that I think you've gotten, from your description, comes from you inserting or removing the ribbon cable. This shorts two of the pins, where one is the LCD supply voltage and the other is the combined B and left input. (Yes, that's how it works.) This fries this input INSIDE THE CPU. Replacing the connector won't do any difference. Get used to it and see this as an opportunity to explore mGB or whatever else doesn't require B and left. Or alternatively, piece this display board together with a fully working CPU board. (And make sure the power is off this time.)

This MAY still actually be physical damage, but then you should likely be able see the damage. Example:
http://chipmusic.org/forums/post/96847/#p96847

You should see damage on the 4th connection from the left. However, again, I don't think this is your problem based on your description.

Copy this to a flash cartridge, run it and hold/mash/whatever B and/or left. Normally, the screen should turn dark immediately when you press left or B. If you can get it to make the screen dark with this Gameboy, the input is still working to some capacity, and I would like to do further testing.

http://www.gg8.se/temp/left-test.zip

The image of the inside doesn't help me much, btw. The damage is inside the CPU chip.

You've probably accidentally destroyed one of the button inputs. This may happen when inserting or removing the LCD board ribbon cable while the main power is on. Has the B button also stopped working?

You can, if you jailbreak it and download an emulator via Cydia.

I guess trash80 drew all those icons by hand. Unless you do some dick moves, I don't think he's going to care. But I'll just summon him right now and we'll see.

See my general opinion on "apps" here: http://chipmusic.org/forums/post/95774/#p95774

What functionality will this provide? Will it actually parse the RSS feed and maybe show a number when there's new music, like Mail and Phone? If this is essentially a bookmark similar to the app in the link above, it might just easier for cm to add a <link rel="apple-touch-icon"...> definition, which gives the same result.

I just think the new "app" trend is a bit silly. It's often just a buzzword used to make stuff sound more interesting. In my opinion, the legitimate use of the word is for things that require privileges that a regular web page can't provide. Say, permanent local data storage, ability to be used offline, ability to intercept communications or interact with arbitrary web pages. For example, AdBlock, Flashblock and such must necessarily be "apps" because they modify pages you visit. YouTube and chipmusic.org, not so much.