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Jumping into the "me-too" iPhone wagon, the Google Reader now boasts an iPhone version that works mighty fine on other phones. The thing that irks me is putting an iPhone tag to everything these days, although I guess that's one way companies can get any attention. Not that Google wants it, but still -- it's free publicity for Apple as well.

Anyway, the iPhone Google Reader is now out in beta (what else?), and provides a simple list view that lets you scroll through the feeds and entries. Check it out at Google Reader (iPhone). It works fine on the Nokia N95 and the Nokia N800 tablet.

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Phillips has finally announced the X800, this new edge to edge touchscreen phone. The timing couldn't be better to do it with the regular iPhone shortage around the world, the new BlackBerry Bold release, the HTC Touch Diamond coming out and the new iPhone rumors spreading more and more. And all these things are happening as we speak so let's welcome the X800 to the ballgame.

Let's look at some numbers here:

2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
ype TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
240 x 400 pixels (Wide QVGA), 2.9 inches
microSD (TransFlash)
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Bluetooth v2.0 w
USB support
Camera: 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels with autofocus and video
Built-in handsfree
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion

Ok, I feel like something is missing from the X800... Didn't hear any 3G? HSDPA? EVDO? EDGE? Safe to say this Phillips X800 might compete with the regular old iPhone.

3G iPhone anyone? Yes I thought so... After we've seen yet another AT&T blooper, with the carrier advertising the new iPhone black these days it appears that another carrier, the Swisscom is said to have released prices and some details about the upcoming 3G toy.

Is this another rumor? According to Swisscom they are going to sell the 3G iPhone in three colors: black, white and silver. They are cooler than AT&T which has for now, just the black version. Prices you ask? They say 659 Swiss Francs (about $630) for 16GB version and 799 Swiss Francs (about $760). The 16GB will come in black and the 32GB will come in all three colors. According to the same rumor/source.

After accidentally revealing to the public their new menu options regarding the future commercialization of the new 3G iPhone and I will remind you yesterday's post, AT&T came up with a great, awkward, ingenious, simple, fast funny response. As they say, this was yet another human error. The menu is supposedly just a trial test for the next iPhone versions, the 4GB, 8GB and 16GB. Apparently not only was it faster to write "iPhone Black" instead of any of the "4GB", "8GB" or "16GB" options, but it was waaaaay easier to add just two items in that drop down instead of three. I always wanted an iPhone Black. I hope that's the 16GB version, because that's what I mean of course!

First comes denial! AT&T just did that! Does this mean the iPhone is coming in black just as it was rumored? What do you think?

While the 3G iPhone is making all the waves world over, one of India's largest mobile service provider, Bharti Airtel, and Apple have inked an agreement to offer the iPhone in India. The announcement comes hot on the heels of Apple's agreement with Vodafone to sell the first-gen iPhone in India, signifying that Apple has changed gears and is no longer sticking to a single carrier to provide its best-selling device. Unofficially, the iPhone has already made it to the Indian shores imported in its unlocked state. The phone will also be sold in Singapore by SingTel, StarHub, and MobileOne carriers. At this pace, it might take another year or two for the 3G iPhone to make an appearance in these countries. So, better late then never, eh?

With the recent shortage of both 8GB and 16GB iPhone version, I am sure that some people thought about getting the HiPhone, probably not knowing 3G is coming sooner than soon.
HiPhone is, according to some standards, the best iPhone knock off. And I am sure there are a lot of them. You'd have to congratulate the Chinese people for their ability to clone any technological device no matter what size or what costs in order to make a profit. At some point they will be knocking off their knock offs right?

Of course Apple can't do anything about that but they can certainly take action against all those distributors selling the HiPhone. In Europe Apple's counsel Bird & Bird has issued notices threatening over €40,000 both in legal and damages fees for at least one HiPhone provider.

Is that's what AT&T likes? Teasing their subscribers on and off? Then I don't want to be a part of that. It's like they are mini gods playing with the WiFi-fire towards the masses.

We have showed you how they've started to advertise free WiFi in over 17,000 Starbucks and Barnes and Nobles locations for iPhone users. The we showed you how free WiFi got hacked and canceled for all users. It was only a few days until they have restored access just to cancel it again.

Where is this all going to? Apparently revealing the free WiFi was a human error. AT&T is probably planning (secretly) to have free WiFi for iPhone users in the near future. Hush now, don't tell anyone about that!

People are coming up with so many applications for the iPhone and maybe that's why US and UK Apple stores are running out of them. Despite the fact the 3G si closer than we might suspect, lines are formed to get an iPhone. Is it because people use them at anything else except for talking on them.

If last time we showed you a video in which a plant watering device was powered by an iPhone here we have something a little better. In the short movie above you can see how, by using the touch screen and the OS we can integrate the phone into a surveillance system.

Samsung U940 Glyde has finally arrived at Verizon wireless after a long wait. We told you what's happening and now we are going to take a closer look. One of the most discussed events of the week was the release of the new HTC Touch Diamond in London, so Samsung's Glyde might have missed all the attention. So I was telling you how this phone is a possible competitor to current smart phones. Let's see some of its most important features and compare them to the iPhone. We won't be going through all the specs we gave you yesterday; you don't have all day to read right?

Do we like the design? It's slick and slim, resembling the iPhone. Well, the U940 is based on the former F700 which came out before the iPhone. Did Apple get inspired by Samsung?

If you are always watching a top hit show or two on NBC, you will take this as good news. What if I told you they are free? If you own an iPhone or an iPod Touch that is. If you bought any Zune lately you will have access to any of those shows in exchange for some of your dollars. How cool is that? Shouldn't all users, whether Apple's or Microsoft's get the same treatment? How come what others have to pay for is free to the others?

But wait, who said those free episodes' quality is watch worthy? You have to go to NBC.com from your http://www.mobilewhack.com/gold-iphone-black-night-edition/ or iPod browser and you will be offered the option of watching those episodes you wanted. Only this won't be quite that easy. It has already been reported that video quality is quite sloppy.

Some of you may already know about the rivalry between NBC and Apple's iTunes which seems not to extend to iPhone. Or in fact it does and they are going for iPhone's reputation. Is NBC trying to convince people it's iPhone's fault for not delivering crystal clear video? I am an Apple fan so I could be biased when asking that question but I think it isn't. NBC uses 3gp codecs for these free episodes and those codecs don't exactly merge that smoothly with Apple's OS...

Any Zune owner here? I'd like to know how NBC's videos run on your Zune thingy.

Continue reading:NBC Shows on iPhone and Touch

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June may not be that far away, but that doesn't stop the hype surrounding the upcoming 3G iPhone from mounting. After the apparent live pictures last week, some more have surfaced on a Chinese forum, showing the iPhone garbed in white. The pictures show a slightly more contoured design with the new connector and the extra sensor at the top near the earpiece.

Whether this is the real thing or not is anybody's guess but we don't have to wait too long to find out, do we?

Just this morning, Vodafone announced a minor development in its day to day business. The news? They just signed with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten markets. How insignificant is that? The market includes key places like Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy. This is a big breakthrough as these countries have been waiting for the hyped Apple device for a long time now ever since it was released June last year.

Other places covered by Vodafone is India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey. The phone is expected to arrive late this year and as expected, will be a big hit on the said countries.

via: endgadget

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T-Mobile Austria will help Apple test the new 3G iPhone. There! I said it! What appeared to be a rumor picked up from local blogs seems to have already been confirmed. Apparently the Austrian company is going to provide multiple plans for the new UMTS version of Apple's hot smart phone. In September 2007 it was said that Australia will be testing the new generation iPhones. Apparently Austria beat them to that, or haven't they?

I have been reluctant to cover the news as soon as I heard all that, until I got some more clear confirmation. Well I did get confirmation that Apple will use Austria as a test market with further announcements to be made at the WWDC. This is the first rumor news I will be confirming in the same post. Maybe I should change the title too...

What do you think the asking price for an unlocked 3G iPhone will be?

It appears that Apple is thinking ahead following complaints on iPhone's touch keyboard usability. Is this just another rumor? According to this screenshot taken by a Chinese site it could be true. When is English/Any Language coming?

I have one a question though, or actually more than one. How are we to write? Which finger can be best used for such a writing endeavor? Is there a stylus coming to iPhone? Where is it going to fit? Is this a picture a fake after all? Will Apple release an official story? Is this new "technology" going to be based on Inkwell, the handwriting tool in Mac OS X?

Since it has been released, I have always considered the iPhone a very innovative and a very useful solution to a multitude of our daily activities. This smart phone is meant to make communication even easier than it already is. So it didn't came as that a big surprise when I found out that someone uses the iPhone to water their plants.

And here's how it works: whenever Mobile Safari changes position from horizontal to vertical, a web server picks this up and via a javascript program it moves the can up and down. So if you are going to buy the new 3G iPhone, instead of selling your first generation one you could simply set it up to do such chores around the house.

I wonder if there's a javascript for collecting water in the can once it's out? Could an iPhone bring water to it?

Earlier this week I was telling you guys how iPhone users are favored (of course!) by AT&T. How does did this carrier show his love? By granting free WiFi access at Starbucks or Barnes and Nobles locations to all iPhone. Smart non-iPhone owners have found a way around that for getting that free internet connection. By simply switching their mobile internet browser to Mobile Safari they had at least a couple of days of free access.

AT&T stepped quickly in and now, if you want to go online while drinking your favorite coffee, you will be prompted a user/password page. Apparently nobody, iPhone owners included, will be granted free WiFi for a while. I would assume AT&T will restore it as soon as they've found a better way to implement it.

Apple's iPhone is supposed to be launched in India somewhere in September 2008. This isn't breaking news but since I have been covering different countries today and their cell phone endeavors, I thought it's worth mentioning.

Vodafone is the carrier who will bring the iPhone to its Indian admirers. It appears it will be more expensive to get an iPhone in India. The 8GB version will retail for 28,000 to 30,000 INR (that's up to $740) with a plan I would assume. That's a lot of money to be asked for an 8GB iPhone, particularly now when the world is waiting for the 3G iPhones in June. On the other hand, it should be expected for other countries to sell such phones like the iPhone for much more than they are worth in the USA right now.

GoldStriker have done it again this time they are announcing the 24ct gold iphone ' Black Beauty ' edition. This will be part of the Elite Choice collection designed by Goldstriker's cheif designer Stuart Hughes. The front bezel and rear logo have been struck with 24ct gold leaving the rear beautifully adourned with the exact colour match for the Jaguar midnight black metallic range. Stuart Hughes customised this for himself to go with his car as pictured and quoted ' I quite liked the 1st black one we did to match the Bentley colour range but hell no i cant afford a Bentley so this one will do me just right for now.' The Black beauty will be available from from the 5th May 2008 priced at £749.95 from www.goldstriker.co.uk

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It's on again people. With all the hype that the first-gen iPhone created, the next-gen iPhone is already doing the rounds on the interweb with small trickles of information coming in and pictures, which are supposedly of Apple's next cashcow. Now, two pictures of what is purported to be the 3G iPhone have surfaced on a French site dedicated to the iPhone and it doesn't look half bad. From the pictures, all that can be gleaned is the Apple and iPhone logo on the back and the single button on the phone's face. It still is a mystery as much as it was yesterday and will continue to be so until Apple takes pity on us less mortals and reveals its closely guarded secret. And as always, we will let you in on it as soon as we know it. Continue reading to get a look at the other picture.

Nokia and T-Mobile have announced today a plan for future collaboration. Their goal is to accelerate the implementation and further use of internet applications on mobile devices. T-Mobile's customers will benefit from Nokia's Ovi portal for apps, music, games, maps and more while Nokia will customize their services for T-Mobile.

This partnership will generate new widgets, more web applications and will possibly lead to a better integration of a social networking like T-Mobile's My Faves. Nokia has signed similar deals with carriers like Telefonica, Vodafone and Orange and so it was just a matter of time until they got an agreement with T-Mobile. With iPhone breathing down their neck, Nokia will have to further develop their phones related applications and getting such partnerships with more carriers seems the smart way to do it.

Flickr, one of the largest online pictures gallery, happens to rate the number of pictures uploaded by any device such as a camera phone like the iPhone is.

According to the graph above, the iPhone with its 2 megapixel camera, has just surpassed the Nokia N95 (a 5 megapixel camera) and the Nokia N73. If we watch the constant raising curve it's clear that more people have started uploading pictures to Flickr using an iPhone since it has been released. Keep in mind that every day more and more people join Flickr, so this graph is an estimate and whenever it drops down that might also symbolize a sudden burst of new accounts being open.

However as more people are joining, the graphic shows that more people are choosing the iPhone for taking more pictures which will eventually end up on Flickr for better sharing. Could this also mean that iPhone owners are joining Flickr just because they are taking so many pictures with their iPhone and they need a social sharing site?

With all this interpretation possibilities I have to remind you that getting the details about the camera phone is only available for 2/3 of all the uploads so that means the graphic isn't 100% accurate.

I imagine that even more people will upload pictures with the iPhone when the second generation 3G cameras (notice how I don't refer to them as phones) will arrive in June!

Goldstriker has announced the availability of 24ct Gold iPhone 'Goldeneye' edition. This phone is the world's first phone in it's category. It features a front bezel & rear logo of 24ct gold. Just like the Black night & the Solar star editions, the goldeneye is a part of the Elite Choice Collection by Sturt Hughes. Its color matches the metallic Winter gold 2008 Jaguar XK model. It is priced at £749.95.

How do you like my equation? I'll simply go ahead and explain it. AT&T, and I have covered a lot of AT&T and iPhone stories these days, have reached an agreement both with Starbucks and Barnes and Nobles to offer WiFi hotspots to their customers.

That's nice but you still have had to pay for that. But apparently all iPhone users can have that service for free. You just have to log in with your phone number and you can surf the internet with no additional cost when in a Starbucks coffee shop or in a Barnes and Nobles library.

How fair is that? Well apparently if you don't own an iPhone yet you can simply switch your internet browser to Mobile Safari and you'll surf for free as well. But hey, it's a secret, don't tell anyone! I wonder how long till AT&T will realize and fix it?

We've heard quite a lot about AT&T's marketing ideas these last couple of days. First we had the $40 iPhone plans for deaf people, then we heard AT&T are going to sell the new 3G iPhone for $199 for a two year subscription plan and today we hear that AT&T are launching cell phone TV Plans.

First of all I am the kind of guy that mostly uses his cell phone for, and you will laugh at this, calling people. I know, that's so unusual right? I wouldn't want to take pictures or watch TV on a 3 inch screen.

But there are lots of people who would do those things to a cell phone and this $15/month plan will suit them. AT&T will match Verizon Wireless' V Cast Mobile TV and the service will be delivered via the same company Qualcomm Inc. The plan includes 10 channels. 8 are shared with Verizon: CBS Mobile, Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile TV, Fox Mobile, MTV, NBC 2Go, NBC News 2Go and Nickelodeon and 2 are exclusive: PIX, which screens movies from Sony Pictures, and CNN Mobile Live.

But there's a catch. You will only have to phones on which this service will be available starting Sunday. These are the LG Vu, a touch screen phone for $299.99, and the Samsung Access, a more traditional phone for $199.99. Prices apply after a $100 rebate and only for 2-year plans. The service will be available in more than 58 locations across the USA.

If you are always watching TV and this AT&T plan sounds like a good idea, maybe you should also know that more and more TV stations are considering mobile broadcasting for free. This is a rumor thing just yet and these kind of services will be available in 2009.

Continue reading: AT&T launches TV service on new phones, rivaling Verizon

As you can see from the screen shot, T-Mobile are preparing to launch 3G plans in New York City Tomorrow, May 1st. This is a semi-confirmed rumor by this apparent T-Mobile internal document. With 3G being hot news right now, it's no surprise carriers will try to implement it as a viable plan to more and more of their subscribers.

3G will of course increase both calls quality and data transfer as well. For now T-Mobile refers only to getting a "great call quality" but I am guessing they also mean data transfer as well. 3G Plans are to be launched in New York first but 20 more cities will follow by the end of 2008.

I wonder how T-Mobile will sell their 3G iPhones compared to AT&T?

Continue reading:More 3G release news

The world is getting ready for the new 3G iPhone. Mobile carriers in the USA realize how big a hit the iPhone will be so they will be creating more and more deals meant to squeeze money from its subscribers.

The iPhones will sell no matter what and Apple will be profiting from that. Marketing ideas and thinking outside the box will also make carriers profit.

A rumor leaked from Apple. Apparently the AT&T, whom I was talking about yesterday, will sell an iPhone for $199. That's a huge 200 discount. Of course you would have to buy a 2 years plan but you get a cheaper phone. Apparently this deal will be available only in AT&T stores and not from Apple. If this proves to be a real think we'll keep you posted both with more details about it and with more specs of Apple's second generation iPhone.

Continue reading: AT&T to cut the price of Apple's new iPhone

Coming up with a plan for people with hearing and speech impediments was just a thing waiting to happen. AT&T are offering a Text Accessibility Plan which includes unlimited text messaging, unlimited data usage (internet and e-mail), visual voice-mail and $.40 per minute pay-per-use voice. All that for only $40/month after service activation.

How this works is actually very simple. After signing up for any AT&T iPhone plan, any customer will complete the required application form, and they will switch to the Text Accessibility Plan if they qualify.

I hope more and more carriers will offer plans and services like iPhone has. In our modern world with more sophisticated mobile devices, fast communication is no longer a luxury but a daily necessity which should benefit everyone.

Continue reading: Text Accessibility Plan for iPhone

That's right, Apple's iPhone is arriving in Canada. Who is bringing it? Rogers Communications Inc. is the company that stuck a deal regarding the rights of selling iPhone's in Canada.

With the much debated second generation 3G iPhone unveiling in June, neither Apple's nor Roger's spokes people mention any details of the deal. What we know for now is that Roger Communication Inc. will definitely sell the iPhones. There's no info on prices, plans, or the actual date the iPhone will enter the Canadian market.

Rogers Communication Inc. are a rapidly growing Toronto based company. It is currently the leading cell phone and wireless service provider as well as an important cable operator. So if you have been waiting the official iPhone Arrival in Canada, you wait is almost over.

Goldstriker people are amazing. Just a few days back, the company announced Gold iPhone Black Night Edition. Now extending its portfolio of opulent products, it has released 24ct Gold iPhone Solar Star Edition. This one brings the beauty of snow and brilliance of gold altogether. This phone too belongs to the Elite Choice collection by Stuart Hughes. With the front bezel and rear logo in Gold, this beautiful phone matches Lamborghini Gallardo's Balloon white in color. 24ct Gold iPhone Solar Star Edition bears a price tag of £749.95.

Well it couldn't be more clear than that. The second generation iPhone is coming for sure in June. Foxconn are assembling according to the Chinese Commercial Times. They are expected to produce 3 million 3G iPhones in June only and it's estimated they will manufacture 24 million by the end of this generation's life cycle. Despite all that, there's no official announcement. Everyone is waiting for Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2008 (WWDC 2008) in June and everyone is counting on this 3G iPhone to be finally produced. For now Foxconn are the only manufacturers of the first generation iPhone. Continue reading:Foxconn to assemble 3G iPhones with shipments to total 24-25 million units, says paper

I really hate the term "iPhone Killer." It's so overused, and just about the term give for every other touchphone on the market similar to the specs of the iPhone. But as much as I dislike it, phone manufacturers know that to be able to eclipse the popularity of the Jesus phone and to be able to bring their brand and models to the forefront of the smartphone market, they truly need to come up with an "iPhone Killer." As such, Research in Motion is rumored to be developing its own revolutionary handset to compete with the upcoming iPhone 2nd gen with 3G connection. IntoMobile speculates that the branded BlackBerry AK (Apple Killer) might just be the BlackBerry 9100. However, we could only know for sure once these information substantiate. If RIM indeed comes up with an iPhone Killer, will you be genuinely interested in it?

June 2008 will bring up the new generation iPhones. 3G and better GPS are two of the most asked for features.The iPhone itself will be basically of the same size and shape but slightly thicker. The battery won't be removable just yet and it will possibly be a future third generation iPhone feature.

What I am not still yet able to figure out is the new design/color of the new iPhone. It has been said that the metallic back will be replaced with a glossy black one, but is this true or just a picked up rumor? Black could be an interesting third-party option only after all. Nonethelesss I'd be interested in how an eventual all black case will deal with any damages, scratches and so on. I'd choose the original Apple metal case.

Read more: The second-gen iPhone: 3G, GPS, only slightly thicker
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The LG Prada could be considered a wannabe competitor for the iPhone. Smarter than a regular (LG) phone but not even close to the iPhone. And as Apple prepares for 3G and more it's only logical that LG wants and has to keep up.

Apparently LG has a successor for Prada, the Prada II, supposed to be launched in late Q4 2008, and from the info that leaked so far it will be worth considering.

• The new LG Prada II Cellphone is said to offer:
  
• 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen - 400x240 resolution
  
• 5MP built in camera
  
• front camera for video calls
  
• Wi-Fi connectivity
  
• HTML full browser
  
• FM radio
  
• 7.2 mbps HSPDA
  
• micro SDHC support
  
• USB 2.0
  
• TV out
  
• full Qwerty slide out keyboard
  

What would you choose? The upcoming new iPhone or the Prada II?

The first video recorder with sound has finally arrived for Apple's iPhone. I guess it was time someone came up with this much awaited application. DreamCatcher are the creators behind iPhone Video Recorder version 1.1.6. For now the recorded audio and video is compressed to mpeg4 format which means a one-hour recording will take up only 60MB of your available space. That's before you download it to your Mac or upload it to YouTube. The frame rate is up to 15fps which will increase recording quality.

If you like to record pretty much everything around, you'll be happy to know you can joggle with this app's features. You can customize both the image quality and the audio bitrate. Furthermore you can control the volume amplifier and the video mode settings. I still say you'd better buy a camcorder if you want to make cool home-made videos but I know that all you iPhone lovers out there will go for this app in a heartbeat!

Read more: iPhone Video Recorder version 1.1.6 - Full feature Update

If analyst reports are to be believed, the 3G iPhone will be announced on June 9, the anticipated date of the Apple WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference). Apart from the much-awaited 3G version of the phone, analysts predict a slew of updates to the Mac and iPod line-ups.

It appears that Apple iPhone inventories are not keepking up with demand which is still strong - and the company could easily reach the 10 million mark. I'll be honest for a bit here: I am not a huge fan of the iPhone, and I believe 10 million is a pretty low number. Reason? The excessive price. Well, that might soon change, with analysts expecting the price to drop to US $299 or $349 (it is currently priced at $399).

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Write on iPhonein your handwriting. Now thanks to the Chinese developer who recently released unique handwriting recognition software now you can. Known as HWPen, the software application can be downloaded from Installer.app. Thinking How to install? Okay! Click on Source, then Edit and Add new source http://iphonecake.com/src/new. Refresh the sources to locate HWPen in the iPhoneCake packages. Install the software and restart your iPhone. After you install you will see a writing area making the standard keyboardvanish. Although it is in Beta 1.0 version and has some errors but you can still use it. I hope all the bugs are fixed soon and we get a solid version.

Of course, having an iPhone means you have a provider. You can make calls when you want to, anytime you want to--on your dime, of course. But what if you can make calls through Skype for cheap on your iPhone through VoIP? Fring is being touted as the first VoIP client for the iPhone. You can use SkypeOut to call where there's WiFi, and even use instant messengers. Of course, it can only be installed on jailbroken phones, so if you're iPhone hasn't been jailbroken yet, it's something to think about.

Since Fring's only a beta release, the service isn't as smooth yet. Zatz not Funny reports that the conversation they tested became blurred at the end. Still, by the time the service gets fine-tuned, Fring could definitely be a useful iPhone application.

Who said the iPod Touch can't be an iPhone? Well, some really brilliant folks think it can. Lifehacker posted an article on how to transform your iPod Touch, into an iPhone. Well, not physically, but at least functionally.

However, it can't really do everything the iPhone can do. But what it can do, is place calls via VOIP using a freeware application called SIP-VOIP.

The article mentioned the things that you need. A jailbroken iPod touch, a Touchmod mic, and the freeware SIP-VoIP application.  All you really have to do is install the SIP-VOIP application, set up an SIP Account and setup SIP-VoIP to make your calls. Very easy huh? Well, for a more detailed instruction/tutorial, check out their article here.

A lot of websites have changed their layouts to better accomodate the rise of mobile browsers. One of the leading mobile browsers today is Apple's Safari browser, built exclusively into their very successful iPhone.

The latest website to undergo an extensive change in their layout is AOL Mobile Search. This site is now optimized for the iPhone and the iPod Touch using the mobile Safari web browser.

AOL Mobile Search optimized for the iPhone is an extraordinary search engine that's finely crafted to allow users of this brilliant device to get better answers, faster. AOL Mobile Search delivers comprehensive and more relevant search results by bringing together content from across the Web and mobile Web, as well as from Moviefone, MapQuest, AOL CityGuide and other AOL services.

A new product has just been released for the Apple iPhone -the iHome iP99, the first iPhone clock radio designed specifically to dock, charge and play both the iPhone and all docking iPod models. The product is going to be launched this coming June 1st and is touted as the first speaker system that docks, charges and plays music from the iPhone without sacrificing any of its functionality. This means that iPhone users now can listen to their music via speakers and still receive calls.

Housed in a sleek design, the iHome iP99 lets users wake up to their favorite iPhone or iPod music from iHome's proprietary Reson8 speakers, which produce 10 watts of power and are designed to deliver outstanding clarity and depth. The iP99 also features an AM/FM radio, alarm buzzer and a remote that controls both iPhone and iPod functions and menus.

Here's a quick tip for those who have the iPhone or the iPod Touch. Check out this flexible stand by NAJA King. Its a flexible stand perfect for your portable media devices. It rotates for wide screen viewing and is designed with a 3 foot soft flexible coil that is slender yet durable.

Its secure and sturdy design can be folded and compact enough to bring with you as you travel from place to place.

Here are additional specifications for this stand:
-For all iPhones or iPod Touch (select type at checkout)
-6 inch flexible coil*
-Rotating head 360 degrees
-Secure grip holding power (device stays put)
-Anti scratch grips
-All steel construction
-Made in the USA