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Stephen Colbert got a free iPhone from Apple once, but will he be able to get it twice? The Comedy Central comedian made the "plea" this past Tuesday on The Colbert Report (viewable via Comedy Central website). But then yesterday not only does Apple come out with a new iPhone that's $200 cheaper and 3x faster, it's also HUGE! I thought it was a status symbol to pull out an iPhone from my...

NewTeeVee reports on a new demo video from FlixWagon demonstrating live vidcasting from the iPhone with their native Flixwagon software. It appears the app is presently running on a Jailbroken iPhone but there do appear to be plans for an SDK version. Personal videocasting has become a more popular trend over the past few years. More demo videos can be seen at http://www.flixwagon.com/ip...

We keep receiving submissions that individuals who bought an iPhone after May 27th will be able to upgrade for free to the iPhone 3G (and get a refund for the price difference). While this news is welcome, I've previously neglected posting this as I wasn't sure if this news will actually help anyone. This means someone had to have bought a 1st generation iPhone about 3 weeks after it had...

iPhone Central took a brief look at Omni Group's iPhone version of their task management application, OmniFocus. OmniFocus won Best of Show at Macworld San Francisco 2008. Weve built OmniFocus to take a load off your mind by managing your tasks the way that you want, freeing you to focus your attention on the things that matter to you most. The iPhone version adds location support, which can ...

Several sites (Yooph, AppleInsider) have posted an image found briefly on the Apple Australia iPod Touch page which listed June 27th as the release date for the iTunes App Store. The image was quickly pulled, however, and is unlikely to mean anything. During the 2008 WWDC keynote speech, Jobs specifically said that the 2.0 Firmware would be delivered in "early July". And the iTunes App...

Map from TUAW, click for larger. Deep blue is 3G coverage. AT&T provides a tool to let you know if you are in an area that receives 3G service. At the moment, 3G service is focused on major metropolitan areas. Fortunately, the iPhone 3G falls back to EDGE (2.5G) service if outside a 3G area. Unfortunately, however, if you buy an iPhone 3G, you must purchase the 3G ($30/month) data plan...

Image from Arstechnica Arstechnica has a preview of a native version of the popular NetNewsWire RSS reader for the iPhone. The iPhone version of NewNewsWire shares a lot of ideas and functionality with its big brother on the desktop, but Brent's tweaked the scope of the mobile version in such a way that it fits very nicely with the scope and purpose of what an iPhone application should be.The...

O2 announced their plans for the iPhone 3G yesterday, revealing that the iPhone 3G will be fully subsidized (free) for certain rate plans: *Best of all, the new 8GB iPhone won't cost you a penny on our 45 and 75 tariffs. And it's just 99 on our 35 tariff and new 30 tariff. All tariffs include unlimited browsing, free Wi-Fi, visual voicemail and require an 18 month contract. For existing iPhone...

After today's announcements that the new iPhone 3G will have hardware GPS included, TomTom announced that they already have a version of their navigation software running on the Apple iPhone and plans on selling it to consumers. "Our navigation system runs on the iPhone already," the TomTom spokesman said after Apple announced a new version of the iPhone that will include global positioning...

Apple released the 7th Beta of the iPhone SDK today. No details on what new features are presently...

The FCC has released the test documents for the iPhone 3G today, on the day of the iPhone 3G announcement. The iPhone 3G will ship in approximately 4...

iCall announced their native VOIP (Voice Over IP) application for the iPhone. VOIP technology allows you to speak over an internet connection rather than using your mobile minutes. In this case, you are only allowed to make phone calls over a Wi-Fi network rather than over EDGE or 3G. Apple specifically restricted such use presumably due to agreements with AT&T. iCall for iPhone...

Google has announced the availability of Google Maps for mobile version 2.2. The software, a version of which runs on the iPhone and iPod Touch, includes integration with public transportation systems for retrieving directions using public transit. A video demonstration is available: Version 2.2 is available for BlackBerry and other Java-enabled phones, however Google says they're...

As we approach WWDC, one big question looming with both developers and customers is how much the apps will cost. Inventive's John Casasanta has said that he wants to "get a feel for the market" and "one of the issues I have is pricing because there is no precedent set." Apple is reportedly assigning development partners to official iPhone developers to guide them in application plans and is...

Zodttd announced that he has ported the popular VLC media-playing software over to the iPhone and iPod Touch. What is vlc4iphone capable of? At the moment it may be limited by only a small handfull of decoders, but soon that list will grow! It currently allows you to drag and drop the following popular media formats onto your iPhone/iPod Touch for playback: MPEG / MPG,AVI,MP3. The author is...

Republished from TouchArcade. A followup video of puzzle-game Trism reveals a surprisingly feature rich game at a bargain price. The first video showed the basic gameplay of Trism. Trism fully utilizes both the iPhones touchscreen and accelerometer to allow users to line up game pieces. When a three-way color match is made, the matching triangles disappear and other triangles fall in the...

Cult of Mac walks us through the process of selling your iPhone in anticipation of the 3G iPhone launch next week. Its iPhone upgrade season. With the deluge of iPhone 3G rumors convincing just about everyone that now might be a good time to dump the old phone, in anticipation of getting one of the new models, heres a tutorial to help you sell your iPhone safely, and get the best price.The guide ...

Movistar has posted a teaser page indicating that they will be providing support for the upcoming iPhone in Spain. As typical for these announcements, no details are provided. More details may be coming at next week's WWDC...