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Appleinsider publishes a screenshot from the latest development builds of Mac OS X Leopard which reveal that Notes will likely sync with Leopard's Notes functionality: The updated Mail client under Mac OS X Leopard offers Notes functionality that closely resembles the iPhone's notes application: ...

Verizon and LG are launching the latest iPhone rival today, dubbed "Voyager." Reuters quotes Verizon Wireless Chief Marketing Officer Mike Lanman as saying that "[Voyager] will kill the iPhone." The phone matches many features of the iPhone and includes some additional features including 3G and a tactile keypad. The phone does not appear to include a multi-touch capable interface however,...

Several sites are reporting that a New York woman is suing Apple for $1 million in damages claiming Apple violated price discrimination laws when it cut the price of the iPhone by $200. According to Li's lawsuit, filed on Sept. 24 in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, the price reduction injured early purchasers like herself because they cannot resell the product for the same...

The makers of Navizon for the iPhone, which provides GPS-like functionality to your iPhone, have updated their blog and stated that - If you purchased Navizon and cannot run it on the 1.1.1 iPhone, you will get a refund. - They are still developing for the iPhone and plan a new version shortly (for 1.0.2 iPhones, presumably). Navizon was previously featured and provided positioning based...

Apple published an iPhone Human Interface Guideline document. This document introduces you to the iPhone environment and how it shapes the user experience of iPhone content. Then, it explains how to design a superlative user interface for your web content so it displays and works well on iPhone. It does this by first examining different types of iPhone content and exploring how you can decide...

Engadget notes that iPhone 1.1.1 seems to inadvertently allow you to stream music over bluetooth. Oddly enough, this "function" has been unleashed by a Visual Voicemail bug that leaves Bluetooth audio on even after you've left the Voicemail interface. There are still a few kinks... unfortunately, the audio also plays out of your internal speaker at the same time. Update: This is reportedly...

A method has been posted detailing how to downgrade your iPhone from 1.1.1 back to 1.0.2. Preliminary reports say that the OS is downgrading but the modem firmware is not (aka, the modem firmware stays at 04.01.13_G instead of downgrading to 03.14.08_G). This allows use of Wi-Fi but not GSM functions (phone/edge/sms) unless you're using AT&T. It appears to provide a method to bring the iPhone...

Aside from the new features found in iPhone 1.1.1, CNet details the important security fixes that accompanied the 1.1.1 upgrade. Some may be planning on keeping their 1.0.2 iPhones for various reasons (unlocking, 3rd party software), but you should be aware of the number of vulnerabilities that are patched in the newest iPhone update. Many of the issues affect Safari, with 7 distinct issues ...

If you haven't taken the leap to install 3rd party apps onto the iPhone, David Pogue shows how easy it is in a video on the NYTimes. He demonstrates the easy to use Installer.app as well as a number of fun applications that have been released for the iPhone. Unfortunately, these applications are only available for iPhone firmware versions 1.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2. iPhone 1.1.1 breaks...

New in the iPhone 1.1.1 firmware, if you press and hold on a character (such as 'o' or 'e'), you are presented with a pop-up menu with variations (accents, umlauts,...

Despite the posting of a statement about not servicing unlocked iPhones at Apple Stores, TUAW reports that some individuals have been able to get their non-functional iPhones restored. Apple continues posting warning signs around their stores, cautioning customers that unlocked and modded iPhones fall outside their warranty. And at the same time, Apple Geniuses around the country quietly are...

Some early upgraders of iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 who are accustomed to 3rd party applications may be interested in restoring their iPhones to the previous firmware, version 1.0.2. At the moment, this does not appear to be possible due to the new firmware's use of upgraded GSM modem firmware, which is not downgrade-able by simply applying the old system firmware. More information can be found via ...

You may have noticed that talk of installing 3rd party applications onto the iPod Touch has been notably absent in the weeks since the iPod Touch launch. That's because hackers have been unable to penetrate the iPod Touch file format to install 3rd party apps, and it appears Apple has done the same with the latest iPhone update. Ambrosia's Andrew Welch notes that the new system will be much...

Some brave souls have tried to update their SIM Unlocked iPhones to 1.1.1 and there appear to have been mixed results. Jonathan Seff at iPhoneCentral gave it a shot and found that his unlocked iPhone now gives an "Incorrect SIM" error. He even went to an AT&T store who gave him a new SIM and still no luck. Meanwhile, a few anecdotal reports indicate that some people have been able to...

As expected, the iPhone 1.1.1 Update will remove all 3rd party applications when you update. Simply reinstalling Installer.app will not work as the Installer.app application is firmware specific. At present only supports firmwares 1.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2. We are hopeful that nullriver will be able to update their installer to support 1.1.1, but there are no guarantees. If 3rd party support...

Endgadget posts a video demo of an iPhone successfully making a phone call over IP. The demo was provided by a company called Truphone who announced today. From the press release: 1. Many people have called for true VoIP calling on Apple's iPhone. Truphone will today prove that it is possible using the iPhone's in-built Wi-Fi capability. 2. Truphone's demonstration will comprise two...

TUAW publishes a statement from the iPhone Dev Team who promise to release a relocking tool next week: We will provide you with a tool in the next week which will be able to recover your nck counter and seczones and even enables you to restore your phone to a Factory-like state. If they are able to restore to a "Factory-like" state, then relocked iPhones should be able to undergo future iPhone...

MarkSpace announced Missing Sync for iPhone. The Mac application provides migration and syncing tools for the iPhone. The migration assistant provides a step-by-step utility that walks through getting your contacts, calendar and phone camera photos from your Palm, Windows Mobile or BlackBerrry devices onto your Mac and then into your iPhone. MissingSync will also provide SMS, Call Log and...