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By my calculations, Apple owes me at least a couple grand. No, no, hear me out! I have a perfectly thought-out, impeccable line of thought to go with this assertion. Every single time I get out my iPhone to do something mundane like make a call or check the traffic, I always get people asking me about it.I can't tell you how many times I've given iPhone demos. Though sometimes I...

Multiple iPhone users report having received SMS messages from AT&T today stating the following: AT&T free msg: We are simplifying your paper bill, removing itemized detail. To view all detail go to att.com/mywireless. still need full paper bill? call 611. The move is likely in response to some users receiving extremely lengthy bills containing details of each phone, SMS, and data transaction...

Forum user photobiker notes an interesting pop-up that appears in certain situations in the iPhone's Safari browser. Holding and pressing in the margin of a webpage (near the edge of the screen) brings up a small pop-up titled "Action". Steps to bring it up: - Open Safari on the iPhone - Visit a page with some margins, like most pages have (the pictures were taken with...

Installer.app promises to provide an easy interface to install iPhone applications over EDGE or Wifi. The iPhone installable application does require you to go through installation process at least once to get their installer on your phone. Fortunately, they are offering what they describe as a "single command" installer to jump start the process: New! We now have a single command Mac (PPC &...

Apple is now offering refurbished iPhones at the Apple Store. Both 4GB and 8GB models are available for $399 and $499, respectively. This is $100 off their full retail...

This is a topic we've generally avoided as its not an easy process, and even with a step-by-step guide, the process can be tedious... but for those who haven't yet gotten around to hacking your iPhone (to install applications, ssh, etc..), Macworld provides a step-by-step guide which attempts to give instructions to do so. The instructions are not perfect, as there are a few steps which don't...

I was padding around the house barefoot and half-conscious getting ready to go to work. My dad came into the room, shaking a bundle of papers. "Katie! Why is your phone bill Fifty Three Pages?!" --"Huh? What are you talking about? Give me my mail! Stop opening my mail!" "I thought it was our home phone, but still... 53 pages?!" (forgive the size and quality. I took it with the iPhone ...

Work is being done on a MAME port for the iPhone. MAME is the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator that allows you to run old arcade games (provided you have the proper ROM) The project appears to remain very much a work-in-progress: Project to port SDL MAME to the iPhone. The main cool feature I want to add is configurable layouts for...

The following forum members won free copies of iPhoneRingToneMaker MDiddy pilotkev c00lerness ThePowerThatBe onelegtwoshoes The Bruce They will be contacted by email with their serial numbers. Thanks to Efiko who provided the copies of their software. Efiko's iPhoneRingToneMaker is an all in one application that allows you to crop, add effects and transfer songs into your iPhone as...

Phill Ryu posts a list of 5 native iPhone Apps he'd like to see with mockup designs of the applications: The wishlist includes: - An Archive.org/Ebook Reader - iTunes Store for iPhone - Sketching for iPhone - VoIP Calls - iMovie for iPhone I think based on all the web-IM applications, we can safely add iChat instant messaging to the list of most wanted...

PrimateLabs compiled their Geekbench benchmarking application over to the iPhone and posted the results: Blowfish: 104 Dot Product: 16 Memory Allocate: 168 Memory Copy: 113 Stream Copy: 110 Stream Scale: 39 Stream Add: 34 Stream Triad: 10 Scores are normalized against a PowerMac G5 1.6GHz machine which gets...

Meebo has launched their web-based instant messaging client for the iPhone tonight. iPhone users can simply browse to Meebo.com and will automatically be directed to the iPhone-formatted site. The instant messaging client appears to work very well on the iPhone interface. Web-based instant messaging clients have gained a lot of interest due to the iPhone's lack of a native instant...

Apple has posted high resolution versions of two new Apple iPhone advertisements. The two new ads are called All the Parts and All These Years, and follow the same theme as the previous 7 iPhone television ads. Both ads explore many ads different functions of the iPhone, highlighting stock updates, Google maps, weather, and...

Efiko Software is giving away 5 copies of their iPhoneRingToneMaker software for Windows to MacRumors forum members. The rules are simple. Reply to this comment thread and name a song name that you will turn into a ringtone for your iPhone, and you are entered. Only one entry per person, you have until 11:59PM Eastern Time on August 16th. Make sure your email address in your forum...

William Powers created a DHTML version of Nintendo game Punch Out! His version is called Knock Out! and allows you to punch by tapping the screen. Instructions - Throw uppercuts to the face or jabs to the stomach by tapping the screen. - Dodge left or right by tapping the lower left/right corners of the screen. Tips: - Tap screen *slowly* if you get knocked out. (One of the...

Nagooya posted a TV capture of a new iPhone television ad that has not yet appeared on Apple's site. "All these years, you've gone through the day without email like this in your pocket, or stock updates like this in your pocket, or internet like this in your pocket. And you survived. The question is......

That was quick, Facebook on iPhone is now available at http://iphone.facebook.com Facebook users can now browse Facebook in an iPhone formatted...

Last week, Katie lamented the lack of an iPhone-specific Facebook version, but we had heard that one was coming... and soon. Mashable spotted the test version of Facebook's iPhone which had been housed at themob.facebook.com but quickly removed. According to Mashable this "might be the best iPhone app so far." The interface slides horizontally as you choose options, and the site is laid...