iPhone News

A company called Novothink has unveiled a new case for the iPhone called the Solar Surge. The device has a solar panel that helps charge a 1320mAH battery inside the case and the thing sells for $79.95.

The iPhone is still in second place for smartphones in the US according to the latest details from comScore. The iPhone is still far behind RIM who holds the top spot.

Jailbreaking the iPhone typically requires software and some free day. A new hardware jailbreak dongle called the iDongle has surfaced that can jailbreak any iPhone 3G or 3GS running OS 3.1.2 by just plugging it in.

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If you are a huge fan of the iPhone and you need more magnets to stick on your fridge Jailbreak Toys has your item. The company has a set of magnets selling for about $13 that has all the iPhone home page icons on individual magnets.

Guitarists that would like to be able to record their jam session on the iPhone have a new cable that allows just that. The cable is called the Guitarbud and lets an electric guitar be connected to the iPhone along with a set of headphones.

This summer when Apple is rumored to be offering the iPhone OS 4.0 update, said update is supposed to include multitasking support. The ability to reply a signal or text without leaving a game or webpage I am using would be brilliant.

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If you are a fan of old school horizontal fighters, Street Fighter IV is now on the iPhone. The game can be had for about $10 and there is no free trial version offered.

The new EA Sports Active 2.0 system will be available for the Wii, PS3, and iPhone when it launches. The system has a wireless control, arm and leg straps that sent info to the app about your workout.

Apple has reportedly pushed out the fourth beta offering in the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK. The new version is said to be for development only and can’t be used for submitting apps.

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Case-mate has announced that its new wireless charging system called the Hug for the iPhone 3G and 3GS is now shipping. The system is available for $100 and includes the charge base, case, and screen protector.

Frequent travelers that stay in Hilton Garden Inn hotels can now use a system at the hotel that lets the user print documents from the iPhone. The service is called PrintSpots mobile and is free for guests.

Basketball fans looking forward to all the games that month will like the March Madness iPhone app that streams games by WiFi and 3G networks. The app will cost $9.99 and offers live coverage while the tournament is going.

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According to reports, China Unicom is set to sell the iPhone with WiFi. The current handsets it sells lack WiFi while gray market alternatives have it.

Steve Jobs has made it clear that those who buy the iPad in April won’t be able to tether the device to the iPhone for 3G connectivity. That is hardly a surprise considering the iPhone still can’t tether to laptops in the US.

O2 has listed video calling fees for the iPhone according to remotes. Video calls in the UK are 20p per minute and have added to rumors that the next iPhone will support video calling.

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The number of remote control dongles coming for the iPhone is growing all the duration. The latest offering is the FLPR from New Potato Technologies that turns the iPhone or iPod touch into a universal remote. The device will sell for about $80 at Best Buy later that month.

Games are the favorite items on the App Store for many of us. A new report from Mobclix has shown that the App Store now has more eBooks than it has games with 26,500 eBooks on the store.

A China Unicom executive has stated that the mobile carrier hopes that the price of the iPhone in China will come down. The official handset lacks WiFi and is reportedly more expensive than grey market versions offering WiFi.

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Google has announced that it is backing HTC and Android in the patent feud amidst Apple and HTC. Google wasn’t named in the suits, but HTC builds its Nexus One device.

A patent expert is warning that whether Apple wins its patent suit against HTC, HTC could be forced to remotely cripple some of its smartphones. The expert is Jonathan Zittrain, a Harvard Law School professor.

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has said that he expects the iPhone to be an important part of the wireless company’s line for “quite some instance.” He plus says that signal quality will be considerably better for iPhone users by mid-2010.

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