Google has a sense of humor perhaps?... We don’t have an explanation for this, but the new version of the Google Mobile App for iPhone/iPod Touch lists some pretty humorous improvements, notably “Longer Version Number” and “Ninja.” Hmm..what could that mean? Perhaps some hidden special feature that searches a...

Microsoft to launch iPhone competing dev... Microsoft Corp. plans to take aim at Apple’s iPhone with its own version of a touch-screen handset that could launch on Verizon’s network sometime early in 2010, according to a report published just minutes ago by the Wall Street Journal. Citing people familiar with the matter, the financial...

iPhone OS 3 Beta 4 early release notes... The iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 4 arrived just a little later than expected – but it’s still good to see it, and nice to see that the pattern of a new beta release every two weeks is continuing at a steady pace. This has been reported by several sites now. Some have only had the new [...]

Apple to bring “lite” iPhone and tab... BusinessWeek cites two sources reporting that Verizon might get an iPhone “lite” and a connected touchscreen Apple tablet as early as this summer. This sounds like the real thing this time, folks. We’ve heard talk like this for a long time, but BusinessWeek isn’t going to stick...

Apple sued once again - for censorship?... A site host for a wiki covering iTunes database exploration has opted to fight back against repeated legal threats from Apple by suing the iPod maker in court on grounds of censorship. The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) legal counsel helped site manager OdioWorks LLC file the lawsuit in...

Amazon grabs developer of popular eBook ... Online retailer Amazon.com has purchased the development firm behind the most popular eBook reader application for Apple’s iPhone in a bid to extend its reach of the digital book market beyond its Kindle device. The old saying “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” comes...

One billionth App Store downloader is Co... Apple on Friday revealed that Connor Mulcahey, a 13 year-old from Weston, Connecticut, as the winner of its billion app countdown contest. He downloaded Bump (which allows users to send contact information between iPhones) –the App Store’s billionth download, to his iPhone. Apple awards...