9to5Mac has found a string within iTunes with the following statement: "Disconnect your iPod, make sure the SIM card is inserted correctly [...]". Is this a joke, mistake or Apple will create an iPod 3 with a SIM card inside to connect to the Internet?

I bet this is a mistake. But who knows..

This game is announced. No more information is avaliable yet. So let's watch the video:

iTunes Store now use variable pricing, Amazon still sell for $0.99...

via engadget

Apple released 3 new advertising videos. Take a look:

Apps used in this demo: $1.99 Compass Go (link), $19.99 iBird Explorer Plus (link), How To Videos from Howcast.com (link).

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Компания Google недавно анонсировала новый сервис. Вскоре появится и одноименное приложение для iPhone. Google Voice позволяет делать звонки через интернет, хранить голосовую почту, текстовые сообщения и получать к ним доступ удаленно.

If your Skype app crashes first read this article. Here is a list of applications from Cydia that might cause the Skype app to crash:

• IntelliScreen
• mAdvLock
• mCoolPhone
• MobileHook
• MobileLog/iLog
• Rock Extensions

If you have these apps and problems with Skype, uninstall them and wait for release updates for them.

Over the weekend, hints of several additional features for the next-generation iPhone were revealed. Among them was the discovery that text strings in the iPhone OS 3.0 software reference a new Broadcom wireless chip, BCM4329, which supports 802.11n wireless connectivity. In digging through the specs for the chip, 9 to 5 Mac has discovered that it also supports both reception and transmission of FM radio signals. The finding, however, doesn't mean that Apple will necessarily enable these features in the new iPhone.

QuickSpring is an idea, that allows users to scroll fast across different springboard pages. Watch the video. Maybe some day it will be avaliable in Cydia

iPhone developer Illusion Labs released a video today showing off what their current iPhone games would look like on a large multi-touch table. The technology behind this table is from TouchTech in cooperation with Crowd.

via macrumors

Apple updated iTunes to version 8.1.1. Official changelog is: "iTunes 8.1.1 adds support for renting HD movies and provides a number of bug fixes, including addressing issues with VoiceOver and syncing with iPhone or iPod touch.". Download it here.

Here is an unofficial changelog of iPhone 3.0 beta2 firmware:

• Better Spotlight feature
• Better Copy-Cut-Paste
• Greater speed and overall stability
• MMS natively supported (without any hack) for a lot of new countries
• In-App Purchase first APIs released
• Push notifications first APIs released
• New APIs available to developers
• Bugs afflicting Beta 1 fixed
• Safari’s lower bar is no more transparent
• New “Store” entry in Settings App: it links to a blank page
• Contacts now divided in “All contacts”, “All contacts on My iPhone” and “All contacts (Mobile Me)”
• New Safari’s landscape mode when clicking on a image or a link
• Anti-phishing mode in Safari. Activate it in Settings App > Safari, switching Fraud alert ON. The green title bar on 3.0 firmware means a security certified and reliable website. The “htpps” protocol icon instead has been moved on the left of the title.
• SpringBoard has now up to 11 pages and 180 applications.

via ispazio

In yesterday’s iPhone 3.0 Beta 2 firmware Apple has enabled 11 Home Screen pages for app storage, up from the previous 9. This raises the total number of apps available on the iPhone at once to 180 (up from 148).

via theiphoneblog

The new firmware 3.0 Beta 2 is released. The code of the new build is "7A259g". No info about new added features is avaliable yet.

Quite impressive:

Read more info here.