As expected, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference for 2009 has sold out. In the June 8th event, iPhone and Mac OS X developers could use the opportunity to code alongside Apple’s own IT team.

The event is also expected to coincide with Apple releasing the iPhone and iPod touch firmware 3.0. The new firmware will bring several new features to the devices.

[via SlashGear]

Apple have released pre-release iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4 for developers along with iTunes 8.2. Both pre-release versions offer some key changes.

Key changes of iPhone OS 3.0 beta include the requirement for 10.5.7 or later in order to synchronize the new Notes apps.  iTunes 8.2 now allows users to play music on their computer while updating their iPhone or iPod touch with new software.

[via SlashGear]

Newo Corp. has released the iLauncher iPhone and iPod touch application for use with the Newo “Dream Cheeky” USB Missile Launcher, allowing owners of the USB Missile Launcher full control from their iPhone over their home or work Wi-Fi network.

Before using the one and only robotic remote control missile launcher for the iPhone or iTouch (according to the retailer, but I also think so), you should download Windows-only software that detects the IP address of the computer attached to the USB Missile Launcher.

The iLauncher application is now available on the Apple App Store for f $2.99 (includes the PC application), while the USB Missile Launcher is available from Newo Corporation’s online store for $29.99 (but the good thing is that for a limited time, Newo is offering a 15% discount by entering “ilauncher” in the voucher/coupon code section when you buy it!)

Meanwhile check out the video below and see the gadget in action!

Click here to view the embedded video.

[via Newo]

Today the New York Times is reporting that Amazon has bought out Lexcycle, the company behind the excellent Stanza ebook reader for the iPhone. No financial details were disclosed. By this move, Amazon seems strengthening its presence on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

According to Lexcycle’s blog:

We are not planning any changes in the Stanza application or user experience as a result of the acquisition. Customers will still be able to browse, buy, and read ebooks from our many content partners. We look forward to offering future products and services that we hope will resonate with our passionate readers.

We are excited to join forces with a company that has innovated on behalf of readers for over a decade and is a pioneer in ebooks. Like Amazon, we believe there is a lot of innovation ahead for ebooks and we could not think of a better company to join during this exciting time.

[via NYT]

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Team17 has revealed these exclusive pictures of their classic invertebrate artillery game, Worms, playing on an iPhone. The classic version of Worms first released in 1995 and now they are bringing their original version to the iPhone.  Yeah, it’s a logical step since iPhone has became a popular gaming platform.

…the iPhone title uses a 2D environment in which the idea is to destroy your opponent’s team of militant worms.  Players take it in turns to launch various weapons, including exploding sheep, with the winner of each round either the first to wipe their rivals out, or the person with the most health points left when the time runs out.

On the iPhone and iPod touch, the touchscreen is used for aiming and scrolling, with pinch-zooming seemingly supported for navigation around the 2D game area.  We’re hoping there are both local and remote two-player modes, where you can either play against friends by passing the iPhone between you, or over an internet connection.

Judging by these screenshots, seems Worms for iPhone and iPod touch will be available on the App Store very soon.

[via SlashGear]

According to the latest leaks, Verizon and Apple are in discussions regarding a new iPhone for the carrier, which would be launched in 2010.  USA Today quote “people familiar with the situation” who claim discussions between Steve Jobs and Verizon began a few months ago.

While USA Today suggest a CDMA iPhone would be the likely result, Apple’s recent financial conference call would seem to debunk that.  During the call, COO Tim Cook dismissed talk of a CDMA iPhone because the CDMA standard is predominantly a US specification.  Instead, Apple want “one phone for the whole world”.

What that could indicate, therefore, is a LTE (Long Term Evolution) iPhone, just in time to spearhead Verizon’s new LTE network set to launch in 2010.  LTE has been adopted by not only Verizon but other US carriers – including AT&T – as well as networks worldwide, in keeping with Apple’s “one phone” intentions.  What remains to be seen is how AT&T might react to the possibility of a super-fast new iPhone bypassing their exclusivity.

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Bump just landed on the App Store for a month, but it already secured a place in iPhone app history: became the one billionth download on Thursday when a Connecticut teenager downloaded the free app.

Bump is a new iPhone application that has just been released. The idea of this application is to attempt to solve the problem of having to manually input a new contact to your phone.

All you have to do is open the application and create a contact card to share then you just choose what information that you want to trade then simply bump hands together. At the moment, this application only allows transfer of contact information.

[PC World, Product Reviews]

It’s just a quick update on Apple’s financial achievement:  the computer giant surprises Wall Street.  Apple posts results above analysts’ expectations. iPod touch and iPhone sales contributed to this result significantly.

For the period ended March 28, Apple reported net income of $1.2 billion, or $1.33 per share, compared to earnings of $1 billion, or $1.16 a share, for the same period the previous year. Revenue grew nearly 9% to $8.16 billion for the quarter.

Analysts were expecting Apple to report earnings of $1.09 per share on revenue of $8 billion, according to consensus estimates from FactSet Research.

[via Market Watch]

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Apple just delivered its 1 Billionth application downloads from the App Store. It’s only been nine months since the App Store launced on iTunes. Amazing.

Fortune’s Apple 2.0 wrote:

One of the factors feeding that growth, and in turn being fed by it, is the size of the App Store’s installed base. COO Tim Cook put it at 37 million — a fact, by the way, that gives analysts a fresh handle on the number of iPod touches in circulation. (Because Apple has reported sales of 21.17 million iPhones over the past 7 quarters, we now know that it has also sold at least 15.83 million iPod touches.)

[via Fortune's Apple 2.0]

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Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that a dedicated Hulu application is indeed on its way. An iPhone app should be here in just a few months.

Hulu has been busy denying the rumors that an iPhone version of Hulu was coming. SAI says the application will work over Wi-Fi and AT&T’s 3G network, meaning that users will be able to view programming anywhere with a fast data connection. The upcoming iPhone OS 3.0 software update, which lets developers bake streaming media into their applications. For Hulu, this means that the advertising could be stuck into the mobile stream and that users would be able to watch videos without leaving the application.

Users of Hulu can watch ad-supported, full-length television shows and movies on their personal computers for free, instead of paying Apple to download a copy for offline viewing. If such an app were available on the iPhone, it would also offer portable TV and movie watching, something not yet offered in Apple’s own mobile iTunes app, which is limited to video podcasts.

[via WebWare]

Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Hulu is coming to the iPhone within a few months — its video is also reported to support streaming content over wifi and 3G.  This new app, called “badass”, is following the existing web video apps for the iPhone including CBS’s TV.com, Joost, i.TV and many others.

Why would Apple and AT&T approve this app, which will use up a lot of bandwidth and compete with Apple’s iTunes video store? Because it will help sell iPhones, iPod touches, and AT&T subscriptions. And that’s the whole point of the App Store. (And if we were Hulu, we’d offer Apple and/or AT&T an ad revenue-sharing deal, too.)

Hulu is an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips. Founded in March 2007, Hulu is co-owned by NBC Universal, News Corp. and Providence Equity Partners.

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The hottest new battlefield weapon in Baghdad is also a hot item on the home front. The U.S. military has found the iPod Touch to be a valuable battlefield tool for soldiers.

The report notes that the iPod and applications developed for the iPhone perform many functions in this time of “networked warfare.” The devices helping as intelligence resources, such as aerial images from drones and translation software. Included is a program called Vcommunicator translates spoken and written Arabic, Kurdish, as well as two Afghan languages.

One application developed for the iPhone allows soldiers to take a photo of a street sign, upload it and immediately receive intelligence on the local area, such as water and sympathizers. The report from Newsweek detailed that as new recruits were already familiar with how the iPod and iPhone work, it has been easier to train soldiers on loading content. Not to mention, the cost is significantly better than other military purchases.

[via CNET]

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If you have a great idea to build an iPhone app but don’t have coding skills at all, don’t worry, there’s an app to help you. Thanks to MEDL Mobile’s AppIncubator, you can be an iPhone developer instantly and get paid for your innovation and creativity.

Their website explains:

Using the simple interface, you can submit your ideas directly to the incubator. If it passes a series of tests and reviews, we’ll pay one of our development teams to build it. Then we’ll promote and market the application. And we’ll share the profits with you.

We make our decisions based upon five factors: Originality. Functionality. Simplicity. Revenue Opportunity. And Fun.

The AppIncubator application is the first of its kind. You can download the AppIncubator [iTunes link] from iPhone App Store for free.

It’s worth trying, isn’t it? Welcome new iPhone developers!

[via ReadWriteWeb]

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