Hell yeah! It’s the first images of the next generation iPhone in the wild! The more I’m learning from the handful of [blurry] pictures that have just posted on a Hong Kong blog, the more I’m convinced they are the real deal: the magnetic compass, autofocus camera, video recording capability, MMS capability, CPU log/activity, along with some other new features from OS 3.0 running on current iPhone 3G hardware…

[UMPCFever]

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Parts purportedly for the next-generation iPhone have appeared for sale on a Chinese wholesale site.  Both screen bezels and LCD panels for the the third-gen iPhone are listed, with shipping expected to begin “within 5 to 12 working days”. 

As well as the listings, there are comparison shots with existing parts for the iPhone 3G.  While there’s no telling whether the parts are legitimate, the site – China Ontrade – does have a wide range of original factory components not only for the iPhone 3G but for various cellphone brands, MacBooks and Nintendo.

The 2009 GDC Austin’s iPhone Games Summit has announced and is now accepting submissions, following a similar call for the Indie Games Summit earlier this week.

The inaugural iPhone Games Summit (September 15-16) at the 2009 GDC Austin will bring together top game developers from around the world to share ideas, best practices and discuss the future of this revolutionary platform.  A full two-day program will highlight the best of iPhone development, with an entire first day discussing the business, marketing, and key design tenets behind successful iPhone game development. The second day will provide overviews and deep dives into technical aspects of developing on iPhone, from app optimization and touch interface lessons through iPhone OS 3.0 features, Objective-C tips, and much more.

It’s a good news for art lovers. Portuguese illustrator Jorge Colombo has created the art for June 1st cover of The New Yorker Magazine with iPhone app Brushes, helping the magazine make a quantum leap forward from it’s first issue released on February 17, 1925.

The original finger painting for the cover is made by Colombo in about an hour standing with his iPhone outside Madame Tussuad’s Wax Museum in Times Square.

Vodafone has finally launched visual voicemail service for their iPhone 3G customers in Australia, allowing iPhone 3G users to see who has left a message and when they left it. Yeah, visual voicemail is one of cool features of original iPhone that somehow never made it out here in Australia –even with the iPhone 3G– until Tuesday May 26th.

According to Vodafone Australia, all Vodafone iPhone 3G customers will have access to the Visual Voicemail application by close of business Friday 29 May 2009. “Over the next few days, Vodafone will proactively notify customers via a TXT message, alerting them to this new service.”

New technology called Virtual Assistant is coming to iPhone, helping consumers complete tasks in their online lives — booking dinner reservations, buying movie tickets, getting local information, etc. Siri, the name of the mobile virtual assistant application, will introduce its first public version this week.

On a TechCrunch’s guest post, Nova Spivack, CEO of of Radar Networks, the company behind Twine, wrote:

On the iPhone you simply launch Siri and then proceed to interact using a familiar “chat” interface. You make requests or state goals to Siri, and then Siri comes back with answers, questions or suggested actions.

Warner Bros. Digital Entertainment said it plans to release 40 iPhone applications by the end of the year,  seeking a new positioning as a major distributor of applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Warner has  released about 15 apps so far, including one for its upcoming film “Terminator Salvation”.

Most Warner apps sell for 99 cents, but Bohn said consumers are willing to pay more if they see value in the app. “The Terminator: Salvation Graphic Novel” app sells for $3.99 and Bohn said Warner is considering price points of $5.99, $7.99 and up for future apps.

According to iLounge’s tipster, the next-generation iPhone will come in six versions –three models each with two storage options: (1) standard 3G; (2) “enhanced 3G” (HSPA); and (3) China version. In term of its size and design, still similar as the current model.

…we’ve been told that the next-generation iPhone will come in six versions: two storage capacities each for 3G, enhanced 3G (“3.5G/3.75G”), and mainland China versions of the phone, which will have the same size and general design of the current model, but with a less scratchable matte plastic body. Each of the three versions has been made to match the telecom systems of specific countries, so users in one country shouldn’t expect to have the option between a “slow iPhone” and “fast iPhone.” As before, you’ll get capacity options and different colors.

A user on MacTalk forum has just discovered Apple’s icon for the next generation iPhone, but –as revealed by the screenshot below–  it looks pretty much the same as the icon for the current iPhone 3G.

A MacTalk.com.au forum thread reveals that the unreleased “iPhone2,1″ model that has been previously referenced actually includes its own icon within the iPhone 3.0 SDK. The icon, however, appears identical to the iPhone1,2 model which represents the current iPhone 3G.

[via MacRumors]

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A university in Japan is using iPhone to help monitoring their students and staff, giving them a free iPhone plus a basic monthly service. The university will also send test and homework assignments through the iPhone.

About 550 students and staff at Japan’s Aoyama Gakuin University will be getting free iPhones through SoftBank as part of the school’s Mobile & Net Society Education and Training program. Aoyama Gakuin University will use the iPhone’s GPS hardware to help administrators determine if a student is on campus and whether or not they’ve actually been going to class.