According to Pocket-Lint, Apple has rejected a recent iPhone application due to it being of "limited utility to the broad iPhone and iPod touch user community." "The application, created by Sam at Air-o-Matic.com, was a fart simulator that worked on the classic, never-gets-old "pull my finger" gag. The developer is [...]

A new mobile charger, released by Gadget4all, can add around 100 minutes of charge time. The mobile device, in the shape of a pen - which does work - holds a single AA battery (standard type or rechargeable). The device can then be plugged into a mobile phone when you [...]

AT&T; Inc.'s wireless data network was down Wednesday morning in parts of the eastern U.S., according to user reports and the company. [via The Washington Times] "AT&T; spokesman Michael Coe said the company was looking into the problem, but could not describe its extent. Users on various online forums reported [...]

According to Apple Insider, a San Diego-based lawsuit filed late last week alleges that Apple and its carrier partner AT&T; have knowingly oversold iPhone 3G, promising fast speeds only to see a glut of customers bog down the network with devices that themselves are flawed. "...The plaintiff claims that the [...]

The nation’s cell phone carriers said this week they’re more prepared for Hurricane Gustav than they were for Hurricane Katrina. [via About] "Following Katrina, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless both said this week that they have spent about $140 million in the Gulf Coast states. While AT&T; didn’t specify an [...]

The No. 1 free download from Apple's App Store, a clever Tetris clone for the iPhone called Tris is no longer available. USA Today reports. "As of Wednesday, the puzzle game has been removed from the App Store, following a threatening letter received by Apple by The Tetris Company over [...]

The AFP has the lowdown on the Chinese factory worker who become a celebrity after her smiling face was accidentally loaded onto an Apple iPhone and shipped to the other side of the world. "The unidentified worker flashed a smile and made a peace sign to a co-worker whose job [...]

Sanwa Supply Inc. has introduced a compact rechargeable battery for the iPhone 3G. According to Nikkei Net Interactive, "the battery adds three and a half hours of talking time to the iPhone's continuous talking time of up to five hours, seven more hours of video playback to the original seven [...]

Apple continued its worldwide drive to dominate the 3G cell-phone market with iPhone 3G rollouts this week in parts of Europe, South America, the Far East, and India. Demand in all locales, however, wasn't nearly as high as in the U.S. [via Newsfactor Network] With the iPhone rolling out worldwide, [...]

Spotted on TUAW, Apple's new iPhone ad campaign.[...]

This is not new, but a much awarded accessory launched last year. Here goes if you missed it like I did. Thebackup-pal from Advanced Wireless Solutions, is a one-button back-up solution for cell phones. It enables cell phone users to transfer their cell phone contacts with one simple click. Spotted [...]

Interesting. According to MacWorld, with the exception of China - where Apple is in ongoing negotiations, Russia remains the largest country in the world without an iPhone distribution deal - so far. But change is on the way as Apple has reportedly struck a deal with Mobile TeleSystems, the largest [...]

T-Mobile said Monday it plans to launch a mobile phone powered by Google Inc's Android software, making it the first operator to do so and posing a direct threat to Apple Inc's popular iPhone. A spokesman for Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's German parent, declined to comment on the launch date for [...]

GPDA,a russian company, is putting together an iPhone with a modding option, giving a glow to the apple on the back side. Modding consists of removing the aluminum “fruits” and inserting the glowing ones. [Yanko Design via iNews76.com][...]

According to an article in Saturday's UK Telegraph, Marks & Spencer has been criticised by Britain's biggest teaching union for launching a school blazer which will help pupils secretly listen to their iPods "The "Blazer for iPod", which is part of the shop's 2008 Back to School collection, has been [...]

According to intomobile, Stanford will be offering a course in the Autumn entitled “iPhone Application Programming.” Apparently, the course will be taught by one or more of the same Apple employees that teach a Cocoa Programming course on campus [via TUAW][...]

Adverblog reports on a new sales approach from Nokia that mixes charity and exclusivity. "Face the task allows consumers to put their hands on an exclusive limited edition version of the Nokia N96 one month before the phone hits the market. There are two ways to get it: either by [...]

A ten-kilo GSM mobile phone network developed by European researchers will allow rescue workers to set up communications just hours, or even minutes, after a man-made or natural catastrophe. It will mean more lives saved. When disaster strikes communications are often one of the first infrastructures to go down. But [...]

Can't find an iPhone 3G? Check out TopMuffin's site site that checks Apple's store inventory every 15 minutes. Apple updates the inventory throughout the day. TopMuffin's site parses the feed feed link and shows iPhone 3G availability by Apple Store. [via TUAW][...]

Spotted on Crunch Gear for emergency backup, the Brando iPhone Power Station that lets you charge your iPhone when you’re away from a proper outlet.[...]

Newlaunches reports on a virtual iPhone keypad, where a virtual button will imitate the vibrations felt when one uses an actually key. Developed by researchers from the University of Glasgow's Department of Computing Science, the virtual keypad will enable the user will to feel the edges of each key and [...]

O2 has suspended its web-based picture message (MMS) viewing service after photos sent privately to others were found online. Computer Active reports. "The problem, discovered by anti-spam blog Mail Channels, has affected users of handsets that can't display picture messages, such as Apple's iPhone. Rather than seeing the message, users [...]

A frog shape iPhone cozy from FredFlare. Sweet. [via Pocket-Lint][...]

Disgruntled T-Mobile USA customers can move forward with their lawsuit against the wireless carrier over unsolicited text messages, under a federal court ruling earlier this week. [via Seattle Post Intelligencer] "Marco Zaldivar, a T-Mobile subscriber, filed a lawsuit on behalf of himself and others in U.S. District Court in Seattle [...]

An unusual experiment is currently being executed in Húsavík in the remote Strandir region in the West Fjords. GPS equipment with a GSM transmitter has been placed in a collar around the neck of 13 ewes, which sends daily SMS messages with their locations. The Iceland Review reports. "The purpose [...]