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Unsurprisingly the iPhone 3G has overshadowed just about all other news this week, with Steve Jobs taking to the Keynote stage at WWDC 2008 on Monday and announcing Apple’s updated cellphone.  Packing 3G, GPS, improved software and more into an only slightly thicker (and curvier) chassis, the iPhone 3G is destined to make waves when [...]

Several hands-on iPhone 3G reports from after the WWDC 2008 Keynote are out, and as you might expect they’re all saying pretty much the same thing. Despite the few extra millimeters thickness over the old iPhone, Apple’s newly slimmed edges disguise it well and the plastic – which is a concession to the numerous wireless [...]

The WWDC 2008 keynote is over and If you missed our live cast you can read it on this post.

07:17 am Vincent Nguyen: Onsite at Moscone West! The line outside is packed with attendees. Press registration starts at 8am.

Exchange has been a dominant player in the email world for some time now. However, Apple is looking to challenge that with MobileMe, or what they like to call “Exchange for the rest of us.”

The price has been one of the major disappointments of the original iPhone. However, there can be no complaints with the new 3G version. You’ll be able to grab one for as little as $199.

This will likely come as a shock to no one, but Steve Jobs just announced the next-generation of the iPhone. As expected, this upgraded model will be the 3G version that everyone has been anticipating. As you already know, our own Vincent is attending the show and feeding us all of the juicy details. Read [...]

The new Application Store is going to be available in 62 countries when it goes live. One of the best parts about this whole store is that developers are going to be keeping most of the money for the applications they develop. For paid downloads, there will be a 70/30 split in revanue, with no [...]

Now they’ve moved on to discussing one of the most-requested features from developers is a way to track whether or not someone is using an application. Apple notes that one of the solutions is to allow for backgroud processes. While that would seem appealing (Windows Mobile has been doing this), it is actually terrible for [...]

If you’re waiting to hear about the iPhone 2.0 software, this is the place to be. One of the first new features will be contact search with live searching. Hit the jump for a larger list of applications.

One of the biggest additions is iWork support, MS Office document support which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint. [...]

Several developers have taken the stage to show off some of their applications for the iPhone. Some of these include Sega with Super Monkey Ball, which utilizes tilt controls (very awesome). You’ll be able to grab this game with over 100 levels from the App Store when it launches for $9.99.