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Could it finally happen? Could Verizon and Apple be planning to partner up with the 4th generation iPhone this summer? A report in TheStreet.com is any indication; Apple is equipping the next iPhone with CDMA chips built by Qualcomm. Verizon is a CDMA network, and AT&T runs on a GSM network.

We know that the exclusivity deal with AT&T is due to end in the summer, so will we see Apple and Verizon joining hands in 2010? Phones Review said that the Verizon network is not ready just yet for the iPhone. The funny thing is, Apple did go to Verizon first but it seems that they had too many demands for them, which is why AT&T got and still has the deal with the iPhone.

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You would have thought that Verizon would be doing all they can to get a deal with Apple and its iPhone; after all, it is the best selling handset on the market. No matter what new smartphone is launched, none of them can compete with the iPhone 3GS.

Verizon recently launched the Motorola Droid; sales have not made a dent in the iPhone 3GS. Google launched its Nexus One; its sales have been laughably. Just imagine what sales will be like for the rumored iPhone 4G, which is rumored to be released in the first part of this year.

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Could it be true Microsoft and Apple teaming up to take on the search engine giant Google? A report in businessweek says these to bitter rivals in the PC market could be teaming up to make Bing the default search engine of the iPhone, in an effort to counter the market dominance of search giant Google.

According to reports Apple and Microsoft have been in negotiations for weeks. could also be looking to make Bing search an option in the Safari browser on the Mac.

“Apple and Google know the other is their primary enemy,” one of the sources allegedly told BusinessWeek. “Microsoft is now a pawn in that battle.”

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The source for businessweek says Apple has an interest in serving mobile ads on the iphone and ipod touch. Earlier this month, Apple purchased mobile advertising firm Quattro Wireless for $275 million, a move that was largely seen as an effort to counter Google’s acquisition of ad firm AdMob.

Last week, one report said that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs hopes to “overhaul mobile advertising in the same way they had revolutionized music players and phones.” Apple could offer developers the ability to place advertisements in their App Store software, and take a cut of the revenue much like Google already does.

The alleged negotiations with Microsoft for Bing search are another example of the growing rivalry between Apple and Google. Last summer, Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigned from the Apple Board of Directors as an investigation from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission was looking into the connections between the two companies.

Schmidt’s move was seen as necessary as Google and Apple now compete in numerous markets in the technology sector: Google’s Android mobile operating system competes with Apple’s iPhone; both companies recently made large mobile advertising related purchases; Google’s forthcoming Chrome OS will see the company enter the desktop computing space; and the Chrome browser competes with Apple’s Safari.

The most public dispute between Apple and Google came last summer, when the Google Voice application was not accepted into the iPhone App Store. The two companies shared barbs with Google alleging the software was outright rejected for use on the iPhone, while Apple said it remained under review and consideration. (AppleInsider)
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Could we be looking at a new generation of iphone in April? Reports indicate new iphone 3Gs will come with high-definition OLED screens. According to a news piece published in the Korea Times earlier today, a high-ranking executive of domestic carrier KT, who asked not to be named, said it plans to introduce the ‘iPhone 4G’ in April.

According to the un-named source, the next generation iphone will also have live video chat, a better camera and a removable battery. In addition to all the new goodies added to the new iphones, the same source says the Apple’s new smart phone will also have dual core processors, more powerful graphic chips and a higher megapixel camera to boot. It’s early days yet, but “KT and Apple have reached a broad consensus to introduce the advanced models as early as possible,” he added.

reports refer to the upcoming smartphone as the “iPhone 4G” or “4G iPhone,” it’s 99 per cent certain that the “G” refers to “generation” and not 4G wireless broadband capability as, for example, Sprint and Clearwire brand their WiMAX service.

Higher-resolution graphics seem a safe bet for the next generation of iPhones, seeing as how the current iPhone’s display is a behind-the-curve HVGA 480-by-320 pixel, 3.5-inch TFT LCD, while that pesky upstart the Nexus One enjoys a lovely WVGA 800-by-480 pixel, 3.7-inch AMOLED.

Earlier this month, it was alleged that Apple’s rumored Jan. 27 event could include the introduction of iPhone OS 4.0. One report claimed the new software developer kit includes a “simulator” that makes it easy for developers to adapt to different screen resolutions.
Apple is widely expected to introduce its long-rumored tablet device at the event later this month. This week, one rumor claimed that Apple has not issued any updates for the iPhone in some time because the next version has many tablet-related references that the company did not want to leak in advance of its planned unveiling.
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What is new in the world of apps? Apple reports that iphone and ipod touch users have downloaded over 3 billions apps since the app store launched 18 months ago. 3 billions is well over the bench mark apple CEO steve jobs ever imagined. Apple’s iPhone has more than 100,000 applications.

There are over two million developers using Adobe Flash, and soon they will be able to convert their applications into iPhone apps automatically. Adobe is adding “Packager for iPhone” to its Flash developer tools. Included in Flash Professional CS5 (Creative Suite 5), the software is currently in private beta testing. The iPhone does not support Flash; however ActionScript 3 projects will run as native iPhone apps after conversion. Several iPhone apps that have been developed using ActionScript 3 are currently available on the Apple App Store. New code can be written or existing web content can be repackaged as an iPhone app.

iWebTrack Holdings Inc., has recently launched a mobile web tracking application of their web analytics tool iWebTrack, www.iwebtrack.com, designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod Touch. iWebTrack customers can now get real-time statistics on the fly with the new iPhone mobile application. iWebTrack’s new mobile web tracking application allows customers to access crucial information including page views, unique visitors, hourly statistics, conversions, and much more directly from their iPhone. In addition to the iPhone mobile application, iWebTrack also offers mobile web tracking applications for Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices thus continuing to give competitors such as Indextools, Clicktracks, and WebTrends a run for their money.

The MobileMe Gallery app (iTunes link) lets users select an album with a tap and flick back and forth through photos, pinch to zoom, or rotate into landscape view. The software also automatically stores photos that have been viewed, so they can be accessed again even without a network connection. Friends’ publicly shared content can also be accessed by choosing their name from contacts or entering their MobileMe member name. It also includes a scrolling sampler at the top that gives users access to recent photos.

Security Cam, this is an iPhone app which had to wait for over a year to be approved and available in Appstore, the name is Security Cam, the approval delay is understandable since the idea of the app could be troubling to some people. With Security Cam, you can spy on people by taking their pictures without their notice, the app is for security purpose but at the same time can also raise privacy issue, and certainly not all people want to be monitored secretly while doing non-public activity.

Security Cam Applications gives two spying modes:

1. Frequency capture, with this mode you are able to set a specific frequency on how often you want the app takes a photo

2. Audio Trigger, this mode takes the photo when the audio level is reached – or pre-defined level of sound is detected

You are also able to select the two modes at the same time, taking the picture on a time interval and audio is detected, but of course that could effect to iPhone battery, therefore you can set iPhone to go into sleep mode until a specific time.

“Apple’s commanding lead in the mobile software space has led to a blistering pace of downloads from its App Store. Tuesday, Apple announced that its App Store downloads topped 3 billion. It was just 99 days before that when Apple announced the 2 billion threshold had been crossed. Over that span, applications were downloaded at a rate of more than 10.1 million per day”. (Apple insider)

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