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iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 Now Available For Download

If you’ve been eagerly refreshing the iPhone Developer Center today, the wait is over! iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 is now available for download. We’ll follow up with the usual list of changes soon. [Apple via BGR]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Tweetie 2 Clears Out of App Store, Making Room For “Twitter For iPhone”

Last month, Twitter bought Tweetie—our most favorite of all iPhone Twitter apps—with the intention of rebranding it as the free, official Twitter for iPhone app. It looks like that change is imminent—Tweetie 2 disappeared from the App Store this morning without a trace, and presumably Twitter for iPhone will show up sometime soon—possibly even today…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Shazam Now Most-Popular Music App For Phones

Shazam rates as one of Gizmodo’s favorite apps ever, so it’s not surprising to hear that the billionth song has now been identified—Gettin’ Over, by David Guetta featuring Chris Willis. This comes after their users rose from 50m to 75m in the past six months. [Shazam on iTunes] https://gizmodo.com/shazam-now-tweets-maps-your-music-journeys-5302073

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Your Grandmother Would Love This Crystal iPhone Stand

Sure, with prices ranging from $199 to $349, these are pretty expensive iPhone stands. But what else would go so well with her elephant figurine collection? [CalypsoCrystal via CrunchGear]

Tech News Adam Frucci

Android for iPod Touch Coming Soon

With Android running just fine on an iPhone, the next logical step would be something like Android for iPod touch—and it totally is! Coming soon: Android for iPod touch. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3g-shown-running-android-5533312 The hack is brought to you by the same chaps that did the initial Android on iPhone ditty back in early May. No exact date…

Tech News Jack Loftus

FoxTrot Reveals Revolutionary “iPhone 12gv”

Here it is, the inevitable FoxTrot Sunday comic on the iPhone 4G. I really can’t stress how eager I am to get my hands on the iPhone 12gv. The massive bulk is mesmerizing. Head to FoxTrot for the rest. [FoxTrot]

Tech News Jack Loftus

Workers Suing iPhone Screen Supplier Wintek Over Poisonings

Since last August, 62 workers at Wintek, who supplies Apple with touchscreens for iPhones and iPods, have been treated for N-hexane poisoning, one of whom died from exposure to the screen-cleaning chemical. Now, 44 of the workers from the Wintek factory in Suzhou, China, are planning to sue Wintek over the poisonings. [Wired] https://gizmodo.com/worker-dies-from-n-hexane-poisoning-at-touchscreen-fact-5477506

Health Kyle VanHemert

How to Make a DIY Micro SIM to SIM Adapter

We’ve shown you how to turn a regular SIM into a Micro SIM, but what if you want to do things the other way around? Here’s how to turn a Micro SIM into a regular-sized SIM card. https://gizmodo.com/make-your-own-microsim-5532572 You’ll simply take a regular SIM card and trace it onto an old gift card, credit card,…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Freaky App Lets Your iPhone Move Nuts

The folks behind the iPhone Blower app have given us another gem: An app that lets your iPhone move nuts, scoot pens, and knock over dominoes. Yes, it’s freaky. Yes, it’s magic. Yes, the way it works is simple. https://gizmodo.com/application-makes-your-iphone-blow-air-5407410 The Magic Mover app uses your iPhone’s vibrate function to move things while a little…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

This Week’s 10 Best iPhone Apps

In this week’s loving iPhone app roundup: Credit cards, swiped! Space ships, twirled! Ninjas, hurled! Sleep deprivation, nipped! Syncing cables, snipped! And more… https://gizmodo.com/adobe-hits-apple-with-hugs-5538061 If you’d like to view this gallery in a single page, click here. https://gizmodo.com/this-weeks-10-best-iphone-apps-5539344 Karate Chop: There’s nothing like a faithful port of an indisputable classic: https://gizmodo.com/oh-yes-classic-karate-champ-game-coming-to-iphone-soon-5538638 Remember Karate Champ? It…

Tech News John Herrman

Whatever You Do, Don’t Use Apple Support This Weekend

Basically all of Apple’s support servers will be offline this weekend, so “customer support will be limited to basic troubleshooting,” according to an internal memo. So avoid all forms of Apple tech support, from Apple Stores to Authorized Service Providers. “Advisors will not be able to determine support eligibility, register products or agreements, create dispatches…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Facebook Might Be Built Into iPhone OS 4

Given surging popular sentiment-that-will-not-amount-to-anything, this might make you feel ickier, rather than happier, but the rumor is that deep Facebook integration with the iPhone is actually happening. https://gizmodo.com/top-ten-reasons-you-should-quit-facebook-5530178 At a minimum, it means true Facebook contact syncing—like you see on Android and Pre—but also, possibly, Facebook Connect for iPhone apps, so they can connect more…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

HTC Countersues Apple to Stop All iPhone, iPod, iPad Sales

Two months after Apple sued HTC for violating 20 patents, HTC’s hitting back, alleging that Apple’s violated 5 of HTC’s patents, asking the ITC to ban the import and sale of all iPhones, iPods and iPads in the US. UPDATED. https://gizmodo.com/apple-sues-htc-for-infringing-on-20-iphone-patents-the-5483632 So, the story, in a nutshell. A couple months ago, Apple sued HTC over…

Tech News matt buchanan & Kyle VanHemert

Another Lost iPhone 4 Shows New Details

Here is another lost iPhone 4. The photos show it turned on—with some kind of console screen titled Inferno. The photos and video also show some new interesting details. Update 2: Processor is an A4 including Samsung DRAM. https://gizmodo.com/the-tale-of-apples-next-iphone-5520471 Here’s the Apple-branded chip, which could be is a reduced version of the A4. After enhancing…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Apple Hits Back At Claims Of Android’s Larger Sales

Apple’s spokespeople have made a rare comment regarding the smartphone survey which placed Android’s sales at 28 per cent for the first quarter in the US—7 per cent more than iPhone sales. https://gizmodo.com/android-surpasses-iphones-sales-for-q12010-5535502 The NPD Group’s smartphone survey was based on over 150,000 completed surveys undertaken online each month in the US, of the first…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Project Noah Would Be Swamp Thing’s Favorite iPad App

Data empowerment through iPhone apps. That seems to be the running theme. Project Noah—for networked organisms and habitats—is a location-based eco-field guide, submission-powered wildlife spotter, and mission dossier. And it’s pretty slick. That might sound a little complicated, but it’s not. Basically, you take pictures of wildlife you spot in an environment, descriptively tag it…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Boxee Coming to iPhone, iPad, and Android Devices?

We knew that Boxee is adding paid content, so hearing that they’re working out a payment system is no surprise. What’s interesting is that the company Boxee will work with, Vindicia, was picked because it’ll play well with mobile devices: https://gizmodo.com/first-shots-of-boxee-box-5421136 Vindicia’s flexibility also makes it possible for us to enable payments on our website…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

AT&T Pushing Some Upgrade Eligibility Dates Up To June

MobileCrunch is reporting that a handful of AT&T customers are seeing their upgrade eligibility dates jump to June 21, in some cases being pushed up all the way from November. Apparently they want you to buy that new iPhone thing. https://gizmodo.com/the-tale-of-apples-next-iphone-5520471 Whether or not June 21 is actually the launch date for the new iPhone…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Hey AT&T and Apple, You Are Doing It Wrong

Apple and AT&T, you are doing it wrong. That $30 iPad data plan is kind of OK. However, if you’ve a smartphone in Spain, you get a microSIM duplicate to share your existing internet data plan. All for free. If I’m paying a 3G data plan for my smartphone, is there any reason why I…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Now, Anybody Can Accept Credit Card Payments With Square

Square’s been one of my favorite party tricks—watch me take your money with my iPhone!—but now everybody can join in with the full release of the apps for iPhone, Android and iPad. Which is actually more exciting. https://gizmodo.com/watch-the-iphone-swipe-a-credit-card-5450838 Noah at Fast Company lays out pretty much everything you need to know about Square—founded by Jack…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 Now Available For Download

Tweetie 2 Clears Out of App Store, Making Room For “Twitter For iPhone”

Shazam Now Most-Popular Music App For Phones

Your Grandmother Would Love This Crystal iPhone Stand

Android for iPod Touch Coming Soon

FoxTrot Reveals Revolutionary “iPhone 12gv”

Workers Suing iPhone Screen Supplier Wintek Over Poisonings

How to Make a DIY Micro SIM to SIM Adapter

Freaky App Lets Your iPhone Move Nuts

This Week’s 10 Best iPhone Apps

Whatever You Do, Don’t Use Apple Support This Weekend

Facebook Might Be Built Into iPhone OS 4

HTC Countersues Apple to Stop All iPhone, iPod, iPad Sales

Another Lost iPhone 4 Shows New Details

Apple Hits Back At Claims Of Android’s Larger Sales

Project Noah Would Be Swamp Thing’s Favorite iPad App

Boxee Coming to iPhone, iPad, and Android Devices?

AT&T Pushing Some Upgrade Eligibility Dates Up To June

Hey AT&T and Apple, You Are Doing It Wrong

Now, Anybody Can Accept Credit Card Payments With Square

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