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iPhone Keyboard Patents That Never Were

Those dudes at Apple sure love to patent things. For every patent they file that actually makes its way into a device that’s sold to consumers, there have got to be 30 others that just sit there collecting dust, waiting for an opportunity to sue the pants out of the next guy to come up…

Unconfirmed: New iPod Nanos Coming Next Week, Called iPod Touch?

The last few months of iPod rumors have all come down to this, a final push before the supposed launch next week. What’s going to be new? Supposedly, a two-inch-square flash-based iPod that may be called the iPod Touch, based on the fact that it’s going to play back video and cost $299 and $399…

Brando Releases Cheapest iPhone User-Replaceable Battery Yet

Brando may not be the first (that’s these guys from iPodjuice), but they are the cheapest—offering a replacement iPhone battery for just $20. So, can someone tell this guy Trujillo, he of the Apple-shaped lawsuit, about this? More details about what you get alongside the battery after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/third-party-iphone-battery-replacement-for-25-65-282086 Rechargeable Battery Assembly Tools Instruction…

iPhone-ish Virtual Keyboard for the Nokia N800

No predictive text, but plenty of popup letter action, plus sliding. In landscape mode, the letters here seem to have a bit more breathing room between letters, esp on the 4-inch screen. [JKOntheRun]

The Best iPhone Wannabe Yet, from Sugarcat Cakes

This is an iPhone Cake. For the Steve that is Fake. Did it take a long time to Make? I dunno, I’m not very good in the kitchen. [PhotoBucket via The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs]

Griffin’s iKaraoke TunePrompter

Fans of Karaoke probably already own Griffin’s iKaraoke attachment for the iPhone, but their iKaraoke TunePrompter takes singing by yourself to the next level. You can now take song lyrics and create your own Karaoke videos with them and display it on the iPod Video or the iPhone, allowing you to both watch lousy home-made…

Popcap’s just put out a free web-based version of their Bejeweled game for the iPhone. [Popcap via Gamedaily]

Tantalizing Hints at New iPhone Capabilities Uncovered in Firmware

The guys at iPhoneology didn’t have anything better to do this weekend, so they were poking around in the iPhone’s firmware, and look what they found: four applications they hadn’t seen before, including one for mobile radio that’s not even supported in the iPhone’s hardware. They also found a few widgets that aren’t on the…

Blatant iPhone Clone Sucks Hard

Send in the iPhone clones, and this one is the most blatant ripoff we’ve seen yet, even more so than the Meizu MiniOne. Seen on a Chinese auction site, this one touts itself as being “more formidable than the iPhone,” calling itself the “Love Feng Mobile Phone.” It’s just the kind of cheap knockoff we…

The Apple Store Can Get You Your iPhone Fix in 24 Hours

After being down for maintenance, the Apple Store is back up and running, and saying that it can now ship your iPhone within a day. So sing Hallelujah, as the JesusPhone can now be in your grubby little paws just that little bit sooner. [Apple Store]

iFuntastic 2.1 Released: Easier AT&T Logo Destruction

iFuntastic, the iPhone Ringtone swapping GUI app, just jumped to version 2.1. It still can load your iPhone with ringtones of your choice and can even rearrange the main menu icons. But now you can swap out that swarmy AT&T logo for any PNG at 65 x 18 pixels. (Above, I used a transparent background,…

iFuntastic 2.0 Released: iPhone Ringtones and More

iFuntastic, the iPhone custom ringtone GUI app, is in version 2.0. They’ve added the ability to change carrier logos, and reorder the main menu’s icons. [iPhonealley, thanks Mike]

Free iPhone Ringtones from iTunes

TUAW’s post on how to rip the 30-second track samples from iTunes for use on an iPhone is evil, brilliant and I love it. The secret: export a playlist from the iTunes store, download the MP4 sample clips, and upload them using iFuntastic. Stick it to the carriers who overcharge for ringtones of songs you…

New Dev Leopard Build Has Google Talk, Finder Path View

The latest developer build of Leopard has a couple changes in the visual department that differentiates itself even from the WWDC build. Here are the notable changes: • Google Talk support in iChat • Full path view in Finder • iPhone-like System Preferences icon [ThinkSecret]

The iPhone Crane Game

Those you who didn’t get an iPhone in our Eureka contest earlier this month can head down to Point Pleasant, NJ, and try your luck there. Instead of coming up with a cool invention, all you have to do is master the forbidden art of pulling crap out of a glass box with a crane.…

Apple Earnings Call Behind the Highlights: iPhone Cannibalizing iPod Sales? (Update: Probably Not)

While we already tossed the rather rosy raw numbers at you, one tidbit lost in the general hubbub over Apple’s obscenely profitable quarter is the fact that iPod sales are in fact down 7 percent from last quarter both in the number sold (10.55 million to 9.815 million) and revenue ($1.7 billion to $1.57 billion).…

AT&T Shafts Employees, While Apple Gives iPhones to Theirs

Not only are AT&T employees not getting free iPhones, unlike their Apple counterparts (who are starting to receive theirs, by the way), but they don’t even get a discount. [TUAW]

Shure iPhone Headset Adapter Lets Any Headset Make Calls

If you’ve had any type of headphones plugged into the iPhone when you’re on a call—including that tape adapter you have for your car—you’ll notice that you can hear the person fine, but they can’t hear you. Obviously, that’s because there’s no microphone on those headphones you’re wearing. Shure’s Music Phone Adapter let’s you use…

Third Party iPhone Battery Replacement For $25-$65

Worrisome iPhone users, are you dreading the day when your battery inevitably fails and sticks you with an $85.95 bill after you send it in to Apple to have it replaced? If you’re not afraid to try something new, you can start saving a little less each month because ipodjuice.com is hawking a replacement battery…

AppleCare for iPhone Available Now For $69

The $69 iPhone Apple Care we told you about is now live on Apple’s site. You can order online (free shipping) in order to extend your one year of complimentary iPhone repair service to two years. Telephone support, on the other hand, is still free for two years even without AppleCare. AppleCare is not available…