First iPhone worm rickrolls jailbreakers
The first worm to affect Apple's iPhone has been detected in Australia. The worm, which only affects jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches with SSH installed, changes the device's wallpaper to a photo of 80s singer Rick Astley with the words "ikee is never going to give you up", then tries to enter other jailbroken devices on the network.
Rock Band brings the noise to iPhones
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EA has announced a Rock Band game for the iPhone and iPod touch. There won't be any elaborate mobile peripheral apparatus here. Instead, one to four players screen-tap away at separate tracks for vocals, guitar, bass, and drums. That's right - vocals tap out the tune as well, which is probably just as well for a Rock Band version that isn't limited to the privacy of somebody's home. The game will ship with fifteen available plus five unlockable songs, and is expected the game to hit the App Store before the end of the month.
Apple gets approval for iPhone in South Korea
South Korea's notoriously closed Korean Communications Commission has given Apple approval to bring the iPhone to South Korea. For a long time, South Korea has blocked the sale of most foreign phones to help nurture their own phone makers like Samsung and LG. There is no word yet on which carrier(s) will offer the iPhone and no release date has been announced.
iPhone MMS coming to AT&T on September 25th
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iPhone OS 3.0 brought MMS to the iPhone on most carriers with the notable exception of AT&T. That is until now because AT&T announced today that MMS will be coming to iPhone users on their network on September 25th via software update. AT&T originally delayed the MMS for in order to buy some time to insure that their network could handle it.
Vonage Mobile app approved for Apple’s App Store
Vonage announced that their mobile voice over IP application has been approved by Apple for its App Store. Vonage is currently beta testing the app with general availability to come sometime later. The app brings Vonage's VoIP service to the iPhone, though there is no word on whether it will work on 3G or if it will be resigned to WiFi.
Palm Pre rumored to be coming to China Telecom
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The Palm Pre may soon be coming to China on China Telecom's network if recent rumors are to be believed. PCWorld is reporting that China Telecom, who is currently courting RIM's Blackberrys as well, is talking with Palm about bringing the Pre to China. China Telecom already has the iPhone exclusively and is looking for hot new smartphones to give them an edge in the race to capture the 3G market in China.
Sirius XM unveils Skydock, brings satellite radio to iPhone
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Sirius XM today unveiled the Skydock, a dock for iPhone that allows it to act like a satellite radio, to be released this fall for $120. The Skydock uses iPhone OS 3.0's ability to interface with third party hardware and a custom app to essentially transform the iPhone into a satellite radio including iTunes tagging. Skydock works with XM radio and the "Best of SIRIUS."
Real demos Rhapsody for iPhone, but is not in the App Store yet
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Real has posted a demo their upcoming Rhapsody application for iPhone and iPod touch. In its current form, the app will only stream music for subscribers of the $15/month Rhapsody-to-Go service. Real says a Rhapsody 2.0 will introduce offline listening, i.e., a real (pardon the pun) alternative to the iPod app on the iPhone (or the 'Music' app in the iPod touch) - that's where the plot really thickens.
PSP to get Minis, cheaper ‘app store’ like games
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As previously rumored, the Playstation Network for the PSP will be getting smaller games in the form of "Minis." Minis must stay within a 100MB size limit and will only be avaliable for download. Many of the announced Minis are favorites from the iPhone App Store including Field Runners, Minigore, and Hero of Sparta. There should be fifteen ready for the launch of the PSP Go with a total of fifty by the end of 2009. No word yet on the pricing of Minis.