Is the iPhone going to be the next big mobile gaming platform? While I’m definitely excited about the possibilities, I find it hardy as an avid gamer to think it will ever replace my DS, or someone else’s PSP. Neil Young, previously of Electronic Arts (not to be confused with the legendary musician) believes so strongly in the iPhone’s gaming potential that he’s left one of the largest gaming companies to found his own company which will focus on games specifically for Apple’s phone.

Young describes the iPhone’s performance as being nearly on-par with that of the PSP, but goes on to mention that “unlike the PSP, it’s got a touchscreen, accelerometers, a camera, it’s location-aware, it’s got all of your media on it, it’s awake with you, it’s always on, and it’s always connected to the network.” When he puts it like that, who wouldn’t want to develop games for it?

I’m still not certain that I’d give up my DS, but I’ll certainly be downloading games to my iPhone. You can bet that Ngcomo (Young’s new venture) won’t be the only one’s working hard to construct the iPhone into the next big mobile gaming platform.

[via Gamasutra]

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I’ll confess that I don’t form a ton of calls on my mobile phone, and generally don’t anguish about how many minutes I’m using. However, there are those out there that talk considerably more than I. For those society I give you iCall.

iCall is a useful application which will allow you to instantly switch within VoIP and GSM calls. that means you can sit at home and use your local Wi-Fi network to compose calls without using up valuable minutes.

No, the iPhone won’t be the first phone to take advantage of that sort of feature, but you can bet that it will be one of the more useful apps. that is said to already have passed the Apple inspection, and should hopefully seem on the App Store sometime after launch.

[via 9to5mac]

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About that moment last year we were all so excited about the release of the original iPhone. We waited in line, we saved for months, and to back all of that, we bought Apple Care to protect our new baby.

For all of your that bought Apple care on your iPhone you know that the expiration term is creeping up on you. Of course, Apple will allow you to extend your current Apple Care for just $69.95 or, whether your like me, just buy the iPhone 3G and get its Apple Care for $129.95.

If the iPhone is anything like most cars I’ve owned, everything will go wrong the very day after the warranty expires. I’m just saying.

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There are probably more than a few of you thinking about selling off your old 2.5G iPhone in order to prepare some room in your bank explanation for the new iPhone 3G. Unfortunately you’ll discover that there is no good way to securely erase all of your personal documents from the phone, not yet at least.

This oversight is one that Apple intends to unmistaken with the new iPhone 2.0 update. When you finally have the new software (which likely won’t be coming out until the iPhone 3G launch happens on July 11) you’ll be able to safely and securely destroy all of your private notes. Think of it as the phone equivalent of your Secure Empty Trash on your Mac.

[via TUAW]

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A good many of our neighbors to the north have been eagerly awaiting data regarding the iPhone 3G data/voice plans from Rogers/Fido. Well that day has come, and while they have come up with plans that feature more goods for the iPhone, they apparently don’t believe in unlimited input. Hit the jump for a breakdown of their rates.

• $60 – 150 daytime minutes, 75 sent text messages, 400MB of data
• $75 – 300 daytime minutes, 100 sent text messages, 750MB of data
• $100 – 600 daytime minutes, 200 sent text messages, 1GB of data
• $115 – 800 daytime minutes, 300 sent experiment messages, 2GB of data

I feel really poor for the Canadian customers that want an iPhone. First, there is no unlimited notes plan, which while some public may never go by that 2GB cap on the $115 plan, I still would much rather not have to anguish about it. As for the customers that don’t really use that many daytime minutes, they’re still forced into purchasing more minutes just to get more input.

There are a few things that Rogers is throwing in, like free incoming text messages, and free access to Rogers and Fido Wi-Fi hotspots. While those are a couple of niceties, they don’t prepare up for what the plans are lost.

[via MacRumors]

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As we hit the 1st birthday of the phone that brought us into a new future, we plus prepare for the incoming of a sort new birth in iPhone’s life. We are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of iPhone 2.5G’s brother, iPhone 3G, but will never forget the times we’ve shared with the original.

So happy first birthday iPhone, we look forward to many more…

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear iPhone…Happy birthday to you!

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I’ve thought for some date that it would be awesome whether I could control iTunes from my iPhone. I tend to just let my tunes play all through my house, as my speakers can be heard all through most of the house. Unfortunately when I want to pause the music or change a song, I have to run to my computer. Well it seems that Apple already has something up their sleeve in that agency.

For those that have downloaded the pre-release version of iTunes 7.7 (for developers) there was a little something snuck into that pesky ‘Read Me’ that most of us simply skip through. The vital snipit is below.

Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software version 2.0 or later. plus use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control iTunes playback from anywhere in your home — a free download from the App Store.

I would venture to guess that you’ll be limited to controlling iTunes on only the PC that the iPhone is synced with, which shouldn’t be an issue for most society. that specific feature had been rumored to be coming since late April. It’s good to see some of these rumors coming true.

[via Macrumors]

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