Little things can sometimes make a big difference. This simple jailbreak app adds a fifth row to the iPhone’s keyboard, giving access to numbers without the sub-menu being necessary. And symbols are easier to type too. It makes typing longer stuff with the iPhone a bit quicker and easier. Hitting shift will change the new fifth

None of this is available now, but a resource screen found in iPhoto ‘09 shows some interesting future technology that may let you geotag your photos even if the camera didn’t have a GPS module. It could have interesting applications. The trick, if we’re interpreting Tidbits’s findings correctly, is that the iPhone may (in the future)

Rss Player, which is essentially the once banned Podcaster app has just added a second version to the App Store. The latest is the free version, which is being listed as Rss Player Test Drive is available as a free download. The app is designated by the orange icon, as opposed to the full (unlimited)

Making an external keyboard work with an iPhone is nothing new. Many people have hacked their way to the same results. This new video making its rounds on the web is a little different, it shows an iPhone playing nice with an Apple Bluetooth keyboard. The video simply shows Ralf Ackermann , the creator, slowly typing his way to external Bluetooth keyboard glory. The video oddly doesn’t show the letters as he is typing so we remain skeptical, but who are we to judge? Ackermann states in his blog entry that this can be done on all jailbroken iPhones, and that it uses a packaged application so “bits and pieces are not exposed to the end-user.” The keyboard works with all applications that use the touchscreen keyboard. Most users are fairly accustomed to the touchscreen keyboard by now, but imagine how much more work most users could get done with an external keyboard. Whether or not this is real, it’s not available to the general public. Just let the images sink in and you will at least be able to sleep a little easier tonight knowing someday this will be possible on your iPhone. [via Engadget ]

Have you recently had a hankering to replace that old mobile phone with an iPhone 3G? Well, Best Buy has you covered. This week, (2/22-2/28) Best Buy is offering up to $100 discounts on certain iPhone models, but you must be a Reward Zone member as of yesterday. No signing up just to get the discounts for you! The discounts are valid for regular Reward Zone members and Premier Silver members. Regular members can save $50 on both iPhone models, bringing the price down to $149 for the 8 GB and $249 for the 16 GB. Premier Silver members can save $100 on both iPhone models. That’s $99 for the 8 GB and only $199 for the 16 GB. Of course with all of these great savings customers must expect some fine print. The offer is only available in-store. All purchases require in-store activation, a two-year contract and are limited to one iPhone per customer. The offer is only good for new iPhones as well, refurbished models are excluded. To put the icing on the cake, offers are not available in all stores and are not valid for “Early Upgrade” customers currently under contract with AT&T. To sum it up, if you are looking to switch to the iPhone 3G and are a Best Buy Reward Zone member, you now have more options. Just make sure you read the fine print. [via MacRumors ]

The iPhone 3G has officially been launched in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Etisalat announced on Sunday (an odd day for an announcement, but there you go). Etisalat outlets and other selected retailers are now selling Apple’s iconic phone, after it looked doubtful that an accord would be reached. It’s expected to sell in a middling

We’ve combed the web for great lists of iPhone apps, and here’s one we found that will appeal to the graphic designer with an iPhone. It’s 13 of the top apps that graphic people will love, and as the iPhone’s capability grows, there will be even more apps that appeal to this demographic. These help with

It was only a couple of weeks ago when we first reported on Obama Trampoline getting denied from the App Store because it defamed public figures. The developers decided to go back to the drawing board and found an odd solution to their problem. Party Trampoline , the rebranded version of Obama Trampoline, places paper bags over the offending political figure’s heads to ensure that there wouldn’t be anything left for Apple to consider objectionable. Paper bags probably weren’t developer Swamiware’s first choice, but they did have a completely finished game to make available to the public. Party Trampoline is exactly the same as Obama Trampoline. The goal is to bounce the characters on a trampoline in an attempt to pop balloons to gain points and clear the stage. The game is currently priced at $2.99 at the App Store. To add a bit of comedic relief to this ridiculous situation, Swamiware put this disclaimer in their description: The following politicians do not appear in this product: Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, Fred Thompson, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Bill Richardson, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Sarah Palin. It is good to see that the developers took their initial rejection so well. [via Pocket Gamer ]

The time has almost arrived for Hollywood’s biggest shindig, The Oscars .

With Apple/iPhone heavy influence hanging over the Mobile World Congress event this week, the Royal Bank of Canada has released a comprehensive comparison chart of eight contenders that threaten to steal some of the iPhone’s customers. Though the firm still sees the iPhone as solidly superior to its competition, analyst Mike Abramsky told clients he’s still