A new report is showing that the iPhone has become the most popular camera on Flickr. Of course, this will most likely be due in part to the iPhone now having been around for a few years, but also being available as the original iPhone, iPhone 3G and now the 3GS. Anyway, this information is coming

In a little bit on unsurprising news, the rumor that suggested China Unicom purchased 5 million iPhones has been denied. Of course, judging from the past history of what can now only be described as a never ending saga, this almost seems like it should have been expected. “Talks between us and Apple have been going

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When the Navigon MobileNavigator GPS app for North America was initially released it came with a $69.99 price tag that was supposed to be valid until August 15. Well, in a little bit of good news for anyone (like myself) that was holding out for the TomTom offering before making a commitment, the special price

As of yesterday, GPush, one of the apps that is offering Push Notifications for Gmail is back in the App Store. To give a little back history, the app originally debuted in the App Store on August 10, but was quickly removed at the request of the developer due to server issues. Well, fast forward

No matter the class or what grade you’re in, if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch there are some great apps to help get through the term in one piece. Check out the Back To School Applist here . As always, if you know an app that we should add the list, let me know in the comments. Related Posts New Board Game Applist Has All The Classics 9 Apps For News Junkies [New Applist] Twitter And Facebook Apps, Even More Twitter and Facebook Apps - And Some Other Hidden Gems 8 Great Apps For Your First iPhone [New Applist] ToDo v3.0 Update Released, Get Task Alert Reminders Via Push Notifications

As you may or may not know, PreCentral caused a bit of a stir last week when they discovered that the Palm Pre tracks and shares user location information along with other general user information with Palm.  The silly part is that Palm’s EULA wording is vague enough to allow this.  The Dev-Team , however, has decided to warn us iPhone users that we should hold off on poking fun at Pre users, because iPhone apps can phone home too. The Dev-Team explains that code within certain iPhone apps is “specifically designed to track your geographical location through time, then upload that data to Pinch Media.”   Pinch Media offers analytics products for mobile app developers that is intended to provide them with data to help them improve their apps as well as increase revenue. Even though the iPhone asks for your permission to use the data, the Dev-Team still sees this as a problem, because if you decline to allow the app to use your location information, the next time an ad loads it will ask you for it again, and again, and again.  The theory here is that people will get fed-up with this pop-up, so they will simply accept their fate; but once permission is granted to use your location, it never stops.  Each time you load the app, your location is tracked and sent out.  In a later update, the Dev-Team also points out that your gender and birthday may be gathered and sent of as well, as long as it’s available to the app. Of course, to completely avoid the problem you can just remove all Pinch Media ad-fed apps from your iPhone and it will never phone home, effectively allowing you to still poke fun at your Pre friends.  The problem with this method is that we aren’t fixing the problem, just avoiding it. Maybe an app-specific location toggle switch is in order (not just the all-encompassing one)?  Or how about we just boycott apps that utilize Pinch Media’s Analytics?  Or, I suppose we could just suck it up and deal without because it seems to be the norm these days.  What do all of you think? Related Posts Jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0.1, You Already Have The Tools TomTom Car Kit Will Be Compatible With iPod Touch, Third-Party Navigation Apps Snood Lands In App Store, Relies Heavily On Facebook NotifyMe On Sale For Two Days, Get Your To-Do Items Pushed To You For Cheap Don’t Have A Unit Converter App For Your iPhone Yet? Try Convertbot For Free

It’s very evident that people want a solid turn-by-turn navigation app for their iPhone.  TomTom’s newly released U.S. and Canada -based app is already within the top 70 paid apps and still climbing.  But what about iPod touch users?  Apparently TomTom hasn’t forgotten about them either, because according to an interview with TomTom PR manager Yann Lafargue via  Mac4Ever [ Google translation ], the unreleased car kit will be compatible with the iPod touch and it will even support third-party apps. “It will work with the iPod touch and will also work with third-party GPS applications.” This basically means that the car kit contains its own GPS that will not only allow the iPod touch to utilize the software, but also replace the iPhone’s own GPS.  It’s worth noting that TomTom’s current apps don’t support the iPod touch at this time, probably to avoid any confusion until the car kit is released. TomTom also has you early navigation app adopters covered with third-party app support for the car kit.  So, if you are unwilling to purchase TomTom’s own navigation apps but want better accuracy, TomTom is still going to be able to grab a few bucks out of your pocket. Lafargue wasn’t able to provide any other information regarding the kit’s price point or release date, but at least we have something else to look forward to. Related Posts TomTom iPhone App Now Available In U.S. App Store, Priced At $99.99 TomTom iPhone App Released In New Zealand App Store TomTom Quietly Working On iPhone App? Special TomTom Media Event On September 22nd, But Is It For The iPhone App And Car Kit? More Details On iTunes 9 Social Networking Integration?

The Snood s have landed in the App Store and apparently they really like Facebook.  Mid-week last week we were informed that a new version of Snood would be coming to the iPhone and iPod touch , but we really didn’t expect it so soon as EA claimed it would be launching “later this month.”  Apparently that means mid-month, but hey, we’re not complaining. Snood is basically a puzzle game where you will be launching a randomly-selected  Snood into a playing field.  The idea is to launch the  Snood at other  Snood s of the same color to match at least three of the same kind.  If your shot is true, all connecting  Snoods of that color will disappear and any  Snoods left unattached will also drop down and disappear. The iPhone version of Snood features the classic gameplay from the original Mac OS hit title along with the original graphics, but it also contains an enhanced version that features updated graphics and new gameplay modes.  The single player mode includes Story, Classic, Time Attack, and Puzzle modes across varying difficulties.  Multiplayer mode allows you to play head-to-head against a friend, or you can invite them to play later in Challenge Mode.  The only problem here is that Snood relies heavily on Facebook. If you want to play online, share your high scores, and gain achievements, you need a Facebook account.  Now, this isn’t the biggest problem in the world considering many people are currently using Facebook, but sometimes people just don’t want to spam their Facebook friends with irrelevant high scores and achievements, so it would be nice if there was a secondary option. Snood is now available in the App Store for $3.99. Embedded below is a preview trailer for Snood . Related Posts Now You Can Participate In ‘The Game Of Life’ On Your iPhone Or iPod Touch Bumper Stars Weekend Promo, Win A $15 iTunes Gift Card From PressOK Two Quality Games On Sale This Weekend: Clue And Defender Chronicles What Do You Get When You Mix Pool, Pinball, And Beavers? Bumper Stars! Zombies & Me - EA’s New Casual Game Now Available For $.99

A day after the TomTom navigation software saw an overseas roll out, the iPhone application hit North America and Europe and is now available for download in the App Store. Maps for the U.S. and Canada ($99.99), Western Europe ($139.99), Australia ($79.99), and New Zealand ($94.99) are available in the U.S. In Europe, maps of the