One of the major disadvantages of the iPhone is that when you use the keyboard, inevitable you end up keying the wrong button. There is no surefire way knowing that you are pressing the correct button. This has prompted some researchers to come up with a virtual button that will imitate the vibrations felt when one uses an actually key. Apparently the user will be able to feel the edges of each key and will be able to identify...

I'm not such a beer person, maybe a Shandy once in a while, but for those who don't mind gazing at pictures of beer and getting their kick, iBeer is for you. iBeer brings beer to the iPhone 3G. The profunctionary burping and fizzing noises are there plus it even simulates beer being poured. iBeer claims to offer users the opportunity to "brew and drink beer on your iPhone and iPod Touch." So now you can tilt and guzzle...

Guess what you needn't have queued up for the new iPhone after all, a little tapping of the keys would have got the unlocked version right to your doorstep. A company called the Union Camera is selling the phone via Alibaba.com. The only catch is that your order should be of minimum $1000; I assume these are wholesale rates. Check out the site here. Source...

The iPhone App store saw a plethora of free applications of course not all are good and some are not even worth the effort of downloading. The PhoneSaber is a cool application and a must have for every Star Wars fan. The application displays a light saber and using the accelerometer is generates sound effects based on movement....

After doing the dissection it has been concluded that the 3G iPhone totals only to $174.33 as manufacturing costs. This figure is much lesser than what it cost to build the original iPhone. This price however, does not include shipping, selling it or even software. Taking into account the $50 for licenses for patents and other intellectual property included into the price and an unsubsidized cost of $499 (presumed) for a 8GB model, Apple can profit to the tune...

World's 1st Jailbroken 3G Phone from iphonedev on Vimeo. It was bound to happen, but the question was how soon, five days after the 3G iPhone released the iPhone Dev Team has jailbroken iPhone 3G to run on their own software. The Pwnage tool allows you to install the unofficial applications that Apple doesn't want you to have in your iPhone. This includes video recording apps or game emulators alongside with the App Store ones. The upcoming Pwnage will...

Epilog's Zing laser engraver is essentially a computer printer that uses a 25W CO2 laser instead of a toner cartridge. It reproduces images on an array of surfaces, including woods and metals; the only thing is that it can't add color. In a DIY project, friends at Geek.com engraved their iPhone using the Zing, and here's how they did it:...

O2 in UK has had serious problems dealing with over-zealous iPhone fans. Their online ordering system failed this week as the strength of orders peaked 13,000 per second at points on Monday morning. The company has already sent out emails apologizing to existing iPhone users who tried to procure the advance upgrade deal earlier this week. Apparently registered iPhone owners were able to contact O2 to place an order for an upgrade, which would be fulfilled on Friday when...

While many of us have received the new iPhone video in our mailbox, few have actually sat down to dissect it. Allow me to pint out a few new revelations in the video. - The bottom of the new iPhone 3G reveals new audio components. - The left side grill is the speaker and the right hand side is the microphone. - Apple declares, "Greatly enhanced" audio from the new hardware. - Two small screws on the bottom of...

The latest buzz is that now we can Google Talk with our buddies on the iPhone. Apparently the new version of Google Talk is designed specifically for the iPhone and runs in the iPhone's browser, so you don't need to download or install anything. Visit www.google.com/talk on your iPhone, sign in, and start chatting. And because it is built for the browser, it will work the present iPhones as well as on the 3G iPhones. Source...

Yes I know that the iPhone has a built in battery and you cant just replace it like that. But the clever thing is to get the iPhoneck Backup Battery, which just hooks up from the bottom and powers up the built-in one, when you run out of juice. It can charge up to 60% of your iPhone's battery life and fits flush in from the bottom side, without disturbing the design too much. It's available for $35.21. Source...

Did you know that Apple registered the domain name iPhone.org way back in 1999. iPhonegold.com has painstakingly compiled all the historic moments from trademark filing to Cisco's iPhone launch to the infamous stock drop to iPhone 3G launch. (Click on image to enlarge) Source via...

How to free, yes, FREE, gawd! I said… rather typed FREE; SMS from an iPhone! At the present moment iPhone contracts with AT&T offer 200 free text messages monthly, but with the new 3G iPhone, you will need to spend another $5 monthly for 200 SMSs....

According to a premature rumor there exist prototypes for iPhones with keyboards. Aimed primarily at targeting the corporate executives who are more than used to their blackberry or an HTC Touch or a Sony Ericsson X1 or a Nokia E61 and are not willing to experiment with the iPhones touch screen user interface. Well the question is largely will these iPhones ever hit the market? According to a past statement made by Steve Jobs “The only people who think...