Apple released the new software one day before Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Storm hit store shelves, but analysts say it was just a coincidence. In addition to new iTunes 8.0.2 update, Apple also released the highly-anticipated iPhone 2.2 software update, currently available for download through Apple iTunes, containing enhancements to Google Maps, enhancements to Mail as well as several impressive features and improvements mentioned below : (more…)

Now that the iPhone has bested the cellphone industry in the US, they’ve set their sights on a new target: handheld gaming devices. Apple CEO Steve Jobs commented in an interview with the Wall Street Journal recently that the popularity of games on the device could make it a more convincing gift option. The DS and PSP are outdated and the iPhone is the "future of gameplay." (more…)

According to The NPD Group, the leader in market research for the wireless industry, Apple’s iPhone 3G surpassed the Motorola RAZR as the leading handset purchased by adult consumers* in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2008. RAZR had been ranked by NPD as the top-selling consumer handset for the past 12 quarters. (more…)

Before a future version of Apple’s iPhone wakes you up in the morning, it will have downloaded the morning’s news feeds and sent a message to your coffee maker to begin brewing a fresh pot.Then when you’re up and you wave the device at your TV, the news feeds get transferred to your TV, says AT&T Mobile chief Ralph de la Vega. (more…)