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Book sales outnumber games for the first time on the iPhone, with analysts suggesting the iPad will clean up against Amazon’s Kindle in the e-book market
Apple has sold well over a billion apps for the iPhone since the launch of the market-leading smartphone, with the news this week that sales of iPhone-compatible books now [...]

Cuddly toy etc

iPhone apps could provide some much-needed gold coins for the BBC
BBC Worldwide is looking to bring classic game-show Bruce Forsyth’s The Generation Game to smartphones.
A whole generation of forty-somethings will fondly remember Brucey calling out the line-up of the final prize swag on the show’s conveyor belt: “Dinner service… Cuddly toy! Cuddly toy!” [...]

Apple’s baby might finally be growing up

Bigger iPhone already?
Those looking forward to the iPhone nano will be disappointed to hear that the next Apple mobile might actually be bigger.
iPhone repair site iResQ has posted photos of what it ‘believes’ to be the next case for the fourth-generation iPhone – and it’s bigger than the Apple [...]

A little bit of spit, a little bit of shine

iPhone OS gets upgraded
Apple has announced a teeny upgrade to the iPhone OS – meaning a few improvements to the platform.
Well, we say improvements, but these will mostly be Japanese-speaking, battery-watching third-party application lovers.

Magic Mouse-a-like tech and a better camera

iPhone case getting all jazzed up?
Clamouring for more on the next iPhone? Well here’s the latest rumour-bomb: the iPhone 4G (as it’s being dubbed) might come with a touch sensitive casing.
This means Magic Mouse-like multi-touch technology covering its body – making it an awesome way to navigate through the [...]

50,000 handsets to go on day one alone

iPhone – now on Vodafone
Vodafone will start selling the iPhone from today, with the company announcing that it will be delivering a massive 50,000 handsets to customers on its first day.
The iPhone was originally exclusive to O2, but that has now changed with other service providers now [...]

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AppMakr – appmking made easy
A new platform has been created that essentially lets anybody create their own iPhone application.
The AppMakr service, from PointAbout, offers a simple program that lets users create their own iPhone application for the smallish sum of $199 (£122).