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New Games for your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch…

	Hungry Shark – Play your own version of Shark Week for just $0.99!
	Osmos – Hemisphere Games – this game is flat out beautiful, buy this for your iPad for just $2.99. Really cool soundtrack and amazing physics/visuals.
	Asphalt 5 – really nice performance improvement on most recent version makes this $0.99 racing game well worth it.

• HTC’s dual-mode CDMA / GSM Android slider with 1.2GHz CPU headed to Verizon in 2011?
• Nokia’s VP talks N8, MeeGo ‘milestone product,’ tablets, Android and more!
• Apple uses third-party app screenshots in patent applications, world erupts in hysteria
• Mysterious HTC Windows Phone 7 device breaks cover at FCC, swears it was invited
• Motorola’s Milestone XT720 makes US debut… on Cincinnati Bell
• Droid 2 looks confirmed for August 12, Best Buy pits it against the competition
• Apple patent application details iPod / iPhone bike integration system
• Samsung’s Cetus SGH-i917 sashays into FCC database, winks seductively at AT&T
• ASUS’ Windows Phone 7 debuts in the wild?
• Keepin’ it real fake: Nokia’s Android N8
• iOS 4.1 Beta 3 Brings FaceTime Via Email
• iPad App Store Goes Genius
• Signal App Shows You Local Cellphone Towers
• End of iPhone Exclusivity Won’t Have Negative Impact on AT&T? Yeah, Right.
• 10 Incredible iPhone Photographs
• PayPal For Android Gets a “Bump”

• 4th Gen iPod Touch To Get FaceTime?
• iSkin Intros New iPhone 4 Cases
• Apple Looking To Buy Chinese Game Makers?
• BlackBerry messaging shut down in Saudi Arabia, users feel early withdrawal pains
• BlackBerry Torch teardown offers few surprises, much like the phone itself (video)
• HTC EVO 4G Froyo .6 update seems to fix early adopter issues
• Apple Peel 520 gets reviewed: turns your iPod touch into an iPhone, but quirks exist
• iPhone’s App Store ‘Try Before You Buy’ section isn’t exactly what you’re hoping for
• Motorola Flipout makes North American debut with a Rogers exclusive
• Droid 2 mockups land at a Best Buy Mobile store
• Mixpanel Brings Real-Time Analytics to Android Apps
• Apple Hater Seeks Roommate in the Big Apple via Craigslist
• Zombie survival scanner – free iPhone app

My Top 5 iPhone Apps Right Now…

1. Hipstamatic – hey look, I too can take cool pictures
2. LibraryBooks – so happy when they added my library system
3. RunKeeper – although the spotty GPS coverage thanks to my 3G holds me back at times, I love this app as a runner
4. HR Battle – when I have some down time, I go yard
5. Google Tasks – I’m a to-do list guy and although this is really a web app, I can’t live without it

• Ballmer On The iPad “They Sold More Than I’d Like Them To Sell”
• 100,000 Android Applications Submitted To Date, AndroLib Claims
• Samsung confirms Galaxy S will get Froyo in September
• Official: HTC rolling out Android 2.2, 720p video, iTunes sync to unlocked Euro Desires this weekend
• Update on Firefox Home
• The State of Mobile Video: Porn, Flash and Stalling
• iPhone App Finds Fun Things to Do Near You
• Navigate the American Museum of Natural History with New iPhone and iPad Apps
• Motorola Earnings Point to Strong Smartphone Sales Ahead

“True Blood” and “Entourage” Fans Can Earn Rewards From GetGlue iPhone App

• iAd Opens To Developers
• After Six Weeks Of Heavy Use, Mossberg Reevaluates iPhone 4
• Apple Finally Looking Into Why iOS 4 Is Unusable On The iPhone 3G – finally!!!!
• Motorola manages $162 million Q2 profit, turns that frown upside down
• HTC will ship all Android phones in China with Froyo on board, fuels fire for immediate update closer to home
• Nokia N8 up for official €469 pre-order in Italy, available in September
• With Zuckerberg Gone Android, Will Facebook Get Better Mobile Apps?

The U.S. Government has said that iPhone owners are now legally allowed to jailbreak their phones for “educational” purposes. This law was passed along with a host of other changes to 1998′s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) anti-circumvention protections.

A couple of the other exemptions of note…

To bypass video game protections in order to investigate or correct security flaws
For used cellphone owners to unlock phones so that they can be switched to another wireless carrier (this was a renewal of a 2006 exemption)
For college professors, film students and documentary filmmakers to break the copy-protect measures on DVDs for embedding clips for educational purposes, criticism or in noncommercial videos

That second one combined with the jailbreaking freedom is huge. Especially for 3G owners like myself. We have a right to not be forced to purchase the iPhone 4 and continue our phones, even on other carriers (hello T-Mobile!).

• Free Cases Heading To USA Customers
• Unlocked iPhone 4 Coming To Canada
• Apple On Jailbreaking: Violates The Warranty
• HTC starts selling phones in China under its own name
• Check In While Checking Out: CardStar Adds Foursquare Integration
• Now You Can Bump iPhones to Connect on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
• Samsung Galaxy S: Hands-On with the Latest Android Smartphone [REVIEW]
• How-To: Give Your Old iPhone New Life With Prepaid Data and Minutes
• AT&T Expands Free Wi-Fi Program to Alleviate Data Congestion
• iPhone 4 Coming to 17 More Countries on Friday