White iPhones Are Cracking

From Engadget -

More and more reports of white iPhone 3Gs cracking are surfacing—with photos. The question now is whether the black models are constructed better or is their color better in hiding the cracks.

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Inside the iPhone Factory

From TUAW -

Over at ReMoveTheLabels.com, a poster's mom apparently bought an iPhone and found a surprise waiting for her on the onboard camera roll: three pictures. Two were blurry but the third is a real surprise: a picture straight from the iPhone production line.

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Domain Shortcut Helps Type URLs in Your iPhone More Quickly

From lifehacker -

For iPhone/iPod touch users - There is an expansion to the .com keyboard shortcut for entering email addresses and non-.com URLs. In Mobile Safari, hold down the .com button for a second to see other domain options (i.e. .net, .edu, and .org). When the keyboard has the @ symbol but no .com key, you can hold the '.' (period) key to get the same domain shortcuts—something that comes in especially handy when you're manually entering email addresses or filling in login credentials in new apps.

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QuickSend Sends Simple, One-Hand Emails from Your iPhone

From lifehacker -

Free apps QuickSend creates and quickly sends simple emails through a one-hand-friendly user interface. The UI has two scrollable sections: the first with email addresses of your contacts and the second with messages. Line up the two you want, tap the Email It button and QuickSend launches a new email with the necessary fields auto-populated. All you have to do is hit send.

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Red iPhone Rumor

From ubergizmo -

Since the iPod nano comes in a variety of colors, it wouldn't be too much of a surprise that a red iPhone 3G model could be in the pipeline for the coming holiday season especially if it will be under the RED campaign where some of Apple's past products have previously appeared.

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A Level: Virtual Spirit Level for iPhone

From Wired -

A-Level is a level simulator app that uses the iPhone's motion detectors to determine whether it is flat. If not, a numerical readout tells you how many degrees off you are and the app also shows the traditional bubble-in-liquid display. You can use it in landscape or portrait mode, as seen above, or laid flat on its back.

As for accuracy, it comes with a disclaimer: "This application is for recreational use only". A promised update will allow calibration, which should help. But for now, just having a level in your pocket all the time is great, and means one less thing in the toolbox.

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ARToolKit v4.4 running on iPhone

"The first true augmented reality application running on the iPhone .. here's a sneak peek of our ARToolKit v4.4 iPhone. This footage is of an alpha release, but we're getting up to 10fps video capture and realtime tracking, and we've got lots more to come. Stay tuned..."