$99 Refurbished iPhones Now Available From AT&T

AT&T is now offering refurbished iPhones via its online store - the black, 8GB iPhone goes for $99 and the 16GB iPhone for $199 in white or black. A two year contract is still required, but it still comes with a 90-day warranty.

Crazy Bidding at Ebay Philippines for used iPhone 3G

Submitted by Steven -

There is something definitely wrong with the bidding for an iPhone 3G over at Ebay Philippines. As the photos show, the bid for a used 8GB iPhone 3G is now at PHP 1,003,000.00 or approximately USD21,218.46.



The bid started at P12,000 and quickly escalated with 18 bids in 3 days.

No lie: voice stress analysis on iPhone

From TUAW -

The Agile Lie Detector is an app that detects stress levels in the speaker's voice to determine if he/she is lying. The approach is a somewhat controversial alternative to the traditional polygraph test. It is not considered as accurate as hooking someone up to a machine that measures more than one physiological response, like breathing and pulse. On the other hand, theoretically anyway, it allows you to test someone who isn't physically in the same room. In fact, it's possible to analyze speech through speakers, assuming the quality of those speakers is high enough.

Anyways, either Apple knows something or it is just playing safe, as the $7.99 Agile Lie Detector is filed under the Entertainment category in the App Store.

Weirdest Bug Uncovers Rotating Gesture on iPhone?

A weird iPhone 3G bug has been reported at Gizmodo. While showing off some photos, the guy rotated the an image but the the image got stuck at 45 degrees. There was no way to go back to the Home screen. It was there, stuck in the photo album, with the photos turned on a 45 degree angle. The only thing hecould do was to move them sideways, and up and down in relation to each other. The movement was limited, as it was locked with springs.

Mobile Spy software now for iPhone 3G

From Gizmag -

Retina-X has ported its Mobile Spy to the iPhone. Previously available only for both the Windows Mobile and Symbian platform, the app discretely tracks all communications, copying all incoming/outgoing SMS messages including the associated phone number and tracking all calls, including duration. It then immediately uploads the data to the your private online account where you can check it form any browser without needing further access to the monitored phone.

Mobile Spy runs in total stealth mode and no mentions of the program are shown on the phone. It, of course, assumes, the monitored phone, can be connected to the Internet.

Konami Releasing Silent Hill, DDR and Frogger for iPhone

From Gizmodo -

Konami has announced it will be releasing Silent Hill: The Escape, DanceDanceRevolution S Lite and Frogger for the iPhone/iPod touch platform. Here is part of their PR -

Konami Announces Plans to Release Top Franchise Titles For the Apple® iPhone™ and iPod® touch in North America

Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution, and Frogger Coming Soon

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (Dec. 17, 2008) - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the company will be releasing mobile games for the iPhone and iPod touch based on four of its top-selling franchises in North America. Metal Gear Solid Touch, Silent Hill: The Escape, DanceDanceRevolution S Lite and Frogger will all be specifically designed to take full advantage of the iPhone's unique touch screen capabilities.

All four of the top-selling Konami titles have been re-designed to take full advantage of the iPhone's capabilities, including the innovative Multi-Touch™ interface and accelerometer. For more information, please visit www.konamimobile.com.

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