It was a relatively slow week here on iPhone Buzz, but there's always a calm before the storm, right? I mean, Apple is having their MacBook event this Tuesday and we'll be live blogging at 10 a.m. PST over on SlashGear. With this in mind, it's understandable why iPhone info would be a bit slow. But that doesn't mean this ... continued »

In an effort to bring iPhone programming knowledge to more people, Apple has launched the iPhone Developer Tech Talk World Tour. These free developer conferences will bring insight into the technology that goes behind iPhone apps and how to use the tools to create your own.    This is what Apple has to say about it: Don't miss this unique opportunity. The event ... continued »

Wow. You know how Apple issued that recall for their mini-USB plugs? Well, it seems now the company is sending out replacements for the devices. However, check out the box that thing came in.   I think there's a key word in the name of the product. You know, "mini." That box could've fit at least twenty of those things, most likely ... continued »

One feature that the iPhone is known for is its Visual Voicemail. However, PhoneTag is now offering its new service that is sure to please iPhone users. In fact, our sister site, SlashGear recently tested the service on an iPhone 3G, and what follows is how the device faired. The PhoneTag service makes it so your voicemails are forward to ... continued »

It's difficult to keep up the App Store these days as there are just so many cool apps to talk about. However, this one demanded some attention. It's a heart rate monitor and it uses the iPhone's built-in microphone to detect your heart beat.   This is one of those cases where something so simple is really pretty smart. All you have ... continued »

We all know the iPhone 3G is a popular device. But we just learned yesterday that one third of its users actually switched carriers to use it.   According to a report put out by the NPD Group, Apple lured over many customers from different carriers, and encouraged many to join AT&T just to use their smartphone. Apple also made up ... continued »

Just when I got writing about the the relatively unknown fullscreen web app feature, this comes across my screen! The iPhone 2.2 firmware update apparently had a few secrets of its own that are worth mentioning. Developers have located these secret features, which are like little nuggets of iPhone treasure. Okay, so maybe I'm exaggerating, but it's still pretty cool. One ... continued »

Web apps is a well known part of the iPhone's system and paves the way for the ability to run applications within the MobileSafari browser. Up until recently, we all thought this meant web-oriented apps required Safari to run. However, with the release of iPhone 2.1, a sneaky new feature rolled out that allows for fullscreen web-app use without launching ... continued »

iPhone Buzz is always abuzz with the latest in iPhone-related news, so let's not waste any time and jump right into what was hot here over the past week. For starters, the iPhone developer NDA was thrown out this week for any released software. However, unreleased software still falls under the NDA. We also learned that Adobe Flash will be ... continued »

Whether you like Apple or not, you've got to give them credit: they have really been on the bug fixes lately. And while some may argue they should take more time when developing products before releasing them, there are just some bugs you can't catch in the beta phase.   Big fixes galore in the latest iTunes 8.0.1 update. In fact, ... continued »

Apple has made deadlines for themselves and missed them in the past. But this time, we've heard so much about the push notification system that we really thought it would be coming as promised. However, the September deadline has come and gone and we still have no push. We did have hope there for awhile because push notification was included--or ... continued »

When the iPhone 3G launched, Apple had great plans for rolling out the device all over the world. So far, they've stuck with that plan and AT&T will be launching the iPhone 3G in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands later this month. Puerto Ricans can be especially happy about this news. The 3G coverage there is ready for the ... continued »