This week we were not surprised to learn that the rumors of a 4GB version of the iPhone coming to Walmart for $99 were untrue. Walmart is indeed getting the iPhone in the 8GB and 16GB versions. They will discount the iPhone a whole $2 for those willing to pick up one while shopping. These prices of course are subject to a two-year agreement.

Google has introduced new AdWord options for many mobile phones with HTML browsers including the iPhone. Now advertisers can create ads to be displayed exclusively on the iPhone, create campaigns for them, and get separate performance reporting. If you choose not to have your desktop ads shown on these phones you may opt out and show these ads only on desktop and laptop computers.

Apple’s App Store is doing extraordinarily well despite analyst’s theory that the initial hype would eventually blow over. The App Store is now seeing an average of over 2 million downloads per day. Not long ago Apple advertised claims of 300 million downloads since the App Store first opened. People are predicting that the App Store will be a $1 billion market place in 2009.

Truphone has added the Truphone Anywhere feature to their Truphone iPhone application. Users can now make international calls for as little as £0.03/$0.06 per minute even when not connected to the Internet. Truphone currently works in 33 countries around the world to save iPhone users money on international calling. They have also implemented the first Truphone inbound calling feature to allow true free iPhone-to-iPhone Truphone calls.

South Korea will be the next to get the iPhone 3G. We are very surprised that they were not one of the first to get the iPhone 3G as they have extensive mobile phone history. Restrictions such as this have kept many foreign manufacturers, like Apple, from bringing their handsets to South Korea. Carriers KTF and SK Telecom will be testing the iPhone out in South Korea for the next few months. South Korea probably will not see this phone till April of 2009.

Apple and AT&T have decided to bring back at home activation to those who purchase the iPhone 3G. While details are still unclear, we know that this only applies to those looking to sign a two-year agreement. Customers who are looking to upgrade tot the iPhone 3G are still going to have to make the trip to the store for an upgrade.