It'll come as no surprise to hear that we love the iPhone 3G here at iPhone Buzz, but we're not such fans of its battery life.  A well-used iPhone 3G can fail to last the day, which is why we're also so keen on the Mophie Juice Pack Air.  Now, courtesy of Mophie themselves, we've got a Juice Pack Air ... continued »

According to the latest leaks, Verizon and Apple are in discussions regarding a new iPhone for the carrier, which would be launched in 2010.  USA Today quote "people familiar with the situation" who claim discussions between Steve Jobs and Verizon began a few months ago. While USA Today suggest a CDMA iPhone would be the likely result, Apple's recent financial conference ... continued »

Bump just landed on the App Store for a month, but it already secured a place in iPhone app history: became the one billionth download on Thursday when a Connecticut teenager downloaded the free app. continued »

Apple on Friday revealed that Connor Mulcahey, a 13 year-old from Weston, Connecticut, as the winner of its billion app countdown contest. He downloaded Bump (which allows users to send contact information between iPhones) --the App Store's billionth download, to his iPhone. continued »

The Mophie Juice Pack Air, first announced back in February, today goes on sale through Apple stores worldwide and via the online Apple store.  Promising to boost iPhone 3G runtime by almost 100-percent, the Juice Pack Air builds on the original Juice Pack and 3G Juice Pack by adding all-round jacket protection and a new standby mode.   That standby mode means ... continued »

According to Apple Insider, the upcoming iPhone 3.1 - tipped in the latest Apple firmware leak - will use the Broadcom BCM4329 wireless chip.  That chip is known to support advanced power saving features, WiFi draft-n and FM receiving and transmitting, suggesting the new iPhone may be able to stream music to a car stereo. continued »

Apple will upgrade the next-gen iPhone's camera to 3.2-megapixels, according to market sources in Asia.  Manufacturer OmniVision is believed to have won the Apple contract to supply the 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor used in the smartphone, which would be a step up from the 2-megapixel unit in both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G. According to the report, OmniVision will also ... continued »

After last week's rumors, Skype's iPhone client has been confirmed.  The VoIP software, which will be released on Tuesday March 31st, will be a free download and allow users to make free Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi networks.  Alternatively, calls to landlines will cost 2.1 cents per minute. What won't be possible is VoIP over 3G.  According to Skype's chief operating officer, Scott ... continued »

AT&T have announced plans to sell a contract-free Apple iPhone 3G, although they will not allow users pre-pay service but instead still require a standard monthly plan.  Both the 8GB and 16GB version of the handset will be on offer, priced at $599 and $699 respectively. That's a $300 premium over and above the standard, contract price.  Assuming you're willing to commit ... continued »

One developer was successfully tethering his iPhone 3G to his laptop over USB, MacRumors wrote. Steve Troughton-Smith, the hacker, is now working on the same thing but through Bluetooth connection. continued »

Following the announcement iPhone OS 3.0 by Apple, one of the hottest discussions is what it means to the iPhone in term of facing its potential rival Palm's Pre.  It's interesting to compare them in three big areas: search, synchronization and background applications. continued »

Two years late but better than never, the most-asked-for feature -- Copy and Paste -- is finally here for iPhone 3.0. It didn’t arrive as a surprise to us as it was disclosed by Digg founder, Kelvin Rose, couple days before the event took place. That, together with MMS support are being addressed at today’s Apple event. continued »