Tasty bits – 27 28 29 (yummy chunks)

It’s been a month since my last tasty bits and a lot has been happening in the world of mobile technology!

But a lot has also been happening with me, like starting my new job, going to Burning Man, seeing my loved one through surgery, and moving to Seattle…

As a result, I’m a little behind and this is a triple edition. Below are the links I’ve gathered over the past month, organized by topic, thanks to some clever grep-ing of my Firefox bookmarks file :)

iPhone general:
– iPhone GPS Hack Works!
– iPhone Adding IM and Picture Messaging?
– Want push email on your iPhone? No problem
– Apple cuts 8GB iPhone price to $399
– Steve Jobs gives all iPhone owners $100 back
– The definitive iPhone native application list
– Apple iPhone hits the one million mark
– iPhone’s $100 Apple Store Credit program goes live
– Apple iPhone hits O2 in the UK on November 9th
– IPhone confirmed for T-Mobile Germany
– Orange nonchalantly confirms iPhone deal in France
– iPhone double header: First native IM client AND first native IRC released
– Install applications on your iPhone without hacking
– iPhone Coding: URL Launcher
– Playing with the iPhone’s accelerometer
– iFuntastic goes v3, adds PPC support
– Dock gets a spiffy new update
– Hackapalooza: making the iPhone main screen scroll!
– Beta Beat: MobileChat iPhone AIM Client debuts
– iPhone Coding: Using the Slider
– Push-to-Talk developer pack
– Installer.app locks out PXL package
– Colloquy for iPhone Debuts
– iPhone Coding: Using the Accelerometer
– Installing the iPhone Developer Toolchain: A simple How-To
– Run Widgets (kinda) on your iPhone
– iPhone: How many Hackers?
– Apple looks out for my best interests
– Shipley confronts Apple on “contain and engage”

iPhone unlocking:
– iPhone freedom
– How To: Activate the Voicemail Button in Non-AT&T Unlocked iPhones
– iUnlock Reloaded: free iPhone unlocking for dummies now available
– iPhone Dev Team announces free GUI iPhone Unlock Tool

iPhone ringtones:
– Daring Fireball: The Ringtones Racket
– iToner makes adding iPhone ringtones ridiculously easy
– Song Sender sends iPhone tunes to email and ringtones
– Apple intros ringtones for iPhones
– iPhone Ringtones On The Cheap
– Cleverboy discovers ultimate ringtone hack
– Ringtonator, a GUI for the ringtone hack
– MakeiPhoneRingtone hits 1.1, further obsoletes the ringtones racket
– iToner 1.0.2 is available
– Ringtonator Studio makes ringtones from any QT format

Nokia N95:
– Nokia N95 – One Name, 3 Devices?
– AAS Feature: The Black Beauties Christmas Showdown – Nokia N95 8GB versus the Apple iPhone
– Hands-on with the US Nokia N95
– Nokia N95 for North America: get it September for $699
– Hands On the Nokia N95i (The Black One) and the N95 US-Band Cellphone

OQO Model 02:
– OQO Model 02 lowers price, bumps specs, adds SSD and new CEO
– OQO brings the OQO Model e2 to Europe

Google phone:
– HTC insider confirms Google Phone?
– Google’s mobile OS well on its way to production
– New Google Phone rumors get real specific
– DigiTimes: Google will definitely launch its own branded handset

Motorola’s secret device:
– One of Motorola’s most secret projects…
– Motorola secrets? ELBA, E8, E7? That’s why we are here!
– Is this the Motorola MOTOROKR E7?

Samsung F700 (Croix):
– Samsung Ultra F700 Smartphone Rechristened “Croix”
– Samsung’s F700 Ready for Business in November with Vodafone
– Samsung’s Croix: yet another ‘iPhone rival’
– Samsung F700, others to sport “Croix” interface concept

Samsung G800 (5 megapixel camera phone with 3x optical zoom and xenon flash):
– Stolen Snaps of Samsung G800 Reveal 5 Megapixel camera with 3x Zoom
– Samsung G800 gets previewed

Samsung P520 (Armani):
– Armani and Samsung Team Up to Create a New Touchscreen Fashion Phone

LG KU990 (Viewty):
– Hands-on with the LG KU990 Smart Phone (Verdict: Definitely Not an iPhone Killer)
– Up Close and Personal Video of LG KU990 “Viewty”
– Hands-on with the LG KU990
– LG’s KU990 “Viewty” reviewed, loved

Meizu M8 (miniOne):
– Meizu’s M8 MiniOne shipping January 17th?
– Meizu’s MiniOne M8 GUI exposed: shame on you J. Wong

Other:
– i450, i550 and i570 – rumoured Samsung S60 devices
– Coming soon: Samsung i560 – S60 with GPS
– Opera launches second beta for Mini 4
– The Nokia iPhone-like Slip?
– Intel demos iPhone-like MID of the future