iPhone Buzz Week in Review – Week 36 2008

It’s that date of the week once again, dear readers, where we take a look back at what has transpired by the course of these past seven days.

Lots of Apple industry news to report. First, a pay-as-you-go plan for the iPhone 3G is set to launch on the carrier O2. The eastern European sales figures for the device have been rather disappointing on the global scale and China Mobile and Apple are still in talks to try and figure out how to bring the iPhone to the country.

Best Buy is officially going to be a retailer for the iPhone 3G, and they will even set up the phone for you and your mail for free, that is, whether you buy an accessory package. Another angry iPhone user is suing the company but the reasoning that moment is rather interesting. They are claiming Apple and AT&T deliberately sold more iPhones than their network could allow, making for shoddy service all around. Apple has plus filed a patent for a multi-touch plus function that would combine touch gestures with other actions like speaking.

EA Mobile will be bringing Spore Origins to the iPhone

shortly along with a variety of other EA games like The Sims 3. Two new home automation control systems have additionally come to the iPhone that week, allowing those with home automation devices like Control4 or Crestron Control to manage the systems by means of an app on their phones. Some developers have been getting their apps rejected from the App Store considering their creations have “limited utility.” Plus, the Phonofone II is a super expensive iPod dock that nostalgia lovers and gadget enthusiasts alike will adore.

We plus found out that an Apple iPod event is set to happen on September 9th. Much speculation has covered iPhone Buzz about what that event will or will not contain, but we do know a completely retooled iPod nano should form its debut and the iPod touch will get a minor facelift. Dimensions of both devices leaked that week, as well. We additionally learned that iPhone 2.1 firmware may be released as well as iTunes 8.0. And be certain to check in on all the happenings by watching our live coverage of the iPod event on Tuesday at 10 a.m. PST at http://live.slashgear.com/.

[Source] Brenda Stokes