Patent applications are frequently one of the biggest sources of rumors in the technology industry. On Feb 25,2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published one such patent application by Apple that has helped fuel more rumors about the upcoming next generation iPhone, the iPhone 4G. The patent involves a new concept in which the user can control their incoming calls and voicemail by simply swiping their finger over the camera lens. With this you can control rewinding and fast-forwarding of voicemail.

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Are you someone who wants to sleep a bit more, but can’t, as your office beckons? Then the iLuv Premium iMM178 Vibe Plus is for you. A cool iPod and iPhone-compatible alarm clock, the device is so programmed that it would shake all the slumber off you and make you get ready for office before you are too late. Straight out of the iLuv Creative Technology stables, the iLuv Premium iMM178 Vibe Plus is a dual alarm clock with speaker integrated bed shaker for iPhone and iPod owners.

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We told you back in January that Final Fantasy was coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch and sure enough here it is. Classic RPG fans can at last breath a sigh of relief and commence old school gaming on a modern device.

Both Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II are available from the iTunes App Store for $9 each. They even have touch-friendly controls and bonus dungeons. What are you waiting for. Get over to iTunes and get your game on.

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The iPhone 4G arrival has been a huge mystery until date and we can only use such concepts as the one below to keep the fanatics away from loosing all interest. This iPhone 4G whimsy comes from Seraphan a Spaziocellulare forum member who believes that the next generation Apple smartphone will be offered in numerous color options.

His version of the iPhone also has a bigger screen than the current generation models which we think will also be an essential part of the original version from Cupertino.

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On Tuesday Apple filed complaints with both the U.S. International Trade Commission and a federal court in Delaware seeking to stop the import, sales and use of some phones made by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC. The complaint suggests that HTC has infringed on patents owned by Apple with a number of their mobile handsets, all which rely on Google’s Android operating system.

The mobile devices in question include the Pro Touch, TouchPro 2, Touch Diamond, myTouch 3G, Tilt II, Pure, Imago, T-Mobile G1, Hero, Droid Eris, HD2 and of course

Apple’s feud with Adobe has been making headlines and this latest news should make Apple happy. Virgin America has ditched Flash on its website because of lack of iPhone support. The new website was launched on Monday and will be replacing Flash with HTML so that customers can easily check in using their iPhones.

Of course the site will also be moved to HTML5, once the standards have been ratified. We aren’t sure if the loss of Flash will help Virgin America with increased web traffic or not, but we are assuming that they know their

Obviously the iPad has generated plenty of interest, but we are all waiting anxiously to find out just what the demand is. Well, according to a new survey, the iPad should do slightly better than the iPhone did initially. The survey found that of the 3,200 surveyed, 13% were somewhat likely or very likely to buy an iPad, compared to the 9% who said the same thing about the iPhone when it was first launched.

They also say that the iPad’s relatively low price is a significant factor. Only 8% of those surveyed were unwilling to pay

The Power A Universal Remote Case for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS works with the company’s free Power A Universal Remote app. The Universal Remote Case allows your iPhone 3G or 3GS nearly full control of any infrared-controlled device. So you can have one remote to rule all of your IR toys.

It consists of a two-piece hard case that allows access to all of the buttons. At the bottom, it connects to the iPhone through the dock connector. The Power A Universal Remote Case for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS will cost you $60.

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If you’re a fan of Google Buzz and would like to take it on your iPhone, you’re in luck, as we just caught wind that Buzzie, the first iPhone client for Google Buzz, is now available from iTunes.

Selling for the first week with a 33% discount for only £1.19 or $1.79, the Buzzie app gets the eye with its clean user interface and the fact that it takes advantage of the iPhone’s GPS functionality to locate you on the map and tell, or not tell people, where you are.

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Apple seem to have gone on quite the crusade there. It’s only been a few months after they attacked Nokia with lawsuits over 13 of their phone patents, and now they’re at it again, this time getting ready to sue HTC for the very same reasons.

According to Apple, HTC are currently infringing on a total of 20 patents registered by Apple, mostly covering the iPhone’s user interface, internal design and hardware specifications.

Steve Jobs’s statement made it more than clear that the company is