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Since the opening of the App Store, we have seen numerous apps to turn the iPhone into quite possibly the most expensive flashlight you own and carry around in your pocket.

But there’s one fatal flaw in all of this for me; the lack of simplicity. Generally, when I need my iPhone to function as a flashlight, I need it now. I don’t want to unlock my phone, get out of the app I’m already in, swipe through my pages, and then finally launch that torch program that’s hiding inside. It takes too long.

I’ve got a solution. It is not the most elegant solution, and you might lose a little of the customization we iPhone users have become used to, but, it works, and it works fast. You don’t even have to unlock your phone.

Find out how after the jump.

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Not only is the iPhone beautiful, it appears that everything that touches the iPhone must be beautiful as well. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating a wee bit, but Gizmodo has posted some interesting pics found on a recently purchased iPhone.

It happens from time to time; pictures appearing on brand new iPhones, that is. It seems workers in some iPhone production factories just can’t help but share their cute faces with a select lucky few future iPhone owners.

Did you get bonus photos with your iPhone? Let us know after the break.

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Target, Argos in the UK, and many more iPod supply stores are saying that the current iPod line is marked “discontinued” in preparation for new models with a potential September Apple event.

According to Apple Insider, Argos recieved displays promoting price cuts, including a huge wall poster. It is a bit unclear whether this means cuts on existing inventory, or cheaper, newer iPod lines.

Will your favorite iPod line be updated? Possibilities after the break.

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One Jessica Smith of Birmingham has filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, alleging that Apple misled customers regarding iPhone 3G speeds.

The ten page lawsuit alleges that Apple has breached express warranty by promising internet “twice as fast” and not delivering because of connectivity problems that make speed impossible to attain. The “Defective iPhone 3G,” as it is always called in the lawsuit, would connect less than a quarter of the time in “excellent” coverage areas.

More after the break.

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Macintosh and iPhone software updates and announcements for August 20, 2008:

• Service management solution Web Help Desk is up to v9. I’m guessing it’s more helpful than v8.
• MediaSilo has eliminated browser-based upload limitations. Pray that you’re not next.
• Control unattended computers remotely with TeamViewer, you control freak.
• They’re fun, they’re tastic, they’re Funtastic Photos! Wait. I think I screwed something up there.
• Keep Your Word helps you learn a new language. What, you mean watching Dora the Explorer isn’t enough?
• Got some content to manage? SkyBlueCanvas Lightweight is here to help.

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There are probably too many racing games already made for the iPhone, but that isn’t stopping Firemint from developing a game named “Real Racing.”

Real Racing is exactly what it sounds like. It’s an accelerometer controlled car racing game that looks fantastic.

Check out the details and video footage after the break.

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In anticipation of the August 22nd iPhone release, the sole service provider for the iPhone in Singapore, SingTel, has officially announced the five available plans for the device. There are seven plans in all, with prices ranging from $26 to $205 per month. The iFlexi plans—unlike the iOne, iTwo and iThree plans, despite having bundled voice and data plans—are more expensive then their counterparts, and are only available until the 5th of September. For $20, one can add 500MB of local data to one of the non-iFlexi plans, and overages come in at a steep $2 per megabyte. As for the price of the actual iPhone, the 8GB version ranges from $700 to $0, depending on the value of the plan purchased, and the 16GB version ranges from $850 to free. The cheapest plan, the iOne Plus, costs $26 per month, and the actual device will set you back $700 and $850 for 8GB and 16GB, respectively.

Check out the pricing charts after the break.

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According to the latest NetApplications figures, the iPhone’s browsing marketshare has increased significantly since the release of the iPhone 3G. “The release of the iPhone 3G has brought large gains in web browsing share. Prior to the launch, iPhone usage share had leveled off, but has since resumed its upward trend,” NetApplications explains.

Details after the break.

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs has promised a fix for a common bug in the iPhone’s latest software. Many people are experiencing iPhone applications not launching properly; Apple is aware of this and are hoping to fix it in an update that will be released in September. “This is a known iPhone bug that is being fixed in the next software update in September,” says the short note from Steve.

More after the break.

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