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Line Rider is undoubtebly one of the most addictive flash games on the web. The popular game is set to come to the iPhone and iPod touch for the low price of $3—although some may argue that it should be free, seeing as it is free-to-play on the internet. The iPhone version of Line Rider will bring the ability of uploading and downlodaing tracks via the official Line Rider site. It will also benefit from the multi-touch interface for track creation and play; your tracks can be played out in a movie mode.

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When Google Chrome Beta 1 was released earlier this week, Mac users were shocked by the fact that it was Windows-only. Google, with a reputation for creating their apps for all platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux), had not yet released a Mac version of their web browser. In an interview with BoomTown’s Kara Swisher, Sergey Brin said “I know, I know, it’s embarrassing.” He was unable to provide a date for the release of the Mac OS X version of Chrome, but did mention he is “asking every day” and hopes “it’ll be a matter of months.”

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Kevin Rose—who recently rumoured the launch of new iPod nanos, iPod touches and iTunes 8—has just released details on what will be new in the upcoming relase of iTunes 8. Rose says iTunes 8 will include a new feature called “Genius” — it intelligently makes playlists from songs in your library that go great together. The Genius feature will include a “Genius Sidebar,” which will recommmend music from the iTunes Store that you don’t yet own.

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Orange, the exclusive iPhone carrier in France, has admitted to capping their 3G download speeds after receiving many complaints from users and several customers comparing speeds to other European countries. iPhone users on the T-Mobile network in Germany were repeatedly receiving download speeds of over 1800kbps, whilst those on France’s Orange network were struggling to reach 400kbps. Orange’s technical support lines were jammed with calls of slow speeds, and in some cases the support technicians voluntarily renamed the Access Point Name and other variables to increase download speeds. These customers reported speeds in excess of 3mbps.

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The iTunes Store has had its access restored in China, and is available once again. Last week, local internet police decided to block iTunes access due to a pro-Tibet album sold through the store. The web page for downloading the pro-Tibet album, which is suspected of prompting the iTunes closure in the first place, remains unavailable on the service. 40 iTunes users in China, including athletes in the Olympic village, downloaded the album before the censors interrupted sales. It’s thought that “Songs for Tibet,” an album released by the Art of Peace Foundation in support of Tibetan independence, is the album responsible for this.

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Apple’s iPhone in Russia, which will be distributed through as many as three mobile phone carriers, is likely to generate millions of handset sales. Apple expects a massive 3.5 million iPhones to be sold in Russia within the next two years, according to Reuters’ market sources who are “familiar with new deals being struck by Russian carriers.” One russian carrier, MTS, is aiming for “one million iPhone sales in the next two years,” according to Eldar Murtazin, an analyst with Moscow-based Mobile Research Group. Murtazin suggested that, “Total sales by the Big Three carriers will amount to 3.5 million iPhone within the next two years.”

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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.

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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.

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The iPhone is great, but, let’s face it—the camera isn’t. Boasting a mere two megapixels with fixed focus and no optical or digital zoom, the iPhone isn’t going to let you take shots close-up. However, a new product lets you do something about it: theiPhone 3G Mobile Phone Telescope. Appropriately named, the Mobile Phone Telescope is essentially a telescope that you attach on to your iPhone 3G’s camera, via an acrylic clear case that snaps onto your iPhone 3G.

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O2, the UK carrier for the iPhone, has released some updated information on the status of iPhone 3G availabilitiy. Anyone in the UK who is looking to purchase an iPhone 3G should check O2’s website for updates. The latest update is as follows:

Thank you for your interest in iPhone 3G. We are experiencing unprecedented demand for the device and while we are confident that all customers who want iPhone 3G will get one by the end of this summer, initial supply is limited and will be for some weeks.

O2 claim to be “working closely with Apple to get additional iPhone 3Gs.” They are expected to be “coming in on a weekly basis”, and O2 will be posting updates on the iPhone page on their website. “The amount of 8GB stock these stores have is still very limited, and will therefore sell out quickly,” the company adds. O2 promises availability should improve from today onward.

Via [Macworld UK]

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