Here are three of today’s most interesting iPhone stories:
1. Apple has ‘flicked the switch’ on the iTunes store’s iPhone ringtone service, according to MacRumors (image from the site shown above). The 99ยข (50p) option to convert purchased songs into ringtones is proving incredibly unpopular with users who feel that the service should be free.
2. 9to5mac has noticed that the iPhone and iPod touch can play high-quality full-screen video streamed over wi-fi, after browsing to Apple’s dedicated iPhone movie trailer page with one of the devices. The site suggests that by pointing your Web Server directory to your media folder, your entire movie collection could be playable over wi-fi.
3. Back at MacRumors is an interesting quote from Apple’s VP of Hardware Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak. He had this to say about thirdparty (unofficial) apps on iPhone: “Apple takes a neutral stance - they’re not going to stop anyone from writing apps, and they’re not going to maliciously design software updates to break the native apps, but they’re not going to care if their software updates accidentally break the native apps either.”
And if, like Coverflow (originally an iTunes add-on), one of those apps proves incredibly popular, you can bet Apple will snap it up and integrate it in a flash.
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