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To be honest, I don't really care which is the better smartphone (or super-duper phone): the iPhone 3GS, the Motorola Droid, HTC's Droid Eris, Google's Nexus One, Nokia's N900 or the Palm Pre.

Apple iPhone finally arrived at technology hub Korea amidst helium-filled balloons, flashing strobe lights, a blaring rock band and long lines of people who were waiting for 26 hours.

Apple is the new Microsoft. Evil. At least when it comes to iPhone apps and the App Store. From delays to questionable rejections, there are plenty of reasons some developers get mad if you mutter the words 'App Store'.

After years of complaints about early-termination fees, the Federal Communications Commission finally showed signs of a serious inquiry into the charges. And the shortcomings of AT&T Wireless' network, familiar to disgruntled iPhone users, drew wide attention for an ironic reason: Apple's decision to stick with AT&T when it launches its eagerly awaited iPad mobile computer this spring.

There's been speculation Apple will dump its exclusive deal with AT&T perhaps as soon as this week - many hope the iPhone will be made available through all US carriers soon. Hand it to Apple's top brass to muddy the waters just a little bit…

Joe Hewitt, the guy who made Facebook's very popular iPhone app, is "angry" about changes Apple made today to it's iPhone software developers' kit (SDK).

The Easton Town Center shopping district has developed a store directory application for the iPhone.

The latest update to the Skype iPhone application delivered some minor improvements and fixes, but the biggest update involves a new warning message directed at the owners of jailbroken iPhones. After launching the updated version of Skype (v 1.0.2), you'll see a message that reads "this version of Skype is only supported on unmodified iPhone OS." Why is Skype doing this?

Do you have a great idea for an iPhone app but not the coding skills to actually build it? Well, there's an app for that. The AppIncubator iPhone App from MEDL Mobile lets you submit your ideas which the company's development team will then build into apps for you. Of course, as you probably imagined, they're going to take a cut of the profits. But what better way to build an iPhone app without actually having to do any work!

The iPhone's lack of a virtual keyboard can make it hard to fire off a simple, quick e-mail or text message, such as "I'm running late" or "call me." But the free "Pastie Lite" iPhone app makes it easy to send quick messages.

Techcrunch has an interesting "rebuttal" up regarding Apple's response to the FCC over the rejection of Google Voice. I use the quotes because I think the rebuttal part itself is off-target, while the conclusion is fairly spot on.

Any iPhone user who has lots of apps on their device will tell you that it can be hard to find the specific app you want to use. The problem is that there isn't a convenient way to organize apps on the iPhone natively.

The iPhone 3GS is hot according to AT&T. No, I'm not talking about the overheating issues, but a alleged leaked memo from the iPhone's exclusive U.S. carrier. In the memo, AT&T reports the iPhone 3GS launch day on June 6 was the best-ever sales day for AT&T retail stores, according to MacDaily News.

Enabling emoji icons on iPhone

Apple has released an application for the iPhone that allows those with Mobile Me accounts to view and share files on your iDisk from your iPhone or iPod touch. It is a free application from the iTunes store.

So far as eight-country rollouts go, Friday's iPhone 3G S launch looked non-eventful from this little corner of the world. Oh, there were reports of activation issues, which probably felt like a big deal if they happened to affect you.