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IPhone 3G network performance issues aren't isolated to the United States, and the time has come to collect global data. IPhone 3G owners from around the world: Wired.com needs your help. We've created an interactive ZeeMap, and we'd like you to report your iPhone 3G's 3G and EDGE download and upload speeds. We promise it's easy, and assuming your connections aren't grindingly slow, this should only take you about five minutes.

"Following a string of complaints across the globe (notably in Australia and the United Kingdom) regarding Apple's branding of the 4G-LTE compatible iPads, Apple has tweaked the name of their cellular-connecting iPad in some regions. The new name is simply "iPad WiFi + Cellular," and this is a shift from the former "iPad WiFi + 4G" branding. All first-generation iPad and iPad 2 models with 3G-data connections were referred to as "iPad WiFi + 3G," and the 3G model of the 16GB iPad 2 that Apple still sells is still called "iPad 2 WiFi + 3G.""

Even though the unit you see in the picture is still just a pre-release model, it's hard to deny that the HTC Touch HD does look better than the iPhone 3G thanks to its bigger and brighter display.

Even though 2008 is still far from over, readers of Stuff magazine in the UK have already voted the second-generation iPhone as the Gadget of the Year. It also seems that as is they were not affected by the different glitches and issues faced by the 3G iPhone during the first few months after its debut.

iTalk, you talk, we all talk, but now you can record it all on your iPhone, iPhone 3G, and 2nd generation iPod touch. The new Griffin iTalk app turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a compact recording unit. With the two-part download, users can create high-quality recordings, and then transfer the recordings to a Mac or PC.

There have been many reports in the media that mobile phones cause cancer as harmful radiation emitted by them are seriously dangerous for people using these units. I wonder whether the smart phone manufacturers are bringing out anything to fight cancer caused by radiation from these devices, but yes, Apple has made its move to the fight against this cancer.