If you thought the purpose of iPhone’s camera was to take photos then think again. Folks at Patently Apple have stumbled upon an interesting Apple patent that involves using the iPhone camera to detect finger swipes across the camera lens coupled with accelerometer to detect tapping input to supplement the…

Filed under: Humor , Odds and ends We’ve had coverage of other iPhone edibles before, in particular the many cakes that have been created since the iPhone first came to life in 2007. Now, via Cult of Mac comes word of iPhone cookies from several bakeries around the globe.

Filed under: Multimedia , Software , Apple TV Boxee recently released a brand new version of their beta software , but unfortunately, that build didn’t happen to work on the Apple TV. That’s now been fixed , however, and you can now get the USB flash drive creator app that will give you a patchstick to install the latest version on that Apple box hooked up to your television

Filed under: Video , Odds and ends , iPhone Before the original iPhone and iPad appeared, TUAW and other blogs were inundated with mockups of what the devices could look like.

If you thought the iPhone with its default white or black plastic casing was the coolest handset you have ever seen, well think again. Here is a really cool custom built iPhone casing that replaces the standard one with a replica made with titanium alloy.

Filed under: Tips and tricks , UNIX / BSD , Terminal Tips It’s not at all unlikely that you or a relative have received a digital photo frame as some sort of gift. The concept is great, one frame on your mantle, many pictures on display. Unfortunately, Apple has yet to enter the photo frame market — at least until the iPad is released, that is.

Philip Elmer-Dewitt of Fortune has a mole at the Apple shareholders’ meeting today. Not much to report, other than that Steve is in good spirits and cracking jokes, but there is one piece of pretty huge news: Apple is planning to open 25 stores in China, signs that the company sees a lot of untapped

By now, you must be well aware that a camera for the iPad is in the works and though Steve Jobs did not make a mention about this when the iPad was unveiled, we are likely to see the feature incorporated in at least the next generation of Apple’s tablet…

Filed under: iPhone , App Store , iPod touch , App Review While most iPhone and iPod touch users make do with the built-in Mobile Safari web browser, there are a number of alternative browsers that offer features that didn’t make it into Safari. All of these alternative browsers have one thing in common — they are all based on MobileSafari as a result of Apple’s policies. What the other browsers bring to the table are features like full-screen browsing, different ways of organizing tabs, and ad blocking

Filed under: Odds and ends , iPhone , MobileMe It was like something out of CSI. The St. Petersburg Times is reporting that the snatched iPhones incident began when a mom and her stepdaughter were getting aboard the SheiKra roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida.

Here are some funny iphone wallpaper pictures for you. Photo Credits: AppleWallpaper.net and ShowiPhoneWallpapers.com

When Google launched Nexus One, it was touted to be a Superphone – a handset with apparently better features than what was seen on the smartphones. Disregarding the actual sale numbers, the debate over whether or not Google had launched an iPhone killer has continued among consumers.

We start off with a deal on Apple’s 1TB Time Capsule. The 802.11n base station includes a hard drive and is designed for laptop users looking to use Time Machine. Just $270.