According to Boy Genius Report, a new iPhone could be unveiled come mid-June. The report states that “someone high up the AT&T food chain” let the ball loose with the following details:

• New iPhone announcement around mid-June (duh)
• New iPhone will be faster and have a more seamless experience unmatched by any device (could be just talking about 3.0, but we think it’s also a new iPhone)
• U-Verse iPhone application; will allow control of your home DVR (play, pause, rewind, etc.)
• The annual iPhone launch is “becoming a tradition.”
• Nothing official is being confirmed, but they said that people should prep for an exciting time this summer.
• AT&T is said to be working with Apple to create a unified product with an unparalleled experience across all their products and services.
• Apple’s 3.0 software should tell us where the iPhone platform is going… uh, k?
• They said customers shouldn’t need to choose from AT&T’s high-end devices because of features, they should choose based on preferences. The gap in capability should be filled with the new iPhone. Ok, bets on slide out QWERTY, autofocus camera, video sharing, blah blah?
• Seems like the higher speed HSDPA (7.2Mbps) is being hinted at too which should confirm the earlier rumors of the new Infineon chipset.
• The $99 3G netbook will start selling this summer, and the first one won’t be a Windows OS.

Boy Genius Report has even gone ahead to clarify that the information above is 100% confirmed. Time will only tell, but it would line up with Apple’s trend of releasing a device annually. Just take a look at the chart below.

The rumor mill is churning once again. Boy Genius Report says that it’s 100% confirmed, but do you think the same? Is this rumor true or is it as fake as faux fur? Whatever you think, voice your opinion.

Last week’s weekly wrap-up was a busy one, with iPhone 3.0 on the horizon along with a new 3rd-generation iPod shuffle. A week later, we’ve learned much more about iPhone 3.0 and it’s new features the public will get their hands on come June. This week was another exciting one in Apple dimensions - so let’s dig in:

iPhone 3.0 preview

On March 17th, Apple demonstrated a live preview of what to expect when Firmware 3.0 is released to the public next June. Among all the features mentioned, copy-and-paste was the one update that stood out from the rest. It’s a feature that shoud have been around since the beginning, but at least it’s finally here. Up until now, jailbroken utilities such as Clippy have sufficed.

Many updates and changes were made to the YouTube application including the ability to sign in with your YouTube account. After doing so, you can now comment on, rate or report videos. You can also watch videos from other YouTube users that you are subscribed to.

Firmware 3.0 will be released June 2009 - free for iPhone, $9.95 for iPod touch. It’s compatible with both generations of the iPhone and iPod touch, but the original iPod touch seems to be left in the dust as many features require a speaker or other hardware that the device lacks.

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The YouTube application has seen a makeover with the release of Firmware 3.0. You can now sign into the application using your YouTube account. Once signed in, you can view your subscribed videos and rate, report or comment on videos. Another key update is the ability to see the full details about every video instead of occasionally being cut off with “…” at the end of the description.

Up until now, many users have had to use the mobile YouTube website through Safari to suffice, but come June 2009 you will no longer have to do so. All the regular mobile YouTube features will be found right in the YouTube application.

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The word “podium” was first used in the year 1743. Apparently, Apple thinks it belongs to them. Apple issued a cease and desist letter to Pivotal, mainly because of the use of the word “pod” in their iPhone stand, named Podium. Continue reading for an excerpt of the cease-and-desist letter and what Pivotal had to say in return.

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Kicking off at 12:45pm ET, Hack the iPod touch along with iPod touch Fans will be providing live coverage of the iPhone OS 3.0 preview. Apple will be providing an “advanced preview” of iPhone OS 3.0 in Cupertino, California beginning at 1pm ET (10am PT).

According to Kevin Rose,  co-founder of Digg, copy-and-paste is coming to Firmware 3.0. Kevin’s last rumor was accurate, when he posted the first images of what would become the new 4th-generation iPod nano. Rose claims that the copy-and-paste feature will be similar to the magnifying glass that appears when you tap text. He claims that, using two fingers, you will be able to copy or cut text.

Apple will be demonstrating a live “advanced preview” of iPhone 3.0 tomorrow, March 17th, at 1pm ET. While you wait, you can watch Kevin Rose as he announced this rumor. There is some offensive language used in this video, so be advised.

I’m trying to sproose HTiT up a little bit, and I’ve come up with a few ideas that I’d like to run past you all.

In the past, we’ve done iPod Touch accessory reviews (for the 1G and 2G), App reviews, App giveaways and Macbook accessories. These have been moderately successful, in the sense that people who read our reviews enjoy them, and consider buying the product afterwards - Great Success!

We’ve also done external-site features to help assist our write ups here: HTiT’s YouTube channel (video reviews), the iPTF Podcast (news of the week).

But I’d like to run a few prospects for the future that I had in mind:

• Hack The iPod Touch Twitter. Bringing you up to date snippets of HTiT and news.
• Mac OS X app reviews.

Of course - This is an iPhone/iPod Touch based news site - Hence the name - But if we could branch away from the norm slightly, and have a mixture of iPhone/iPod/Mac stories/reviews/accessories - I think we’d reach out to a whole lot more people.

So if you don’t mind, I’d love your feedback on the situation - How you think HTiT is run? How could it be improved? What do you want to know about? Please take into account my Mac OS X app idea, and Twitter idea too, and see if that appeals to you - But also give us some of YOUR ideas. Coz you’re who we’re writing for!

Leave a comment or contact our email address.

After a week or so’s worth of entries, I’ve stuck everything into a random generator and chosen the winner of the Tweetie app!

The winner’s name is announced after the break:

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The last few weeks have been busy ones for both Apple and iPod touch Fans alike. Hack the iPod touch is going back in time to recap on what you may have missed.

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If, like me, you scour the App Store for applications that would be useful in your life, you’d know by now that the competition for Twitter applications is a competitive business!

I’ve gone through Twitterific, Twinkle, a load of other free apps - But I think I’ve finally found the perfect app for your Tweeting needs…

Developed by the company “AteBits,” this app has had a lot of raving reviews lately, and Apple have realised this too!

Read more across the break to read my review, see some screenies and be in with a chance of winning a copy of the app!

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Face it: giveaways are great. While you may not win all the time, winning the odd one is exciting - especially when you’ve got a chance at winning an iPod. The folks over at Turning Point, a debt settlement company, are giving away an iPod shuffle each Tuesday until March 3rd. And believe it or not, I’m entering this contest right now. No, I’m not filling out a form. I’m not filling out a survey or doing a promotion. In fact, you’re reading my entry as we speak. That’s because to enter the contest you need to write up a blog post or another blurb of some sort about their iPod giveaway.

Update: Well, it turns out that I’m not eligible after all as their rules state that you must be a US resident. That’s too bad for Canadians like myself. Take this into consideration when you’re entering!

Last night’s episode of Family Guy, called “Ocean’s Three and a Half”, put Microsoft’s Zune player out to dry. Carter Pewterschmidt, Lois’ father, asks Bill Gates for some help with his Zune. Then comes the quick jab at the Zune Player as Carter reveals that the Zune is in fact an iPod, “like the rest of the world” has.

Take a look at the scene from last night’s episode:

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