Microsoft is looking to target iPhone users to boost it Bing search engine. The aim is allow developers to access Bing results using Microsoft API.

On Thursday, Microsoft announced an SDK built to allow iPhone app developers to enable their apps to access Bing search engine. Using the SDK developers will be able to retrieve images, videos and news from Bing results.

Currently, Google is the default search engine on iPhone Safari. Users can change this default to Yahoo. Bing can only be accessed using the traditional way by typing the URL and then the query.

Microsoft SDK dubbed Cocoa Touch will allow developers to include Bing search results in Mac systems too.

iPhone and iPod user in Britain, France, Holland and Sweden reported that Apple’s most popular portable devices became combusted in the sunshine and cracked in the weather.

All this started after a French teenager has been injured when his girlfriend’s allegedly started crackling and exploded.

The European Commission asked Apple to shed any lights on the causes and provide feedback.
Apple is currently investigating the matter. An Apple Spokesman said “”We are aware of these reports and we are waiting to receive the units from the customers. Until we have the full details, we don’t have anything further to add.”

Reports of iPhone overheating is not new. We have previously reported a warning that can be seen when the device exceeded it expected operating temperature.

Further to an earlier post regarding the recently cracked iPhone 3GS security, here is a video from YouTube that shows how it can be done. The worrying part is, it doesn’t take a full fledged hacker to be able to do it, any scriptkiddy can use tools to reveal iPhone 3GS passcode and decrypt data!

Most iPhone users spend a long time hooked on their iPhone doing… well quite a lot. As addicted as you maybe to your iPhone, it will be nice to have a beautiful background to look at. I’ve collected 20 eye catching iPhone wallpapers. Be sure to explore other works these artists has to offer.

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Apple has realsed a new Beta of of the iPhone 3.1 OS along with software development kit. This released is intended to improve the functionality of iPhone 3GS Video, MMS Messaging and speech recognition.

According to Endgadget Mobile, iPhone 3.1 beta lets iPhone 3GS users save a copy of video clips taken with the device so that portions aren’t lost when editing video. (more…)

A few complains started showing up in Apple’s forum with iPhone users reporting poor battery performance. The issue appears to be triggered by the iPhone OS 3.0.

“After updating to [iPhone] 3.0 the battery life is very short. It consumes 5%-10% an hour.
I completed the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade about 5 hours ago. My battery was fully charged at the time, about (more…)

Apple appears to have waited for Steve Jobs to come back from his medical leave to announce that the company has sold over 1 million iPhone on the first weekend of it launch. Apple has already expected high demand for the new iPhone 3GS, but the number of sales appears to have broken the records of the first iPhone. In Apple’s press release: (more…)

Apple anticipate that iPhone 3G S will be another very popular hit, since the company has sold out it pre-order units on 19 June, the day of the iPhone 3GS launch.

AT&T is said to have an exclusive amount of iPhone devices set aside by Apple for it customers. The new tariffs has been an area of debate, but that is not seeing to be slowing demand for popular gadget freaks. (more…)