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When one blog picks it up -- they all do. But each different slant on Apple's recent patent, reveals another enticing piece of the iPhone pie.

Apple patent filing suggests small, two-sided iPhone

mac.blorge.com, a popular rumors site reports: "iPhone maker notes some of the problems associated with touch-screen interfaces" ... But Mac Blorge says:

> "The solution the patent described would include a touch-sensitive surface on the opposite side of the screen where users would direct a cursor on the main screen by gliding a finger along the back surface corresponding to the control, triggering actions by applying extra pressure." Interesting, it continues: "The filing indicates that the technology could be applied to mobile telephones, palm or hand-held personal computers, tablet computer systems, portable video players, portable audio players and personal digital assistants." (READ)

In a related story, MacBlorge says: iPhone breaks stereotypes and budgets for $1000 "... Though we aren't much for rumors, the recent outburst of iPhone discussion has been so lively it follows as sensible that we continue to raise the points ... "

iPhone: taking the industry above and beyond "... I can safely say the next greatest leap will be taken by Apple's iPhone, and it will do so by taking what is now complicated business smart-phone technology ... "

Filing might be iPhone 2.0

Then along comes News.com with "Apple patent filing might be iPhone 2.0" , saying "The touchscreen interface looks quite a bit like the iPhone, with a QWERTY keyboard and phone pad dialer as options that can be brought to the surface, ... " (READ)

First Photos from iPhone

A slew of news serivces picked up on the story releasing the First Photos from iPhone. "Snapshots taken by the Apple iPhone have surfaced on Flickr - the first glimpse of pictures taken by the feverishly anticipated device." (READ) ... but are they real?

News.com says

> "So, the Apple iPhone does appear to encode orientation information (landscape or portrait) into photos based on whether or not the phone is held vertically or horizontally." in their lead story "iPhone snapshot: Harbinger or mirage?"

"My iPhone dot com" follows with

> "What would you do if you had an iPhone in you possession at this very moment? I know what I would do, I would snap a picture of some guy eating toast and ... " (Has someone been taking pictures with an iPhone? My iPhone)

Others chime in ...

* "Clever prank or unfortunate mistake? If it truly is a mistake, I don't see it as being a leak, rather a smaller teaser of things to come. After all, we don't know more than we already did, do we?" -- MacUser

See for yourself

All you have to do is a Flicker search for the keyword: "iPhone"

But the two I like best are the
iBone, and this really funny

Parody : The ofone - Microsoft's armor against Apple's iPhone! about a new phone handset to go against Apple's iPhone and also being very creative with its prototype name by calling it the ofone

All in all it's fun to watch the iPhone story as it unfolds. And, as I predicted over two years ago -- an iPod / iPhone could be the first mobile device I buy. We'll see.

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