UPDATE: Video has been posted, check it out after the jump!

New images have surfaced purported to be Apple’s third generation iPod touch, showing a top, center mounted camera for the presumed-to-be-announced in September product revision.

Real? Fake? Really fake? There are certain constants in this Apple ‘verse, including spec and image leaks prior to, and in anticipation of, any new Apple event. So either way, we’re right on schedule!

[via MacRumors, thanks for the tip Gregg!]

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UPDATED with Video: iPod touch Leaks Begin! Is This the Third Generation’s New Camera?

Apps for Less is Jeremy’s turf, but we just got a few extra, time-sensitive tips we wanted to share with you for the weekend, so please bear with my less than Bad Ash fill-in attempt.

First up is ConvertBot [iTunes link], which is now totally FREE for a limited time.

Next up, ID software has a sale going in honor of QuakeCon 2009, discounting Doom Resurrection [iTunes link] to $2.99 and Wolfenstein Classic [iTunes link] to $0.99 from now until Sunday. (Thanks Pete for the head’s up!)

If you see any other great weekend deals, let us know in the comments, or send them Jeremy’s way any time for inclusion in a future Apps for Less!

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Apps for Less Extra: ConvertBot, Doom Resurrection, Wolfenstein 3D Classic,

With 82% of iPhone 3GS users claiming they’re “very satisfied” and 17% claiming they’re “somewhat” satisfied, we don’t need Leanna to do the math — that’s 99% pure satisfaction according to RBC/IQ and Changewave (via Macrumors).

Apple sold 5.2 million iPhones last quarter, many of which were likely iPhone 3GS — that’s a spectacular satisfaction rating for a spectacularly successful launch.

Given that rival handset makers aren’t (yet?) hitting either those per-product sales or satisfaction levels (and even passionate iPhone boycotters are lamenting the alternatives), we’re wondering if the gap isn’t widening?

(Of course, AT&T satisfaction levels were somewhat less impressive, to put it kindly…)

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iPhone 3GS: 99% Pure Customer Satisfaction!

Now that we’ve got the iPhone, the only thing currently left to fantasize (fetishize?) about seems to be the iTablet, with rumors increasing at an exponential rate — and maybe bringing more than a little crazy on with them.

First up, following Brian Lam’s story yesterday concerning the iTablet and it possibly shipping soon, former Macworld’er Jim Dalrymple says on The Loop that his sources confirm it ain’t happening before 2010, which matches up with what John Gruber’s hearing on Daring Fireball, and previous accounts from Apple Insider. Hopefully this will be settled before the Twitter nerdfights escalate (or we run out of popcorn).

Hey, maybe Apple can show off the iTablet during an October 2009 laptop event, then ship it next year, like they did with the Apple TV and original iPhone? That make everyone happy?

Brian Lam also mentioned a mysterious, yet “it all made sense” code name for the iTablet. Funnest theory we’ve heard so far? “Molotov” from Twitter user Jason Diaz who thinks Apple’s going to use the iTablet to make their upcoming Cocktail initiative da bomb this winter. (Wikipedia it).

Next up, Justin pointed us to a MacLife post which shows a Border survey asking if an Apple iPad is high up on the “will be purchasing” list. We’ve heard the name iPad before, so is this just a resurgence of old rumors by a company sadly out of iTouch, or more fuel for that naming fire?

Lastly — for today at least — the Macalope thinks that if Apple is really ready to ship a tablet, they must have found “a hook”. We think so too, but like the ‘lope we struggle to see what it is aside from “big screen iPhone/iPod touch”. Likely hindsight, come this or next year, will fix that…

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Apple iTablet Gone Wild: Nerdfights, Molotovs, iPads, and Assorted Other Craziness

Does the iPhone 3GS camera constantly buffer live video data, in effect pre-caching the images you want before you take them? Birdhouse developer Adam Lisagore thinks so, and says so via his Lonely Sandwich blog:

from the moment you launch the Camera app, data is not only streaming to the viewer, but being cached to memory at full resolution, much like a TiVo with a live broadcast. Where there's been latency in previous versions of the iPhone hardware/software due to processing limitations, those limitations have been overcome in the iPhone 3GS, closing the gap between intention and result by processing the streaming input from a microsecond before the shutter was released. In essence, the iPhone is constantly storing the picture you want before you even take it.

Daring Fireball confirms this, and after-the-fact, it lines up with a lot of our experiences here at TiPb as well.

Clever indeed, Apple…

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iPhone 3GS Camera Pre-Caches Images Before You Take Them?

Popular live video streaming app, Qik — previously available to Jailbreak users — has finally landed in the iTunes App Store… without its live streaming capability. This version of Qik (Free - iTunes link) records video from an iPhone 3GS which you can later upload via Wi-Fi. (A tragedy given how well the beta for the full version works!).

Boy Genius caught the story, and gets all up in Apple’s face about the continued crippling of applications, though we can’t help but wonder if this again falls into AT&T’s new prohibition against streaming apps, which saw SlingMedia Player relegated to Wi-Fi only status?

Apparently a 3G version has been submitted to Apple, but until and unless the FCC forces some answers, we may not see any movement on that either. Of course, the aforementioned, un-crippled Jailbreak version remains an option.

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Qik for iPhone Lands in the App Store — Without Live Streaming

Welcome to From the Forums. If you are curious as to what all of the hot topics are on the TiPb forums, this is the place to be. In order to create any new threads of your own or reply to any of the following threads, you must be a registered member. Becoming a member is a simple process that will only take a few minutes out of your day, so if you haven't already, head on over and register now.

The first thread for today was created by anjo and he wants to know - will Apple release a new iPhone in 2010? Now while some of us may already know the answer to this question, this thread has turned into a very detailed account on what exactly what you the consumers are looking for in the next generation of iPhone. Apple are you listening?

Next we have an excellent new poll thread that was just started by our very own forum reviewer, cjvitek - Do you use a bluetooth headset? Swing by this thread and let Chris know how you feel about bluetooth headsets in general and if you do use them, share with everyone which headset you prefer and why.

Here we have a thread from iPheuria and he poses the question regarding your data usage and do you really need carrier supplied data on your iPhone? Most of us here at TiPb feel that a good data connection is necessary to get the full potential out of Apple’s iPhone but what do you think?

So you are having an issue with your iPhone and need some help? Perhaps you have some time to kill and feel like helping others with their iPhone issues? If you answered yes to either of these questions then please stop by and visit our dedicated iPhone Help forum.

See you on the forums!

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From the Forums: 2010 iPhone, Bluetooth Headsets, Network Use, iPhone Help

UPDATE: XNA Game Studio is the Zune SDK? B’okay…

Has Microsoft been approaching successful iPhone developers, offering “a bucket of money” for them to port their popular apps over to the new Zune HD platform? That’s what Daring Fireball is hearing:

I got an email from the developer of an iPhone Twitter client. He was contacted by Microsoft a few months ago, with an offer to port his app to the Zune in exchange for "a bucket of money". He turned them down, but assumes, as I do, that Microsoft reached out to the developers of multiple popular iPhone apps.

There’s no way of knowing how many iPhone devs have gone “Zune for pay” at this point, but it’s a smart move by Microsoft, since they’re trying to compete directly with the iPod touch and apps are a huge part of the iPod touch’s appeal.

The iPod touch, however, has had a public SDK and apps since version OS 2.0 was announced and subsequently released over a year ago. Apple’s platform therefore has a huge lead and Microsoft is again left more competitive with previous years’ offerings. In any event, here’s hoping Microsoft does release a public Zune HD SDK of their own at some point — and that they finally, finally, decide to share a consistent platform between Zune and Windows Mobile 7…

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UPDATED: Microsoft Offering iPhone Developers “Buckets of Money” to go Zune?

Apple and AT&T are being sued in Louisiana over the lack of MMS available for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users running iPhone 3.0 software. Now, it’s gotten to the point where TiPb doesn’t pay too much attention to Apple lawsuits anymore just because they’re so frequent we’d need to get the blog roomier pants, and while we’re not lawyers and can’t comment as to the merits of this case, it’s yet another (painful) reminder that AT&T has dropped the ball when it comes to MMS on the iPhone and especially when it comes to communicating what’s happening — and keeping updated — their long suffering user base.

Says TG Daily:

Apple, says the filings, has revealed that AT&T has never upgraded its towers so as to support MMS functionality. “The only excuse offered by AT&T and Apple is a mouseprint disclaimer on the website, in barely readable font, which reads ‘MMS Support from AT&T coming in late summer’”.

That’s the part where it kind of falls down for us, however. Now, I’m not on AT&T, but several of our readers are and as part of beta tests and carrier tests, some of them have indeed sent MMS messages on AT&T, and AT&T’s website seems to show it working for other phones, so… huh?

Is this once again an absurd claim distracting from the real issue — that summer grows later and later, and there’s still no word on iPhone MMS from AT&T? What are they waiting for, a Special Music Event?!

[Thanks to Gregg for the tip!]

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iPhone MMS: Apple and AT&T Sued, MMS Not Possible(?!), and When Does Summer End Anyway?