Ohellsyeah! iPatch, an iPhone repair company in the UK, has released a super sweet mod that brings a glowing Apple log to your iPhone. Yes, you read that right. Glowing. Apple. Logo.

Chris and Andy, the guys behind iPatch, expect the mod to retail for under £100, and a turnaround time of less than an hour. They claim the iPhone remains fully functional, with the rear glass appearing completely original with no visible alterations. The logo lights up whenever the iPhone’s screen is on.

No word yet on what this might do to battery life, but like we keep saying on the podcasts, if Apple adds this to iPhone 5, they’ll sell a billion of them.

[iPatch via MacRumors, thanks Mike!)]

MacRumors got wind of research note from — wait for it — an analyst named Ming-Chi Kuo who claims Apple is sending the gold master (GM) build of iOS 5 to manufacturers for assembly of iPhone 5 sometime between September 23 to 30.

However, Kuo actually seems to be referring to the rumored N94 update of iPhone 4 (sometimes referred to as iPhone 4S. He provides the following details:

• 512 MB of RAM: This is to be expected, as the next iPhone should be using the same A5 chip found in the iPad 2, which does in fact offer 512 MB of RAM.
• Camera module height “almost same” as in iPhone 4: Camera thickness is the major limiting factor for overall device thickness, meaning that the next iPhone is not likely to be significantly thinner than the iPhone 4. Sony is said to have started shipping camera sensors to Apple’s manufacturers back in July, with OmniVision coming online to assist in September or October.
• 3.5-inch display: A number of rumors have claimed that Apple will be using a larger display for the new iPhone, but Kuo’s sources indicate the screen will be the same size as that found in the iPhone 4.
• Glass front and back: Although not 100% confident on this item, Kuo’s sources suggest that Apple will continue to utilize the same basic design of the iPhone 4, with glass on both the front and back of the device.
• Manufacturing shares: Foxconn is scheduled to handle 85% of the production load for the new iPhone, with Pegatron taking the remaining 15%. As previously noted, Pegatron will be a bit slower to ramp up production, and will primarily be supplying Apple’s Asia-Pacific markets.

So either Apple is doing an amazing job keeping a redesigned iPhone 5 under wraps, or iPhone 5 (iPhone 4S) won’t be a major redesign (which is what TiPb heard a long time ago.)

If the next iPhone isn’t a radical redesign, will you be any less likely to get it?

[MacRumors]

Magic Painter is a drawing app that includes 11 different abstract brushes. The art that you will create is fascinating, modern, and unique – and you don’t even have to be an artist for it to look good!

I do not have the artistic ability to create beautiful paintings, but Magic Painter makes me feel like I don’t suck! In fact, painting with Magic Painter is rather relaxing.

Magic Painter is an amazing app that takes you to enjoy with the fascinating drawing.In an easy way, those eleven wonderful paint-brushes, tens of color make your imagination expansed unlimitedly. With one single brush style or varieties, color choosing and background changing,to create excited modern art. Anywhere, anytime, touch is magic!

• 11 different kinds of brushes(Rope,Rejoice,Splashing,Pixel,Fantasy,Vine,Oil,Silky,Galaxy,Coral,Quills).
• Size adjustment slider.
• Tens of color and style choose available for every brush.
• Thousands style to combination!
• Eraser tool,4 shade intensity available.
• Undo function(1 times).
• 30 kinds of canvases(background).
• Use the image of Camera Roll as background.
• Save to Camera Roll.
• Twitter/Facebook/Tumblr/Mail post function.

Magic Painter is available on the iPhone and iPad for $2.99.

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iPhone and iPod touch Made Simple are a series of training videos geared to getting you and your business up to speed with Apple’s mobile iOS devices as quickly and easily as possible.

• 88 iPhone and iPod touch training videos
• Deploy via browser or directly to mobile devices
• Perfect for organization roll-outs or support
• Boost productivity of mobile users immediately
• View directly on your iPhone or iPod touch

I provided tech editing services for Made Simple Learning on their last few books and they definitely have a talent for explaining gadgets in a clear and understandable way. If you’re rolling out iPhone to your small business or enterprise and want to get familiar fast, check out the link below for full video index, availability, and licensing options.

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Made Simple Learning have generously offered the TiPb Nation 4 FREE workstation licenses ($125 value). All you have to do to enter is leave a comment in our Business and Enterprise Forum telling us what you’d like to see in future iPhone or iPad training programs. So hurry up and ENTER NOW!

Can’t wait to win? Ready to deploy across your company? Just hit the link below and enter coupon code iphone2011 to save 20% before September 30, 2011!

[Made Simple Learning

Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

• Idea Mix: Do you need to increase your creativity mindset? Are you struggling to find that spark? With Idea Mix you will be able to boost your creativity by following little creative challenges every day. [Free for iPhone - App Store link]

• Lab Solitaire: A beautiful, photo-realistic version of the FreeCell solitaire card game. [$0.99 for iPad - App Store link]

• jPuzzle: Turns your photos and pictures into an exciting, fun and easy to use Jigsaw Puzzle. [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

• Jane’s Hotel 2: Family Hero: Restore your family chain of hotels in this sequel to the famous strategy game. After building her own hotel business, Jane is ready to buy back her family's chain of once glorious hotels. [Free for iPhone - App Store link]

• Guitar Pro: An easy tablatures writing tool. Now with File-export to PDF format! [$7.99 for iPhone and iPad - App Store link]

Any other big app or game releases or updates today?

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mSeven Software has updated their mSecure – Password Manager to 3.0 to include Dropbox support, groups, and sharing via Email, SMS and clipboard.

If you do not yet use a password manager, I recommend checking this out. Don’t be like my mom and use password retrieval via the “forgot my password” links as a technique for using secure passwords.

mSecure for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch offers a convenient and secure solution for storing and syncing your important information.

• Auto-lock to protect the app from prying eyes
• Password Generator to create un-guessable passwords
• Sync Everywhere™ cloud data protection architecture not dependent on security of cloud service.
• Free backup utility to keep data safe
• Email attachment backup/restore for quick backups
• Optional self-destruct if hacker attempts to guess your password
• Seventeen standard templates for fast data entry with the ability to create custom templates with UNLIMITED fields
• Over 100 icons to personalize your records
• Integrated search, sort, and collapsible section headers
• Full landscape support (optional)

The update includes:

• Cloud sync support via Dropbox
• Sync Everywhere architecture to protect cloud sync data
• Groups feature for categorizing records
• Favorite records group
• Share records via Email, SMS and clipboard
• Access sync functions from main view
• Keep track of your record counts by group and type
• Email attachment backup/restore for quick backups
• Convenience toolbar added to item info panel
• Theme personalization
• Font and Font size selector
• Duplicate records
• Pull down integrated search function
• All mSecure platforms updated to support new features

mSecure – Password Manager is available on the iPhone and iPad for $6.99.

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For today only, the TiPb Store has the Marware Eco-Flip for iPad on sale for only $9.95 — that’s a whopping 78% off. That’s stunning executive styling in eco friendly leather — Get it before it’s gone!

Shop Marware Eco-Flip for original iPad now!

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TNT has just released an iPad optimized version of its TNT app bringing with it full length TV episodes and movies.

Get complete access to your favorite TNT shows wherever and whenever you want. Check out episode guides, watch clips and behind-the-scenes videos, set schedule reminders and even watch full episodes of The Closer, Falling Skies, Rizzoli & Isles and more after authenticating through your television provider. Every life needs a little drama–now, you can take it with you wherever you go, for free.

• Full Episodes of TNT Series and Movies (after authenticating)
• Series Episode Guides
• Clips and Behind-the-Scenes Video
• Show Schedules with Reminders
• GetGlue, Facebook and Twitter Integration

TNT for iPad is available for free although you must have a subscription with your TV provider.

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