Here's what Facebook for iPhone 3.0 looks like—pretty nice. Besides the new giant button home screen, you'll be able to actually RSVP to events and create new photo albums. No push yet, but here's the full list:

1. The "new" News Feed
2. Like
3. Events (including the ability to RSVP)
4. Notes
5. Pages
6. Create new photo albums
7. Upload photos to any album
8. Zoom into photos
9. Easier photo tagging
10. Profile Pictures albums
11. A new home screen for easy access to all your stuff, search, and notifications
12. Add your favorite profiles and pages to the home screen
13. Better Notifications (they link to the comments so you can reply)
14. Quickly call or text people right from the Friends page
15. Messages you are typing will be restored if you quit or are interrupted by a phone call

I'm sure Jesus will love being able to finally zoom in on photos. It's coming "soon," but no exact date yet. Later this summer, 3.1 will finally bring push notifications. [Facebook via Inside Facebook]

OS X supports displaying core system components in most common languages. This support also extends to third-party applications, where developers can add localization to easily implement multi-language support in their applications. Through juggling language preferences both for the system and for individual applications and components, you can set up personalized ways to handle languages in your computer.

MacRumors found three interesting patents that point to various new interaction techniques. The most interesting is the fingerprint ID directly on the screen so that the iPhone can see which finger you're using and accept gestures appropriately.

The fingerprint ID also, of course, can theoretically act as a security device so that only you can activate your phone. There's also haptic (physical) feedback when you're hitting things, as well as using the touchscreen as an RFID reader. None of the three are really mindblowing in themselves, on the surface, but if implemented intelligently might make for a big step forward in the iPhone product line. [Macrumors via Boy Genius]

BenVista's PhotoZoom Pro 3 improves its interpolation algorithm for bigger enlargements and adds multi-processor support. Also, LaCie began selling its 12big Rack systems, and Art Text was updated.

Unauthorized Mac clone maker, Psystar, filed a motion to dismiss its bankruptcy case in Florida on Thursday claiming it couldn't afford to simultaneously deal with that filing along with Apple's copyright infringement case in California.

An iPhone falls to the ground in slow motion and makes its first impact on a corner. You watch as the cracks branch out over the screen like a spiderweb. If it hasn't happened to you, it has happened to someone you know—and now, if the iPhone is still under warranty, Apple can fix it on the spot at one of its retail locations.

Jim Dalrymple at The Loop has confirmed that Apple retail stores have begun performing this in-house repair with what amounts to a big suction cup in the back. The machine separates the broken glass from the rest of your precious iPhone, letting the technician install a shiny new one.

This is one of the only in-house warranty repairs being done on iPhones. Not only that, but in the past, owners with broken screens either got a full phone replacement or nothing at all. Of course, if you're outside of your warranty and don't have AppleCare, then you'll probably still find yourself out of luck. Still, knowing all the people we know who have shattered their screens, this is certainly welcome news for clumsy and not-so-clumsy iPhone owners alike.

Apple has nearly turned its entire line of computers over to NVIDIA-based GPUs, thanks mainly to the vastly improved graphics performance of its GeForce 9400M chipset over comparable chipsets from Intel. However, rumors suggest that recent negotiations between the two companies over next-gen hardware have soured to the point that Apple may give NVIDIA a complete cold shoulder.

According to SemiAccurate (the irony of the site's name isn't lost on us), Apple is supposedly done with the "arrogance and bluster" that NVIDIA showed in its proposals concerning chipsets for Apple's next-gen hardware, which should include Nehalem-based Intel CPUs. According to the site's sources, the language used in Apple's rebuke was forceful and unfriendly, and amounted to Apple telling NVIDIA to "get lost" for three or four years.

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Uncomfirmed reports say that Apple and Nvidia are on the outs, with the Mac maker banishing Nvidia from future Mac products for the next three to four years. SemiAccurate reported Thursday that Apple is tense with recent Nvidia proposals, characterizing them as arrogant and full of bluster.

Sonnet Technologies (www.sonnettech.com) has cut the price on the Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34, a two-port SATA host controller designed for video capture and editing in the field, studio, or office. It’s now being offered for US$199.99 instead of $299.99. The card supports sustained data throughput of up to 200 MB/second, 140 percent as fast as Sonnet’s standard-performance Tempo SATA card (and [...]

Microsoft apparently didn't expect quite so much blow back from its Internet Explorer 8 ad showing a woman vomiting after seeing her husband's Web browser history, so the company pulled the commercial. Prior to Microsoft's clean up act, the ad was part of a series with actor Dean Cain touting IE8's features.

Canto has announced the return of Canto-branded digital asset management (DAM) for individuals. Based on Cumulus 8 technologies, Canto Single User offers state-of-the-art file management for professionals, hobbyists and smaller organizations that don’t need the network (multi-user) capabilities of Canto Cumulus 8. “A single-user version of Cumulus has been a popular request from those using Cumulus at work who wanted the [...]

TeamViewer, a provider of solutions for online communication and collaboration, has released TeamViewer Manager for Mac, a database tool designed to store support session details. Created for large companies and call centers, TeamViewer Manager is designed to record session information for quick recall and increased client service in a secure environment. Specifically engineered for large enterprises, TeamViewer Manager is included as part [...]

KRK Systems announced Wednesday that its R6 passive studio monitor is shipping. The new studio speaker solution is intended for the value-priced end of the market, with a price of US$149 each, but the company said it has leveraged design work from its higher-end Rokit product line.

Web browser-cum-Internet-video-player hits the scene. Interesting idea, but not ready to take on Boxee or Plex.

In this week's boatload of technical news, John looks at iPhone 3GS video recording tips, 3GS battery saving tips, Google's violation of its own motto, more on New Tech Journalism, why Joost collapsed, Jonathan Ive insights, and rumors of an Apple squabble with NVIDIA. Also: TWO TWoWs. 

ExactCODE GmbH released ExactScan 2 on Thursday. ExactScan 2 is a professional quality scanning utility for use with the Mac, and the new version adds a variety of new features.

Jailbreaking an iPhone leaves users more vulnerable to attack by stripping away most of its security protections.

Last week, Nowhere Else began receiving reports [Google translation] from owners of the white iPhone 3GS that had experience significant overheating, leading in some cases to distinct pink or brown discoloration on the iPhone's back case. A later re...

Ars Technica is reporting on Apple's deal with Maine's Learning Technology Initiative to provide every middle- and high-schooler in the state with a MacBook. The arrangement is rooted in the success of an earlier initiative that gave every 7th and 8th grader in Maine with an iBook. Apple will provide 64,000 MacBooks (adding to the 37,000 already in circulation), educational software, professional development for educators, and tech support for $100 million over four years.

 

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Wired reports on the latest high profile app removal from the App Store related to nudity. This time, a free app called BeautyMeter was removed due to an inappropriate image of a nude minor.

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Microsoft has removed an online advertisement for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting because of complaints.

Here is the screen that you might see (or have seen) on your iPhone 3G or 3GS. And now Apple has released an official document on "Keeping iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS within acceptable operating temperatures."

The warnings are all simple and reasonable. Apple reminds users that safe operational temperature is between 32º and 95º F and that the phone should be stored, off, in an environment between -4º and 113º F. If you don't follow these guidelines, things can go wrong like battery life shortening, the display dimming, connection loss, etc etc etc.

So is Apple addressing a real overheating problem or are they simply publishing reasonable operational guidelines? Our thoughts: Years after the original iPhone's release seems a bit late (and thereby a bit too coincidental) to start passing along pretty standard electronic operational guidelines. [Apple via GearLog]

Apple is patching a serious SMS vulnerability in the iPhone, a security researcher said.

The Deal Brothers found a deal on brand new Apple TV with a 160GB hard drive for $324. We should note that discounts on new Apple gear are rare, so grab it while you can. 

Mozilla will patch the just-released Firefox 3.5 later this month to stamp out several bugs that went unfixed in the final version of the browser.

Here is the screen that you might see on your iPhone 3G or 3GS, as Apple has released an official document on "Keeping iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS within acceptable operating temperatures."

The warnings are all simple and reasonable. Apple reminds users that safe operational temperature is between 32º and 95º F and that the phone should be stored, off, in environment between -4º and 113º F. If you don't follow these guidelines, things can go wrong like battery life shortening, the display dimming, connection loss, etc etc etc.

So is Apple addressing a real overheating problem or are they simply publishing reasonable operational guidelines? Our thoughts: Years after the original iPhone's release seems a bit late (and thereby a bit too coincidental) to start passing along pretty standard electronic operational guidelines. [Apple via GearLog]

A digital rights group is contesting a U.S. music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played in public.