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Today Handmark Inc., released the New Oxford American Dictionary for iPhone for an introductory price of $19.99. In a press release, Vice President Cassidy Lackey also revealed that HandMark would be bringing the other classic Oxford dictionaries to the iPhone in the coming months:

“We are proud to continue our partnership with one of the oldest and most renowned publishers in the world,” said Cassidy Lackey, vice president of Handmark Studios. “Handmark and Oxford worked together to successfully bring thousands of pages of reference materials into one simple application.”  Read More »

The iPhone 3G is taking no prisoners this quarter! Today, the market research firm NPD reported that the iPhone 3G has surpassed Motorola's Razr as the most sold consumer handset among adults in the U.S. 

"The displacement of the RAZR by the iPhone 3G represents a watershed shift in handset design from fashion to fashionable functionality," said Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis for NPD. "Four of the five best-selling handsets in the third quarter were optimized for messaging and other advanced Internet features."

Last moth, Apple revealed that they had outsold RIM to become the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. 

The top handset models in rank order, based on unit sales in Q3, were as follows:

1. Apple iPhone 3G
2. Motorola RAZR V3 (all models)
3. RIM Blackberry Curve (all models)
4. LG Rumor
5. LG enV2

Apple has launched a forum entirely dedicated to iPhone developers. This comes on the heels of releasing a more relaxed non-disclosure agreement yesterday. The developer program is still in Beta and is open to all registered iPhoen devs:

The Apple Developer Forums Beta provides an environment to discuss technical aspects of developing software for iPhone and iPod touch. The Apple Developer Forums are available to developers in the iPhone Developer Standard Program, Enterprise Program, and University Program. Log in using your program Apple ID and password.

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Apple has updated its Remote App to version 1.1. The update allows you to create Genius playlists directly from the iPhone. It also allows you to create and edit normal playlists in iTunes.  Read More »

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On September 7, Best Buy will become the first U.S. Retailer outside of Apple Inc.  Read More »