Great news all you Navigon MobileNavigator iPhone users, a new update is out that adds Live Traffic to your app. Now you can receive live traffic for a lifetime price, as in no monthly fees, of $24.99 but if you order within the next four weeks that price is bumped down to $19.99. Not a bad deal at all for a very decent GPS solution.

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Rumors have it that AT&T will be releasing a iPhone 3GS 8GB version for a low $99. Why would they do this? To combat the attack of the DROID, so says the sources. A smart move, if this were to happen, as I imagine many would flock to the 3GS at this price point. The DROID may be cool and all but I’d definitely go for a $99 3GS with the backing of a HUGE library of apps.

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In a rather surprising move, AT&T today announced the opening of its 3G network to iPhone VOIP apps. Yep, that means you can run apps such as Skype pretty much anywhere. Previously, you were only able to do so via Wi-Fi, so this is welcome news indeed.

My only question is why did they suddenly allow this? Surely, they couldn’t have possibly acted in the customer’s best interest. So what’s the catch?

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Distress not all you UK iPhone fans, China is not the only one getting the much coveted Apple phone. Orange UK announced a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone 3G and 3GS to UK customers later this year.

Orange UK will be selling the iPhone through direct channels and “selected High Street partners.” That’s all the details at this point but everything you wanted to know was probably in the first sentence.

Pre-register here.

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If you’re heading to China, or happen to live there and read this blog, then you’ll pleased to hear that China’s Unicom will start selling the iPhone on October 1st.  Price you ask?  Just a nauseating 5,000 yuan or $732.50.  A total of 8 plans (126 yuan to 886 yuan per month) will be available to Unicom iPhone customers and with them will come a wide range of kickbacks or subsidies that start at 893 yaun and go up to 4,253 yaun.

Sure, most people in China can’t afford these prices, but even a small fraction of China’s 1 billion citizens could be significant revenue for Apple and Unicom.  Furthermore, China is currently experience massive growth - they’re in a sort of industrial age - so more and more people will be able to afford luxuries in the coming years.

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Great news all you multimedia texting freaks, the iPhone update that brings you MMS is now live. So update that iPhone through iTunes, stretch out those thumbs, and prepare for a weekend texting extravaganza!

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Take heart all you iPhone users, the day of the MMS on the iPhone is almost upon us, so says AT&T. This Friday, September 25th, you’ll be able to MMS to your heart’s content after you update through the iTunes app.

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Navigon announced live, real-time traffic capability for its MobileNavigator for iPhone, available in October for North America. What’s cool is that it uses real-time speed data from drivers on the road as well as more conventional methods (traffic cameras, radio network, etc) to provide highly accurate traffic conditions.

The Navigon Live Traffic iPhone app will be available in October for $24.99 ($19.99 for the first four weeks).

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Today Apple announced the availability of their iPhone OS 3.1 update. The update is free to all OS 3.0-enabled iPhones/iPods and includes the following highlight features:

• Genius recommendations for Apps - Get recommendations for apps you might like based on apps you’ve already downloaded
• Genius Mixes - Have iTunes create up to 12 playlists based on what’s already in your library. You don’t even have to choose a sample song
• Download ringtones wirelessly - Choose from thousands of iPhone ringtones on the iTunes Store and buy them with a tap
• Organize Apps in iTunes - Use iTunes on your computer to drag apps onto virtual Home screens, then sync them to your iPhone

But that’s not all, folks. The update also includes the following features/updates:

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Great news for all you texting fanatics: Today AT&T announced MMS capability for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users. On September 25th, users will receive an update via iTunes that’ll enable this feature. So why did it take so long? According to AT&T, they wanted to deliver the “best possible experience” and prepare for the diluge of MMS traffic (and I believe them).

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