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Target has recently released a gift recommendation app for the iPhone called gift globe. To get a gift idea from gift globe, you have to input some information such as the gender and age of the intended recipient of the gift, and then shake the iPhone. Gift globe will then recommend a suitable gift for that person. You may then tap the recommended item onscreen to purchase it online or add it to a favourites list. You can also get a different gift recommendation by shaking the iPhone again. The app also helps you locate the nearest store with the chosen gift in stock. Gift globe is a free app and is currently available at the app store.

People is an iPhone app from Caffeinated Cocoa that can be used to look up the full name, address or phone number of any person by performing a search. A search can be performed using the information known about the person such as name, partial address or phone number. People utilizes whitepages.com and geonames.org to perform this search and any persons found through a people search may then be added to the contacts list or be called via the iPhone with a single tap. People also has a “Nearby” button that is useful to find contact details of people who live near the iPhone user’s current location. People is a free app and is currently available at the app store.

Despite the bad shape of the US economy, Apple put out a good fiscal 4th quarter report on the back of a strong sales performance by the iPhone 3G, which drove Apple share prices up. However Apple was cautious in its future outlook, which it attributed to widespread economic uncertainty. In the 4th quarter, which ended on September 27th, Apple’s profit increased by 26% and sales were up by 27%. The actual profit exceeded Wall Street predictions, while the sales figures failed to match up. iPhone 3G also managed to outsell its competitor Blackberry in the 4th quarter. While 6.9 million iPhone 3G’s were sold in the 3 months till September 27, only 6.1 million Blackberries were sold in the same period.

Bayhoff Software has introduced three apps that are currently available at Apple’s app Store, namely ListCalc, iStartup and TouchFonts. Another app, a magic 8-ball variant 5-ball is currently pending approval. Of these three apps, ListCalc, which is priced at 1.99$ is a calculator that displays a list of all the numbers that a user has previously entered and allows the user to add, remove or modify various numbers as need be to find the average and total. The second app, iStartup is an application priced at $1.99 that informs you of the key combinations to use on a Mac to perform various actions such as starting in safe mode or to eject a DVD at startup among others. The 3rd app named TouchFonts costing 0.99$ is a utility for iPhone users and font developers that lists all the fonts, which come loaded on an iPhone. Inside TouchFonts, the fonts are grouped by font family and each font can be viewed utilizing many separate character sets.

Homemanageables, a creator and distributor of remote home control and automation solutions recently introduced an iPhone application that helps an iPhone user to remotely control and monitor their home from any place in the world. The iPhone application is a remote management tool that works together with Homemanageables do-it-yourself wireless home control and monitoring system. According to Homemanageables, this iPhone app has been specifically designed so as to take full advantage of the iPhone’s features and navigation. The app is free of charge and is now available for download at Apple’s app store.

Although the iPhone 3G is available in Russia, it can only be purchased on the black market where it has been very popular despite a cost of up to $1000 for the handset and $100 for unlocking it. However buyers will have to pay much less than black market rates when the iPhone 3G will be officially available later this year through Russian carrier’s MegaFon and Vimpelcom, who have reached an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone 3G. Further details’ including information on prices have yet to be released, but analysts are also expecting Mobile Telesystems, Russia’s largest mobile operator to be allowed to sell the iPhone 3G.

Bill4Time, who provide web based time billing and project management services have released Bill4time mobile for the iPhone and iPod touch. Bill4Time is a business application useful for tracking a company’s time, scheduling, billing and projects and is free with every Bill4Time subscription. Bill4Time Mobile permits a user to make time, schedule, note and expense entries for clients from an iPhone while being on the move without any need for syncing whilst also allowing overviews of various client related information. Entries made from iPhone will have a mobile icon on the Bill4Time website and can be fully edited. A free thirty day trial is available at the Bill4Time website in addition to an online demo and free 30 day trial.

iSign is an app for the iPhone and iPod touch from iDev2, who have also developed an app called ABC Sign in the past. iSign helps people learn the ASL alphabet and has been described as an animated phrasebook of American sign language gestures. iSign has 134 gestures, which are modeled with fully animated 3d characters and are indexed for ease of use. The developer plans future updates, which will be free for all iSign buyers, such as more signs and a “quiz mode” to let people test their knowledge of sign language. iSign costs $3.99 at the app store.

A group of Russian modders have come out with a new mod that makes the Apple logo on the back side of the Apple iPhone glow. They claim that this mod does not put an excessive drain on the battery. The glow level can be adjusted from the settings menu. The mod is accomplished by replacing the apple logo at the back of the iPhone with a glowing version of the same. The mod costs 300$ to implement.

Artificial Life, provider of mobile participation TV, mobile 3G broadband technology, mobile games and business applications has recently announced that the company’s mobile development tool MobileBooster now supports the iPhone platform. MobileBooster is a development tool and platform to create and enhance mobile 2G or 3G games and applications. The tool also enhances business effectiveness. The company has developed a new extension module for MobileBooster that allows it to support embedded applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. MobileBooster provides clients a standardized development approach tailored for minimum errors and maximum efficiency. The company has its headquarters in Hong Kong and uses Mobilebooster to develop its own iPhone products.