iPhone news and software highlights.

Here are today's top iPhone news and posts as determined by me! So for all you iPhone enthusiasts, enjoy.

Battery life tests show why Apple skipped 3G on iPhone
"Without a doubt, current 3G implementations do require more space and consume more power than simply outfitting a phone with support for EDGE. Using the Samsung Blackjack as an example, turning on 3G reduces battery life by around 25% under web/email use. The biggest impact of all is, surprisingly enough, talk time; with 3G enabled, the Blackjack's talk time is cut in half, with absolutely no benefit realized from the higher bandwidth standard," Anand Lal Shimpi reports for AnandTech..."

Apple to patch iPhone battery bug with software update
"A benign software bug is causing some of Apple Inc.'s iPhone handsets to reflect an incomplete battery charge when in fact the battery is properly charged to capacity, the company says. Over the past two weeks, a significant number of early adopters have report that their iPhones will not indicate a full charge no matter how long they are left plugged into a power adapter. "Your battery is fully charged, but the UI (User Interface) is just not correctly reflecting this," an Apple spokesperson told WirelessInfo. "We expect to fix this in a software update."

iPhone browser dialing found to be security threat
"SPI Labs is claiming to have discovered a fairly significant threat to iPhone security due to MobileSafari's ability to dial phone numbers found on web pages. The feature can apparently be exploited in various ways, such as redirecting the actual call to a number other than what is viewed on the webpage, tracking calls placed by a site visitor, bypassing the confirmation dialog and forcing the call to continue and even preventing the phone from dialing calls altogether. Imagine clicking on a local number for a restaurant on a malicious website, only to discover you're actually calling an international number and, perhaps more importantly, paying international calling rates."

Software Highlights.
The other day I was looking for an iPhone Bible website and low and behold I have found one. It is called iPhone Bible and it is in the King James Version. Much to my delight it works great on my iPhone. You can also have a Widget like interface for all your iPhone sites. Try either Gridgets or try Mac Dock another web app launcher. I cannot believe how fast these apps keep coming out. It's a lot of fun trying these sites on my iPhone.

Accessories.
You've got to have accessories for your iPhone. Not having some is not being the Gadget Pastor for me. So, tomorrow, I'm off to pickup a screen protector at our Apple Store. There are loads of accessories online as well and I'd recommend Boxwave as a place for you to check out for iPhone accessories.

I hope you enjoyed the iPhone news and software highlights for today!