For the past few days, people have talking about the 3G iPhone and its awesome feature. And along with that discussion, it will lead to a debate if there is anything that would beat Apple Inc.’s iPhone or at least challenge it. The readers as well as other mobile phone users have a lot to say regarding this topic. Read on to know what other devices they think will challenge the second-generation iPhone from Apple Inc.

First on the list is the BlackBerry from Research in Motion. Although others would say that it is the 3G iPhone that is trying to catch up and trying to beat the BlackBerry.

The second device that readers can think of is the Windows Mobile 7. This is a smartphone that has the same feature like that of the 3G iPhone. But others disagree. They said that the Windows Mobile 7 is no match for the second-generation iPhone. Probably if the Windows Mobile 8 is already out, then the 3G iPhone will have a serious challenger. The Windows Mobile 8 is expected to be launched in 2010.

Other device includes Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Curve, Samsung i900, HTC Diamond, Sony Xperia, and HTC Touch Pro. The latter two devices are expected to come out within this year.

Wholesaler China Ontrade.com has posted parts from the next-generation iPhone 3G 2009: The LCD screen and the middle internal bezel.

They even have pictures comparing the new parts to the old ones, and it looks pretty legit.

The wholesaler says the following in their site:

“This is great honor for China Ontrade (HK) chinaontrade.com to be the 1st started to supply iphone 3gen 2009 parts directly from factory.”

It looks like the web site and the new parts are the real deal, but who knows. They also sell every single spare iPhone 3G part you can imagine—as well as original factory parts for Blackberry, Nokia, LG, HTC, MacBooks, and even Nintendo. They claim the new iPhone 3G 2009 parts will ship “within 5 to 12 working days.”

As expected, there is no OLED screen seen here. Unless they have another product using the OLED, which isn’t likely at this stage. The omission of an OLED screen is liable to cause much angst among technophiles, who were clamoring for an OLED screen to be included in this version of the iPhone.

In a new weekly feature, I will be highlighting a handful of apps that I discovered during the week. These apps will be a mix of helpful, novelty, entertaining or just simple time wasters. I do plan on making an effort to keep them as low priced apps, but am really not going to set any real rule in regards to that. Basically, this feature will be a few apps that are designed to help you get through your weekend. Moving forward you can expect to see “Apps to waste your weekend” every Saturday morning.

So without further adieu, here is Apps to waste your weekend #01

This week I am going to highlight ShakeItPhoto, RedLaser, Yowza!!, Suicide Girls Flip and LED Football.

ShakeItPhoto: (App Store link) This first app is not free, but it is low-priced coming in at just $0.99. Anyway, this one is simple, it is a photo app that mimics an instant photo camera. You can even shake, (hence the name) to “develop” the photo. Anyway, aside from having a Polaroid like appearance, the images taken with this app have a slightly different look as compared to the standard iPhone image and in my opinion are nice looking.

RedLaser: (App Store link) Next up is RedLaser, and while I hate to include two paid apps in the beginning, this one will set you back $1.99. Of course, it is designed to help you save money, so that sort of makes it better. Anyway, the RedLaser app will allow you to scan a barcode and search for online pricing of that particular product. Additionally, you can also email the returned pricing list to yourself, a friend or a loved one. Talk about giving a hint as to what gift you may be hoping to receive. Personally, I usually favor instant gratification when shopping as opposed to saving a buck or two, but in reality saving money is generally a good thing. If nothing else, this app is just fun to play with, mostly because I now have another form of entertainment when out shopping with my wife. Unfortunately, this one is limited in that it returns pricing for only those in the US and UK…sorry about that.

Suicide Girls Flip: (App Store link) This is one that I hesitated to include, mostly because it is a little on the adult side, but that said it reminded me of a item that I had when I was younger and thought was the coolest thing (at the time). Anyway, this app is based on those old novelty style flip pens that showed a pretty (and fully clothed) lady. Of course, if you remember those pens, you will also remember what happened when they were turned over — the clothes went away. While this app is a little adult in nature, it does not show any nudity. The flip removes the regular clothes but leaves the undergarments in place. Still a fun app to see, if nothing else it gives a modern twist on a nostalgic pen. Coincidentally, the Suicide Girls app also received an update this morning (along with Tap Tap Revenge 2) that added an additional 7 models to the app, bringing the total up to 10. And yes, this one is available for free.

LED Football: (App Store link) Here I offer you another classic item that has been redone in a more modern way. This one goes back to a time when video games were not quite as graphic intense. In this case, the “graphics” were nothing more than small red lines. The app I have is LED Football, which is now available as LED Football 2 and will set you back $0.99. Honestly, I just had to include this app because it brings back many memories of playing the actual Mattel game as a kid, and for only a buck I was surprised to see how much fun it still is. The app features the interface that was found on the original game and even has the easy and hard setting options, the 1 player or 2 player setting as well as a simulated “wear-down” which makes it that much more like the real deal.

Yowza!!: (App Store link) This last app is another that is available for free and it is another that can save you money. I hesitated to list this one for two reasons. The first being that I have already highlighted another potential money saving app and second because I have had less than stellar success due to the area that I live. That said I do think it is a great app. This is a coupon app and yes I enjoy saving money, mainly because it allows me to spend more on gadgets. Anyway, the Yowza!! app will either take your location based on the GPS in the iPhone 3G or the zip code that you enter manually. Once that is in, you will be given a list of coupons for stores, restaurants and more in your area. The nice part here is that these coupons can be found and used from your iPhone — in other words you will not forget to bring that coupon with you.

Well, this wraps up the first in the series. Next Saturday will bring another set of apps and more ways to waste your weekend. In the meantime, make sure you enjoy this one.

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Steve Job with his futuristic thoughts and necessary applications helped develop the most intelligent device of the modern times. It was his course that led the technicians to develop ideas supplementing the touch-screen methodology. With the declaration of Mr. Job to apply Apple’s technology towards more advanced communication purposes.

For any such devise, the most important factor was the presence of a smooth and flexibly functioning touch screen. The agility of such a devise always rested on the satisfaction of the user and allowing easy navigational process.

Instead of entering the PC and the PDA world, despite references for the same- Apple incorporated the idea that investing resources into smart phones to make it more appealing would be the future of the human kind. With excessive use of cell phones and additional features of entertainment becoming important factor while purchasing these cell phones- the idea was to push in a devise that introduced all these ideas on the same platform.

With excellent resources the process had started to synchronize all the functions on a compatible platform; following the functions with PDA, iPod and iTunes softwares released in the year 2001. With the release of the first cell phone with iTunes in the year 2005, Apple showed its regret with the incorporation of facilities lend to the cellular company. This made Steve Job to work vigorously to work towards this device incorporating the availability of iTunes: additional to the fact that the cell phone could display videos, stream them online and show pictures.

The use of the Macworld conventions, Apple did surprise the media and the world bringing up the fact in Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference that the iPhone would support third-party applications using the Safari engine on the device. It was on June 29, when Apple released version 7.3 of iTunes to coincide with the release of the iPhone helping the users reach to a stand where everything seemed possible to be done through this gadget.

One of the most famous applications that work on the Apple Inc. platforms such as the iPod Touch and the iPhone, is Sega’s Super Monkey Ball. Although when the application was launched with a blast few weeks ago, many who have downloaded the Super Monkey Ball on the platforms had been complaining about the application’s control. If you are one of them, you should know that there is a new patch that was recently released for the game. Sega has just answered your prayers!

Sega took all those criticisms that were thrown at the Super Monkey Ball by heart. As a result, they improved the game features so that it will have a more user-friendly control. The dead zone in the game, the space where the user is required to hold the device where no movement can be made, is now a lot easier to find. In the new patch, the dead zone appears to be resting at about 45 degree angle.

However (and unfortunately), there are several reports online that the new patch for the Super Monkey Ball will reset all the games that you have saved before. But if you were one of those who were avoiding the Super Monkey Ball because of this issue, maybe this is the time to give the application another try.

Anyone who’s played classic Sega and Nintendo games are very familiar with the wacky hedgehog, Sonic.

It’s been a console game institution for years now, and its headed to your iPhone.

Sonic The Hedgehog for iPhone was released today on the App Store, and you can download Sonic for the iPhone for $5.99 and start racing through various levels to free captured animals from the insidious Dr. Eggman.

Sonic for iPhone was announced by Sega’s Director of Production, Paxton Lazar, during the “Mobile Gaming Experience” panel at the Consumer Electronics Show, on January 7, 2009 and finally released today.

According to Sega, Sonic has been faithfully recreated to take advantage of the iPhone’s powerful capabilities, enabling users to enjoy the classic style and breakneck speed of the game with responsive touchpad controls and sharp, clear graphics that will take players back to the old console stomping grounds.

You can choose between fullscreen or “Arcade” view, and supposedly the animation and scrolling is very smooth.

Blog Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that a dedicated Hulu application is indeed on its way. An iPhone app should be here in just a few months.

Hulu has been busy denying the rumors that an iPhone version of Hulu was coming. SAI says the application will work over Wi-Fi and AT&T’s 3G network, meaning that users will be able to view programming anywhere with a fast data connection. The upcoming iPhone OS 3.0 software update, which lets developers bake streaming media into their applications.

For Hulu, this means that the advertising could be stuck into the mobile stream and that users would be able to watch videos without leaving the application.

Users of Hulu can watch ad-supported, full-length television shows and movies on their personal computers for free, instead of paying Apple to download a copy for offline viewing. If such an app were available on the iPhone, it would also offer portable TV and movie watching, something not yet offered in Apple’s own mobile iTunes app, which is limited to video podcasts.