Great news for all those that pre-ordered iPhone 4! As noted by some lucky customers, the pre-order devices are now shipping. They have got an update in their online pre-order status – it has changed from “not shipped” to “prepared for shipment.” This comes as a surprise, as pre-order customers are likely to get their devices before release day. What is even more surprising is that some customers received notifications that mentioned the delivery date to be June 23, reports MacRumors.

Whether it was stolen or it slipped under a couch cushion, Apple has introduced a new application to find your lost iPhone or iPad. Now you can locate your lost devices in a flash. Just install the Find My iPhone application (which is available as a free download from App Store) on the closest iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Advancements in green technology have made it possible for consumers to incorporate green tech into their everyday lives. The most recent example has come from GoSolarUSA, Inc. The technology called PREE (Providing Reliable Energy Everywhere) offers a protective iPhone case with a unique feature which captures Wireless LAN signals and solar energy to keep smartphones continuously charged and completely wire free. 

Verizon iPhone rumors are back! The Taiwanese publication, Digitimes, has reported that Pegatron has received a bulk order from Apple to manufacture the CDMA version of iPhone 4 at its plants in Shanghai. CDMA, does that ring a bell? Yes, it’s Verizon that uses the CDMA network currently, and for a long time there’s been speculation that Verizon is pushing to get the iPhone on board. So is this the clincher?

After iPad’s stupendous success, Apple’s iPhone 4 is set to create new records. According to statements released by Apple and AT&T, the iPhone 4 pre-order sales are already over 600, 000 units which is 10-times higher than the first day pre-order performance of iPhone 3G S last year. Whereas, Apple stated that it is the largest number of pre-orders it has ever taken in a single day and that it is far higher than anticipated. However, the party was partially ruined by the fact that massive traffic caused AT&T’s site to breakdown and have account privacy issues. Reportedly, AT&T website received more than 13 million visits from the customer anxious to check their upgrade eligibility status.

The highly anticipated iPhone 4 has always been troubling Apple in one way or another. Before Apple announced the new iPhone, it had already leaked (and again in Vietnam). Now that Apple has started taking pre-orders yesterday, sources say that the day has turned out to be bad for the company. Because of the high pressure set forth by anxious fans, it took many multiple tries to pre-order. It also seems that the first batch of iPhone 4’s available for pre-order have been sold out. Apple has changed the shipping date of from the  to July 2.

So, a little while back, we were all excited that augmented reality technology had finally become a product that was available to consumers on any sort of meaningful scale, but a bit disappointed that software support was a long ways away.  Then we were ecstatic to find out that someone was planning to support the technology thing on the software end of things.  Well, now the final omen of true success for the budding tech has arrived: they have made a good game utilizing augmented reality. 

Apple Inc. has introduced the new Apple Store App that allows iPhone/iPod Touch users to buy products from Apple’s Store. The app is free to download. With it users can buy just about everything Apple has on its online store (just no apps), including iPhone accessories, iPods, Mac desktop and iPads. From the app you can also pre-order the iPhone 4, saving time and the headache of going to an overcrowded store.

Do you plan on buying the brand new iPhone 4 on the very first day of its release (now only 10 days away)? It looks like you’ll have more options aside from Apple and AT&T stores. Three more retailers will be offering the iPhone 4 on release day. Wal-Mart, Best buy, and Radio Shack will all have the iPhone 4 on release day, and some for pre-order

After all the bad blood between Adobe and Apple, you wouldn’t expect much cooperation.  After Apple hilariously hypocritical accusations of unethically proprietary business practices, Adobe retaliated with their brilliantly tongue-in-cheek “We Heart Apple" Campaign, (not to mention the release of flash player’s source code).  This whole debacle isn’t exactly conducive to working together, yet low and behold, flash 10.1 actually went out of their way to make the new version more compatible with Apple computers.  No, you still won’t be able to use flash player on your iPhone (at least not yet), but all of those unpleasant little kinks that you inevitably run into while running Flash in Safari have apparently been ironed out.  What’s even more impressive is the fact that this was actually a joint effort on behalf of both companies.

If you’re a diehard application fan (with a couple bucks to spare) or a developer then this news is for you. A company called appbackr has just launched in hopes of bringing together funding and  iPhone and iPad application developers. Simply put, developers post their app. If people like it they will fund you by purchasing the app at a discounted price and when the app hits the app market “investors” receive their initial purchase and then some. This is a great way to provide funding to developers along with providing a great value for app and tech enthusiasts. When the developers list any application on the appbackr store, it is grouped into one of the following:

Oh Apple, you rap-scallion.  We all know about your propensity for manipulating every little piece of legal documentation, ever so slightly in your favor until it all adds up to one giant monopolistic advantage.  But, there was some hope due to apples less maniacal behavior after their rise to #1.  Unfortunately, that fantasy was not long for this world because Apple’s new mobile advertising terms has just burst that bubble.  There is a slew of prohibitive terms that will severely reduce developers’ ad revenues in the name of maintaining Apple’s preeminence.

It was no surprise that the web would erupt during the opening day of this year's WWDC. I'm most certainly not the biggest Apple fanboy, but the buzz was most certainly just. I was fortunate enough to follow all of the event via live blog (gdgt and Engadget were certainly best) as it happened. And wow was my notes doc full. There is plenty of great info out there recapping the day, so I figured I would instead account for the impact WWDC made around the web. I saved some screenshots from Google Trends, Twitter, etc. which started in the afternoon and went into the late evening EST. For the most part the results remain the same across the board until they started to die down late last night. Here is a list of 10 (although there were more) words/phrases which trended around the web and some of the screenshots. Enjoy!

Apple’s WWDC was exciting to say the least. As expected Steve Jobs presented the new iPhone 4, which is said to be the slimmest smartphone on the market (amongst other remarkable features). Both inside and out the iPhone 4 is sure to please. “iPhone 4 is the biggest leap since the original iPhone,” said Steve Jobs.

Of course this year’s WWDC started off with a bang. As expected, Steve Jobs came out to a packed house (5,200 attendants). What better way to start it off then with some stats from Apple. There is a little something for everyone as I've included iPad, iPhone 4, and Apple app info. Enjoy!