iPhone World links for Monday, March 15 2009.

iPhone saves lives after the terrible earthquake in Haiti, as some rescuers relied on it for communications - http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/Father+and+son+share+life-changing+experience+in+Haiti

Apple’s AppStore has certainly commandeered an important place for itself in the mobile marketplace, as 1/5 of all AppStore developers are newcomers to the industry, probably fascinated by how easy it is to become one - http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/1+In+5+Apple+Apps+From+First-Time+Developers

While PayPal has updated its iPhone app with nifty new features, regular web visitors are still stuck with the half-working crummy old portal - http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/PayPal+Launches+Revamped+iPhone+App%2C+Teams+With+Bump+For+Phone-Tapping+Money+Transfers

Close to 40% of surveyed BlackBerry owners say they’re likely to switch to an iPhone soon. - http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/Almost+40%25+of+Blackberry+users+prefer+the+iPhone+as+their+next+smartphone+purchase

Windows 7 Phone seems to be “borrowing” some ideas from the iPhone. Would Apple accuse Microsoft of stealing ideas from it, like it accused Google? - http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/Windows+Phone+7+Apps%3A+First+Video+%5BWindows+Phone+7%5D

TomTom iPhone GPS app now allows you to see real time traffic updates… yup, there’ an app for that! - http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/TomTom+1.3+adds+real+time+traffic+updates

Google’s director of of Project Managements quits his job and promptly finds a new one… at Apple. The Apple - Google War (due to be called WWIII soon, duck if you can) is in full swing. - http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/Google+Director+Of+Project+Management+RJ+Pittman+Defects+To+Apple

Wearable Apple accessories might be coming soon, as Apple has hired a new (but quite well known) Prototype Designer to work on wearable gadgets. - http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/Apple%27s+new+Senior+Prototype+Engineer+to+work+on+wearable+computing

At the same time it seems that Apple can’t keep everyone, with news of P.A. Semiconductors’ founder (the firm specialized in computer chips development and was bought over by Apple earlier this year) quitting the company. - http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/News%3A+P.A.+Semi+founder+Dobberpuhl+leaves+Apple

Mac sales are on the upwards bigtime (39%), while iPod sales rebound despite cannibalization from the iPhone - http://news.iphoneworld.ca/inews/NPD%3A+Mac+sales+up+39+percent+in+January+and+Febuary+as+iPod+sales+rebound

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