The iPhone is finally coming to China, but likely missing a key feature – the Internet. China Mobile wants Apple to strip both 3G and Wi-Fi from the device; a puzzling decision indeed.

The Apple iTunes App Store has been a phenomenal success, with 100 million downloads taking place in just the first 60 days of operation. The iPhone and iPod Touch Software Development Kit has made it possible for anyone to become an application developer, and some of these independent developers are making an absolute fortune. So, how do they do it?

Not that Apple needed another problem to plague iPhone 3G users, but it announced that the included iPhone power adapters pose a shock hazard, and therefore are recalling all of them sold since mid-July in the U.S., Japan, Canada, Mexico and several Central and South American countries.

The launch of the highly anticipated Blackberry Bold was delayed yet another month- being scheduled for a November launch instead of October.  A likely reason being AT&T wasn’t at all ready to handle the influx of 3G data usage that the iPhone brought. 

Security firm Sophos has reported a malware package hidden in the guise of a cute penguin game for the iPhone. Malware writers are using a popular iPhone game to infect PC users.

The upcoming launch of the first Android-based handset will garner its own hype undoubtedly, but will it match the frenzy that surrounding not only the first generation iPhone, but the 3G version as well?  Most likely, it won’t, but it’s because of some fundamental differences in the two and doesn’t mean that one is better than the other.

The good news – bug-fixing iPhone update 2.1 is available for download. The bad news is it might also kill your Windows Vista.

As much as I love the iPhone 3G, I do find it quite bizarre that it seems to be so prone to crashing. What’s even more bizarre is that Apple doesn’t provide any information on how to reboot the iPhone in the included “Finger Tips” instructions.

There are more than 200 free applications available for the iPhone. And while it’s great there are so many free apps available, some of these applications are a waste of time. To guide you in choosing which applications you should install on your iPhone, we’ve selected what we think are the best top 40.

Apple is currently holding its Let’s Rock event in San Francisco. For full coverage of all the event highlights, take a look at MAC.BLORGE. But the news I’m focussing on is the incredible success experienced by the Apple App Store: 100 million downloads in just the first 60 days.