The Throwing Star

The day has finally arrived for many smartphone users since way back when Mr. Jobs first announced the iPhone. Yes, the iPhone 4 has officially entered Verizon’s network. Although Apple won’t be hopping on the Verizon 4G LTE technology just yet, although having an iPhone on Verizon’s proven and reliable 3G network will do just fine. Added bonus is they will be enabling Personal Hotspots! Pre-orders start February 3rd and will launch nationwide February 10th. Pricing is $199 for the 16GB and $299 for the 32GB. Get notified.

Incase unveils its first rubber case for the iPhone 4. Completely inspired by the ping pong paddle’s textured rubberized surface, this lightweight case provides form-fitting protection with flex-fit construction. Featured in the traditional paddle colors of black, green, blue and red, the Ping Pong Protective Cover is now available for $29.95 USD through the Incase webstore.

Looking for a more graceful way to plan your days than the iPhone’s iCal? Give Diacarta ($2) a try. Based around a novel interface that offers two 12-hour periods for each day. Just drag-and-drop from a library of more than 50 graphic icons and move it around the edges of the central clock to associate it with a particular time. Simple, elegant, well-designed and well worth the two bucks.

The Altec Lansing Octiv Mini ($60) is a sleek looking speaker dock for the iPod and iPhone that works nicely with the brand’s free AlarmRock app to bring the basic dock setup to full alarm clock functionality.

Another year on your contract has you stuck with your iPhone 3GS, no worries, some of the best features of the new iPhone 4 are purely software upgrades that are available today in Apple’s new iOS 4 update. Much requested features like multitasking and iBooks are available via the upgrade as well as a new and improved mail client, folders, 5x digital zoom, and much more. Best of all, its free for both iPhone and iPod Touch users.

Its that time again and Apple has revealed their latest gadget, the new iPhone 3G S ($200-$300; June 19). The S stands for speed, the new iPhone is up to twice as fast as the iPhone 3G.  The 3GS also introduces a number of new features: a 3-megapixel autofocus camera, video recording capability, longer battery life, hands-free voice control, a built-in digital compass, Copy & Paste, MMS, Spotlight Search, a new Find My iPhone feature, 3D graphics, and to top it Nike + iPod support. Running the new iPhone OS 3.0 which will be available June 17 as a free update for your current iPhone. It will come in 16GB and 32GB capacities in the black and white.

Of course Apple addicts love their iPhones, but in this world nothing is perfect. In attempt to solve the deficiencies of your superphone, Fullsix NY has launched Please Fix the iPhone, a site dedicated to improving the functionality of your iPhone and alerting Apple to the specific flaw hindering day to day task. The site let’s users list and vote on the features that most need fixing on the iPhone. The features that get the most votes rise up the ranks.