Auto trader, a UK motoring website has launched an iPhone app that takes you further than just serving its news and features. Having image recognition technology, this iPhone app allows its users to to find a car’s make and model records as well as a data on the car’s performance and economy by simply pointing the iPhone’s camera at a car number plate. Furthermore, the app also enables you to search for similar cars and dealer in your area made possible by its tie up with Auto Trader’s listings to bring up their prices. “Using the iPhone, users can now search for real-time digital information relating to a car sitting in front of them.” says Auto Trader’s director of mobile Nick Gee. The app is available for free but supports UK registrations only at this time.

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Short on cash and not an ATM machine in sight? Not to worry because Mastercard has just announced today that the MasterCard ATM Hunter application for BlackBerry smartphones is now available. It allows Blackberry users to locate the nearest ATM machine anywhere in the world.  The search can even be customized based on which services you need like 24-hour access, wheelchair access, the ones that don’t have an added surcharges, and you can also search by your financial institution. The MasterCard ATM Hunter makes use of Blackberry platform’s location awareness technologies to search for the nearest ATM, whether located in a bank, restaurant, airport, or convenience store even without GPS coverage. The app is available to download for free at Blackberry appworld and is available for iPhones as well.

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Not long after the Street Fighter has been released for the iPhone, there have been ongoing speculations the past few days that Namco is considering a touch-enabled version of Tekken this time. But just today an insider from Namco confirms that the Iron Fist Tournament is indeed coming to iPhone and is already on its final stage of being finished although it is still not certain if it will be the Tekken 6 or a special version exclusive for iPhone. This will be another big break for the iPhone since the Tekken series has been a huge hit all over the world.

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Who ever thought about using a sausage to operate iPhone’s capacitive touchscreen with gloves on? Apparently, people tend to come up with the weirdest, oftentimes humorous way to attract consumers to purchase their products. We did hear about this sausage stylus about a month ago and it was only available in South Korea back then. Who would have known that such gear would have made it to the US? The product comes with a “not for consumption” label for your safety and will be compatible with any phone receptive to capacitive touch aside from iPhone plus it can be yours for a very low price of only $0.99.

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Another unique iPhone silicone casing called the Robotector has been created for those who want to protect their iPhone and at the same time also want to stand out. Created by NugoDesigns, this iPhone case may be the toughest ever. And because of its intimidating look and fierce eyes, people will think twice before touching it. It even comes with arms and legs just like a real robot. No word on pricing or availability yet.

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With an iPhone, you can practically do almost anything because of the variety of apps to choose from which are sometimes very useful and other times just plain weird or a combination of both just like this new app called the “R U Drunk” iPhone App. It basically works by allowing you to detect if a person is really drunk or not by means of series of tests like walking on a straight line and all others. This app can be pretty useful and for only $3 USD, car accidents can be avoided that is if a person is not  too stubborn to admit the result of the “R U Drunk” iPhone App test seriously.

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People have been so overwhelmed by Apple’s newest product which is the iPad that it literally overshadowed the image of the next gen iPhone that has been left unnoticed until nearly after a week from when the photo was released. Apple Insider says that tipsters with an “impeccable” record in these matters confirmed that the image is indeed the 4th generation iPhone that was published without any editing tricks.Contrary to the rumors that it will have its iconic aluminum bezel, the image instead shows a black plastic of aluminum material or it’s also posible that it’s just covered with a rubberized protective holder. For now, the only distinct addition to the iPhone’s features is the front-facing camera and any other upgrade on the features would most likely take place under the hood. The 4th generation iPhone is expected to come out this summer with no information yet as to how much it’s going to cost.

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Another cool app has been developed by Bump Technologies LLC for the iPhone named Bump. It’s main function is to transfer your contact details to another iPhone user and/or vise versa by means of rubbing the 2 iPhones together. It uses a location based-technology and WiFi to make the transfer possible and also both iPhones need to have the Bump app installed for it to work. With this app, exchanging of contact details now becomes more easier and faster. More importantly, this app is available for free.

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For Hello Kitty fanatics out there, these are some more Hello Kitty stuff you can add to your collection. Made from Swarovski crystals, these Hello Kitty themed iPhone case and 2GB USB drive are sure to stand out from the random Hello Kitty stuff on your collection. The good thing about it is these are official pieces representing a collaboration between Swarovski and Sanrio. However, these items are rather pricey as you would have expected from a Swarovski-covered iPhone case or even for a USB drive. You should be willing to shell out $195 and $125 respectively if you’re up for these items.

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If you’ve been checking out the news lately you would know about the rumor that the next generation of iPhone which is the iPhone 4G is on its way. Thankfully, the guys at Nowhere Else made it easier for us to visualize how it might look like as they have made a conscious effort to come up with a picture of the iPhone 4G based on how they imagined it to be. They relied on the rumored features such as an OLED display, 5-megapixel camera, front facing camera, dual-core processor with more RAM and a touch-sensitive case. Part of the rumor mentioned that the release date of this phone is going to be this coming May or July. Well, we’ll see what happens.

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