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Awaiting AppStore launch, international game developer Simiotica announces immediate availability of the iPhone and iPod Touch game aMaze! via Installer.App. aMaze! is very realistic transition of the classic wooden balance game Labyrinth, where players guide steel ball through a maze avoiding holes, to the iPhone.

aMaze! is unique for playing exactly like its real world prototype by tilting device to control the labyrinth attitude thus moving the ball. This is the most intuitive game control because anyone who has ever played original Labyrinth game knows how to play the game.

The Digital Lifestyle today launched a new page featuring quick (one minute or less) independent video reviews of all of the currently available iPod games from the iTunes music store. The reviews mark a branching out into portable gaming for the site. The Digital Lifestyle will also review as many iPhone games and applications as possible.

The iPhone SeeJacket Crystal is a clear, hard plastic case for the iPhone that offers complete protection while allowing full access to the iPhone. A model for the iPod Touch is also available.

There have been rumors of the iPhone coming to Canada almost from the beginning, but now Rogers has confirmed that it will be available some time this year, although no date was specified. Rogers' First Quarter Financial Statement contains the following item:

Wireless announced it had reached an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Canada later this year. Information regarding device availability and service plans will be announced at a later date.

Boston, MA - Leading publisher of mobile location based applications, uLocate Communications, today announced that an iPhone specific version of its popular Buddy Beacon(tm) application is now available. With Buddy Beacon, iPhone users can easily share their location with friends, as well as see the locations of friends on the iPhone's map application.

San Jose, California - ivyskin llc, a pioneer in silicon skin consumer electronics and mobile phone case design, and one of the world's leading brands in the luxury case designer, unveils the first ever completely hard touch screen iphone and iPod case.

Appletell reports that the iPhone is to be released in Mexico later this year. Although the iPhone is already available in several European countries, Apple still hasn't announced a release in Canada. Much of the blame can be placed on Canadian carriers such as Rogers that don't offer flat rate data plans and charge a lot more than US carriers.

Update: a petition has been launched requesting Apple & Rogers to bring the iPhone to Canada.

You can now chat or make cost-effective Skype calls on your iPhone thanks to s4iphone.com, a web-based application from Shape Services. You don't even have to jailbreak your iPhone to use it. However, if you want to talk, you'll need to use your SkypeOut credits.

Apple has released a new beta version of the iPhone SDK. Build 9A2151 adds iPhone support for Interface Builder, making it easier to design user interfaces for iPhone applications.

Chicago, IL - TimeCode Mechanics frontman Nathyn Brendan Masters, writer and director of "Wages of Sin" the film considered to be the first indie film for Apple TV now wants his film to be the first film on your iPhone and is willing to put up or shut up. TimeCode Mechanics will start selling a special 99¢ download of the martial arts actioner "Wages of Sin" aimed directly at iPhone users from the TimeCode Mechanics website.