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Less than 16 months after it opened for business, the App Store now offers more than 100,000 applications for the iPhone and iPod touch, according to an Apple (AAPL) press release issued early Wednesday. (The iPhone’s first 100,000 apps)

Authorized iPhone sales haven’t exactly exploded over in China — only about 5,000 units have reportedly been sold thus far. (The iPhone’s China syndrome)

Following press reports that China Unicom (CHU) only managed to sign up 5,000 new iPhone subscribers after four days of sales, Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster and Barclays Capital’s Ben Reitzes each issued notes to clients Tuesday that tried to put a positive spin on the news. (China iPhone launch a disappointment)

The search engine market is likely to get much hotter in the coming year if Apple (AAPL) adds a mobile search engine as the default option on its popular iPhones. (Mobile search: Here’s why Apple may take on Google)

SAN FRANCISCO — Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple’s iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications. The Droid stands out from the crowd of iPhone wannabes with a slim but weighty body, noticeably angular look and large touch screen. (Review: Motorola’s Droid is a serious smart phone)

alk about pricey. Chinese consumers need to pony up more than $1,000 to purchase an iPhone in that country.That compares with $299 in the United States.No wonder Apple’s Chinese partner has sold only about 5,000 iPhone’s since being offered a week ago. And this in the world’s biggest mobile phone market. (Dial up some dollars for this iPhone)

There’s a thundering herd of imitators behind it, but Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone still dominates that fastest-growing segment of the U.S. smartphone market, according to a comScore report issued Tuesday. (33% of U.S. touchscreens are iPhones)

Would-be iPhone jailbreakers and unlockers around the globe can breathe a sigh of relief today. … The latest iPhone baseband update been unlocked. (Unlock/jailbreak new iPhone 3G software with #blackra1n app)

First, there was Google Voice. And all was good, and not so good. But it showed that there is a better way to manage voicemails than to listen to 15 in a row just to get to the one you care about. Say Goodbye to Voicemail, Hello To Ribbit Mobile (500 Invites)

It wasn’t all that long ago that Digg captured our collective imagination. In fact, even last year Google thought it was important enough to seriously consider buying Digg, only to back out at the last minute. Digg was the future of news. A Little Perspective (Digg, Twitter, Facebook)