Top iPhone and Technology Related Stories from across the web

With Apple’s tablet now assigned a formal due date–January 27–the speculation has started to be reeled in, with the device now sounding more like what it first it sounded like: A giant iPod touch. Apple Tablet Due Jan. 27, Maybe iPhone 4.0

Californian Edition known as BarMax can be availed in the iPhone’s App Store. It has a price tag of $999.99. BarMax is considered to be a study guide for the California Bar Exam. BarMax Is Available in the iPhone’s App Store

So, our buddies over at fonehome.co.uk have conducted a download speed test using the iPhone 3GS on three different networks (O2 (NYSE: TEF), Orange, and Vodafone (NYSE: VOD)), side-by-side, to see which is the quickest. And the result – well, let’s just say Vodafone didn’t lose! Straight comparison of network download speed with iPhones in the UK

IBM is helping iPhones go corporate this week, with the introduction of a free plug in that allows Notes users to read their encrypted e-mail on the Apple smartphone. IBM Intros Notes Apps for BlackBerry, iPhone, Android

In case you needed more rumors tossed around on the Apple tablet, Brian Tong explores all the recent news on the fabled device. Also in this episode of the Apple Byte–reports of the impending iPhone 4G, a new iPhone App, and the latest Apple retail store design. CNET TV Apple Byte: More Tablet rumors; iPhone 4G

Jibbigo, by Mobile Technologies, is a bilingual translation app for the iPhone andiPod Touch that can translate your speech directly into another language. (Jibbigo costs $24.99. Download via iTunes store link.) Jibbigo translates English and Spanish via iPhone

Yelp has added a “check-in” feature to its latest iPhone app upgrade It’s a direct challenge to the hot startup Foursquare, whose core function is letting others know where you go and when you’re there. Yelp Takes On Foursquare in Latest iPhone App Upgrade

The GTA series is considered by many to be the pinnacle of console gaming. The possibility space offered by its boundlessly ambitious sandbox range is unrivaled and the succinct balancing of its many complex interlocking systems, make for some of the most heart-stopping sequences of unscripted action to ever appear in a game. GTA Chinatown Wars iPhone review

Mardi Gras! the world’s first Mardi Gras game on iPhone is a celebration of the spirit of the carnival. A game of simple skills and chance, the iphone app’s colorful graphics and floats accompanied by the festive music and the fun-loving crowd is awesome. WORLD’S FIRST MARDI GRAS GAME ON IPHONES

We could devote an entire paragraph to a witty comparison of tasting the forbidden fruit, but this one needs no metaphors so we’ll get right to the point. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s favorite device is Google’s Nexus One, not the iPhone. Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Favorite Device: Google’s Nexus One!