iPhone Hacks News and Rumors Roundup, 18th May - 24th May 2008

Its Sunday and that time of the week to checkout the weekly (18th May - 24th May 2008) news, posts and rumors roundup on the iPhone from here at iPhone Hacks and also from around the web that did not make it here after the jump.

3G iPhone launch on June 9th

The pre-release version of iPhone firmware 2.0 had confirmed that 3G iPhone was coming soon. We now have Gizmodo reporting that "sources close to the 3G launch" have confirmed that the iPhone 3G will be announced at the WWDC 2008 Keynote on June 9th.

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Zinio brings Playboy, Penthouse, Popular Mechanics, Readers Digest to the iPhone

Zinio have extended their content offering quite a bit this week with the addition of 20 new titles for the iPhone and now includes popular titles like Playboy, Penthouse, Popular Mechanics, Readers Digest, PC Magazine.

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iPhone Tip: How-To Format/Erase/Wipe your personal data from the iPhone

Rich Mogull over at Securosis.com has come to the rescue and has published a method that should wipe out almost all your personal data to prevent it from being recovered later.

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Pre-release iPhone firmware 2.0 adds Geo-Tagging to Photos

Apple has been quitely rolling out some interesting new features with each beta release of their iPhone SDK. The latest pre-release version of iPhone firmware 2.0 included with SDK has added geo-tagging to the Camera application feature.

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FlyTunes brings Video and Audio Podcasts to your iPhone in addition to Internet Radio

FlyTunes one of the popular iPhone web apps which brought internet radio to the iPhone and iPod Touch has just got better. They have recently added video and audio podcasts, a new user interface, and a customizable channel guide to their iPhone app.

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iPhones sold as refurbished unit reveals previous owners personal data

Refurbished iPhones might be a good deal for the new owners, but it might come as a rude shock for previous owners to know that iPhones they had sold and now available as refurbished units might still contain their personal data.

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iPhone News & Rumors from around the web

iPhone line forms at Apple's flagship for absolutely no reason

So word on the street (literally) is that a large number of people are queuing in line outside of Apple's flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York City (see above) -- keep in mind the Cube is open 24 hours a day.

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Apple, labels wrestling over music downloads on the 3G iPhone

As a consumer, it's hard to understand why it's taking so long for Apple and the music labels to hash out agreements on wireless music downloads on the upcoming 3G iPhone.

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