VOWSoft has released iTunes Backup Manager, a powerful Windows application that help people easily take control of the text messages, photos, notes, call history, contact favorites, sound settings, and widget settings that backed up from iPhone or iPod Touch. Unlike the simple backup functions that are included with these handheld devices, iTunes Backup Manager lets people browse the backed up files, view and edit them, and export them to several popular PC formats.

According to a BBC report, Apple is denying any problem related to the cracks of some iPhones’ screen recently reported in France, UK, Holland and Sweden that have forced Apple to investigate the matter.

Apple said that all cases investigated demonstrated that all those screen cracks were due to external forces applied directly to the iPhone and that the battery in none of them have nothing to do:

Rumors have been rampant about who will carries the iPhone in China and finally We got the official word from China Unicorn, they clearly state that they have reached a 3-year agreement with Apple to provide the iPhone in China mainland, launching the iPhone in the fourth quarter. Two or three weeks ago We heard about China Unicorn buying 5 million iPhone, something that was immediately shut down by Unicorn, but could end up being true based on the 140+ million user Unircond handles. Those 5 Million iPhones could mean a little piece for China Unicorn, but for Apple is the sign of its growing business.

Chicagotribune.com, Chicagoland’s most comprehensive online source for news and information, launches newsite functionality that makes it easier for visitors to find relatedstories and improve their search experience.

Now, most articles on the site will include hyperlinked keywords throughout the text that would take visitors to a topic gallery that features the rich assets of the Chicago Tribune — related stories, photos and historical archives.

One Llama Media Inc. has announced the launch of its Apple iPhone web application today. Apple iPhone users can now discover new music and watch music videos on-the-go using the One Llama music search service. Users access the service by simply navigating directly to www.onellama.com from the web browser on their iPhone. Users can then search for artists and songs, find other similar songs, and watch the corresponding music videos from their phone.

Apple’s iPhone will soon receive a more enterprise-friendly version of firmware and security enhancements, resulting in Gartner, Inc. recommending “appliance-level” support status once the improvements are released. During the initial launch of the iPhone, Gartner analysts expressed concern over some security issues with the device, but recently announced enhancements, expected to be delivered in June 2008, have caused Gartner to change its recommendation.

Apple Inc. is negotiating with record labels over a deal to give iPhone and iPod customers free access to the entire iTunes music library if they pay extra for the devices.

The Financial Times is reporting that the sticking point in the talks is how much Cupertino-based Apple will pay the record labels for the access. The newspaper cites unnamed music industry sources for Wednesday’s report.

Apple declined to comment.

China Electronics Wholesaler Sourcingmap.com added new portable iPhone Dock, enabling iPhone users to recharge their iPhones everywhere.

March 18th, 2008, Hong Kong: Sourcingmap.com, the world’s first Factory-Direct Wholesale Online Superstore based in Hong Kong, announced the release of their new iPhone Dock. This special gadget enables iPhone users to recharge their iPhones everywhere by 2200mAh capacity Built-in battery.

“We have already been offering many models of iPhone Chargers, but this one will definitely become a craze.” said Leslie

Sybase iAnywhere announced availability of support for Apple iPhone within its Information Anywhere® Suite. Information Anywhere now enables IT organizations to provide secure delivery of Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange enterprise email to iPhone users, in addition to a broad range of other mobile devices. Sybase iAnywhere’s unique approach to providing enterprise email support for the iPhone reduces potential security concerns while still providing a rich user experience utilizing native iPhone applications.

Leading emulation solution provider iEmulator.com branches out, adding support for the iPhone and iPod Touch. iEmulator, one of the most popular PC emulation solutions for Mac OS X, will also be available for Apple’s innovative mobile devices.

We felt it was a perfect opportunity to also provide PC emulation functionality to the leading mobile computing and connectivity platform: the iPhone and iPod Touch.

The explosive growth of the iPhone market signals a shift from home and office based communication to communication on the go. With the recent release of their latest service VPN Mobile, Secure-Tunnel.com offers this segment of wireless users the highest level of identity protection available for mobile devices.

To ensure the highest level of identity protection for mobile devices, global leader in privacy and identity protection technology Secure-Tunnel.com recently released a new service called VPN Mobile for mobile phones that use PPTP VPN technology.

Monster today announced the Monster® iSoniCast™ Wireless Audio Bridge is now shipping. The iSoniCast is a breakthrough wireless device that allows users to enjoy music from their iPod® over a home stereo system, with no batteries required.

As part of its monthly “Patch Tuesday” schedule Microsoft has issued a number of bulletins about 12 security vulnerabilities in its software. Seven of the vulnerabilities affect Microsoft Excel, and could allow a hacker to gain remote control over a user’s computer by a maliciously crafted spreadsheet. Alarmingly, the vulnerability is not just found in the Windows version of Microsoft Excel, but also for Mac Office 2004 and the recently released Office 2008 for Macintosh.

The Academy of American Poets announce the launch of a mobile poetry archive which provides free and direct access to the entire collection of over 2,500 poems on Poets.org, as well as hundreds of biographies and essays, all in the palm of a hand.

To reach the mobile site, simply go to www.poets.org/m. You can also preview the mobile site from your desktop computer. Designed using Web 2.0 Internet Standards and Apple’s Developers Guidelines, the site is optimized for the iPhone, and formatted for effortless access on most mobile devices. Now, for the first time, mobile users have unlimited access to the rich resources of Poets.org.

Apple yesterday announced that more than 100,000 iPhone™ developers have downloaded the beta iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) in the first four days since its launch on March 6. The iPhone SDK provides developers with the same rich set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and tools that Apple uses to create its native applications for iPhone and iPod® touch.