Monday Morning News

Some guy took his iPhone in to be repaired, but because there was extensive water*damage*to the phone and no signs of external damage, the Apple Genius told him it would cost to repair. What happened then was that*the Apple Genius "accidentally" dropped the phone, cracking the screen - and the customer walked out of the store with a refurbished iPhone 3GS at no cost to him.

Macworld review Tumblr, a blogging service. Wait, what? Apparently Tumblr is popular amongst hipsters and those without any real content, but it's also preferable towards those who just want a no-frills way to put things on the internet.

9to5Mac say that the Game Center is finally open for business - to developers, that is. Developers enrolled in the iPhone developer program can now add leaderboards and other associated metadata in their sandbox.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to use the magnet to attract the razor to shave the face! No, it's not your worst nightmare (or some serious form of self-harm), it's Magnetic Shaving Derby! By far the most disturbing app on the App Store I've ever come across. Should you wish to try this bizzare app,*it's currently free [link opens iTunes].

Apple Japan will have to replace all first-generation iPod Nanos, thanks to some overheating issues (some of those issues leading to fires).*According to Hardmac, Japanese authorities stepped in after it was discovered that most of these mishaps went unreported, and now they've slapped Apple with the obligation to replace all first-generation iPod Nanos.

Ever been frustrated by the iPhone's inability to archive messages in some way without the need to jailbreak?*Decipher TextMessage is a Mac app that does one thing - it allows you to save your text messages from your iPhone to your Mac, no jailbreak required. Similar to other phone-accessing apps like Phone View, Decipher TextMessage is only designed to work on your text messages - Macworld have the full review.

Yet another developer build of Mac OSX has been seeded, and this time around it's version 10.6.5 that's making the rounds, and it looks like Apple are asking developers to specifically focus on " iCal, Mail, Printing, 3D Graphics, QuickTime and X11" testing.

If you haven't had your sensual pottery*experience*à la Ghost due to not owning a pottery workshop, then have no fear - there's an app for that. It's called Let's Create! Pottery, and while it was first available on the iPad, it's also now available on the iPhone.

Wired have compiled a list of the five things Google still needs to fix in Android - some developers and users might agree that there are more issues out there, but these are certainly some of the more pressing ones.

Mac AppStorm are back at their mega-lists once again, and this time around it's 50 essential Mac apps for OSX beginners - although there's nothing stopping even the seasoned Mac user from having a look, I'm sure.

Could Apple be working on some smart bike system that's like Nike+, but for cyclists instead of runners? Such a bike would obviously integrate with some sort of hardware, and be able to spit out all sorts of meaningful information. Suggestions for names starts... now!