iPhone users rejoice! Apple has released a massive new update for the Messiah mobile, taking the firmware to version 2.2 and offering - at long last - over-the-air podcast downloads direct from iTunes. That means you can, yep, download podcasts when you’re out and about, via both Wi-Fi and 3G; there’s no need to download on your computer then sync with the iPhone.

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We’re starting to see some really innovative apps for the iPhone, and this week’s highlight (spotted over at Distorted Loop) has got to be Ocarina which, yep you guessed it, lets you “play” an ocarina using your iPhone’s microphone and touchscreen.
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In a not-very-surprising piece of news, Apple has decided not to allow an iPhone-friendly version of the Opera Mini web browser to be made available on the iTunes App Store.

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Android may be a few weeks away (the T-Mobile G1 launches in November) but some of the open source platform’s first apps are breaking cover. And here’s one that’s particularly cool: it turns your phone into a remote control for iTunes.

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We’ve been waiting for Amazon to open the virtual doors on its DRM-free music download service for months - and now it seems the wait is almost over.

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iTunes’ pricing and DRM have come in for plenty of criticism in the past, and now it’s the turn of eyeliner-loving Cure frontman Robert Smith to tear Apple a new one - he’s mad about them pricing a five-track EP at £7.99.

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Want The Sopranos on your iPod? Well, get ready to be happy: Apple and US cable TV broadcaster HBO have just inked a deal that sees five top shows hit the iTunes Store.

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Say good bye to file restrictions. Apple may have been running their mouths off about making the iTunes store completely DRM-free, but 7Digital have made it first past the post to legitimately offer every major label’s entire catalogue without fussy security protection.

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