The puzzle game, which features falling blocks of various shapes and sizes, was launched on June 6, 1984 by Alexey Pajitnov—a 29-year-old Russian programmer. The original version was only 10 levels long because that was all Elektronika 60 (a Soviet terminal computer) could handle.

YouTube today is releasing a new interface for the site that is optimized for TV. It’s called YouTube XL.

What you are about to see is a demo of a bootleg iPhone application called the iSnort—which allows you to make three columns of coke on the phone’s screen—and “snort” the unlimited supply of virtual narcotics.

Apple has just informed iPhone developers that new applications submitted to the App Store will be rejected unless they are compatible for the forthcoming iPhone 3.0 firmware upgrade.

Last month, an iPhone application called Peekababe was rejected by the App store due to its “excessive sexual content”. Well now, it’s back! And the app doesn’t seem to have changed at all.

Apple Inc. removed a controversial iPhone application called “Baby Shaker” from its iTunes store Wednesday after an infant-welfare organization complained.

Looks like Apple is really getting ready for the rumored new devices. Apple and Samsung have a long history of locking up large-scale flash memory deals, and it looks like these two are at it again.

Rumors about the new iPhone model are doing the rounds in the tech blogosphere again.

Engadget says that at this point there’s little doubt that a new iPhone model (possibly two) will at least be announced in June.

According to AI, the soon-to-be-released iPhone 3.0 and 3rg-Generation iPod touch will support for a new chip enabling low power 802.11n, including the ability to find and join 5GHz networks.

It’s official. Skype for iPhone will finally be available to download from the iTunes App Store on Tuesday and its version for BlackBerry will be launched in May. The move puts Skype more directly in competition for wireless voice services with AT&T and Verizon Wireless.

The Mentalists play Kids by MGMT on their iPhones and iPod Touches, using only apps downloaded from the Apple App Store. Apps used Ocarina, Retro Synth, miniSynth, DigiDrummer Lite.