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One of the best selling game franchise of all times is the Madden NFL franchise from EA. In fact, the title is so important to EA that it warned investors that profits would be harmed if it lost its exclusive NFL license.

EA is bringing the Madden NFL franchise to the iPhone and CNET has taken a first look at the game. The game is set to hit the iPhone on September 10. The controls for the game include a virtual joystick on the left along with other controls on the right.

The game is said to look more like Madden for the Nintendo DS than what you get on the Xbox 360. Receivers are apparently color coded by how open they are and the graphics look cool. We will all have to wait until opening day for the NFL season to see what the game is really like.

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Ipadio iTunes link launched its iPhone app recently, allowing iPhone owners to broadcast, record, play back and share high quality audio up to 60 minutes in length.

That's all? No. The free app also converts your voice to text using Spinvox API, adds Spinvox generated title and tags (manual option still available). Users can also add high resolution photo and automatically geolocate their call.

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It's a good sample on how to use iPhone technology for public service: iBurgh iTunes link for Pittsburghers. The city has launched the free app which lets citizens snap a picture or report an incident quickly to the City for resolution and handling.

It requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

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Many iPhone owners will tell you that the biggest problem with the device is the AT&T network. The network has a frequent habit of dropping calls and lacking 3G coverage in all but the largest cities. The poor network quality has led many iPhone users to complain about missing features like MMS and the inability to stream video over 3G.

AT&T is reportedly trying to remedy the issues on its network by rolling out upgrades to its 850MHz spectrum earlier in some areas. The faster roll out will mean better 3G coverage in major cities, but will leave those of us in more rural areas with the same shoddy network.

The first city to get 850MHz is Atlanta, which was upgraded this week. Customers in the city will be served by 850 more cellular towers that will operate with the existing 1900MHz towers. CNET also reports that upgrades are underway in the San Francisco area as well.

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