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Free and paid downloads from The App Store have topped 60 million, with Apple recording $1 million in sales per day on the site. CEO Steve Jobs predicted sales of iPhone software will hit half a billion dollars in the near future. The Wall Street Journal (8/11)

AppleInsider has posted details about a patent recently filed by Apple that describes technology for playing iTunes content from a desktop computer remotely on an iPhone or iPod touch. (

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/08/apple-considers-streaming-media-from-itunes-to-iphone 8/8)

SinglePoint was selected to power NBC’s mobile alert program for the Olympics, available on phoned from all domestic carriers. Opt-in to receive daily or breaking news and multimedia alerts, including breaking news, athlete alerts, medal results, or event reminders. Other mobile Olympics initiatives include NBC’s WAP site, the NBC Olympics 2Go mobile TV Channel on AT&T Wireless and Olympics content available on Verizon Wireless, Alltel, Helio, T-Mobile and MobiTV. (Cynopsis 8/11)

The newly available Messager mobile from Samsung offers a 2.1-inch screen and sliding Qwerty keyboard designed for messaging and e-mail. Other features include a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and SD reader. Pocket-lint.co.uk (8/8)

Patrick McMullan, the noted nightlife photographer, is set to launch PMc, a luxury fashion “magazine” formatted exclusively for Apple’s iPhone. Calling it “the first of its kind,” the bimonthly will be distributed via iTunes for 99 cents per issue. PMc will feature both photos and articles. (Iwantmedia 8/11, http://www.foliomag.com/2008/patrick-mcmullan-launch-magazine-iphone 8/8)