Despite these allegations, Facebook has pointed out that contact information shared on the site can only be viewed by the user in question.

The company also notes that users are told about the implications of syncing their address book before they decide whether to do it.

Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal said that iPhone 4 buyers were keeping new phones without returning them at the same rates they normally do. Multiple analysts told the WSJ they did not expect Apple to make a recall of the device despite the wide reporting of the problem.

The announcement ends a long wait in South Korea for Apple’s iPhone with the South Korean market dominated by domestic manufacturers Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. Speculation has focused on how South Korean consumers, known for favoring the local makers, will react to the iPhone’s introduction.

Steve Park, Apple’s spokesman in Seoul, confirmed KT’s announcement, but declined further comment and would offer no sales projections.

The iPhone made its formal debut in China late last month via local partner China Unicom Ltd. It went on sale in Japan last year and is also available in India and Australia, as well as other countries in the region.

Worldwide the iPhone is available in 86 countries and territories and will be soon in four more, according to Apple’s Web site. Despite KT’s announcement, the site still did not mention South Korea.

“We are thrilled to bring iPhone to South Korea,” Kim Woo-sik, CEO of KT’s personal customer group, said in a press release. “Our customers will enjoy the power and benefits of using the revolutionary iPhone on KT’s 3G network.”

The iPhone’s introduction was delayed by regulatory hurdles, the last of which was overcome on Wednesday when the Korea Communications Commission approved the granting of a business license to Apple to offer location based services including functions such as maps and direction finders that are included on the iPhone3GS. South Korean law requires companies that provide such applications to obtain government permission.

Whilst only 93,118 apps are currently available, Apple has actually approved 101,887 as of October 28 with t he number available set to top 100,000 over the next few weeks.

Of all the app now available at the Apple App Store, 19,788 are free, with the average price per paid app being $3.25 (this figure excludes free apps).

However, despite Apple’s obvious success, analyst firm Gartner claims that Google’s Android platform will be more popular than Apple’s by 2012, mainly due to its use by multiple manufacturers,

The short feature was based around a handful of viewers iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS models freezing under use – not an epidemic by any standards. As the latest update (3.1.2) had only been released a few days before the feature was filmed, it was unclear whether these issues were fixed in the update, although one user reported it wasn’t.

It looks like this one will just fade away.

This new version, customized the iPhone and iPod Touch will include songs from the Smashing Pumpkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foo Fighters and Blink-182.

Instead of using the hand-held peripherals found on the console version, colored buttons will stream along on-screen guitar necks, with players staying in tune through tapping matching spots pictured on touchscreens.

The wireless Bluetooth capabilities of the hardware lets up to three people play together as a virtual band.

Rock Band actually made its smartphone debut last month with a customized version for customers of US carrier Verizon.

Version 3.1.2 appears to focus on fixing bugs found in iPhone 3.1. Three main fixes are a problem where iPhones may not wake from sleep, an intermittent issue that could interfere with GSM network services (thus requiring a restart) and a bug that could cause a crash while streaming video.

The update is available on iTunes and is a huge 306.2MB on the iPhone 3GS. The update is also available for the original iPhone, the iPhone 3G and the iPod touch.

Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Vancouver, Squamish, B.C., Whistler, B.C., Ottawa, Kitchener, Ont., and Waterloo, Ont.

Due to concerns brought up by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, faces and license plates caught by the cameras have been blurred out. A method to request image removal due to privacy reasons has been created.

This news further cuts O2′s two-year monopoly on selling the iPhone in the UK.

Vodafone already sell the iPhone through 13 of its operators worldwide, whilst Orange offers the handset in 28 regions.

Whilst no pricing plans have yet been announced, the additional competition is sure to work in consumers favour.

The UK arm of T-Mobile have said they have no plans to offer the iPhone, whilst the 3 network have not given any indications that they will offer the device.

Vodafone have stated an ‘early 2010′ launch for their iPhone service. Orange have all but confirmed a late 2009 launch for their service.