If you’re looking for a rugged case that will keep your iPhone protected and will help it survive a drop unscathed, check out our list of highly protective iPhone cases.

Rumors are circulating that the next generation iPhone may actually already exist. Log data captured by analytics firm PinchMedia related to the iBart app have identified the existence of an iPhone 3.1. That is literally the only fact backing this rumor, but it hasn’t slowed down speculation of what the next iPhone might entail.

Can’t get enough Xbox LIVE out of your Xbox 360? Apple iPhone owner? Two bucks to spare? You might care to give 360 Live a look. It’s a smallish 1.6MB app available through Apple’s iPhone store designed to let you reach out and touch your Xbox LIVE account from just about anywhere, as well as several of the service’s tracking and messaging features.

PC World - Where there is no app for that on the iPhone, there now is for porn on the competing Android mobile operating system. A Seattle-based company named MiKandi (pronounced “my candy”) has released an app store specifically geared towards porn. The application attempts to create a red light district for adult Android apps allowing adult content providers to set up shop within a MiKandi app (see SFW video).

PC World - Mobile phones in India without proper International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers will have to be disconnected from operators’ networks from Tuesday, in line with an Indian government order.

Macworld.com - Being social is a lot of work these days: you gotta stay on top of Twitter, entertain your Facebook friends with games, Digg your favorite articles, explore your inner photographer on Flickr, and stay informed with Google Reader and Instapaper. If youâ??re tired of virtually huffing and puffing to keep up, Socialite 1.0 from Realmac Software may be your ticket to kicking back with social media.

PC World - Where there is no app for that on the iPhone, there now is for porn on the competing Android mobile operating system. A Seattle-based company named MiKandi (pronounced “my candy”) has released an app store specifically geared towards porn. The application attempts to create a red light district for adult Android apps allowing adult content providers to set up shop within a MiKandi app (see SFW video).

Reuters - Holiday shopping online hit a record for Black Friday, several days before the retail industry-coined Cyber Monday gets underway, as more consumers said they used the web to seek deals.

PC World - Top Chinese search engine Baidu.com has taken another swing at Google by launching a mobile service application it will pre-install on handsets, responding to fast growth in China’s mobile search market.

AP - Online auction site eBay Inc. was fined euro1.7 million ($2.5 million) by a Paris court on Monday for failing to stop the sale of famous perfume brands like Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo — all of which are owned by luxury group LVMH.