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Steve Jobs announced the upcoming release of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch. One of the major fixes will be the iPhone 4 proximity sensor issue.  Some new features to iOS 4.1 include HD video upload over WiFi, High Dynamic Range photos, TV show rentals and Apple’s Game Center.

High Dynamic Range photos are created out of a combination of three photos with low, medium and high exposure settings. This makes the photo more clear and vibrant.

Game Center, originally revealed for iOS 4, is another key feature of iOS 4.1 which allows users to add friends, play against friends and do all sorts of social gaming stuff on their iPhone. iOS 4.1 will be available for download via iTunes next week.

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Watch Apple’s media event live at www.apple.com.

Live Updates from MacRumors:

• Introducing iOS 4.1: Fixes bugs (proximity, Bluetooth, iPhone 3G performance), Adds High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos, HD video upload over Wi-Fi, TV show rentals, Game Center
• Showing off HDR photo quality. Both regular and HDR photos saved on device…choose which you prefer. Showing examples of how HDR can pull out details that are typically washed out.
• Game Center: Standalone app, as well as APIs for developers. For multi-player games, allows you to challenge friends. Showing off screenshots.
• Mike Capps of Epic Games on stage to show off Game Center on new iOS RPG game codenamed “Project Sword”. Showing off 3D virtual world in high detail. Showing Game Center-mediated multi-player action.
• iOS 4.1 due next week for iPhone and iPod touch Read more

Apple announced an event to be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, CA on September 1.  They didn’t mention a specific topic of the event, but guitar image on the invitations makes it pretty clear that it will focus around music.  Maybe it will be about the much rumored cloud-based iTunes service.

Facebook for iPhone has been updated to allow you to share your location by checking in to the place and letting friends know where you are.  The new feature is called Places and is very similar to other online check-in apps like Gowalla and Foursquare.  Facebook Places also lets you tag friends who are with you and see what other friends have also checked in at your location.

Facebook for iPhone is available in the App Store for free.

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