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Apple's partner sells 5,000 iPhones in China debut

Apple Inc.'s local partner has sold 5,000 iPhones since the smart phone's formal weekend debut in China, a lackluster start after analysts warned the company might be setting prices too high.

iPhone comes to China without key feature

Apple's iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.

Disney iPhone app makes photos the key to content

The Walt Disney Co. is releasing an iPhone application that rewards users for poking through the Disney.com Web site and could one day offer exclusive bonuses for activities such as shopping at Disney Stores.

Music service Lala heralds MP3-killing iPhone app

Online music retailer Lala is preparing to launch an iPhone application that its co-founder says paves the way for the end of downloading songs in the MP3 format.

Nokia says Apple iPhone infringes on patents

Nokia, the world's largest maker of cell phones, is suing Apple in U.S. federal court, saying the iPhone uses patented wireless technologies.

AT&T to expand Internet calling services on iPhone

AT&T Inc. said late Tuesday that it will begin allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services on its wireless network.

Adobe to offer Flash to iPhone developers

Adobe Systems says developers for Apple's iPhone will be able to use its video-enabling software, Flash, to create applications for the device for the first time.

Preparing your iPhone for international travel

An inventory for a trip to a tropical beach could read like this:

South Korea approves sale of Apple's iPhone

South Korea's telecommunications regulator said Wednesday that Apple Inc. can sell its hit iPhone in the country — potentially shaking up a cell phone market controlled by domestic manufacturers.

AT&T signal booster may help, but could add to bill

AT&T this week began testing a service that helps improves 3G cell phone reception in the home and takes some strain off its network, a growing concern with data-hungry iPhone users.

iPhone multimedia messaging starts Sept. 25

Multimedia messaging will be available on the iPhone starting Sept. 25, according to AT&T, the exclusive carrier of the popular smartphone in the United States.

AT&T says iPhone to get picture messaging Sept. 25

AT&T says the latest iPhone models will finally get the ability to send picture and video messages to other phones on Sept. 25.

Apple seals deal to bring iPhones coming to China

Apple Inc. will get to sell the iPhone in the world's biggest cell phone market now that it has reached a deal with a Chinese wireless carrier, China Unicom Ltd.

GPS for iPhone moves in the right direction

Voice-based, turn-by-turn GPS navigation on the iPhone won't steer you wrong. But, no matter how good the program and the phone — even the iPhone — it's still a phone and not a GPS device.

iPhone suits say Apple, AT&T didn't deliver on MMS

The ability to send photos along with text messages was touted as one of the new features of the iPhone's 3.0 software, released in June, but Apple and AT&T have not delivered on that promise, allege two class-action lawsuits.

Chinese carrier in talks with Apple on iPhone

State-owned China Unicom Ltd. said Friday it is talking with Apple Inc. about becoming an iPhone carrier but denied a report it has reached a deal and will buy 5 million handsets.

Smartphone insurance can be a smart move

When you're smartphone shopping, consider shopping for phone insurance before you buy the phone.  Insurance offered via wireless carriers may not be the right choice for you. There are options.

Family tech battles can have lots of byte

As our digital tools and toys multiply, sharing them — willingly or not — is also becoming a bigger family issue to manage, more complicated than when only the computer was the nexus of household tech.

iLove/iHate my iPhone

In an era of tinkering, crowdsourcing, mashups and open software, Apple doesn't want to relate so much as be desired. I'd hoped to love my iPhone. Instead I'd fetishized it.

Apple says it's fixed iPhone SMS vulnerability

Apple Inc. says it has fixed an iPhone vulnerability that lets hackers knock people offline — and possibly take over the phones — by sending them specially crafted text messages.

Taiwan's Foxconn agrees on suicide compensation

The Taiwanese employer of a young Chinese man who killed himself after being interrogated over a missing iPhone prototype has agreed to pay compensation to his family, a company official said Tuesday.

Chinese worker commits suicide over missing iPhone

Chinese worker Sun Danyong was responsible for handling the prototypes of one of the world's hottest products — the iPhone. When one of the gadgets went missing and his company began investigating him, he jumped off his apartment building and killed himself.

Smartphone data recovery can be costly

Hope that you never have this experience: You get in a fight with your spouse or partner, they fling your smartphone 26 stories down a high-rise building's garbage chute and you pray that the data on that phone survives, even if the device itself does not.

Some iPhone activations delayed up to 2 days

Some owners of Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 3G S may have to wait up to two days to make calls.

Apple: More than 1M new-model iPhones sold

Apple Inc. sold more than a million units of its latest iPhone model in the first three days, making it the most successful debut for a smart phone yet.

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Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010
Source: Apple Insider

A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless i …

Verizon Droid Tethering Will Cost You
Source: PC World

The Droid hits the streets today. After all of the hype around Verizon's marketing efforts, and generally favorable reviews of the Motorola Droid, users that rush out to get the new device may be in for a shock.

iPhone Games Caught Stealing Phone Numbers?
Source: Kotaku

Take iPhone game developer Storm8, for example.

Review roundup: Motorola Droid, Verizon's first Android handset
Source: Apple Insider

From David Pogue's review: There's not much room for the apps on the Droid, either. Although Verizon includes a 16-gigabyte memory card for your music and photos, apps have to be stored in a 560-megabyte chunk of built-in memory. Some Droiders will fill that up quick.

Motorola 'Droid' is a serious smartphone
Source: msnbc.com

Review: Motorola's Droid stands out from the crowd of iPhone wannabes with a slim but weighty body, noticeably angular look and large touch screen.

The iPhone is the worst phone in the world
Source: Crave / CNET

That's right, we said it -- and we're not taking it back. The iPhone may be the greatest handheld surfing device ever to rock the mobile Web, and a fabulous media player to boot.

WirelessTech Taking a Toll on Earth Science and Astronomy
Source: scientificamerican.com

Nearly lost amidst the breathless anticipation of all things wireless...is the potential impact these gadgets may have on scientific instruments that likewise need access to the electromagnetic spectrum.

The Future of Comics
Source: Read/WriteWeb

Before anime torrents, World of Warcraft and even before the internet itself, fantasy seeking geeks were fortunate enough to pour over the genius and inspiration of writers and ...

An 'American Idol' for Apps
Source: The New York Times

It seems everyone has a great idea for an app (or at least think they do). But few people have a good idea about how to make one. That is exactly what Appswell is counting on.

97% of Americans Agree on WHAT!?
Source: Gizmodo

I didn't think 97 percent of Americans were in agreement about anything, but apparently they are about...

AppleInsider | Google says its navigation will come to iPhone, if Apple approves
Source: Apple Insider

A beta of Google Maps Navigation will arrive next week when the Motorola Droid smartphone debuts on Verizon's network. The service will be added to all other Android devices, as well, when they are formally updated to version 2.0.

Verizon Droid Targets iPhone -- Android -- InformationWeek
Source: informationweek.com

After a series of teaser ads that attack Apple's iPhone, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless and Motorola officially unveiled Wednesday the Droid smartphone.

The problem with iPhone killers?
Source: The Washington Post

Here we are again. The hype leading up to a new mobile device is reaching a fever pitch. Motorola's Droid sounds, looks, and by some accounts, is impressive.

Touchoo - Children's books iPhone apps
Source: touchoo.com

Touchoo is giving away 30 interactive children's books for the iPhone. if you have friends with children and/or iPhone/iPod touch (and vice versa) you are welcome to share this fact with them.

T-Mobile U.S. ad inadvertently boosts sales of iPhone app
Source: Apple Insider

I have tmobile and like it. (with an iphone.) it's not surprising that Apple benefitted from this. Yes, because they have an app similar to the one that was advertised.

Halloween iPhone app scores with spooky features

Grumpy Editor used to mark Halloween time with a hair-raising visit to the Haunted House in Disneyland, but that is no longer necessary with Halloween Experience, a scary app for Apple Corp.'s iPhone and iPod Touch users.

App Turns iPhone Into Dime Jukebox | Epicenter | Wired.com
Source: Wired News

The legal price for a tune on an iPhone could drop to a dime in no time, thanks to the wonders of cloud computing. That's if Apple approves an iPhone app from the innovative music service Lala, which the company says will happen by the end of the year

"A Bear Ate My iPhone!"
Source: CIO

The "geniuses" at the Apple Store in Vermont have probably run into all sorts of excuses for broken iPhones, but they just didn't believe Kris Rowley. "A bear ate my iPhone," she told them.

Gina Barreca comments on Pepsi iPhone App

Author Regina Barreca comments on the Pepsi iPhone app here. www.ginabarreca.com

Pizza Hut announces iPhone app | Digihub Blog | digihub.smh.com.au
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Don't get me wrong - I love my Jesusphone, I love pizza and I love technological breakthroughs. The thought of ordering a pizza directly from my iPhone sounded really exciting, until I remembered I can already order a pizza from my iPhone. It's called making a phone call.

Rock Band Coming to iPhone With 4-way Bluetooth Multi-Player Mode!
Source: intomobile.com

The iPhone port of Rock Band gives the gamer the same look and feel as the console version – graphics, gameplay and sound effects are all very familiar.

Slate Wants You To Pay More For iPhone Data
Source: Broadband DSLReports.com

Slate Wants You To Pay More For iPhone Data After blaming you for clogging AT&T's pipes

Uncovering Steve Jobs' Presentation Secrets
Source: Business Week

For his new book, communications coach Carmine Gallo watched hours of Jobs' keynotes. Here he identifies the five elements of every presentation by the Apple CEO

Flash Lands on iPhone � One App at a Time | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Source: Wired News

Adobe on Monday announced plans to roll out mobile versions of its Flash platform to several smartphones. Apple's popular iPhone, however, is gaining a lesser Flash experience.

Windows Mobile 6.5 Review: There's No Excuse For This
Source: Gizmodo

I really didn't want to beat up on WinMo here, because at this point it just feels tired. But man, come on Microsoft, you're giving me no choice. Windows Mobile 6.5 isn't just a letdown—it barely seems done.

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