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July 2008
- Japanese iPhone Deters Perverts
  
  newser | Cult of Mac | Jul 22, 08 11:10 AM CDT
  
  The Japanese version of the iPhone 3G has one small difference from those sold elsewhere: the “shutter” sound it makes when the camera snaps a photo is always on, even when the phone is in silent mode, the Cult of Mac reports. The conspicuous sound is intended to discourage “upskirt” photos, a hot trend in Japan since the debut of high-res camera phones. More »
  
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  Japan • iPhone • digital photography • iPhone 3G • voyeurism
- Apple Stock Dives Amid Jobs Health Rumors
  
  newser | San Jose Mercury News | Jul 22, 08 4:00 AM CDT
  
  Apple reported one of its best third-quarter results ever yesterday, but its stock took a 17% nosedive amid rumors that CEO Steve Jobs is in poor health, reports the San Jose Mercury News . Jobs, who beat pancreatic cancer four years ago, appeared gaunt at a conference last month. Investors were also rattled by the company's conservative outlook for the fourth quarter. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • Steve Jobs • investors • stock
- Apple Sells 1M iPhones in 3 Days
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Jul 14, 08 12:57 PM CDT
  
  The iPhone 3G turns out to be pretty popular, technical glitches or no. Apple sold 1 million units in its first weekend, Bloomberg reports, sending the company’s shares up 3.5%. As of last night, half of the company’s 187 US retail outlets were already sold out. “IPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs. The original iPhone took 74 days to break the million-unit mark. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • AT&T • iPhone 3G • sales
- Apple Server Meltdown Foils Launch of iPhone 3G
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 11, 08 3:56 PM CDT
  
  The launch of Apple's hotly anticipated iPhone 3G turned into an IT meltdown today, as customers were unable to get their new phones working. A global problem with Apple's iTunes servers prevented the phones from being activated in-store, as planned. Employees implored buyers to perform the last step on their own computers, but iTunes servers were equally hard to reach from home, leaving the phones unusable except for emergency calls. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • iTunes • iPhone 3G • computer servers
- The Best iPhone Apps
  
  newser | PC Magazine | Jul 11, 08 3:23 PM CDT
  
  The best part about the iPhone 3G's debut, writes PC Magazine , is the new abundance of software for the handset. Most of the apps work on the original iPhone, too. The cream of the crop: AIM: Should need no introduction, although it was a major omission from the original iPhone's slate. Bejeweled 2: A popular time-waster gets a suitably beautiful iPhone port. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • software • iPhone 3G • iPhone applications • mobile devices • mobile platforms
- iPhone Mania Gets Under Way Across Asia
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 10, 08 9:54 PM CDT
  
  The new iPhone model went on sale in the Asia-Pacific region, with throngs at one Tokyo store counting down the last 30 seconds in unison. The celebration is part of a global rollout in 22 nations of the 3G, or third-generation, wireless connecting iPhone, an upgrade of the model that went on sale last year in the US and several other nations. The phone goes on sale in the US at 8am tomorrow in each time zone. More »
  
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  Apple • cell phones • iPhone • technology • Steve Jobs • iPhone 3G
- IPhone 3G Won't Set World Afire
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 9, 08 8:08 AM CDT
  
  The iPhone was an industry-changing event. The new iPhone 3G is, well, a lot like the original, writes Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal . It’s now able to access the faster 3G network, of course, and it sports better sound quality and a GPS chip, so it’s a nice upgrade. But the battery life is much worse, and the price drop is a mirage. More »
  
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  iPhone • gadget • iPhone 3G • iPhone applications
- iPhone 3G Faithful Already Lining Up in NYC
  
  newser | Apple Insider | Jul 5, 08 4:29 PM CDT
  
  The next-generation iPhone won't ring up sales until Friday, but eager shoppers are already lining up outside Apple’s flagship New York store. Ready with chairs and other gear, ten people have a head-start, and may be smarter than they look: For this release, customers must activate their 3G phones in-store, which could “slow the line down considerably,” Apple Insider says. More »
  
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  Apple • New York • iPhone • iPhone 3G • shoppers
- Without AT&T Contract, iPhone 3G Runs $600
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 2, 08 3:26 PM CDT
  
  AT&T will sell contract-free iPhone 3Gs for $600 (the 8-gig model) and $700 (16 gigs), a $401 mark-up, the New York Times notes. There are no details available on why a consumer would want the phone without the, er, phone, but AT&T says there is a demand—and notes that other wireless models already cost far more without contracts. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • AT&T • contract • iPhone 3G • price
June 2008
- Nokia Moves to Counter iPhone
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 24, 08 2:16 PM CDT
  
  In a move aimed at bolstering its ability to compete with Apple's iPhone, Nokia is acquiring smartphone software-maker Symbian and moving toward increased cooperation with other mobile-phone industry veterans. Top handset makers and providers will participate in a nonprofit foundation to handle marketing and coordination for developers, and Symbian will combine its software into one open-source platform, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
  
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  iPhone • cell phone industry • Nokia • smartphones
- Not Just iPhone—iRadio!
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 13, 08 9:00 PM CDT
  
  Apple’s new iPhone will provide free, CD-quality radio from 200 stations in 25 genres—even if that does cut into iTunes' music business, Saul Hansell blogs in the New York Times . But Apple knows that it will "fare best if it makes the iPhone as useful as possible, and that means exploiting the device’s ability to stream music, talk and video." More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • CBS • radio • AOL • AT&T • iPhone applications • streaming content
- Samsung's Instinct: Smart, if Not an iPhone
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 12, 08 10:25 AM CDT
  
  It isn’t an iPhone. But, says New York Times technology writer David Pogue, Samsung’s soon-to-be released touchscreen phone, called Instinct—while a little less sleek than the iconic iPhone—isn’t a bad effort. The newest iPhone wannabe debuts June 20 when Sprint Nextel rolls it out at half the price of a $199 iPhone, after the $100 rebate. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • cell phone industry • Sprint Nextel • smartphones • Samsung
- Gaunt Jobs' Health Gets Buzz
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 11, 08 2:08 PM CDT
  
  Apple watchers are expressing concern over the gaunt appearance of CEO Steve Jobs at the iPhone 3G coming-out party Monday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Apple says Jobs, who underwent successful surgery after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 4 years ago, was simply suffering from a “common bug” and is on the mend. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • Steve Jobs • pancreatic cancer • software developers
- Early iPhone Buyers Are Left With Memories—and Debt
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 10, 08 3:06 PM CDT
  
  The new 3G iPhone makes one thing obvious, writes Brett Arends in the Wall Street Journal : Consumers who bought the earlier models were chumps. The fans who stood in line a year ago are out $300, and for what? Apple says the new phone is twice as fast. “What that says about last year's model is painfully obvious,” writes Arends. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • 3G wireless networks
- More Women Wield Smartphones
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 10, 08 8:50 AM CDT
  
  More and more smartphones are going into female hands and pocketbooks, the New York Times reports, as women catch up with their male counterparts in adopting not only iPhones but BlackBerrys, Treos, and other models. The number of American women toting smartphones more than doubled last year, to 10.4 million, as phones became cheaper, sleeker, and more user-friendly. Industries notice that kind of growth, and have begun marketing to women. More »
  
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  iPhone • women • marketing • BlackBerry • smartphones
- Worries Keep Stocks Mixed
  
  newser | MarketWatch | Jun 9, 08 3:47 PM CDT
  
  Markets were mixed today, with financials and tech stock prices falling while blue chips enjoyed a bounce after Friday’s precipitous drop, MarketWatch reports. The Dow gained 70.51, closing at 12,280.32. The Nasdaq fell 15.10 to close at 2,459.46, while the S&P 500 gained 1.08, settling at 1,361.76. More »
  
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  Apple • S&P 500 • Nasdaq • iPhone • Dow Jones Industrial Average • Lehman Brothers • WaMu • Texas Instruments
- Next-Gen iPhone Costs Only $199, Is 3G-Compatible
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 9, 08 2:48 PM CDT
  
  The next-generation iPhone, unveiled today by CEO Steve Jobs, is wired for 3G networks, costs only $199 (for the 8GB version) and will launch July 11. It's slightly thinner than the earlier incarnation, and comes with a host of new applications, as well as GPS technology. It will be available in 22 countries immediately, the Wall Street Journal reports, and 70 within months. A 16GB model will run for $299 and will also come in white. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • GPS • 3G wireless networks
- 'Cheaper, Smaller' iPhone to Be Unveiled Today
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jun 9, 08 4:29 AM CDT
  
  Apple chief Steve Jobs will unveil the second generation iPhone today, ending the frantic guessing game about the company's new key product. The future of Apple and its ability to regenerate sales of its computers may depend on how the public responds to the new iPhone, reports the Los Angeles Times . The new version is expected to be cheaper and smaller than the old one, the Guardian reports. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • iPod • iPod Touch • Macintosh • iPhone applications
- New iPhone GPS Would Rock Nav System World
  
  newser | Wired | Jun 8, 08 6:10 AM CDT
  
  Apple is likely to announce the addition of GPS to the iPhone tomorrow—and that’s bad news for makers of portable satellite-navigation systems, Wired reports. It could also be a dangerous distraction for those on the road, as drivers increasingly turn to tiny mobile-phone screens for directions. The number of users of GPS-enabled phones is expected to quadruple by 2011. More »
  
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  Apple • iPhone • cell phone industry • consumer electronics • satellite navigation
- iPhone May Be Too Low-Tech for Japan
  
  newser | Wired | Jun 6, 08 4:09 PM CDT
  
  The new iPhone will be in Japan at the end of the year, but it may not be souped up enough for consumers there, Wired reports. Japanese phones tend to have an endless array of cool features such as live TV and Wii-style games. Even though most people hardly ever use all those bells and whistles, that doesn't mean the simpler iPhone will be welcomed. More »
  
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  Japan • cell phones • iPhone • cell phone industry • Asian cell phone market

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