Customers unable to activate new toy, in store or at home
Associated Press Jul 11, 08 3:56 PM CDT
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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.
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PC Magazine gives you the scoop on the new slate of titles for Apple juggernaut
PC Magazine Jul 11, 08 3:23 PM CDT
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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.
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Apple's upgraded phone goes on sale
in Japan, elsewhere
Associated Press Jul 10, 08 9:54 PM CDT
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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.
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Sustainable agriculture group heads queue for new phone release
CNET Jul 8, 08 2:32 PM CDT
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The countdown is on ahead of Friday's release of the iPhone 3G, and a handful of buyers are waiting outside Apple's flagship New York store. But they’re not diehard fans—they’re activists hoping to promote sustainable agriculture by breaking a world record. The Waiting for Apples group queued up July 4, beating a couple of other would-be first-in-liners, reports CNet.
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Customers queue up 6 days ahead of new release
Apple Insider Jul 5, 08 4:29 PM CDT
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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.
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ANALYSIS
Geniuses don't exactly grow on trees, analyst argues
Forbes Jul 3, 08 1:01 PM CDT
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What happens to Apple post-Steve Jobs? That’s been the question since the iconic CEO appeared worn at the June Apple Developers Conference. And the answer isn’t easy, writes Brian Caulfield in Forbes. “It's not like you can say, 'Let's go find ourselves another genius,'” commented a consultant. Still, the company has been cultivating strong talent at the top and surely has a game plan.
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Price doesn't quite add up, analyst says
New York Times Jul 2, 08 3:26 PM CDT
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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.
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OPINION
Operating system needs a fresh start
New York Times Jun 29, 08 9:50 AM CDT
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The window on Microsoft’s operating system agility has closed, and to fix it, Randall Stross argues in the New York Times , the tech giant needs to start from scratch. Windows “has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame,” Stross says, and it “seems to move an inch for every time that Mac OS X or Linux laps it.”
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GADGETS
The new gadget supports AOL Radio's new app, for free
New York Times Jun 13, 08 9:00 PM CDT
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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."
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product review
Sprint's touchscreen phone's no giant killer, but it's a contender
New York Times Jun 12, 08 10:25 AM CDT
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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.
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Apple CEO had cancer surgery 4 years ago
Wall Street Journal Jun 11, 08 2:08 PM CDT
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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.
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Glassdoor.com gives users dirt on others in exchange for theirs
TechCrunch Jun 11, 08 2:06 PM CDT
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Ever wonder how much people at Google or Microsoft really make? Just-launched Glassdoor.com wants to tell you, TechCrunch reports. Essentially, the site collects self-submitted compensation reports and reviews for as many jobs at as many firms as possible. Open to everyone are full details for Googe, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Cisco; users can get dirt on other outfits by submitting their own details.
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OPINION
The smart consumers waited, writes columnist
Wall Street Journal Jun 10, 08 3:06 PM CDT
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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.
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MARKETS
Dow ticks up as oil falls, but financials, tech cast shadow
MarketWatch Jun 9, 08 3:47 PM CDT
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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.
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