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August 2008
- AT&T Rivals Pounce on iPhone Glitches
  
  New York Times | Aug 29, 08 4:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Glitches have plagued the new iPhone since its release and AT&T's rivals are gleefully capitalizing on customers' griping, the New York Times reports. It's still unclear whether Apple or the wireless network is to blame, but companies like Verizon aren't letting the opportunity slip by. “A phone is only as good as the network it’s on," crows one Verizon ad. More »
- 'Misleading' iPhone Ad Banned
  
  CNET | Aug 27, 08 4:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - British advertising regulators have banned a commercial claiming iPhones have “access to all the parts of the internet,” citing technological limitations that prevent users from seeing some websites, CNET News reports. iPhones don’t have Flash or Java, and while Apple simply intended to contrast the product with its more restricted mobile-device competitors, authorities say it gave a “misleading impression.” More »
- iPhone 3G Has Already Outsold Original
  
  TechCrunch | Aug 26, 08 1:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It took Apple one year to sell 6 million first-generation iPhones. By next week, the company will have sold the same number of 3G iPhones—just seven weeks after they went on the market, TechCrunch reports. Complaints about battery life and connection speed haven’t tempered the iPhone’s popularity, and Apple is predicted to sell 40 million in the next year. More »
- Dropped Calls Plague New 3G iPhone
  
  ABC News | Aug 16, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Owners of 3G iPhones complain that their new phones are suffering from glitches, especially dropped calls—and that Apple seems keen to drop their calls when they report issues, ABC News reports. A company spokeswoman refused to comment when contacted about the iPhone problems, which also include slow web access and a lack of access to AT&T's network. More »
- Google's Smartphone Slated for This Fall
  
  New York Times | Aug 15, 08 11:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Google’s long-rumored Android-powered smartphone could have customers surfing the Web and chatting by as early as October, the New York Times reports. The gadget, the product of a partnership between T-Mobile and HTC, is expected to challenge Apple’s iPhone and other smartphones that offer PC-like functions as well as voice service. More »
- Best Buy to Sell iPhone
  
  USA Today | Aug 13, 08 2:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Electronics retail giant Best Buy will begin selling the iPhone in its 970 stores next month—becoming the first retailer to stock the line other than Apple stores and AT&T outlets, which often run out of the popular phone. Best Buy is the only outside retailer to have exclusive rights to sell the iPhone until Christmas. Customers have snapped up one million of the second-generation phones this summer. More »
- $1K iPhone App? Get Control of Your Store, Apple
  
  Mashable | Aug 6, 08 7:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Though the $1,000 “I Am Rich” iPhone application that so enrages Don Reisinger seems to have disappeared from Apple’s store since his original Mashable post this morning, his call for the giant to impose some order on would-be price-gougers stands. “There’s nothing stopping other developers from charging too much for apps,” writes Reisinger, blasting the program whose jewel icon is almost literally all it does. More »
July 2008
- Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Impressed with Apple's spread of iPhone apps, Wall Street Journal tech gurus Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret list their favorites. AOL Radio: The best Internet radio player for the iPhone Evernote: A good port of the elegant note-taking program Instapaper: Instantly download Web pages for offline reading. Travelocity TravelTools: Allows you to check flight schedules, gate assignments, and security wait times. More »
- Japanese iPhone Deters Perverts
  
  Cult of Mac | Jul 22, 08 11:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Apple Server Meltdown Foils Launch of iPhone 3G
  
  Associated Press | Jul 11, 08 3:56 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - 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 »
- The Best iPhone Apps
  
  PC Magazine | Jul 11, 08 3:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- iPhone Mania Gets Under Way Across Asia
  
  Associated Press | Jul 10, 08 9:54 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - 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 »
June 2008
- Samsung's Instinct: Smart, if Not an iPhone
  
  New York Times | Jun 12, 08 10:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Early iPhone Buyers Are Left With Memories—and Debt
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 10, 08 3:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
May 2008
- AT&T Starts Rationing iPhones
  
  The Boy Genius Report | May 15, 08 10:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - AT&T is limiting customers to one iPhone purchase each to keep the popular product in stock longer, according to a newsflash sent to managers and picked up by the Boy Genius Report, and Apple's online stores have already sold out of iPhones. Apple is known for managing its stock effectively, and the disappearing inventory is fueling speculation that the release of a new model is just around the corner. More »
- BlackBerry Holds Its Own Against iPhone
  
  Forbes | May 14, 08 1:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The release of the new 3G BlackBerry Bold Monday sent Research in Motion’s shares up 6.93%, to $141.97. The reason, according to Forbes , is the BlackBerry’s business focus, which lets it maintain its edge over the popular but business-weak iPhone. The Bold apes the iPhone in design, but integrates smoothly with business email and other systems, unlike its smartphone rival. More »
April 2008
- Is a New iPhone on the Way?
  
  New York Times | Apr 3, 08 12:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Yes, there’s an iPhone shortage at Apple stores. No, that doesn’t mean a new iPhone is on the way, reports the New York Times . Apple product shortfalls usually presage new-model introductions, but experts say there’s no certainty that the 3G iPhone will arrive before its scheduled mid-year release, and point out that AT&T stores have plenty of iPhones available. More »
- Google Android a Hit with AT&T
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 3, 08 12:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Google’s Android mobile operating system may find a home with AT&T, the Wall Street Journal reports. Signalling what could be a major victory for the platform, the telecom’s wireless chief said he was “confident” Android “is something we are going to want in our portfolio.” He cited its open-source technology, which would allow AT&T flexibility in customizing its phones’ software. More »