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September 2008
- Flash Coming to iPhone, and It's a Must
  
  TechCrunch | Sep 30, 08 8:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Signs are pointing to a Flash plugin coming to the iPhone sometime soon, Jason Kincaid writes on TechCrunch—but he’s of two minds about the benefits of finally getting “the real web” on Apple’s shiny gadget. Flash is absolutely essential for the internet, he writes, but making its processor work harder “is the last thing the iPhone needs with its already-lackluster battery life.” More »
- 10 Ways to Replace Overhyped Gizmos
  
  PC World | Sep 29, 08 12:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - You can replace your most over-hyped devices with the tech world's top 10 wallflowers, compiled by PC World . Start with the iPhone: Stop stubbing your fingers on Apple's impractical keyboard interface. Sidekick offers the best QWERTY around. Nintendo Wii is hard to find and offers few good games. Sony PlayStation Portable packs new titles with Skype, online radio, and uploadable movies. More »
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 »
- Polish Actors Paid to Fake iPhone Frenzy
  
  Reuters | Aug 25, 08 6:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Poland’s largest mobile provider is refreshingly straightforward about its efforts to boost iPhone sales, Reuters reports. “We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone,” a spokesman for Orange said. The iPhone flew off the shelves in the US, but pricey monthly fees may put a damper on Polish sales. 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 »
- 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 »
- App Store Selling $1M a Day: Jobs
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 11, 08 9:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The iPhone’s new App Store has exceeded the company’s wildest expectations, tallying up average sales of $1 million per day, Steve Jobs said today in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Apple’s on pace to make $360 million from the store this year. “This thing's going to crest a half a billion, soon,” says Jobs. “I've never seen anything like this in my career for software.” 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 Sells 1M iPhones in 3 Days
  
  Bloomberg | Jul 14, 08 12:57 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- 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 »
- IPhone 3G Won't Set World Afire
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 9, 08 8:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Without AT&T Contract, iPhone 3G Runs $600
  
  New York Times | Jul 2, 08 3:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - AT&T will sell contract-free iPhone 3Gs for $600 (the 8-gig model) and $700 (16 gigs), a $4

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Flash Coming to iPhone, and It's a Must

10 Ways to Replace Overhyped Gizmos

AT&T Rivals Pounce on iPhone Glitches

'Misleading' iPhone Ad Banned

iPhone 3G Has Already Outsold Original

Polish Actors Paid to Fake iPhone Frenzy

Dropped Calls Plague New 3G iPhone

Best Buy to Sell iPhone

App Store Selling $1M a Day: Jobs

$1K iPhone App? Get Control of Your Store, Apple

Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps

Japanese iPhone Deters Perverts

Apple Sells 1M iPhones in 3 Days

Apple Server Meltdown Foils Launch of iPhone 3G

The Best iPhone Apps

iPhone Mania Gets Under Way Across Asia

IPhone 3G Won't Set World Afire

Without AT&T Contract, iPhone 3G Runs $600