A survey of 2300 retail stores reveals that Apple’s iPhone 3G has swept the smartphone market in Japan, saying that the iPhone 3G 8GB easily is topping the list, followed by the 16GB iPhone and the NTT CoCoMo Aquos SH-04A. Released in July last year, Apple’s iPhone 3G has been sold over a million in Japan

There are rumors saying that Apple plans to enter the Korean and Japanese markets with their 3G iPhone on hands. As supposed previously the upcoming handset would not be fully compatible with Japan's 3G network. But this appears to be false, as Apple intends to release its next-generation iPhone simultaneously in both Korea and Japan on Korea Free Telecom (KTF)'s and NTT DoCoMo's 3G networks, res.

Bunch of folks in K-Tai Watch has conducted open poll for the best handset in 2008. Held on Dec 19-25, the poll collected about 3000 votes. For “regular/non smartphone handset”, Softbank 931SH by Sharp spotted the number 1, followed by NTT DoCoMo’s F-01A. 931SH dominates the chart by 12.1%, while the second place only voted ...

One week after Apple's new iPhone 3G S model went on sale, the second wave of launches has swept the globe. Lines formed in Japan and Australia, but the response seems to be similar to the first phase of launches; the new smartphone attracted crowds but not as large as previous iPhone launches. The new model also went on sale today in Austria, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands. Apple said ...

In 2005, telecoms company Softbank bought out Vodafone Japan, giving it a foot in the mobile market. Since then NTT DOCOMO, Japans main operator, has been trailing Softbank for new sign-ups. With Softbanks exclusive iPhone deal in Japan, and recent iPhone 3G S launch, you might have expected that to continue. But this month NTT DOCOMO has closed the sign-up gap to within 500 customers.

PC World - Apple's iPhone 3G S is the talk of the tech world this week. While some folks were disappointed a cheaper iPhone didn't debut at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, the 16GB iPhone 3G S may be a better deal than you'd think: The phone, according to a new analysis, costs Apple nearly $179 to make. It retails for $199 (when bought with a new AT&T contract)...

Apple announced sales of its new iPhone 3G S topped the 1 million mark on Sunday, the third day the latest edition of the touchscreen device was available at retail. In addition, the computing giant reported that 6 million customers have downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 OS software in the first five days since its release on Wednesday.

Found under: iPhone, Refurbished, AT&T, Smartphones, Apple, 16GB, 3G, Folks who need an iPhone but cant find come to terms with the high cost can now jump for joy as cheap refurbished iPhones are sneaking around all stealthy like. ATT is having a Fire Sale and cheap iPhone 3G handsets are high on the menu. Head over and you can get a 16GB iPhone 3G refurbished for the sweet price of 149 sadly ...

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will start marketing the iPhone 3G handsets in the Taiwan market on December 13, with an aim to sell up to 50,000 units by the end of the first quarter of 2009, according to CHT. While the 8GB iPhones 3G with a prepaid SIM card will be available for NT$26,600 (US$799) and the similar 16GB iPhone 3G for NT$29,900, CHT will also offer the 8G iPhone free of charge under a two-y...

And you thought you paid a lot for your launch-day iPhone 8GB? Think again. As expected, Apple is bringing the iPhone 3G to India, through Vodafone and Airtel, with an ginormous price-tag of approximately $700 for the 8GB iPhone 3G or about $825 for the 16GB iPhone 3G. The iPhone 3G will launch in India