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Seemingly in a response to growing competition from Apple and Google, Nokia is buying out Symbian Ltd and will open its mobile operating system for royalty free use. Nokia will pay $410 million to buy the remaining 52% share of the company that it d...
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Japanese mobile carrier Softbank announced pricing for the iPhone 3G which will be launched on July 11th, 2008. Softbank will sell the iPhone 3G for 23,040 yen ($214.6) with a monthly charge of 7,280 yen ($67). The service plan provides unlimited d...
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EETimes.com reports that technology teardown experts Portelligent have estimated that the bill of materials (BOM) cost to Apple for the iPhone 3G could be as low as $100. While merely an estimate based on assumed components used in the new model, th...
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5th Avenue, NYC on original iPhone Launch day The iPhone 3G will launch on July 11st, and we've consolidated a few tidbits about launch day. In the meanwhile, readers are organizing regional meetups for launch day.
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Map from TUAW, click for larger. Deep blue is 3G coverage. AT&T provides a tool to let you know if you are in an area that receives 3G service. At the moment, 3G service is focused on major metropolitan areas. Fortunately, the iPhone...
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In the previously referenced New York Times article, Steve Jobs revealed that Apple's acquisition of P.A. Semi will be directed at the iPod and iPhone specifically“PA Semi is going to do system-on-chips for iPhones and iPods,” Ap...
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Image from Arstechnica Arstechnica has a preview of a native version of the popular NetNewsWire RSS reader for the iPhone. The iPhone version of NewNewsWire shares a lot of ideas and functionality with its big brother ...
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O2 announced their plans for the iPhone 3G yesterday, revealing that the iPhone 3G will be fully subsidized (free) for certain rate plans:*Best of all, the new 8GB iPhone won't cost you a penny on our £45 and £75 tariffs. And it's ju...
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After today's announcements that the new iPhone 3G will have hardware GPS included, TomTom announced that they already have a version of their navigation software running on the Apple iPhone and plans on selling it to consumers.
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In the wake of Apple's iPhone 3G announcement and AT&T's press release detailing their new agreement with Apple, additional details are surfacing regarding the companies' attempts to reduce the number of customers unlocking their iPhones for use on o...
