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AT&T Bringing MMS to iPhone September 25th
AT&T has announced that MMS will finally be available to US iPhone owners on September 25th, the official news comes after a report that Apple could release iPhone OS 3.1 next week. Despite the announcement of MMS availability AT&T still has no news on tethering…
China Unicom and Apple Strike iPhone Deal
China Unicom announced Friday that it had come to a deal with Apple to distribute the iPhone in China. The announcement comes after several months of speculation that the number two Chinese Carrier with 140 million subscribers would receive the iPhone. "We believe China Unicom's…
Chinese iPhone Deal Could be Announced Friday
Despite no official word that the iPhone has received a network access license for operation on any Chinese network a new report today suggests that a deal between Apple and China Unicom could be officially announced tomorrow. The Chinese carrier is set to hold a…
Chinese iPhone Set for Network Access License
Interfax TMT is reporting that China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is expected to soon grant the iPhone a Network Access License in China. According to the industry source the NAL will be given to iPhone Model A1324. According to iPhonAsia mentioned is…
China Unicom Denies Purchase of iPhones
Following reports that China Unicom purchased five million iPhone units for sale in China, the company has now denied the reports. "Talks between us and Apple have been going on for some time, but no agreement has been reached yet," China Unicom spokesman Yi Difei…
China Unicom Scoops Up 5 Million iPhone Units
The International Business Times is reporting that Apple has sold 5 million iPhone units to rumoured Chinese carrier China Unicom. The units were reportedly purchased by China's second largest carrier for 10 billion yuan suggesting that the custom WCDMA iPhones with no WiFi sold for…
O2 Set to Lose iPhone Exclusivity Early October
Mobile Entertainment adds to recent reports that O2 UK will lose its exclusive arrangement to sell the iPhone in the UK. Mobile Entertainment pinpoints October 9, 2009 as the date that O2 will no longer have an exclusive agreement with Apple in the UK. O2…
Apple Execs Heading to China
Sina.com.cn reports that a number of senior Apple officials have flown to China this week according to an unnamed but "informed source". Sina.com.cn adds that "Their visit aims to visit [sic] senior officials of China Unicom and discuss with them how iPhone should enter Chinese…
Reports of China iPhone Approval Untrue
Last week World of Apple reported that the iPhone has received regulatory approval. At the time we reported that a an entry on the SRRC (State Radio Regulatory Commission) website referred to approval of the iPhone for sale in China, presumably by China Unicom carrier…
T-Mobile UK Quietly Begins Selling iPhones
The Register reports that T-Mobile UK has begun selling iPhone 3G handsets to a select number of customers. According to The Register only high spending customers who threaten to leave will be eligible for the iPhone 3G and even then T-Mobile is allowing only 150…
China Unicom and Apple Reach iPhone Deal, Maybe
According to a report by Shanghai Securities News Apple and China Unicom have entered into a three-year agreement to begin selling the iPhone in China. The source stated to Shanghai Securities News that China Unicom could begin selling the iPhone around late September and the…
AT&T Activated 2.4 Million iPhones Users in Q209
During its fiscal Q209 results AT&T credited the iPhone once again with driving revenue for the company, currently the iPhone makes up just under half of AT&T's total revenue. During the quarter AT&T activated 2.4 million iPhone subscribers, 34 percent of them were new to…
China to Receive WiFi-Less iPhone Come September
According to a report published last week a specially built iPhone could make its way to China in September . The report credits Foxconn (Hon Hai) as helping piece together a deal between Apple and Chinese carrier China Unicom. According to Beijing regulations mobile devices…
Talk of O2 Exclusivity Ending
This week there have been numerous reports that suggest O2 in the UK is coming to the end of its exclusive agreement to sell the iPhone. Neither of the two reports match up in there details which does cast doubt upon the rumours. The first…
O2 UK's Stock of iPhone 3GS Runs Dry
A message on O2 UK's website states that the exclusive partner to Apple in the UK has run dry of all iPhone 3GS stock. The message appeared towards the end of last week and states that stock is expected to return "at the end of…
Capped Data Plans Possible for iPhone
AT&T is considering lower cost plans for the iPhone and other smartphones by setting a cap on the amount of data used in a given month. The comments come direct from AT&T's CEO, Ralph de la Vega who said at the Reuters Global Technology Summit…
Telecom New Zealand Speaks of Third-Gen iPhone
On Tuesday evening a strange message was posted on the official Twitter stream for Telecom New Zealand. The "tweet" which was in response to a customers enquiry about the upcoming iPhone launch read: "We are in negotiations with Apple... we are very focused on the…
Verizon iPhone Coming in 2010?
Adding to previous rumours that Verizon and Apple were in talks over the iPhone, USA Today is reporting that Apple is giving consideration to a Verizon iPhone in 2010. The rumours which come from "people familiar with the situation" state that discussions between Apple and…
at&t Activates More Than 1.6 Million iPhones During Q109
AT&T the official carrier of the iPhone in North America announced today along with its fiscal first quarter results that it had activated more than 1.6 million iPhones during the quarter. The company which also reported a "1.2 million net gain in total wireless subscribers…
AT&T Fights for iPhone Exclusivity, Verizon Seeks Apple Partnership
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week AT&T's exclusive deal with Apple to carry the iPhone in America will come to an end in 2010. The reports adds that AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is in discussions with Apple to seek…