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Verizon Unlikely to Receive iPhone in 2009
Over the weekend 9to5Mac claimed that a tipster had informed them that Apple could announce a deal with Verizon to carry the iPhone as early as Macworld 2009. The article states that an exclusive agreement between AT&T and Apple were "falsely reported rumors". During the…
iPhone 3G Coming to Additional 29 Countries
According to AppleInsider, Apple is preparing to roll-out the iPhone 3G to an extra 29 countries for its third and final phase of international iPhone expansion in 2008. According to the rumour site the iPhone 3G could go on sale in Brazil and South Africa…
Apple Working on ARM Processor for iPhone?
A report on the NY Times blog points towards a posting on a social networking site which reveals much of Apple's future hardware plans. Wei-han Lien, the senior manager of Apple’s chip team and former engineer of P.A. Semi lists his current position as "Senior…
iPhone 2.1 at September 9 Event, iTunes 8 Likely
Ars Technica originally had some doubts on the likeliness of iTunes 8 making an appearance at next Tuesday's media event but now believes that iTunes 8 is expected to be released at the event. In addition to the release of iTunes 8, Ars also believes…
AT&T and Apple Working on iPhone Tethering?
Gizmodo has posted an email purportedly from Steve Jobs in response to a complaint about AT&T not offering tethering on the iPhone even though many other smartphones offer it as a $30/month add-on plan. The email from Jobs read: We agree, and are discussing it…
Apple and Orange
Orange (the iPhone cellular carrier for Poland) has denied that it hired actors to stand outside its stores to drum up interest for the super-phone. The original source for the incorrect information was an unidentified Orange employee. [via 9to5Mac ] On another Orange note, Orange…
To Russia With Love: Apple Makes Deal With 3 Russian Cellular Providers?
There has been no official confirmation of this rumour, but MacDailyNews reports that deals have been reached with three Russian carriers: Mobile TeleSystems, VimpelCom and MegaFon. The ultimate source for this information is the ever-so-elusive "unidentified people familiar with the talks." iPhone Talks is also…
iPhone Firmware 2.1 Beta 4 Handed to Select Developers
Apple's latest Beta of iPhone firmware 2.1 reportedly disables any previous implementations of Apple's Push Notification System. Beta 4 of iPhone firmware version 2.1 comes with the usual "bug fixes" description but completely removes any support for Apple's Push Notification Service which will help apps…
iPhone nano Before Christmas?
UK newspaper the Daily Mail has posted that a "nano" version of the iPhone could be shipping in time for Christmas. The newspaper offers very few details on the device itself although notes that the iPhone nano could be released at a £150 ($300) price…
Foxconn Building Churning Out 800,000 iPhones a Week?
It is being reported that Foxconn the Taiwanese company that assembles the iPhone 3G for Apple has ramped up production to 800,000 units per week. Techcrunch is reporting that the figures were received from a source "close to Apple with direct knowledge of the numbers"…
iPhone OS 2.1 Seeded to Developers
Gearlive reports that Apple has seed the latest version of the iPhone OS to iPhone developers who registered before July 11th 2008. Version 2.1 (beta 1, build 5F90) of the iPhone OS is said to include new Core Location features suggesting that turn-by-turn GPS could…
Apple Begins Testing iPhone Software 2.0.1
It has emerged that Apple appears to be testing a newer version of the iPhone 2.0 software which was officially released to the public last Friday. Boy Genius Report is noting that its server logs point towards users visiting the site using a version of…
Stores Begin Preparing for iPhone 3G Launch
Gizmodo has posted photos of iPhone 3G store displays, the units are very similar to last year with the giant oversized model iPhone showing a video of the devices functions. Mac Rumors reports that AT&T stores are due to get the displays tomorrow: Beginning July…
UK iPhone Release Plans Revealed?
PC Advisor is reporting that "secret plans" for the UK launch of the iPhone 3G have been revealed to the publication. The publication claims that a local Carphone Warehouse disclosed the information which stated times and details of the iPhone 3G launch on July 11…
iPhone 3G Will Ship in "Green" Packaging
CEO Hans Arentsen of Dutch company PaperFoam confirmed today that Apple has ordered "millions of paperfoam packages" for the new iPhone 3G. The Dutch company which was founded in 1998 and makes use of potato starch in the injection moulding process allowing a 90-percent reduction…
Leaked Canadian iPhone Activation Memo
iPhoneinCanada.ca has posted an entire memo that describes the in-store process of activating the iPhone come July 11. Apple is currently offering an "activation only" version of iTunes but will release iTunes 7.7 on July 11 to allow in-store activations. iPhone In-Store Processes Absolute NO's…
O2 Stores to Open Early, iPhone 3G Unlocked After a Year
AppleInsider has posted an article claiming that O2 Stores in the UK will open at 7.05am on the day of the iPhone 3G launch. This time is well ahead of the stores usual opening times and a far cry from the 6PM launch of the…
China Mobile Negotiations Near Endgame
Two separate reports coming out of China on Friday point towards Apple's negotiations with China Mobile are coming to an end. "Apple is no longer insisting on a revenue-sharing policy, so the biggest hurdle for China Mobile to bring in the iPhone has been cleared…
In Brief: iPhone 2.0 Japanese Keyboard Shown in Video
A posting on TokyoMango with an accompanying video (below) shows the Japanese keyboard functions of the upcoming iPhone 2.0 firmware. According to the post users will be able to choose between a QWERTY-keyboard and a Japanese mobile phone style keyboard and from there can select…
iPhone 2.0 Firmware GM Expected Soon, Ship July 11
Gizmodo is claiming that it is "highly probable" that the iPhone 2.0 firmware will reach GM (Golden Master) this coming Friday. The article originally stated that the software would also ship this Friday but has been updated to state that it will ship on July…