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Saturday, 29 September 2007

Update turns iPhones into paper weights

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Imagine if a major automobile manufacturer came up with a way to use an onboard computer to require that you buy gasoline from a particular company. It's the same gas you can buy anywhere, but unless the pump includes special circuitry only available to a single company that paid a bunch of money to the car's manufacturer for the privilege, the gas tank can't be filled.
Now let's say that an enterprising individual wants to choose his own gas station, so he comes up with a way to reprogram the car's computer, allowing the owner to fill the gas tank from any pump at any gas station. Let's finally suppose that there's a recall on the car, requiring owners to bring them into a dealership for free repairs, but while the car is being fixed, every dealer is required to check the fuel tank computer to make sure it hasn't been tampered with to allow gas from non-approved sources, and disable the car's engine if evidence of tampering is found.
When irate owners complain to dealership management they're simply told that a license agreement they agreed to by driving off the lot voids the car's warranty, and another on a piece of paper they signed to get the recall work done allows the dealership to modify the car in whatever way the manufacturer wants, so basically there's nothing they can do. It sounds like a ludicrous situation, but it's not as far fetched as it may seem at first. Replace the word car with mobile phone, and choosing your own gas station with choosing your own wireless provider, and you've got something that looks a lot like Apple's apparent plan for the iPhone.
Earlier this week Apple announced a major update to the iPhone. Unfortunately for iPhone owners who have unlocked their phones to use them on networks other than AT&T, the update will also cause their phones to cease working at all. The phones appear to be in the same pre-activation state as when they're new, but they can't be actived with a non-AT&T SIM (which requires the phone to be unlocked) or the original AT&T SIM that came with the phone.
Additionally, iPhones that have been hacked to allow unauthorized third party software to be installed will be modified, although they won't stop working. Instead, all software not specifically allowed by Apple simply disappears. An announcement from Apple did make it clear that software for unlocking the phones "will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed."
When asked for clarification, an Apple representative stated that the company is not "proactively trying to disable any iPhone that has been hacked or unlocked by software," However, this seems to contradict a statement made by CEO Steve Jobs last week. At a London press conference officially announcing the iPhone's availability in the UK he said “It’s a cat and mouse game. We play it on iPods with DRM. We try to stay ahead. I’m not sure if we are the cat or the mouse. People will try to break in, and it’s our job to stop them breaking in.” Despite the contradictory company statements, one major clue seems to stand out.
Although the unlocked phones become inactive after the update, and can't even be used on AT&T's network, they can still make emergency (911) calls, as mandated by the FCC. In other words, the one thing that would have ensured a government investigation if it didn't work is the only thing that does.
Though this certainly doesn't prove anything conclusively, it does raise legitimate questions that someone in the government should be asking. Unless it can be proven that Apple is intentionally targeting unlocked iPhones with their updates, consumers have little or no recourse. If, however, a government investigation were to find that this is exactly what Apple is doing, it would drag the practices of tech companies like Apple (and many others) into the light for the kind of public scrutiny most other industries face. If the scenario were truly one of an automobile manufacturer getting paid to ensure their cars only accepted gas from a single company there would be hearings in Congress starting next week.
If it was determined to be legal, you can be sure a law would quickly be passed to outlaw it. Instead, since it's computer technology, which to paraphrase author Arthur C. Clarke seems indistinguishable from magic to lawmakers, the public appears to be left to their own devices for solving the problem.
A warranty that's void because of tampering with a device is fairly standard and certainly legal, although perhaps morally questionable when it comes to simple software modifications.
Taking advantage of that to break legally purchased devices because their use runs counter to the manufacturer's business model isn't standard. If this is, in fact, Apple's strategy it also removes any questions about the plans immorality. If they want to keep their grip on the mobile device market apparently considered key to the company's future plans, they'd be well advised to consider all their customers, including the ones who think their $400 phone should work on any compatible network they choose.

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Tuesday, 25 September 2007

Apple issues dire warning on free iPhone hacks

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Apple has warned users that upcoming iPhone updates could ruin the device for users of third-party unlocking software.

The company said in a statement on Monday that it has found "irreparable damage" caused to the phone's software by many of the unlocking tools currently available.
When new updates are installed, the iPhone could be rendered "permanently inoperable".

The iPhone will also be unfixable, as the company pointed out that unlocking the iPhone is a violation of the licensing agreement and voids the warranty.

Previous updates have told users with modified iPhones that the device was damaged and needed to be reformatted. An Apple spokesperson told vnunet.com that this update will render even that option unusable.

Apple executives have said that the company does not purposely design updates to disable or damage hacked iPhones, but warned that it would not accept any responsibility if its updates damaged phones with third-party software.
Currently, the Safari browser engine is the only supported method for developers to code for the iPhone.

The company expects to issue its next iPhone software update sometime this week which will include software to support the iTunes Wi-Fi store.
Software updates for the iPhone are checked for each time the device is docked. Users are then notified of the update and given the choice of whether to install it or not.

The unlocking tools remove the access restrictions on the iPhone in a process known as 'jailbreaking'.

This allows users to add their own software and modify the device. Uses range from installing third party applications to allowing the device to accept SIM cards from other phone carriers.

Monday, 24 September 2007

Apple Legend Woz Blasts iPhone Price Drop..but we can get a free iPhone!

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Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak Saturday blasted Steve Jobs' decision to drop the price of the iPhone by $200 just two months after the product was launched. Said Woz: 'Everyone expects technology to drop in price. The first adopters always pay a premium. I am one of them. I am used to that. But that one was too soon, too harsh ... A lot of people from Apple, even a lot of people that worked on the Apple Lisa and Macintosh computers in the beginning now work at Google. The thinking over at Google is very much like early Apple days. The fact that they give people time off to work on their own ideas is exactly matches some of the things that made Apple great. I wish Apple did that.'"

iPhone leaves its rivals hanging on

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European consumers will have an unprecedented array of choice in mobile phones this Christmas as handset makers and mobile phone operators sharpen up their offerings to rival Apple's new iPhone handset.

Mobile phone operators without the iPhone on their portfolios are expected to heavily promote Sony Ericsson's new Walkman music phones, a new 8 megabyte version of Nokia's N95 music and internet phone, and Samsung's F-700, which has a large touch-screen similar to that of the iPhone.

Sony Ericsson's handsets are already the most popular devices in Europe for listening to music and browsing the internet, according to M;Metrics, the research company, and the new models coming out for Christmas will cheaper and faster than the iPhone.
Earlier this week Apple signed exclusive deals in with O2 in the UK, T-Mobile in Germany and Orange in France to bring the much-hyped music and internet-enabled mobile phone to the big three European markets on November 9, in time for the Christmas season.

Apple is expecting to sell 10m iPhones by the end of 2008, of which an estimated 3m are expected to go to European consumers.

However, analysts believe Apple could struggle in Europe because of the iPhone's high price and lack of a high-speed 3G connection to the internet. European consumers are used to getting their mobile phones free or at a sharp discount because operators heavily subsidise all handsets for customers on contracts. The deals for Apple's iPhone are not only unsubsidised but also include a revenue-sharing element.

In the UK, O2has tried to ease concern over slow speeds by allowing iPhone users to connect to the internet via 7,500 WiFi hotspots. However, WiFi coverage is patchy outside big urban areas, and it is not clear whether there will be similar WiFi deals on offer in France and Germany.

Arun Sarin, chief executive of Vodafone, said lack of a 3G connection was one of the factors holding Vodafone back from a deal with Apple. He said he would love to see an iPhone with HSDPA, a 3G technology that allows very fast mobile internet access.
"In our case we are going to be patient and going to wait for the right device so we don't cause any customer confusion or customer disappointment," he told the Financial Times.

The phone's high price may also slow sales. The iPhone will be sold for £269 ($534) in the UK, plus an 18- month contract of between £35 to £55. In Germany it will cost €399 plus a contract. Pricing for France was not announced but it is expected to be similar.

In contrast, on O2's website, 16 out of 18 handsets are free, and no other handset costs more than £90. On Vodafone's consumer website all handsets are free with a contract of more than £35 a month.

Analysts at Enders Analysis believe the pricing point of the iPhone will limit its appeal to "Apple aficionados and wealthy fashion victims". They point out that for the price of the iPhone, consumers in the UK could buy Apple's new iPod Touch, which has all the features of the iPhone bar the phone, for £200, get a free N95 with many operators "and still have money left over for a trendy new shirt".

There are no signs operators plan to cut subsidies on other phones. As it stands, the revenue-sharing deal that Apple is understood to have signed with operators could be more expensive than subsidies.

Operators are thought to have agreed to give Apple at least 10 and possibly more than 30 per cent of airtimes revenue from iPhone users.

A number of mobile operators are understood to be in talks with Apple to broaden the iPhone's footprint in Europe. However, they are likely to be watching the Christmas battle to see if the much-hyped product will sell well enough to make the onerous terms worthwhile.

Sunday, 23 September 2007

iphone overconfidence?

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The world of technology is driven by hyperbole. In a crowded marketplace, a new product doesn’t stand a chance unless it’s heralded as the Next Big Thing. And nobody understands this better than Steve Jobs, boss of Apple, whose artfully choreographed product launches guarantee media coverage.But finding a truly revolutionary product these days is difficult. Now that the transition from analogue to digital technologies is all but complete, most new gadgets are evolutions rather than revolutions.
So when, in January, Jobs claimed Apple had “reinvented the phone” with a fanfare that was grandiose even by Apple’s own standards, I set about trying to find the truth behind the hype. Was the iPhone really “five years ahead of the competition”, as Jobs claimed?
Days after the US launch in June, I took a trip to California to buy a £200 iPhone with a plan to test it in advance of the planned UK launch (the iPhone is due to go on sale here in early November). Apple was one step ahead of me; its American phones are locked to a US network and won’t work with a British Sim card.
Luckily, there are geeks out there who can unlock anything and after trawling the web I found the advice I was looking for to link my new iPhone to the Vodafone network. It’s a tricky procedure and not one I’d recommend to nongeeks, but it gave me the head start I needed to assess the iPhone’s capabilities – and deficiencies.First, the trifling matters: yes, the iPhone’s screen gets smudged but it’s easy to wipe clean and the glass front is remarkably scratch resistant. Yes, the virtual keyboard takes some getting used to, but it’s fine once you learn to trust the built-in error correction. And, yes, the headphone socket is annoyingly recessed – but a £5 adapter will allow you to use the headphones of your choice, rather than the flimsy ones provided by Apple.
More disturbing are the low-res camera and slow data connection. They may have seemed cutting edge when Apple began work on an iPod phone in 2004. But by the time the iPhone finally launched, many rival handsets had cameras with twice the resolution, and a 3.5G connection capable of browsing the web at 10 times the speed of the iPhone.
As a phone, the device works well (even if you are uncertain at first where to hold it to your face) and call quality is on a par with most good handsets. Reception, though, can be patchy.
Fortunately for Apple, you won’t immediately notice these technological shortcomings when you first pick up the iPhone. Instead, you’ll be captivated by mouthwatering, candy-coloured icons, which cry out to be pressed. Not poked with a stylus, but squashed with your finger.
And once you press, the response will take your breath away: unlike every other smartphone on the market, the iPhone does what you ask without pausing to think – and does it beautifully. Click on the “photo” icon and your photo album zooms at you from the centre of the brilliant 3.5in display, pushing all the homepage icons off the side of the screen.
Choose a picture to look at and it nudges the album screen out of view. Stroke your finger across the screen and the photo makes way for another, travelling at the exact speed of your finger. Switch the iPhone to landscape mode and the picture that you’re looking at smoothly rotates with you.
This glorious user interface is the iPhone’s most powerful weapon, and the one thing that truly is years ahead of the competition. It won’t just wow the gadget addicts – it’ll have techno-sceptics drooling, too.
But satisfying that technolust won’t be cheap. The basic iPhone handset will cost £269 but UK buyers will then have to sign up to an 18-month contract with O2, Apple’s service provider, for £35-£55 per month, which puts the true cost at £899-£1,259.
Jobs has blamed Vat and the fact that “it is a little bit more expensive to do business over here” for the price of the handset in the UK. He also claims: “Sometimes you get what you pay for.” But after the initial glow wears off, will British iPhone users agree?
Undoubtedly the biggest frustration for iPhone users will be the lack of a high-speed 3G connection to a mobile network. It has been sacrificed for the sake of battery life, according to Apple. (In my experience the battery required charging only every other day, even with heavy usage.)
So, despite the fact that O2 paid billions for its 3G network, the iPhone can’t use it. Instead, O2 is having to upgrade its old 2G network to enable an iPhone-friendly system called Edge. But even Edge runs at speeds that rarely reach 100kbps (a quarter of the speed of a 3G connection).
Not only that, but O2 will have only 30% coverage at launch so most iPhone users will have to put up with the tediously slow GPRS connection – similar to the bad old days of dial-up home connections – unless they’re in a wi-fi hotspot. This is a shame because the iPhone’s web browser is better than anything on the mobile market, thanks to the touchscreen software and the clever way it displays websites.
Fortunately, the iPhone is good at sniffing out free hotspots and will choose wi-fi over a phone connection where possible. And in the UK, O2 has built a subscription to 7,500 wi-fi hotpots operated by the Cloud company into its monthly iPhone charge. There are more plans afoot, too; a deal with Starbucks will allow American iPhone users to access the iTunes music store free when they’re near a wi-fi enabled Starbucks – and even buy the music playing in the shop.
It’s not hard to see Apple striking deals with other high-street chains to offer deals to iPhone users who happen to be passing. And if critical mass is achieved, the iPhone’s wi-fi connections could allow music swapping and social networking – just as Microsoft tried (and failed) with its Zune.
But will the iPhone reach critical mass? Apple has sold 1m handsets in just over two months in America, but only after an unexpected – some might say desperate – $200 (£100) price cut. With a target of 10m iPhones worldwide by the end of 2008, Apple is chasing a significant chunk of the smartphone market.
There are, however, distinct differences between the UK and US markets. The UK has more developed 3G networks and there is a wider choice of appealing handsets here than American consumers can buy.
Jobs points to the success of the company’s previous revolutionary products – the Macintosh, which popularised the mouse, and the iPod, which is reshaping the music industry. But personal computing was in its infancy when the Mac was launched in 1984, and few people knew what an MP3 was when the iPod appeared in 2001. By wrapping new technologies in appealing, easy-to-use packages, Apple scored two easy wins. Can it do the same in the mature – and intensely competitive – mobile phone market?
Nine months after first playing with the iPhone, I’m still entirely smitten. I’m willing to forgive its failings and I’m not alone – Apple claims the iPhone customer satisfaction rating is higher than with any previous product.
But there is a serious threat, and it doesn’t come from Nokia, Samsung or Sony Ericsson – it’s from Apple itself. By launching the iPod Touch MP3 player with wi-fi, which although not a mobile does feature the same magical user interface and web browsing functions as the iPhone and does not require you to switch to a hefty phone contract, Apple may have unwittingly cannibalised its own market.Apple iPhone Storage 8GB ﬂ ash drive Display 3.5in 480x320 pixels Data connections Wi-ﬁ , Edge/GPRS, Bluetooth 2.0 Camera 2 megapixels Price £269, with contract
NO VIDEO STAR Videos look glorious but the iPhone cannot capture video, despite its built-in camera. This modest 2MP camera lacks a ﬂ ash and the iPhone cannot send picture messages
IN SYNCH If you keep a list of contacts on a home computer in a program such as Outlook, or if your photos are stored in Adobe Photoshop Elements, you can transfer them to your iPhone because it is compatible with some popular nonApple software
SOFTWARE LOCK-DOWN Unless you enter the murky world of hacking your iPhone, you must stick with O2’s pricey tariffs and rely on Apple’s slick but limited software. The iPhone has several neat preinstalled tools including Google Maps. You can use web-based tools (to make, say, cheap internet-based phone calls) but the Google Docs online word processor only lets you view your ﬁ les
TOOTHLESS BLUETOOTH Although the iPhone runs the latest version of Bluetooth and so should in theory be able to share photos with a nearby Bluetooth-enabled handset (or synchronise wirelessly with a computer), its only current Bluetooth feature is the option of using a hands-free headset – only a mono one at that
E-MAIL LIMITATIONS The iPhone works well with web-based e-mail services and most non-web-based ones. But it’s hard to connect to corporate e-mail systems and the ﬁ ddly touchscreen is only good for short notes. It’s no BlackBerry
THE SIMPLE LIFE Ease of use is Apple’s raison d’être and despite its multiple features, the iPhone has few controls to confuse. The only physical button on the front takes you to the home screen, while on the side you have a wake/sleep switch, a volume control and a switch to turn on silent mode. All other features involve on-screen icons
MUSIC MAESTRO The iPhone is also an iPod in the sense that it can store and play music or video. It’s easy to operate whether ﬂ icking through album covers or wirelessly downloading songs from iTunes. But the badly designed headphone socket needs an adaptor unless you use the mediocre phones supplied. The 8GB capacity holds about 2,000 tracks of modest quality
WEB MASTER The iPhone does a good job of putting web pages on a small screen. It also makes navigation easy, if you are in a speedy wi
The rivals
Samsung F700, £tbc This touchscreen mobile, due out by Christmas exclusive to Vodafone, has everything the iPhone is missing: a 3MP camera, 3.5G connection and slide-out qwerty keypad. But it just doesn’t have the sex appeal. Think of it as the iPhone’s powerfully built but charmless brother
Nokia N95 8GB, £390 handset only The newly beefed up N95 is a brilliant smartphone, with a 5MP camera, sat nav, speedy 3.5G connection and an excellent web browser. But without a touchscreen or keyboard, it’s difficult to get the most out of it – and the iPhone’s software makes the N95’s look horribly outdated
Sony Ericsson P1i, £375 handset only E-mail features like a BlackBerry and a qwerty keypad might make this smartphone seem a mere work tool, but it’s fun too. Check out its fine 3MP camera (with flash) and decent media capabilities, including Bluetooth stereo wireless music streaming. It’s not a Walkman phone, though
BlackBerry 8820, £20 with contract This 3G and wi-fi enabled BlackBerry, exclusive to Orange, is top dog for messaging addicts, thanks to a very useable keyboard and excellent e-mail software that constantly monitors your inbox. It has sat nav and limited media playback features. But the web browser is primitive

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Clad in a piano-black casing, the phone looks expensive and a little intimidating. It’s got the now ubiquitous Blackberry pearl ball controller and has a nice-sized color screen. Dude loves it. We were all a little jealous.

It was a meet-up of Austin folks who write about video games (in print, in blogs, for news services). Evan Van Zelfden, who writes for myriad publications as a free-lance journalist, swears by the Blackberry, especially its capacity for international travel. (Here’s hoping Blackberry users don’t get slammed with unexpected roaming fees like some unlucky iPhone owners did.)

I mentioned that I was thinking about getting an iPhone now that the price has dropped to $400 and opinions around the table were mixed. Everyone is convinced a speedier 3G-network-capable iPhone is coming. I don’t doubt that, but I’m sure that having access to that network will include a hefty data fee. That’s the reason I’ve stayed away from Blackberry phones — I like my $50-a-month cell phone bill and I don’t want to add a huge data fee to it every month.
I’m on AT&T now with my little aging RAZR phone and switching to the iPhone, at least in terms of my monthly bill, would be fairly painless.
Still, I once swore to myself I’d never pay $300 or more for a cell phone after I once spent that much on a clamshell Samsung phone only to see it drop and drop and drop in price until it was practically free over the next year.
So what do you think? IPhone: still too pricey? Should I stick with my RAZR until it absolutely dies on me?

Saturday, 22 September 2007

IPod Touch observations

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So I've gotten a chance to play with the iPod Touch and jot down some thoughts.
After having checked out the iPhone, I was curious how the two differed. I also wanted to see what the new iTunes Wi-Fi Store was like.

Let's start with the iPod itself. It's thinner than the iPhone by about 3 millimeters and the face is a bit flattened out. The sleep button has moved from the top right corner to the top left corner while the headphone jack, no longer recessed, moves to the bottom. Gone also are the external volume buttons as well as the ear buds that allow you to pause and advance to the next song.

The changes are not all for the better in my mind. I loved the volume keys because i was able to change the volume without even looking at the iPhone. I could just reach into my pocket and adjust the sound. With the iPod Touch, you can push the home button twice and pull up onscreen media keys, but that means you still have to look at the device. Also with the iPhone earbuds, you could advance a song just by tapping twice on the microphone. Again, this was nice to just pause a song or move ahead without pulling out the iPod.

The iPod Touch offers pretty much the same interface as the iPhone without obviously the phone feature, the camera and certain applications like stocks and weather updates. The experience felt pretty much the same, with the ability to double tap, pinch and drag pages and items.

The Touch offers pretty good sound and a great video experience. Browsing through Cover Flow with a flick of your finger is still quite enjoyable. Some people have been having problems with the black levels on the video but I had no trouble with the picture. I still love watching the Prestige on the Touch, with all its dark colors and shadows, even after I've seen it a bunch of times.

Surfing the web is one of the joys of the iPod Touch, though without cellular data access, it's Wi-Fi or nothing at all. There is still no better portable media device that allows such fun Internet viewing. The Safari web browser, however, still doesn't support flash, so no video or animation. And also now that this isn't tied to the iPhone, Safari doesn't allow you to click on e-mail addresses and phone numbers on web pages to launch the e-mail app or phone.

The best addition to the iPod Touch is the iTunes Wi-Fi music store. I love being able to buy songs while I'm out and about. You do need a Wi-Fi connection, which is why Apple signed a deal with Starbucks to soon allow iPod Touch and iPhone users the ability to shop on iTunes for free from Starbucks stores. I tried it out both at my office and at a cafe with Wi-Fi.

What's nice about this is you never know when you'll get the urge to buy and listen to new music. For me, I couldn't get that song from the iPod Nano commercial out of my head. I didn't know the singer's name but I tried tapping in what I thought was the title. I put in "1234" the first words in the song and then I pulled up the info on Feist, a Canadian singer with an intoxicating voice. I tapped on the entry and I got a 30 second preview just to make sure it's the same song. After tapping on the price tab, I was able to buy the song after a quick log-in to iTunes. About 30 seconds later, the song was mine to listen to.

That's very cool and it feeds my hunger for impulse buying. Sometimes, you just want that song you heard in the store or the one your friend just told you about. I was also able to search by top tens, which pulled up the top ten songs or albums in various genres. A featured page allows you to see new releases, what's hot and different featured songs by genre. It was through the top ten search that I came across Alicia Keys' new song "No One," a sweet diddy that I promptly bought from my seat in the cafe.

Even if you fall out of Wi-Fi coverage, the download continues when you re-establish a connection. And the song gets transferred to your PC the next time you sync your iPod.

The iPod Touch is not without its flaws. At $399 and $299, it's a little expensive as a personal video player with only 16 and 8 gigabytes of capacity respectively. It would be nice to also use the Touch as a mass storage device, something it doesn't support right now. I would have also liked the e-mail application from the iPhone as well.
But quibbles aside, I think this is a beauty of a product that addresses a real issue in the wake of the iPhone launch. Let's face it, not everyone wants to jump from their cellular carrier to get an iPhone. This way, you get the best of the iPhone without switching carriers. By keeping Wi-Fi and all that great interface and adding the iTunes store, you ensure that the iPod Touch will still be ahead of almost every other personal media player, if not by virtue of sheer specs then through the overall experience

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I've now got 6 confirmed sign ups and 7 pending LOVEFiLM referrals, so have in theory exceeded the 12 I need.
As long as nobody messes up their offers, my free iPhone will be here on release.
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Saturday, 29 September 2007

Update turns iPhones into paper weights

Tuesday, 25 September 2007

Apple issues dire warning on free iPhone hacks

Monday, 24 September 2007

Apple Legend Woz Blasts iPhone Price Drop..but we can get a free iPhone!

iPhone leaves its rivals hanging on

Sunday, 23 September 2007

iphone overconfidence?

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Saturday, 22 September 2007

IPod Touch observations

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