Amanda Natividad
Jun 10, 2008 5:00 AM
O2 and Carphone Warehouse have confirmed they will offer both versions of Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) new 3G iPhone, announced Monday evening. Suggesting Apple has allowed O2 a degree of subsidisation, the 8Gb version comes free to those on £45pm and £75pm contracts, the 16Gb version is free to those paying…
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Tricia Duryee
Jun 9, 2008 10:04 PM
Following Steve Jobs’ 3G iPhone unveiling today, I was able to sit down with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) execs Bob Borchers, senior director of iPhone product development, and Chris Saito, senior director of Internet services. Some excerpts from our conversation: To clarify, what’s launching on July 11? Borchers: The iPhone 3G…
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Tricia Duryee
Jun 9, 2008 5:40 PM
In the months leading up to this day, speculation on what features would be included in the next generation iPhone have ranged from the thickness of the device to its color to whether it will be on AT&T’s fastest 3G network, or have GPS. Here’s an easy guide that let’s…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Jun 9, 2008 3:32 PM
Following Steve Jobs’ iPhone presentation, Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) exclusive U.S. partner AT&T (NYSE: T) offered its (much more subdued) perspective on the launch in an after-market conference call. But the message was basically the same: If you thought the 2G iPhone was good, you ain’t seen nothing yet. It’s a…
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Tricia Duryee
Jun 9, 2008 3:19 PM
With the unveiling of the 3G iPhone today, and with so many of the new features matching the strength of the RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) BlackBerry, it begs the question: will the 3G iPhone be the BlackBerry killer? Already, critics have been speculating that the iPhone will eat into RIM’s business,…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Jun 9, 2008 2:50 PM
Amidst all the hoopla of today’s iPhone launch, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has made an interesting filing with the SEC, which suggests the business model behind the iPhone is changing. Here’s the key paragraph, which indicates that the new 3G iPhone is not a subscription business for the company: “Apple has…
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Tricia Duryee
Jun 9, 2008 1:50 PM
Here’s the big news: the 8-Gig 3G iPhone will be $199 around the world. It launches in 22 countries on July 11. The 16-Gig will be $299.
List of carriers and countries:
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Tricia Duryee
Jun 9, 2008 1:25 PM
Jobs came on stage to announce the 3G iPhone to a ton of hoots and hollers. But there’s more; he said that in a few weeks, the phone will have its first birthday, at which point they have sold 6 million iPhones (remember their target this year is to sell…
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Tricia Duryee
Jun 9, 2008 1:23 PM
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is now saying it’s launching MobileMe, which is described as “Exchange for the rest of us.” The Web app allows you to get push calendar, contacts and email on all of your devices and PCs. “It will push on the fly to keep things up to date…
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Tricia Duryee
Jun 9, 2008 1:02 PM
The iPhone 2.0 software will become available in July for free to iPhone users, and $9 for iPod Touch users. Here’s some new features of the software: —Push Notification Service: Developers were asking for this. They want people to be able to receive an IM or an email when the…
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Tricia Duryee
Jun 9, 2008 12:00 PM
Steve Jobs enters the stage wearing his standard uniform of jeans and a mock black turtleneck. He thanks everyone for coming—all 5,200 attendees, which is Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) first sold-out event. (Video is here, on the Apple website.) Jobs first addresses the iPhone 2.0 platform. “We started the developer program…
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Tricia Duryee
Jun 9, 2008 11:08 AM
I’ve arrived at Moscone like thousands of others, who started to line-up for the 10 a.m. keynote as early as 7 a.m. I wasn’t here to see that, but the local news was covering it live. I’m surprised at how calm it is, considering the number of hardcore Mac fans…
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Tricia Duryee
Jun 6, 2008 5:40 PM
On Monday, I’ll be in San Francisco to cover Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference at the Moscone Center, which will kick off with a keynote at 10 a.m. Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil the 3G iPhone, and also announce availability of the App store and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Exchange…
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