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Kerris also reiterated earlier statements indicating that the iPhone is on track for a June launch, while Leopard is still scheduled for October with a with a public beta of the new operating system due during the week of Apple's Worldwide Developer conference (WWDC), starting June 11th MacNN - Santa Clara,CA,USA
... iPhone will change pretty much everything in mobile industry sez Tomi T. Ahonen (Blogs for Communities Dominate Brands) "Much like the Western calendar marks time from before and after Jesus Christ, and how the computer world changed totally by the Macintosh - remembering that Windows is Microsoft's copy of the Mac operating system - I am certain that the mobile telecoms world will count its time in two Eras. The Era BI: time Before the iPhone, and the ERA AI: time After the iPhone," MacDailyNews - USA
The FCC's formal decision to approve the iPhone is helping Apple rebound from a damaging rumor, first reported by the tech blog Engadget, that the release date for the iPhone was being pushed back from June until October. In addition, the FCC documents confirmed the widely reported assumption that the iPhone will use the EDGE wireless data standard. NewsFactor Network - Woodland Hills,CA,USA
Depending on which stories you've read, there's little over a month now until the iPhone is released in the U.S., and from what I've read there's a series of mixed reactions. Aaron Wright - Apple Matters
Soon after the purported internal Apple e-mail was published on the consumer electronics Web site Engadget.com, Apple's stock price fell from $108.83 to a low of $103.42. The stock recovered by the end of the day, and moved higher on May 17, but at one point nearly $4 billion of Apple's market capitalization had evaporated. PhysOrg.com - Evergreen, VA, USA
With the launch of the iPhone less than a month away, Bear Sterns analyst Andy Neff has returned after a sit-down meeting with with Apple executives Ron Johnson (the head of the retail division) and Tom Boger (the Director of the Mac Product Division) with news that the handset will be available in about 2,000 stores come the launch. O'Grady's Power Page - Philadelphia,PA,USA
A European survey of adult mobile phone users found nearly half of the respondents that also owned iPods would consider an Apple iPhone next time they buy a mobile. Not surprisingly given the brand's popularity in Europe, Nokia was the vendor most likely to be considered, with Sony Ericsson, Samsung and Motorola among the leaders. iTWire - Australia
Apple's iPhone has passed the FCC's functionality tests, adding credence to Apple's continued assertions that the device will be ready to go by the promised late-June ship date. An FCC clearance doesn't necessarily mean the phone is finished, but cellular functionality was the only technology in the iPhone in which Apple has relatively little experience and may have been one of its more challenging hurdles. TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks,CA,USA
The Federal Communications Commission approved Apple's iPhone, clearing the way for the combined phone and music player to hit the shelves. Coolest Gadgets - Newburry,Berkshire,UK
"One of the great advantages of iPhone for us is that it will heat up the music (phone) market," said Denny Strigl, chief operating officer at Verizon Communications Inc. Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
... acting on a tip from a reliable source, they blogged, and then were forced to retract, a story that the Apple iPhone rollout was going to be delayed. Blogging Stocks - USA
Apple's iPhone received a passing grade on Thursday from the FCC, clearing the way for its highly anticipated debut next month. InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
As the iPhone launch draws ever closer, we're seeing a bit more information about it, including some AT&T memos. There are also a number of (more important) Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
Demonstrating the level of influence it has in the final days before the iPhone rollout, Apple will see its favorite advertising firm TBWA Chiat Day take control of marketing the device, pushing aside AT&T's regular choice. Apple Insider - Pennsylvania,AL,USA
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