UGN: Apple iPhone Nearing Launch UGN: Apple iPhone Nearing Launch
iPhone launch is impending... coming THIS MONTH
There are currently three iPhone commercials available on Apple's web site. This time around, we learn that the Internet on the iPhone isn't a "watered down version of the internet" or "the mobile version of the Internet" or the "'kinda sorta looks like the Internet' Internet." Rather, it's just "the Internet, on your phone." Ars Technica - Boston, MA, USA
See: Apple's iPhone Ads
See Apple's ads at iPhone: www.apple.com/iphone/ads/
It would take a pretty technologically insular personality to be oblivious of the fact that Apple's long awaited iPhone is about to be released. WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury,MD, USA
We think the people that already have iPods and are likely iPhone buyers are people who will be interested in this because they are people who like the iTunes universe."
See: iPod vs. Cell Phone Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA, USA
If you were considering a leisurely visit to your local Apple haven to test and or pick up an iPhone on launch day, perhaps you should reconsider; Steve Jobs, his high Appleness, said the one thing not to do is visit an Apple store, lest you find yourself camping out amongst other pilgrims desiring the very same thing. TECH.BLORGE.com - Sydney,Australia
The flurry of activity surrounding AT&T over the last short while, what with the recent acquisition of Cingular and the deal with Apple for the iPhone (Also see Tech Blorge's "iPhone is a disaster") TECH.BLORGE.com - Sydney,Australia
You'll have to sign up to a two-year contract to get hold of an iPhone, right? Well, perhaps not. The rumours that you'll also be able to bag Apple's music Mobile Digest - London,England,UK
Apple Inc. has no experience making cellphones. Almost nobody has personally seen its new star product, much less used it, yet the asking price is five times what most people have been willing to pay for a phone. So why is Apple's iPhone suddenly the world's No. 1 must-have product? Sure, it's loaded with features and more innovative and elegant than any previous handset. But the key ingredient could be the near-mystical marketing prowess of Apple and its chief executive, Steve Jobs.
"Everyone on the planet seems to know about this product," said Jen O'Connell, an Atlanta cellphone industry consultant and commentator who as a wireless executive has helped introduce about 100 phones.
Apple's marketing of the iPhone is a model of finesse. Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA, USA
Apple's iPhone hasn't even arrived at market yet, and it's already starting to suck all the air out of the news cycle. Cast an eye around the tech media today and you'll find an abundance of coverage on what's shaping up to be the most anticipated wireless device since the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. If Apple's goal of peddling 10 million iPhones by December 2008 seemed a bit too ballsy when the company first announced the device, few seem to be questioning it now. All Things Digital - San Francisco,CA, USA
Yet all the talk and speculation has got me thinking -- even if the iPhone only partially lives up to the hype, who really benefits from it? Motley Fool - USA
If you want to know how the AT&T sales folk will respond when you object to the iPhone's lack of GPS or 8GB storage cap, well, wonder no longer. tuaw.com - Santa Monica,CA, USA
AT&T is reworking its failed Unity plan to be simpler and to coincide with the launch of the iPhone, AT&T chief marketing officer Rick Welday told Bloomberg Ars Technica - Boston, MA, USA
Ever since the iPhone was announced, Steve Jobs has done a terrible job talking about Apple's policy and plans for third-party iPhone software development. -- So writes Daring Fireball's John Gruber in a piece that examines Apple's (AAPL) policy toward inviting anyone outside the company to add functions -- from widgets to ring tones -- to the iPhone. (Here's John's piece.) Business 2.0 - San Francisco,CA, USA
Steve Jobs took the stage following News Corp. President Peter Chernin for an interview with Walt Mossberg at the D conference. He was if full product evangelist, selling mode, describing the magic Apple's products. He attributed Apple's success to "software wrapped in really wonderful hardware. The software [on the iPhone] is at least five years ahead of anyone else," he claimed, and later announced that YouTube's video service will be integrated with Apple TV. ZDNet.com blogs - USA
The only thing holding back the tidal waves of excitement about the release of the iPhone is that Apple has not announced an official date; it is very hard TECH.BLORGE.com - Sydney,Australia
According to Techwhack, Apple and Google are working together to provide pre-loaded Google tools on the iPhone. The source for this rumour is, once again,
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"It is interesting how in the final days before the iPhone Arrival Storm, the other cell phone manufacturers and cell phones networks seem to think all is well
* Apple iPhone's secret ingredient: Google Apple and Google just can't stand to be apart. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced this week that Apple TV will soon play YouTube videos. Google recently unveiled a desktop search program especially for Mac users. And Google tools increasingly appear to be a key part of the secret sauce behind Apple's signature new gadget, the iPhone, set for release in June -- Jeremy Caplan reports for TIME Magazine.
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* Accessories makers prep for Apple iPhone launch - Accessories makers are placing big bets on the iPhone [and] their payoff could be relatively huge, if the $1 billion a year spent on Apple iPod accessories ... MacDailyNews - USA
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