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When Pittsburgh-based blogger and freelance graphic designer Justine Ezarik discovered an inches-thick bulging envelope in her mailbox, she was initially excited by the prospect of receiving a gift. Instead, it was a 300-page iPhone service bill from AT&T, Ezarik's first monthly statement for the new and much-touted service.
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Mitch Wagner, Oct 19 -- We got great feedback from defenders of the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 810 tablet following my dismissive review of the device after a five-minute evaluation at the Web 2.0 Summit. N810 advocates said it's not a smartphone; it's a completely different class of device: A Web access device, MP3 and video player, VoIP phone, Internet video chat machine, GPS, and more. See more from the Web 2.0 Summit InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
TUAW's Erica Sadun has single-handedly unraveled the Objective-C classes that go into the iPhone's header files, providing the world with an invaluable insight into the nuts and bolts of how native applications can be built on Apple's magic slab. It's a little bit like getting part of the coming SDK's manual, five months early. Wired News - USA
After months of barring third-party developers from working on the iPhone, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is rolling out the welcome mat. In an open letter on the company's Web site, Jobs confirmed reports that a software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone will be released to developers next year. Come February, budding iPhone developers will be able to obtain a software development kit that will give them the tools and the know-how to create safe and reliable applications for the iPhone without having to depend on "jailbreak" programs. That means iPhone users will be able to add applications they can trust without voiding their warranties... CNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
There are many places around the world where cellphone lovers have no access to Apple's iPhone. Apple has dragged its heels with getting the iPhone to countries like Canada and the mobile smart phone market is taking notice, and competitors and trying to poach Apple's potential business. Case in point: the HTC Touch. The smartphone launched recently in Canada through Telus is also reportedly arriving in the U.S. in the fourth quarter of this year
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Orange Telecommunications announced they would begin selling the iPhone in France starting November 29. The International Herald Tribune has reported that Orange is saying that Apple has agreed to comply with French law and begin selling officially unlocked iPhones. Under French law, Orange can keep the iPhones locked for only six months but then must offer unlocked phones for sale. Orange has said the iPhone will be sold for as-yet-undisclosed premium Gulf News - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
I was browsing my feeds and as usual an iPhone post caught my eye. Pete at Mashable.com has a post about Facebook's new iPhone friendly format and it Update: the site has now launched officially at iphone.facebook.com. And - wow! - have they done a spectacular job with this. Marketing Shift.com - USA
Strategy Analytics put together some statistics to show that the iPhone is AT&T's best selling mobile phone in the United States. You'll never guess what is No. 1. Apple and carrier partner AT&T have sold approximately 1.325 million iPhones since it debuted on June 29....
The latest Strategy Analytics data from its ProductTRAX program projected that nearly 1.1 million units were delivered to US consumers through the combined AT&T and Apple outlets during Q3, totaling 1.325 million units since the iPhone was launched in late Q2. "The iPhone has become AT&T's top selling device, commanding some 13 percent of AT&T's overall handset sales, and the 4th top selling handset in the US market," according to Barry Gilbert, VP of the Strategy Analytics BuyerTRAX programs. InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
By Danny Mendez -- You have an iPhone or iPod Touch. You'd like to hack it, but you're not sure where to start. You're not sure what'll work with your computer, your device, and what won't. Is Apple OK with this? Is it illegal? Will apple release a third party program system? After this FAQ list, you'll be able to make a final decision on how to hack your unit or whether or not you'll hack it at all. TECH.BLORGE.com - Sydney,Australia
Apple's iPhone hasn't made an obvious dent in the market share of either handset competitors or carriers that compete with AT&T. But it has hit those other companies with something else unexpected -- and unwelcome: The iPhone has sharply raised consumer awareness about the issue of locked cell phones. Most U.S. carriers profit from consumer ignorance about the locking issue. But the iPhone controversy is changing all that. Millions of cell phone users are suddenly talking about cell phone locking and asking themselves, "Why is my phone locked?" And that's a good thing. It's time consumers demand unlocked cell phones from their carriers. PC World - USA
Munich - There's never been as much to-do about a mobile phone as surrounds the iPhone. If you believe the hype, Apple's iPhone must be the end-all be-all -- moreover, there are mobile phones that have long been available in Germany are just as good, if not better. Earthtimes - London, UK
By Larry Greenemeier -- Greenpeace this week ripped into Apple for failing to make "early progress" with the iPhone toward the company's stated goals for ecofriendliness. The report touched off a debate over whether the hugely popular mobile device is safe for its users and for the environment (after the iPhone is tossed into the recycling bin). Apple responded by reiterating its intent to give itself a year to clean up its act. End of debate? Unlikely. IPhone sales continue to be robust, but the charges indicate growing concern with toxins in technology. Scientific American - USA
Poisons in the iPhone: On Monday Greenpeace released a report criticizing Apple's iPhone for containing environmentally hazardous chemicals. (The findings are detailed in the report, "Missed call: the iPhone's hazardous chemicals": PDF File) Baltimore Sun - United States
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