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By Pen Computing staff

Orb enables live TV on (jailbroken) iPhone
For several years now, you could use the free Orb service and Orb software to watch live TV and any media located on your PC on just about any device. Except the iPhone. Now Orb has created a special media format and application for iPhone. With it, you can watch actual live TV from your iPhone (assuming that you have an Orb-enabled PC with video card and live cable or satellite feed). For now this requires a jailbroken iPhones (which ours are not), and you can watch how it's installed and how it works on a YouTube How-To vdeo -- Posted Friday, May 9, 2008 by chb

Review: Otterbox Defender case for the iPhone
If you have an iphone and don't want it scratch, but also don't want to have to open a case every time you use it, try the US$49.95 Otterbox Defender case for the iPhone. It offer's full protection, including the screen, and you never have to take it out of its case or open the case. [See full review and demonstration video of the Otterbox iPhone Defender] -- Posted Thursday, May 8, 2008 by chb

iPhone reinvigorated touch panel market, report says
A new report available from DisplaySearch says the touch panel market is on track to grow to $3.3 billion and 660 million units by 2015, thanks in part due to a market reinvigorated by last year's launch of the iPhone. "The iPhone demonstrated how multi-touch technology is enabling a new generation of user interfaces,” explains Chris Crotty, Director of Small and Medium Displays Research at DisplaySearch. Crotty adds, "High volume mobile phone shipments will drive down the cost of touch technology and thereby enable it to spread more rapidly into other devices such as portable media players, digital cameras and others.” -- Posted Thursday, May 8, 2008 by chb

HTC Touch Diamond -- a real competitor?
HTC is first to bring a 3/3.5G touch device to market. The Touch Diamond is smaller and lighter than the iPhone, has higher resolution (480 x 640), an elegant 3-D user interface sitting on top of Windows Mobile 6.1, a 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS, and 4GB of storage for music, pictures and video. Our sister siteHHCMag.com examined HTC's latest and compared its specs side-by-side with the iPhone. [Read description of the HTC Touch Diamond] -- Posted Thursday, May 8, 2008 by chb

Analysts predicts 14 million iPhones in 2009
BC Capital Markets analyst Mark Abramsky, who has an outperform rating on Apple, said in a note that the company is likely to beat its 10-million goal for iphone units in 2008, thanks to new distribution agreements with Voda phone, Europe's largest carrier, and Telecom Italia Mobile. He recently upped his iPhone outlook to 14 million in 2008 and 24 million in 2009. That's 1.7% of the global market. -- Posted Tuesday, May 6, 2008 by chb

AT&T Introduces New iPhone Text Accessibility Plan for Customers With Disabilities
The iPhone is now even more accessible for Americans who are deaf or have a hearing or speech disability. AT&T announced a new Text Accessibility Plan (TAP) for iPhone, designed to give iPhone customers with disabilities the choice of unlimited text messaging, Web browsing and easy access to e-mail for $40 a month. This new plan is available to new and current iPhone users with qualifying disabilities through AT&T's National Center for Customers with Disabilities. To qualify for the iPhone TAP, customers must complete an application for eligibility. The form is available for download here. -- Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 by chb

An opinion on Apple's Blackberry Offensive
At Infoworld.com, Tom Yager posts a detailed and interesting entry entitled "Apple's BlackBerry Offensive." In it, Yager analyzes Steve Jobs' many claims of iPhone superiority. -- Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by chb

Adobe CEO: Flash will be on the iPhone
According to Posted in a News Blog by Martin LaMonica, during a conference call to announce Adobe's first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said Adobe "will work with Apple" to make sure that Flash applications can run on the iPhone. According to a transcript by Seeking Alpha, Narayen stated that "frankly, anybody who wants to browse the Web and experience the Web's glory really needs Flash support." Most likely, Flash on the iPhone will be a version of Flash Lite. -- Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by chb

iPhone is tops for mobile web access
According to M:Metrics, six months after the iPhone's U.S. launch it has changed the mobile landscape. The iPhone is already the most popular device for accessing news and information on the mobile Web, with 85% of iPhone users accessing news and information in January 2008. They also found that 30.9% of iPhone owners watched mobile TV or video, versus a 4.6 market average, and more than double the rate for all smartphone users. About half of all iPhone users access social networking sites versus a fifth for other smartphone users. Let's face it: the iPhone is simply much better at all that than the rest, -- Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by chb

Apple announces iPhone 2.0, releases application developer toolkit
Apple has announced the release of a software development kit (SDK) for iPhone, allowing anyone with $99 and a head for programming to create an application for the platform. Apple will be the sole distributor of these applications through iTunes and a new iPhone feature called App Store. Developers set their own price and receive 30% of revenue, the rest stays with Apple to cover the costs of hosting and distribution. Developers can choose to give their applications away for free, in which case Apple hosts and distributes them at no charge to the developer. In June Apple will release the iPhone 2.0 software update for all iPhones users free of -- Posted Thursday, March 6, 2008 by chb

Apple releases US$499 16GB iPhone
It had to happen. More memory on the iPhone. Apple released a 16GB iPhone for US$499 while the 8GB iPhone remains at US$399. That's good news for those are used to filling up 80GB iPods and found the iPhone's 8GB sorely lacking. Me, I have maybe 200 songs and 3,000 pictures on my 8GB iPhone, and almost 5GB left over. I might change my tune if I get into watching movies on my iPhone. As is, I'd like to have seen a price break on the 8GB iPhone and less AT&T bureaucratic boneheadedness when it comes to upgrading an iPhone plan (need two area codes on a family plane? No can do.). -- Posted Tuesday, February 5, 2008 by chb

iPhone Open Application Development Rough Cuts Version
There are programmers and there are geniuses. Jonathan Zdziarski is one of the latter (we know; we use his software) and he has written iPhone Open Application Development. The book will be released by O'Reilly in March, but it's already available via "Rough Cuts." When you buy a book on the Rough Cuts service, you get access to an evolving manuscript. You can read it online, download as a PDF, or print. Once you've purchased a Rough Cuts title, you have a chance to shape the final product - you can send suggestions, bug fixes, and comments directly to the author and editors. [See iPhone Open Application Development: Rough Cuts Version] -- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2008 by chb

iPhone sales in Germany and France
According to Reuters, German telco Deutsche Telekom, which runs T-Mobile, has signed up 70,000 iPhone customers in the 11 weeks since November 9, 2007, making it by far the best-selling multimedia device in T-Mobile's lineup. A couple of weeks ago, France Telecom announced it had sold over 70,000 iPhones since 11/28/2007. -- Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 by chb

What's wrong with the iPhone
As far as I we're concerned very little, and that will likely be addressed soon enough, but David MacNeill, Editor-in-Chief of PersonalMediaReview.com and a diehard Apple fan, has some gripes, and a big one in particular. And no, it's not whining over EDGE. Read his column What's wrong with the iPhone? -- Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 by chb

NewerTech Bass Response Earbuds: WOW!!
The earbuds that come with the iPhone really don't do its sound quality justice, but somehow it never occurred to me to get 3rd party earbuds. I should have. I tried NewerTech's Bass Response Earbuds and the difference is tremendous! They are far more comfortable than the iPhone buds, and NewerTech says their Insert-Passive Noise Reduction engineering reduces noise by an average if 42dB while boosting the audio soundtrack up to 10dB. However they do it, they're sensational. And for US$19.99, they are a total steal. Check them out! -- Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 by chb

iPhone outsells HTC Touch family 2:1
According to IDG News Service, HTC of Taiwan has sold two million Windows Mobile-based smartphones from its "Touch" series that includes the Touch, the Touch Cruise, and the Touch Dual and was introduced a few weeks before the iPhone. According to Steve Jobs, Apple sold four million iPhones since its June 2007 launch. -- Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 by chb

On2 Technologies to support iPhone with its Flix engine
Video compression specialist On2 Technologies announced today it has released an update to its Flix Engine for creating Apple iPhone compatible video. Flix Engine is a server side encoding platform used by amany Web 2.0 websites and enterprises for creating video in multiple formats, including video for Adobe Flash Player 8 and 9, H.264 and 3GPP. Flix Engine now also supports Apple QuickTime files for iPhone and iPod. -- Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 by chb

Apple announces iPhone software rev 1.1.3
Apple announced a free software update (rev. 1.1.3) for its revolutionary iPhone that allows users to automatically find their location using the redesigned Maps application; text message multiple people in one message; create Web Clips for their favorite websites; customize their home screen; and watch movies rented from the new iTunes Movie Rentals right on their iPhone. [Read iPhone Rev. 1.1.3 press release] -- Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 by chb

Free app from Wesabe lets iPhone track and manage finances
iPhone users can check their financial balances and track spending on the go with a free application from personal finance site Wesabe. The company announced the launch of i.wesabe.com, a free, optimized version of Wesabe Mobile for iPhone users. Unveiled last month, Wesabe Mobile lets members use their cell phone to monitor all of their account balances and transactions for thousands of banks and credit cards worldwide. Wesabe Mobile also provides members with an easy way to record and track where they are spending cash. -- Posted Monday, January 7, 2008 by chb

FlyTunes announces new digital music service for the iPhone
At CES, FlyTunes Inc. demonstrated its new digital music service for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and other portable media players and cell phones. The FlyTunes service offers users a personalized radio-like experience, with thousands of channels of digital music that can be enjoyed anywhere they go, regardless of wireless connection. FlyTunes 1.0 for iPhone/Touch will be released on January 21, 2008. [View the FlyTunes website] -- Posted Monday, January 7, 2008 by chb

The iPhone on the road
If you're like me, you shlep with you an assortment of electronic stuff whenever you leave the house, and a good deal more when you go on a trip. I mean, one does need a decent laptop, a digital camera or two, an iPod, one or more phones, and then all the power bricks and cables that go with it. So things can get a bit crowded and tangled in your bag, and then you need to keep track of what goes with what, which weapon to choose for what, and making sure the whole gaggle remains charged and ready to go. Well, on a trip over the recent t holidays I found that often I really don't need more than just the iPhone. [Read iPhone on the Road] -- Posted Sunday, January 6, 2008 by chb

Newertech announces iPhone accessory line
Newer Technology, Inc. announced its new NewerTech iPhone Accessory Line consisting of six products that add iPhone functionality and user convenience. The NewerTech iPhone Accessory Line includes the iPhone Speaker Dock & Hands-Free Mic - speaker phone (US$34.99); Hands-Free Mic & Earbud for hands-free communication while driving (US$19.99); an iPhone Mic Extender Cable for hands-free use (US$14.99); Bass Response Earbuds with noise reduction and sound quality enhancer (US$19.99); an iPhone Headphone Jack Adapter that links to headphone connectors (US$7.99), and an iPhone and iPod Auto Charger so you can charge an iPhone or iPod while driving (US$12.99). Check out the NewerTech iPhone Accessory line at the Newer Tech website.

-- Posted Friday, January 4, 2008 by chb

Tekkeon reveals lineup of iPhone cases
Tekkeon revealed a lineup of hard and soft iPhone cases. The $29.95 Hard Case is made of firm leather that makes for a slender package and has a hard plastic face with "soft touch" for protection. It is available in mint, pink, blue, black, and brown. The Leather Flip, Leather Wallet, and Leather Sleeve are soft leather cases available in different color combinations of leather and stitching. The book-style US$32.95 Leather Wallet has a business and credit card pocket, the US$29.95 Leather Sleeve emphasizes small size and includes a screen protector. -- Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 by chb

Avaya one-X for iPhone
Avaya will bring its Avaya one-X unified communications system to the iPhone. one-X provides an intuitive graphical user interface for access to office phone functionality. Calls to a desktop phone automatically go to the iPhone, there is no need for multiple phone numbers, there's access to all business telephony features, and corporate IT managers welcome the seamless integration of mobile devices into their business operations. [View Avaya one-X explanation] -- Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 by chb

Statistics and figures and pie charts, oh my!
The usual gaggle of bloggers and tech sites are all atwitter over web browsing figures released by Net Application, a Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based research company. The browser and OS stats showed the usual: Windows having a near monopoly, with the Mac gaining and Linux numbers suspiciously low. But this set of statistics also included smartphones and even game consoles. So the iPhone grabbed 0.09% and Windows CE 0.06%. Now without knowing the capture methods and definitions, those figures are 100% meaningless. Yet, the bloggers and techie mags jumped all over it, proclaimed the iPhone had 50% more market share than WIndows CE, created browser pie charts and made sweeping statements. We wonder if any of hose folks have ever taken a serious statistics class in college. All we'd venture to say is that the iPhone browser is better than Pocket Internet Explorer. -- Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 by chb

Review: three excellent Proporta iPhone cases
One of the few problems with Apple's iPhone is that it looks so darn nice that you really don't want to hide it in a case. It's sleek, it's sexy, it feels good, and you just want to show it off every chance you get. But protection is good, and so we reviewed three of Proporta's iPhone cases, two leather and one polycarbonate plastic and aluminum. As expected, we found them to be very well made and reasonably priced. The "Alu-Crystal" case shown to the right is especially impressive and costs just US$28.95. [Read reviews of Proporta iPhone cases] -- Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 by chb

Try out the iPhone simulator
If you want to try the iPhone, but don't have a friend who has one or want to go to an Apple or AT&T store, go to tryphone.com. Thy have full and total simulations of several popular phones, including the iPhone. [Click to go to Tryphone and use the iPhone simulator. -- Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 by chb

Astaro offers iPhone VPN solution
Astaro announced that iPhone users can now use two varieties of road warrior virtual private network (VPN) inherent in all Astaro Security Gateway appliances to safely and securely connect their iPhone to their home and business networks. iPhone users can access email and internal sites protected behind any Astaro Security Gateway security appliance. Whether travelling offsite or working from the road, users will no longer have to open their laptop in order to access company or home network resources. Astaro’s VPN capabilities have allowed iPhone users to work as if they are inside their network, even when they are not. [See press release on theAstaro iPhone VPN solution] -- Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 by chb

iLegal: No more unlocked iPhones in Germany
Well, no more unlocked iPhones for Germans, not that many probably paid the king's ransom T-Mobile asked for them (almost US$1,500) in the first place. Not long after Vodafone scored an injunction against T-Mobile Germany to force the sale of unlocked phones, another court overturned the decision and now T-Mobile is back to selling only locked iPhones. It's so sad that telcos and lawyers now control our beloved electronics and gadgets. -- Posted Wednesday, December 5, 2007 by chb

mStation announces iPhone battery extender
The iPhone's battery life is quite good, but more is always better. So mStation came out with theUS$99.95 mophie juice pack. It houses a rechargeable lithium polymer battery within an ergonomic, comfort-grip case with a soft-touch, non-slip finish. The added ā€œjuiceā€ gives consumers up to an additional 250 hours of standby time, 8 hours of talk time, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback, and 24 hours of audio playback. The juice pack also integrates a 4 LED ā€˜charge status’ indicator and its own 30-pin dock connector, making it simple to recharge the juice pack using standard iPhone accessories, like the cable included with your iPhone. -- Posted Monday, December 3, 2007 by chb

3G iPhone in 2008?
According to CBG, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson in a Silicon Valley event said there will be a 3G version of the iPhone sometime in 2008, again with AT&T as the exclusive carrier. This is interesting as Apple never pre-announces. -- Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 by chb

iPhone in UK, France and Germany
Seems consumer enthusiasm over the iPhone in other launch countries is related to how they feel about wireless carriers and the required service plans and thus prices. Potential British customers must sign up for an 18-month contract with O2, and the iPhone costs a hefty US$550. As a result, it's selling poorly there. In France, France's Telecom's Orange carrier hopes to sell almost 100,000 iPhones by the end of the year. The iPhone will go on sale there on November 28, and Orange will sell unlocked iPhones for 649 Euros, and locked ones for 399 Euroes with a one-year contract. In Germany, T-Mobile has an iPhone exclusive, but per court order must offer unlocked iPhones. T-Mobile agreed, but at a sky-high price of 999 Euros. It'd be so much easier without the carriers! -- Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by chb

Zinio brings magazines to iPhone and iPod Touch
Zinio, a digital publishing and distribution platform for magazines and books, has introduced a Zinio Mobile Newsstand for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Mobile Newsstand offers mobile users a new way to read a number of print-quality magazines, while affording publishers a new way to reach mobile audiences. Zinio will initially offer free digital editions of major monthly magazines targeted to iPhone users. The Zinio Labs version will include publications representing a wide range of interest area. While not quite as convenient as using Zinio mags on a big screen, on the iPhone you leaf through thumbnails and then can zoom in to the full page. [Check out iPhone Zinio] -- Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 by chb

Avaya one-X Mobile to support Apple iPhone
Avaya Inc. announced that Avaya one-X Mobile will support Apple iPhone. From the iPhone, users will have iPhone optimized access to the Avaya one-X Mobile interface, providing the same ability to make the iPhone their personal remote control for enterprise communications. That includes searching the corporate directory, personal phonebook, and access call logs and remotely initiating the call or callback through the corporate extension while keeping their personal mobile number private. [Check Avaya one-X Mobile] -- Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 by chb

Avaya one-X Mobile to support Apple iPhone
Avaya Inc. announced that Avaya one-X Mobile will support Apple iPhone. From the iPhone, users will have iPhone optimized access to the Avaya one-X Mobile interface, providing the same ability to make the iPhone their personal remote control for enterprise communications. That includes searching the corporate directory, personal phonebook, and access call logs and remotely initiating the call or callback through the corporate extension while keeping their personal mobile number private. [Check Avaya one-X Mobile] -- Posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by chb

Open Source native app for contact synchronization
Funambol, a provider of mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by open source, released an open source native app for iPhone contact synchronization. The Funambol plug-in for iPhone synchronizes the iPhone's address book with contacts from popular sources such as Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, GNOME Evolution and SyncML servers such as the Funambol server. Until now, contact synchronization on the iPhone was possible only using a cable connected to a computer running iTunes. [Learn more, view screenshots and download the software.] -- Posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by chb

An attractive, though OtterBox case for the iPhone
Our friends at OtterBox, the folks who have a tough protective case for everything, now have one for he iPhone. That's what they had to say: "Apple's revolutionary iPhone is amazingly cool, so we decided to make a case for it. These cases are so hot, that we immediately sold out of them. Not to worry: You can either sign up to receive email notification when we get more cases in, OR you can pre-order your case so it ships right when we receive them (credit cards will not be charged until your item ships). Don't delay, pre-order yours today." Check out the OtterBox for iPhone. -- Posted Saturday, November 10, 2007 by chb

MIR3 empowers iPhone/iTouch as mobile emergency command device
MIR3, providing Intelligent Notification solutions for global enterprises, announced the availability of the first enterprise notification and command interface for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch mobile communications platform. These full-featured Web-based management applications from MIR3 run under Apple's mobile Safari browser to enable corporate executives and IT administrators to initiate emergency notifications and remotely manage enterprise notification systems and response teams using Apple iPhone or iTouch mobile devices. -- Posted Saturday, November 10, 2007 by chb

Tiny Pictures launches web client for iPhone
Tiny Pictures announced custom Apple iPhone support for its Radar photo and video sharing service. Their iPhone client complements the range of other Radar platforms and offers the full range of picture sharing and conversation features available on all Radar platforms. The interface is clean, highly interactive, and specially tuned for the iPhone's touch interface. Radar for iPhone also supports streaming of video clips shared on Radar. -- Posted Saturday, November 10, 2007 by chb

Apple releases iPhone software update 1.1.2
Apple released software update 1.1.2 for the iPhone. Depending on who you believe, the update contains bug fixes and valuable improvements or is another evil attempt by Apple to thwart unlocking attempts and other unauthorized uses of the iPhone. -- Posted Friday, November 9, 2007 by chb

iPhone users now can find homes on REALTOR.com widget
Staying on top of the real estate market is easy and fun with the iPhone. iPhone users now have the power of REALTOR.com at their finger tips. Whether searching for homes nearby or looking for listings in a particular neighborhood, iPhone users now have instant access to all details, including photos and contact information for the listing agent, with REALTOR.com for the iPhone. The release states that industry experts predict consumers will purchase approximately 3.4 million iPhones this year, with an estimated 45 million units sold by the year 2009, making the iPhone potentially one of the most popular hand held devices used to search online for real estate. [Check out iphone.realtor.com.] -- Posted Thursday, November 8, 2007 by chb

DrPepper's freebie game for iPhone users
iPhone games and applications are actually specially formatted applets for the Apple Safari browser on the iPhone. Hundreds are already out there. This morning Dr Pepper introduced what they call the first branded game for the iPhone, Dr Pepper matchcaps. It's a highly addictive freebie that works like the legendary Bejeweled. It also runs on other browsers. [Play Dr Pepper matchcaps]
-- Posted Monday, November 5, 2007 by chb

How do we like the iPhone after three months?
We've been using the Apple iPhone for a few months now here at Pen Computing. Has it lived up to the considerable hype? Do we still think it changed the world? How useful is it in real life? Is it more than just a pretty conversation piece? Does it get scratched? Does the screen get grimy and smudged easily? How's the oft-maligned AT&T cellular and data service? How is battery life? Is the Safari browser really THAT good? Read our assessment in The Apple iPhone -- 3 Months Later. For our full initial review of the iPhone, see The Apple iPhone -- Apple changes the world, again. -- Posted Monday, October 22, 2007 by chb

The Fast Pages - our favorite iPhone portal
We're big iPhone fans, so we were glad to find The Fast Pages, a free mobile web directory with fast access to thousands of mobile-friendly websites and touch-to-dial phone numbers. TFP is particularly helpful for new iPhone users who find the keyboard a bit challenging. With just a flick of a finger, iPhone and iPod Touch owners can access thousands of newspapers and magazines, animated weather, flight delays, traffic reports, emergencies, WiFi locations, all airlines, restaurants, local movies, embassies, maps, directions, travel, ATM locations, health, stock market, weather alert, Netflix, sports, best gas prices, package tracking, tickets to everything, best search engines, local search, translations, flight tracking and so much more. Try it at www.thefastpages.com" on a PC and mytfp.net on the iPhone (or other smartphones! (Or click on the iPhone image to the left to see a full demo!) -- Posted Tuesday, October 9, 2007 by chb

iPhone outsells all other smartphones in the US
ISuppli reiterated its forecast that Apple would sell 4.5 million iPhones this year, rising to more than 30 million in 2011. The iPhone sold more than RIM's Blackberry series, the entire Palm portfolio and any individual smartphone model from Motorol or Samsung. In July 2007, its first full month on sale, the iPhone accounted for 1.8 percent of all U.S. mobile handset sales. -- Posted Wednesday, September 5, 2007 by chb

Apple revamps iPods, adds iPod touch, cuts iPhone price

Apple revamped its entire iPod lineup, added a new one, and lowered the price of the iPhone. The little iPod Shuffle comes in new colors, the iPod Nano now has video on a larger and brighter display (4GB $149, 8GB $199), the video iPod becomes the iPod Classic (80GB $249, 160GB $349), and there is a sleek new iPod that looks like the iPhone. The new iPod Touch has a 3.5-inch display, comes with 8 ($299) or 16GB ($399) of memory, has WiFi and does pretty much everything the iPhone does, except making calls. Yes, it even has Safari. The 4GB iPhone is dropped, the price of 8GB iPhone drops from US$599 to US$399. That's good, but rather vexing for those who paid the original price just a couple of months ago.
-- Posted Wednesday, September 5, 2007 by chb

iPhone. Apple changes the world. Again
14 years ago I bought a Newton. It changed my life. It spawned a magazine, Pen Computing. It became a career in publishing. It spawned Digital Camera Magazine also, and then my work with other magazines, such as Handheld Computing. When the iPhone came out, I ordered one from Apple. And have now lived with it for a while. I think it just may change my life. Again. Here's my iPhone story, and what I think of it. --Conrad H. Blickenstorfer

-- Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by chb

An iPhone Story: The Announcement. The Wait. The Day. The Phone
The iPhone has been around for a month and got off to a rousing start. Read the story of how one of our contributors fell in love with the iPhone the day Steve Jobs announced it at his keynote address at MacWorld 2007, then waited and waited and waited, stood in line, and then screamed out "Zero!" when the rope at the Apple store line was lifted. Ann Marie describes the iPhone, what it can do and what it can't, and what she'd like to see in software upgrades and next gen versions. [read iPhone: The Announcement. The Wait. The Day. The Phone] -- Posted Monday, July 30, 2007 by chb

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