News Clips
| NEWS CLIPS | |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: 3G cell system moves a lot of data fast Here's a question: During the past couple of months, how many times have you heard the expression "3G"? You probably have heard it at least a thousand times, because every ad and every article for the new iPhone has called it the "3G iPhone." The obvious question is: what is 3G? Read the Story |
07/21/08 |
| Computerworld: Meet tomorrow’s mobile phones The cookie-cutter approach to designing mobile phones could disappear in the next few years as designers get more daring and more personal. "All phones today do the basics well," says Shiv Bakhshi, an analyst at research firm IDC. "But that won't be enough in the future." We asked a dozen designers and industry leaders to predict how mobile phones will change and to guess when the technology behind the new concepts will be available. Read the Story |
07/21/08 |
| Wall Street Journal: The Mossberg solution: ways to unlock the potential of a BlackBerry If you're a BlackBerry user, you're probably getting tired of hearing about all the things Apple's iPhone can do. Rumor even has it that a more iPhone-like BlackBerry is in the works. But don't despond: Your current trusty emailing device has a few tricks up its sleeve that you may not know about. Read the Story |
07/16/08 |
| New York Times: A million new iPhones sold in the first weekend Apple said Monday it sold one million new iPhone in the initial weekend, on par with estimates set by analysts. The original iPhone, introduced in late June 2007 in the United States only, sold about 270,000 unites in its first two days. Sales topped one million by early September. The new devices is sold in 21 countries. Read the Story |
07/15/08 |
| USA Today: Buyers go through heck and back for iPhones Most Apple Stores were sold out of the new iPhone by Sunday afternoon even though consumers had to wait hours to buy and activate them. Friday, Apple introduced the new version of the iPhone. It saw huge customer lines, and its system crashed as thousands of people worldwide tried to activate their new phones. Read the Story |
07/15/08 |
| Investor's Business Daily: The iPhone vs. BlackBerry era begins Apple's (AAPL) new and improved smart phone, the iPhone 3G, goes on sale Friday, to the delight of gadget-loving consumers. But the feature-packed touch-screen device also could make an impact with corporate and enterprise customers. Analysts say Apple's iPhone 3G could give Research In Motion's (RIMM) BlackBerry devices a run for their money in the business and government markets. Many changes to the original iPhone, which debuted a year ago, target the enterprise market. Read the Story |
07/14/08 |
| Los Angeles Times: Store aims to plug people into iPhone When the new iPhone goes on sale Friday, Apple Inc. will also launch an online software store peddling a potpourri of programs such as games, pedometers, tip calculators and language translators for the device. The company hopes that by enabling buyers to transform the phone into a personalized electronic Swiss Army knife of sorts, it can boost sales. Read the Story |
07/11/08 |
| Wall Street Journal: iPhone calls on software developers A much-anticipated new version of the iPhone will go on sale Friday, but Apple Inc. will at the same time take the wraps off another offering that could have a more lasting impact on the mobile phone business. Read the Story |
07/11/08 |
| USA Today: Apple’s new iPhone 3G: still not perfect, but really close Extra, extra: iPhone 3G: The Sequel, is worth the wait. It's cheaper, faster, and a lot friendlier for business. Apple's blockbuster smartphone already had nifty features such as visual voicemail, a splendid built-in video iPod and the best mobile Web browser I've ever used. With GPS newly added to the mix, this handheld marvel has no equal among consumer-oriented smartphones. Read the Story |
07/09/08 |
| Wall Street Journal: Newer, faster, cheaper iPhone 3G Apple Inc.'s iPhone has been the world's most influential smart phone since its debut a year ago, widely hailed for its beauty and functionality. It was a true hand-held computer that raised the bar for all its competitors. But that first iPhone had two big drawbacks: It was expensive, and it couldn't access the fastest cellular-phone networks. Read the Story |
07/09/08 |