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The iPhone phenomenon is well and truly in force since the launch of the iPhone 3G in Australia last month. With this in mind, competitors are clamouring for a piece of the pie and are set to begin launching potential 'iPhone killers' in a bid to derail the Apple machine. We’ve been fortunate to have two of the newest iPhone competitors in the office, along with the iPhone 3G. RIM’s BlackBerry Bold and the much anticipated HTC Touch Diamond are two smartphones that are set to compete with the iPhone 3G in Australia and around the globe. Check out our slideshow of these hot smartphones side by side! iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Touch Diamond iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Touch Diamond iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Touch Diamond iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Touch Diamond iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Touch Diamond iPhone 3G vs B
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via Good Gear Guide @ 0:28 2nd Aug
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Canadian iPhone fans have launched an online petition protesting against pricing plans that Rogers Wireless Inc. will offer customers when the coveted touch-screen device arrives in Canada on July 11. So far, the website claims that more than 20,000 people have added their names or handles to the online petition at ruinediphone.com since it was launched Friday. The creators say they plan to send a hard copy of all the comments posted on the site to parent Rogers Communications Inc.'s headquarters in Toronto to demonstrate users' "indignation." Although there have been a few complaints regarding Rogers' pricing plans, most of the calls the company has received about the iPhone have come from customers wanting to know when it will be available and where they can buy it, Rogers spokeswoman Liz Hamilton said.
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via Globe and Mail @ 10:30 1st Jul
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Canadian iPhone fans have launched an online petition protesting against pricing plans that Rogers Wireless Inc. will offer customers when the coveted touch-screen device arrives in Canada on July 11. So far, the website claims that more than 20,000 people have added their names or handles to the online petition at ruinediphone.com since it was launched Friday. The creators say they plan to send a hard copy of all the comments posted on the site to parent Rogers Communications Inc.'s headquarters in Toronto to demonstrate users' "indignation." Although there have been a few complaints regarding Rogers' pricing plans, most of the calls the company has received about the iPhone have come from customers wanting to know when it will be available and where they can buy it, Rogers spokeswoman Liz Hamilton said.
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via Report On Business @ 6:53 1st Jul
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Canadian iPhone fans have launched an online petition protesting against pricing plans that Rogers Wireless Inc. will offer customers when the coveted touch-screen device arrives in Canada on July 11. So far, the website claims that more than 20,000 people have added their names or handles to the online petition at ruinediphone.com since it was launched Friday. The creators say they plan to send a hard copy of all the comments posted on the site to parent Rogers Communications Inc.'s headquarters in Toronto to demonstrate users' "indignation." Although there have been a few complaints regarding Rogers' pricing plans, most of the calls the company has received about the iPhone have come from customers wanting to know when it will be available and where they can buy it, Rogers spokeswoman Liz Hamilton said.
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via Globe Investor @ 7:04 1st Jul
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iPhone 3G launch by Rogers in Canada. Photo CC by Anirudh Koul. Even though Rogers' rate plans for iPhone generally angered Canadians, it appears its meager efforts to placate users with a $30 promotional 6GB data plan was enough for "tens of thousands" of Canadian iPhone buyers. According to a Reuters report, Rogers says that it sold out of iPhone stock in most cities, and that the iPhone 3G launch was the "best weekend of handset sales in Rogers' history."
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via ArsTechnica @ 20:22 14th Jul
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Apple this week began posting information for iPhone users intending to update their device to the new iPhone 3G. A new support document explains how to replace an original iPhone with an iPhone 3G using the same carrier: "If you follow these steps to backup your original iPhone first, and then restore the backup to your iPhone 3G, your saved SMS messages, email accounts, photos, notes, and other personal settings will be present on your iPhone 3G," the company noted. The instructions indicate that iPhone users in the US will not need to transfer their SIM card (a new one will be provided with the iPhone 3G) and describes how to transfer settings, personal info, SMS messages, and other data to the new device using iTunes' backup iPhone feature.
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via MacNN @ 5:16 5th Jul
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More than 18,000 people have signed an online petition asking for lower rates from Rogers on Apple's iPhone.More than 18,000 people have signed an online petition asking for lower rates from Rogers on Apple's iPhone.
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via CBC @ 20:03 30th Jun
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Nadir Mohamed, president and chief operating officer of Rogers Communications' communications group, at his Toronto offices yesterday.
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via Financial Post @ 15:04 17th Jul
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Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. sold out of its initial iPhone stock in a handful of Canadian cities over the weekend after it began selling Apple Inc.'s popular touch screen cellphone on Friday. Rogers declined to prove specific sales figures, however Apple said that more than one million iPhones were sold around the globe during the first three days of sales in 21 countries. "IPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend," Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs said in a statement. Apple also announced that more than 10 million applications were downloaded through the company's new App Store, which sells programs and games designed to work on the next-generation iPhone. Neither Rogers nor Apple addressed the crippling server outages which plagued iPhone activations in both the U.
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via Report On Business @ 5:36 15th Jul
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Rogers announced service plans for the iPhone 3G in Canada today. iPhone 3G combined voice and data plans start at $60 and will be available starting July 11th. "As the wireless provider voted number one in wireless satisfaction(x), Fido is thrilled to offer a variety of well-priced voice and data plans making iPhone 3G accessible to as many of our customers as possible," said Sylvain Roy, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Fido. "These pricing plans will allow our urban customer base easy enjoyment of all that iPhone 3G has to offer."
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via Neowin.net @ 12:52 28th Jun
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TORONTO, July 14 /CNW/ - Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest wireless carrier with Canada's fastest wireless network, celebrated the Canadian launch of the iPhone 3G last Friday to unprecedented popular demand. Following the weekend, Rogers Wireless confirmed that the launch shipment of tens of thousands of iPhone 3G sold out in the vast majority of cities across the country. Anticipating high demand from Canadians, Rogers Wireless pre-ordered continuous new inventory shipments and today announced that tens of thousands of new devices have already arrived in Canada. Canadian iPhone 3G fans who missed launch weekend sales will see new stock in store and online starting today and across the country by Tuesday, July 15.
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via Mediacaster @ 21:55 14th Jul
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AT&T has released additional iPhone pricing details. The third-generation HSDPA-supported iPhone will be available in AT&T Stores starting July 11 at 8 a.m. The $199 (8GB) and $299 (16GB) pricing has conditions: in order to get the reduced pricing, you need to have purchased a first-gen iPhone before July 11, be activating a new customer line with AT&T, or be an existing AT&T customer eligible for phone upgrade (in all cases you'll need to sign a new two-year contract). AT&T also has this to say:
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via Broadband Reports @ 22:49 1st Jul
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via Telecom.paper @ 13:16 6th Jul
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AT&T has released additional iPhone pricing details. The third-generation HSDPA-supported iPhone will be available in AT&T Stores starting July 11 at 8 a.m. The $199 (8GB) and $299 (16GB) pricing has conditions: in order to get the reduced pricing, you need to have purchased a first-gen iPhone before July 11, be activating a new customer line with AT&T, or be an existing AT&T customer eligible for phone upgrade (in all cases you'll need to sign a new two-year contract). AT&T also has this to say:
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via Broadband Reports @ 2:35 2nd Jul
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Complete with Apple's "Works With iPhone" Approval, Existing TuneCast Auto for iPhone and iPod is Now Compatible with New iPhone 3G
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via Oceania @ 11:11 2nd Aug
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PRNewswire/ -- While millions of people are using iPhones today, many businesses have been reluctant to adopt the iPhone because of its lack of support for the Microsoft Exchange platform. That's all changed, however, with the help of companies like Mpronto (http://www.mpronto.com/), which offers hosted exchange, hosted e-mail and managed e-mail services at extremely affordable rates. Mpronto is officially announcing that its exchange hosting services support both iPhone 2.0 and iPhone 3G. With Mpronto's competitively priced e-mailbox rates, businesses of all sizes and scopes can now outsource their use of the Microsoft Exchange platform, using its tools, like real-time e-mail, contacts, calendar and more, to the fullest potential.
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via Earthtimes.org @ 10:24 30th Jul
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MIAMI, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- While millions of people are using iPhones today, many businesses have been reluctant to adopt the iPhone because of its lack of support for the Microsoft Exchange platform. That's all changed, however, with the help of companies like Mpronto (http://www.mpronto.com/), which offers hosted exchange, hosted e-mail and managed e-mail services at extremely affordable rates. Mpronto is officially announcing that its exchange hosting services support both iPhone 2.0 and iPhone 3G. With Mpronto's competitively priced e-mailbox rates, businesses of all sizes and scopes can now outsource their use of the Microsoft Exchange platform, using its tools, like real-time e-mail, contacts, calendar and more, to the fullest potential.
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via Macro World Investor @ 9:38 30th Jul
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Apple24 carat Gold Apple iPhone review by LetsGoMobile : The large amount of patents Apple applied for on behalf of the iPhone makes you expect that this should lead to an exclusive device. However; Continental Mobiles are not satisfied with the exclusivity of the Apple iPhone, and that's why they have their own version of the much-discussed iPhone; a special 24 carat gold iPhone. Even though the Apple iPhone in itself is already a unique device, the combination with the additions of Continental Mobiles ensures that you, as a user, are guaranteed not to meet a similar device. LetsGoMobile have reviewed this unique mobile phone.
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via LetsGoDigital @ 8:36 12th Jul
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dch24 was one of many who noted that the iPhone 2.0 software has already been unlocked writes "If you were wondering how I was doing push email tests on iPhone OS 2.0 and Vodafone UK, this is the reason why. The code wizard commandos at the iPhone Dev Team have been working on this non-stop since the early days of beta testing. In fact, I had iPhone OS 2.0 running on my iPhone since last week. That was version 5A345, two below 5A347, but identical in functionality." Still no word on an iPhone 3G crack.
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via Slashdot @ 19:55 12th Jul
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If id Software co-founder Carmack can be believed, iPhone might emerge as a major force in the mobile gaming industry and trounce many rivals. He expressed regret that his company still has not released any games for the iPhone. According to him, iPhone with it’s great graphics and a large screen can support advanced games which other portable devices can’t. He said id Software is already developing two games for iPhone, a normal mobile game and the other, an advanced game that would test iPhone’s graphic abilities. Though graphics may let down iPhone, he feels it is more powerful that Nintendo and PSP combined. Though iPhone may not be the definitive answer to mobile gaming, it sure is a great device, at least for now.
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via Toys And Gadgets @ 8:05 3rd Aug
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