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“It’s iconic. It’s modern. It’s simplistic”

Justin Giles has been paying a bit more attention to the buzz surrounding the iPhone than your average consumer. via Columbia Daily Tribune

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“We are waiting in line for cousin Tim”

Both were first in line for the iPhone, Apple’s first Internet-enabled “smartphone,” which combines the features of a cell phone, wireless Internet device and an iPod into one package. via Visalia Times-Delta

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“The cost bothers me a little bit. But, it’s an Apple product so I’m not too worried about it.”

NEW YORK - After days of camping outside, thousands of new iPhone owners streamed out of Apple and AT&T stores Friday night as the much-awaited cell phone finally went on sale. via Chillicothe Gazette

Original post by Chillicothe Gazette

“You have to be a Cingular dealer to carry them, and we don’t have Cingular service in Montana,’”

MISSOULA, Mont. - The revolutionary Apple iPhone debuted nationwide Friday, but it won’t be available for sale in Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas. via Fort Collins Coloradoan

Original post by Fort Collins Coloradoan

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Many people who lined up to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.’s iPhone made good on promises to try to flip the gadgets online at inflated prices, but a quick buck appeared out of reach for many.

Auction Web site eBay had more than 400 listings for iPhones just two hours after the combination mobile phone, Web browser and music and video player went on sale on the U.S. East Coast.

But the vast majority of offers failed to attract even a single bid, and many of those that had were not yet above the list prices. Read more

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“SOFTBANK Group is breaking new ground in the field of telecommunications by aggressively pursuing emerging technologies to transform their business model and improve communications for their customers”

Sonus Networks , a leading supplier of service provider Voice over IP infrastructure solutions, announced today that it is collaborating in SOFTBANK Group’s demonstration of femtocell technologies. via Unstrung

Original post by Unstrung

“It is going to be tough, especially seeing people at Madison. I am sure a lot of my friends will have them. I am going to want to steal it, or at least test it out”

For 21-year-old Kelsy Martin, two words _ ‘incredibly disappointed’ _ sum up how she feels about living in an area where the new iPhone can’t be used.

AT&T Inc. is the phone’s exclusive carrier, but the company’s wireless network only covers eastern Wisconsin and the Madison area in the southern part of the state, leaving people like Martin deprived.

‘I do want one,’ she said. ‘I have nearly every other Apple product that I can get my hands on. IPhone is just all of them put together. Being in Wausau, it is just not possible. All my friends are all quite disappointed.’ Read more

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“I came by and I sat down, and these guys treated me just like anybody else”

Mayor John F. Street was among a handful of people sitting in lawn chairs and shielding themselves from the rain as they waited for the Apple iPhone to go on sale at an AT&T store Friday. via Philly.com

Original post by Philly.com

“I don’t think the iPhone is going to be the game changer that people are predicting”

By Yinka Adegoke

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The music industry has long hoped mobile phones will help turn around weak music sales, but music executives privately fear the most obvious contender, the iPhone, may give too much clout to Apple Inc. , in shaping the future of the fledgling mobile music market.

Sales of CDs, still the dominant music format, have dropped more than 20 percent in 2007 from a year ago, according to Nielsen Soundscan. Digital music sales are gradually claiming a greater portion of the business, but the transition has been slow. Sales of full-length songs on cellphones still claim a small portion of the market. Read more

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“With these new cards, any mobile phone with a compatible microSDHC slot will have just as much storage as the largest-capacity iPhone”

World’s Smallest Flash Cards for Mobile Phones - SanDisk 8Gb microSDHC Cards from Mobile Technology June 28, 2007 SanDisk Corporation has begun sampling 6- and 8-gigabyte microSD High Capacity flash memory … via Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

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