From: What's New Now from Ziff Davis [mailto:wnn@eletters.whatsnewnow.com]
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:06 PM
To: interactive@fkx.com
Subject: Hands on with Apple's iPhone; Cisco and Apple Battle Over iPhone
Name; CES Phone Wrap-Up
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-------- WHAT'S NEW NOW -------- Important Stories, Commentary &
More from Ziff Davis
By Jim Louderback
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January 12 2007
Vol. 5, No. 103
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Hands on with Apple's iPhone; Cisco and Apple Battle Over iPhone Name; CES
Phone Wrap-Up
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Welcome to this special CES wrap up version of What's New Now, with a little
bit of other stuff thrown in at the end.
Yesterday, CES 2007 came to a close. Over the past five days, I've gotten a
good look at where technology is going this year, both at home and at work.
This year's show was different than last year's; in 2006 it was all about
the flat screen and the race to be bigger. This show was much more about
connectivity and networking, as if the vendors assumed we already had our
big (and small screens), and now it was time to put them to work. Wires and
pliers, DRM and distribution are far less evocative than garage-sized LCD
TVs, but that's where we are as an industry. Thus media sharing, wireless
USB, and even the Apple iPhone are all about sharing and viewing what you
have. Oh, and we've also entered a 1080p world. If you're not 1080p, you are
certainly behind the times. For all the details on CES, check out our
special report at www.pcmag.com/ces, where we've put all our stories into
one easy to navigate site. Below are some of the highlights, what I think
some of the most important stories were, and some of our show wrap-ups.
Hands on with Apple's iPhone
One of the biggest CE stories this week came from Apple, at its San
Francisco MacWorld show. Although the iPhone is wildly overpriced and lacks
the physical buttons that U.S.
users have come to expect, the software looks to change the phone experience
just as the Mac changed the PC. We got our hands on the iPhone for a quick
preview, and you can read all about it here. It's certainly an interesting
and breakthrough product. Will Apple sell a lot of them?
That remains to be seen.
iPhone Hands On:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-794-1-407-539550-45132-0-0-0
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Cisco and Apple Battle Over iPhone Name
Apple's calling its new phone the iPhone. Cisco owns the iPhone trademark
and released a line of VoIP-based iPhones at CES. But oddly, Apple and Cisco
can't agree on licensing the name. What's the confusion about? And is this a
tempest in a teapot? Our story has the details. And what does Nokia think
about the iPhone? We've got an update on that too.
Cisco-Apple iPhone Fight:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-794-1-407-539550-45135-0-0-0
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Nokia Thinks iPhone is "Interesting":
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-794-1-407-539550-45138-0-0-0
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CES Phone Wrap-Up
There were tons of other phones on display at CES: new devices from Samsung,
Nokia, Motorola and others. It looks as if real broadcast TV is about to
come to your phone, as new services launched. And the new DECT wireless
home-phone standard was embraced and extended by everyone from Linksys to
VTech. Our phone wrap-up puts it in perspective and shows what this year
will be like with our favorite portable gadgets.
The Future of the Phone This Year and Beyond:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-794-1-407-539550-45141-0-0-0
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