Wednesday, July 11, 2007

FW: Mobile Hardware Report: iPhone: The $1,975 iPod

 


From: Mobile Hardware Report [mailto:mobilehardware@newsletter.infoworld.com]
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Subject: Mobile Hardware Report: iPhone: The $1,975 iPod

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

iPhone: The $1,975 iPod
Posted July 10, 3:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Every living thing knows about iPhone. Apple and AT&T saw to that in their unprecedented campaign to prime demand for a mobile device that has been dubbed "revolutionary" and "game changing." After nine days doing nothing but living, breathing, and dissecting a 4GB iPhone, I am captivated by it. I'd challenge any gadget hound to find a more satisfying, status-elevating way to blow half a grand.  >>


Analyst predicts iPhone based on iPod nano
Posted July 10, 11:33 a.m. Pacific Time
Apple will follow up its debut iPhone with a cheaper version based on the iPod nano, a JPMorgan financial analyst said yesterday, echoing comments last week by bloggers scouring the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database.  >>


SF Wi-Fi plan faces key votes
Posted July 10, 6:57 a.m. Pacific Time
San Francisco city officials could bring the city's proposed Wi-Fi network closer to reality at two meetings this week as a key leader proposes significant changes to the plan.  >>



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Laptop PC sales hit records in June
Posted July 10, 5:04 a.m. Pacific Time
Laptop PC shipments by the world's two largest contract makers surged in June, rebounding from a lull in April and part of May as systems makers awaited the launch of Intel's Santa Rosa laptop PC chips, an upgrade to its popular Centrino package.  >>


iPhone delivers more misses than hits
Posted July 10, 3:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Apple and AT&T deliver plenty of great features in the iPhone, but the list of shortcomings is too extensive to ignore. The following is a list of pros and cons for the iPhone I observed in my extensive testing of the device (see also InfoWorld's iPhone Test Center Review).  >>


Samsung, Ericsson agree to cross-license mobile patents
Posted July 9, 8:15 a.m. Pacific Time
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Samsung Electronics have reached a cross-license agreement for their mobile telephony patents, ending recent lawsuits between the two companies, Ericsson said Monday.  >>



A D V E R T I S E M E N T

CRITICAL DATA PROTECTION QUESTIONS FOR IT DECISION-MAKERS



In this Webcast, Doug Chandler of IDC will explain how many companies
have evaluated their data protection choices in today's market and
made a successful transition from in-house backup and recovery
operations to service-based solutions. Sponsored by Arsenal.

Click here. >>



Taiwan companies team up on Microsoft smartphones
Posted July 9, 6:56 a.m. Pacific Time
A pair of Taiwanese companies signed a technology agreement to develop 3G (third-generation telecommunications) and 3.5G smartphones around the Windows Mobile OS, adding to the growing pool of companies developing mobile phones around the Microsoft software.  >>


Insurer may jump in to cover iPhones
Posted July 6, 12:50 p.m. Pacific Time
A company that insures laptops and smartphones may save the day for iPhone owners worried about their pricey handsets getting stolen or damaged.  >>


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