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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
Yes - we've heard it too. The blogosphere has gone wild.
Read about it here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. Note that this is not an exclusive carrier, and that Vodafone has announced it in 9 other countries.
Vodafone today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets around the globe. Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey will be able to purchase the iPhone for use on the Vodafone network.
Vodafone has opened up an "express your interest" form. Check it out here. |
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
Well here's an interesting one. French iPhone blog iPhon.fr got these pics from an anonymous and unverified source, and while there's no way of telling if the shots are legit, they certainly have a truthy ring to them. They follow what we know so far about the shape, size and color of the upcoming 3G iPhone, and while there's always the possibility of knockoff, a Photoshop job, or some other evil plot to mislead us, we're certainly not going to discount these shots entirely in the runup to iPhone's second coming.
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
After months of speculation an industry insider (who has asked to remain anonymous) has confirmed to CNET.com.au that Optus will be one of several Australian mobile service providers to be selling Apple's iPhone, with sales and service commencing in the last week of June.
Optus plans to make the announcement mid-May ahead of Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference on June 9 in San Francisco where Apple CEO Steve Jobs is tipped to launch the next generation of iPhone.
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
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Infineon’s S-GOLD3 has seemingly been confirmed as the chipset to be used in Apple’s upcoming 3G iPhone, as predicted from examination of the recently released iPhone SDK Beta 3. According to DigiTimes, Chinese paper Economic Daily News has confirmed that United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have been selected as the foundry that will produce the chip on Infineon’s behalf. The chip, PMB8878, will be manufactured on UMC’s 65nm line.
The Infineon S-GOLD3 has prompted fierce discussion about the specifications for the upcoming handset. While analyst and industry rumors have suggested only minor hardware and software updates for the 3G iPhone, the chipset itself is capable of HSDPA category 8 (7.2 Mbps), camera resolution of up to 5-megapixels, a 2x speed MMC / SD interface, MPEG/H.263 hardware acceleration and video telephony, streaming, recording and playback. Of course, just because that capacity is there, doesn’t mean Apple will take advantage of it; undoubtedly there would be further issues in battery life which, if Steve Jobs is to be believed, was the original delaying factor for a 3G iPhone.
UMC’s securing of the manufacturing contract is a big success for the company. The baseband chip in the first-generation iPhone was also an Infineon design, but the foundry partner then was Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). It’s uncertain whether TSMC bid for the new contract or not. Source |
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
So. Very. Exciting. The Australian MacTalk Forums are reporting that Apple Australia has begun informing Apple resellers about their iPhone rollout plans.
The good news is that we're looking at a 3G iPhone launched in the last week of June across multiple carriers and with no contract. Current resellers will also be able to sell the device, completely breaking with how the deal has been done in every other part of the world.
If this is true (and until it's confirmed by Apple, consider it a rumour), it's a fantastic end result for Australian consumers. The end of June date fits in perfectly with everything we've been hearing about a 3G iPhone too, and will coincide with the opening of Apple's flagship Sydney store.
Having the iPhone across multiple carriers is the best option for Apple really - despite the fact that we Australians are rabid for new technology, we are only a fairly small market and shutting out a good percentage of your potential customers by locking them to a carrier isn't good business sense.
Also allowing resellers to stock iPhones will increase their market share even more. Without a contract lock in, I'd expect to see deals at these resellers bundling an iPhone with a Mac for a special price.
In any case, we have to wait and see if this latest rumour is true. I've got my fingers and toes crossed - how about you?
[Australian MacTalk Forums - Thanks Andrew!]
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Thursday, 03 April 2008 |
The recent shortage of Apple iPhones has sparked speculation the US company is preparing to launch a new generation of the wildly successful mobile phone.
Reports from the United States suggest widespread shortages of the iPhone, with estimated lost sales of up to 40,000 phones each week.
While over half a million phones remain unaccounted for - meaning they have either not been activated in the United States - or remain in inventory, the shortage has sparked speculation over a potential new release of the iPhone.
It was reported yesterday that Apple may now be preparing to release a new 3G version of it's phone - an upgrade to the current 2.5G or EDGE technology used in the devices.
3G technology will allow faster speeds and bandwidth for those using the iPhone on telecommunications networks.
The company was widely chastised for it's decision to not include 3G capability within the phone - a key technology to deliver extra bandwidth and speeds for media files, photos and video.
A former founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak last month let rip on the iPhone - saying that it was a mistake to not include 3G within the iPhone's launch.
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