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First iPhone Reviews Coming Tonight, So They Claim

By admin#IM, Tuesday, Jun 26, 2007 a 2:43 pm

NDAs will lift at the chimes of midnight, according to Business 2.0 who claims that we can expect a deluge of first iPhone reviews from Walt Mossbert (WSJ), David Pogue (NYT), and the usual suspects of A-list journalists who were issued review units by Apple.

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Dvorak H8teS on iPhone, Slaps Some Sense Into Us

By admin#IM, Tuesday, Jun 26, 2007 a 11:36 am

Tech curmudgeon John C. Dvorak (inventor of the pot belly stove, Lava lamps, and incessant whining) says he's had enough of all this iPhone hype. His prescription to the problem is for all of us to shut and move on with our lives, tend to our compost piles, pick flowers, that sort of thing.

Gizmodo Interviews Creepy iPhone Raving Derelict Holding His Bowels for Four Days

By admin#IM, Monday, Jun 25, 2007 a 11:06 pm

Urgent newsflash: Bellview Mental Hospital is reporting that a dangerous unnamed patient has escaped. If you see this person, approach with caution and contact your local law enforcement officials immediately.

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iPhone Isn't Expensive Enough, Says Expert

By admin#IM, Monday, Jun 25, 2007 a 9:46 pm

And you thought the iPhone was already expensive? Author and Pricing "expert" Rafi Mohammed believes Apple could (and should) have charged more than its current subsidized price of $499 and $599. Sound crazy? I think so too.

What exactly makes him a pricing expert? Was he a former contestant on the Prices Is Right?

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Man Waiting for iPhone at NYC Apple Store, Apple Anarchy Apocalypse Week Begins

By admin#IM, Monday, Jun 25, 2007 a 7:06 pm

When a tipster sent word that some people were already loitering around the Apple Store in NYC I was immediately skeptical. Then I was sent this link and nearly fell on my knees laughing, then later crying as the terrible realization of the implications this has on my prospects of getting an iPhone on Friday. FYI - is it just me or is this guy a tool for taking donations to help him acquire an iPhone, just days before the product launch?

Wait, what am I saying? I can't talk now, I'm on my way to camp out at the AT&T Wireless store in Fort Wayne Indiana. Goodbye!

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Breaking: iPhone Shipments Now Arriving Across the US

By admin#IM, Monday, Jun 25, 2007 a 12:07 pm

AppleInsider is reporting that initial volume shipments of iPhone began arriving at drop terminals across the US, in preparation for distribution on Friday. This means iPhone launch plans are on track with no delays in sight.

engadget Posts First Impressions of iPhone from "Sources"

By admin#IM, Saturday, Jun 23, 2007 a 2:24 pm

Engadget is posting some new details about the iPhone culled from "sources".

AT&T Charging $175 Contract Termination Fee on iPhone

By admin#IM, Saturday, Jun 23, 2007 a 8:34 am

From the Department of Highway Robbery comes word that AT&T will be impossing an additional $175 early termination fee for customers who back out of their contract. Ouch!

Granted, early termination sanctions are nothing new in the wireless industry. Many years ago I once had to pony up $300 to free myself from the shackles of Centennial Wireless (a carrier I recommend avoiding), so this is nothing new. But this story points out the unrestricted power that carriers extend over ~~enslaved~~ customers. Rather like our our government, wouldn't you say?

Hang on a sec, there's a knock at my door. Some nice gentlemen in a black van just pulled into my driveway. Be right back...

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Giant Mystery iPhone Display At 5th Avenue Apple Store

By admin#IM, Friday, Jun 22, 2007 a 12:02 am

Apple employees are setting up a mysterious iPhone display that looks more like a prop from Stanley Kubrick's Monolith than an iPhone model. Thanks to Andrew for sending me this tip (and pics).

More pics here

Another Man Spotted with iPhone, Later Found Dead with Footprints On His Corpse

By admin#IM, Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 a 4:10 pm

Public iPhone sightings are becoming increasingly common, so this photo isn't exactly shocking. It just further adds to our frustration. He has an iPhone and WE don't!

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