Reuters - Apple Inc shares tumbled 16 percent on Monday, their biggest drop in seven years, amid concerns the maker of Mac computers and other consumer electronics will suffer as the economy slows.
CNET - Apple has made an unlocked version of the iPhone 3G available in Hong Kong, letting consumers pick whichever carrier they so choose. -- read full article
AFP - Apple has started selling unlocked models of its popular iPhone 3G in Hong Kong which allow users the freedom to select the telecoms provider of their choice.
Macworld.com - Griffin Technology has introduced Simplifi, a new peripheral that combines an iPod dock, media card slots and USB hub in one. It costs $69.99. -- read full article
NewsFactor - Thanks to an Illinois federal judge, Apple's legal department has one less thing to worry about. Earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. Kennelly granted the company's motion for a summary judgment in a class-action lawsuit brought by disgruntled iPhone purchaser Jose Trujillo. -- read full article
AP - Most teens listen to their music on digital players, but Cory Cadlik, who is blind, had to ask for help when he wanted to buy songs for his iPod from the online music store iTunes.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday he still sees a "certain buoyancy" among technology and telecommunications customers worldwide, despite recent U.S. economic woes. "Our industry is not immune to what goes on in the global economy. And yet as I travel...given the current circumstances, people still see a certain buoyancy in the market," Ballmer told a meeting of Silicon Valley civic leaders. -- read full article
Reuters - Major Russian home electronics and cell phone retailers said on Friday they would kick off Apple Inc's iPhone sales in Russia beginning on October 3, and estimated that 150,000 units could be sold by year end.
Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) will unveil its first touch-screen phone next week in a direct challenge to Apple's successful iPhone, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Griffin Technology has introduced Simplifi, a new peripheral that combines an iPod dock, media card slots and USB hub in one. It costs $69.99. -- read full article
Reuters - Nokia will unveil its first touch-screen phone next week in a direct challenge to Apple's successful iPhone, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday. -- read full article
NewsFactor - iPhone developers are chafing after a series of moves that put into question Apple's commitment to third-party applications sold on its App Store. -- read full article
Reuters - Mexico's America Movil is set to start selling Apple Inc's iPhone in Brazil on Friday but does not expect to have enough of the hugely popular devices to meet demand, an executive at the company's Brazilian unit said on Thursday.
