Reuters - Apple Inc.'s new iPhone
3G and accompanying App Store is set to put the company known
for technology innovation into another lucrative space --
gaming. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Third-party developers are busy cooking up hot apps for the iPhone 3G. Our top picks for those likely to be winners include Quickoffice, NotepadSync, Nuance OSV, and OmniFocus. -- read full article
NewsFactor - The Apple iPhone will account for 6.3 million of the 18.1 million touchscreen phones sold in the U.S. this year, for an impressive 35 percent market share, according to Strategy Analytics. -- read full article
AFP - New Zealanders were the first in the world to get the chance to buy the much hyped iPhone 3G Friday when three stores opened just after midnight.
Investor's Business Daily - Apple's new and improved smart phone, the iPhone 3G, goes on sale Friday, to the delight of gadget-loving consumers. But the feature-packed touch-screen device also could make an impact with corporate and enterprise customers. -- read full article
NewsFactor - Apple had some trouble rolling out its MobileMe site on Thursday to replace its .Mac online subscription service. The .Mac site was shut down Wednesday evening to migrate users to MobileMe, but problems reportedly kept the new service offline longer than expected. -- read full article
AFP - Apple's international launch of iPhone 3G began in New Zealand and Japan on Friday, as a freshly-opened "App Store" tempted fans with independently created mini-programs for the coveted devices.
Reuters - Nine more firms, including telecom
operators "3" and TIM, have lined up to support the new open
mobile software alliance Symbian Foundation, the world's top
cellphone maker, Nokia, said on Thursday. -- read full article
InfoWorld - There are enough smartphone choices to make you dizzy. Yet in the business world, it arguably comes down to RIM's BlackBerry and select Windows Mobile-based devices ??? with the strong possibility of Apple's 3G iPhone stealing some of their thunder. -- read full article
PC World - There's no getting away from comparisons to Apple's upcoming iPhone 3G these days, so here it is: The HTC Touch Diamond was... -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - No high-end smartphone? No problem. Standard consumer-grade mobile phones from Nokia, Motorola, LG, Samsung, and other vendors are capable of syncing with Exchange servers, empowering mobile e-mail for nearly anyone who needs it. -- read full article
