TechWeb - InformationWeek - Buyers of the iPhone 3G are complaining that the device can't be used with many of the pricey charging stations, sound docks, and other accessories they bought for their iPods. -- read full article
Reuters - Palm Inc on Monday introduced
a new high-end Treo mobile phone, hoping to challenge the
BlackBerry's dominance with business users, but its debut fell
in the shadow of the launch of Apple Inc's debut of
its less pricey new iPhone which sold more than 1 million units
over the weekend.
NewsFactor - The hype that began with Apple's iPhone 3G launch Friday continued through the weekend and was almost as loud on Monday, with Apple adding to the fire. The company said it sold more than one million iPhone 3Gs and users downloaded more than 10 million applications from its App Store. -- read full article
AFP - Pope Benedict XVI took a new hi-tech road to spreading his message Tuesday, sending a mobile phone text to pilgrims attending World Youth Day celebrations in Australia, organisers said.
Reuters - The global economic slowdown has
started to crimp demand for new cellphones, leading top handset
research house Gartner to lower its market growth forecast, and
top phone-charger maker Salcomp to warn on profits.
PC World - China's domestic 3G network will be put to the test during the Olympics when the system will be used by 18,000 Olympic... -- read full article
Reuters - The cost of sending a text message
from the bar or the beach when mobile phone users are outside
their home state in the European Union will be cut by 70
percent from next year under new plans, an EU source said.
PC World - The 3G iPhone's sub-6-hour battery life gets a word score of fair from the PC World Test Center, but it still beats out other 3G handsets. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - In midday trading, Apple shares were off 1.3% to $174.74 on relatively light action, well off its 52-week high of $202.96. -- read full article
