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iPhone 4 antenna woes “significantly worse” than competition
Apple launched the iPhone 4 in 17 additional countries today, causing another round of debate over whether or not the iPhone 4′s external antenna design is flawed or not. A UK consulting firm says its tests show the “death grip” problem is real, and “significantly” worse for the iPhone 4 than other smartphones. A review from Norway is less critical, suggesting the iPhone 4 gets better signal …

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iPhone faces challenge from Android
Apple’s iPhone faces strong competition in the smartphone market from handsets using Google’s Android.

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iPhone 4 calendar scramble
Apple’s iPhone 4 might have arrived in Australia to massive queues, plenty of free coverage in the mainstream media and the sort of hype not seen perhaps since the release of Windows 95 but clearly quality control is not all it could be at Cupertino. Not withstanding embarrassing stories about the iPhone 4’s antenna design and potential reception problems caused by the “grip of death”, a new and …

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iPhone Apps: Photo fx, Digits Calculator, Robin Hood: Hero of Hope
iPhone – Robin Hood – Literature – Handhelds – Smartphones

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iPhone 4: the slyPhone that makes you a MasterQueuer
It’s the day before the official iPhone 4 launch in Australia, with Telstra promoting its MasterChefs and serving up apple-related food, Vodafone and 3 partying it up at the Ivy, Optus pop starring it up with Kelly Rowland and Virgin Mobile getting Branson in on the act.

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iPhone 4 takes the world by storm
iPhone 4 takes the world by storm

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iPhone 4 antenna woes “significantly worse” than competition
Apple launched the iPhone 4 in 17 additional countries today, causing another round of debate over whether or not the iPhone 4′s external antenna design is flawed or not. A UK consulting firm says its tests show the “death grip” problem is real, and “significantly” worse for the iPhone 4 than other smartphones. A review from Norway is less critical, suggesting the iPhone 4 gets better signal …

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iPhone Apps: Photo fx, Digits Calculator, Robin Hood: Hero of Hope
iPhone – Robin Hood – Literature – Handhelds – Smartphones

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iPhone 4 hits the stores
WHILE iPhone fever hits Singapore on the July 30, there are still some alternatives available for those who don’t find the iPhone enticing. The newest entrant into the mobile phone operating system market, Google’s Android recently passed the two year mark and is starting to pick up momentum in the lucrative mobile phone market.

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iPhone Application Simplifies Evacuations
A new iPhone application is making it easier to evacuate come a hurricane. ABC26 News Reporter Vanessa Bolano has the details.

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iPhone delays for SK
A delay in the iPhone 4′s South Korean release has given rival manufacturers a huge boost.

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iPhone’s iPorn influx?
Just weeks after the launch of the iPhone 4 and its FaceTime video-conference feature, two-way sex chat services geared toward consenting adults are already in the works.

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iPhone 4: the slyPhone that makes you a MasterQueuer
It’s the day before the official iPhone 4 launch in Australia, with Telstra promoting its MasterChefs and serving up apple-related food, Vodafone and 3 partying it up at the Ivy, Optus pop starring it up with Kelly Rowland and Virgin Mobile getting Branson in on the act. Well, it’s that time of the year again. iPhone time, when the official stocks of iPhones come down from Mount Cupertino (via …

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iPhone 4 Offers New Look for Porn Industry
It’s a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in. So when Apple Inc. launched the iPhone 4 and its FaceTime videoconference feature, it didn’t take long for adult-entertainment companies to develop video-sex chat services and start hiring workers through Craigslist.

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iPhone 4 hits the shelves
Canadian gadget gurus will get to bite into a new Apple product Friday — the iPhone 4.

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iPhone faces challenge
Apple’s iPhone is set to face stiff competition in the smartphone market.

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The iPhone Jailbreak Ruling: Copyright Law’s New Twist
The federal ruling in favor of iPhone jailbreaking is the right decision, and one that promises to give customers more freedom in how they use all kinds of new technology

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iPhone developers can now advertise their apps via iAd
Apple began rolling out its iAd program earlier this month, but by all accounts the ad spots themselves were fairly limited. On Wednesday, however, Apple launched a program allowing iPhone developers to sign up to have their own apps advertised via iAd.

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iPhone faces competition from Android handsets
SINGAPORE: Apple’s iPhone will likely dominate the high-end smartphone market in the next five years but faces strong competition from handsets using Google’s Android platform, a research firm said yesterday. By 2015, total mobile application downloads in the Asia-Pacific are forecast to reach 5.30 billion, of which 597.15 million, or about 11 per cent, will be for the iPhone, technology …

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iPhone 4 poll results: Happy resolution to antennagate?
Opinions split as iPhone 4 outcome just satisfies readers Posted by Luke Johnson

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iPhone 4 Carrier Choices Plentiful Outside the U.S.
The iPhone 4 is already staggeringly popular in the U.S., and it’s coming to 17 more countries on Friday. Unlike Americans, many people in those countries will have a range of carriers from which to choose.

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IPhone 4 Faces Strong Competition From Android Phones
A research firm said Tuesday that Apple’s iPhone is facing strong competition from handsets using Google’s Android platform. Technology industry consultancy Ovum said that by 2015, total mobile application downloads in the Asia-Pacific will reach 5.30 billion, and 11 percent of those will be for the iPhone. Ovum said that downloads of iPhone applications are estimated at 62.13 million in 2010 …

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iPhone arrival set for buying frenzy
The release of the latest iPhone is expected to create a buying frenzy in WA as Telstra and Optus open stores at midnight tomorrow to cater for demand.

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iPhone 4 Will Go on Sale in 17 Additional Countries
Apple’s iPhone 4 will ramp up its world tour Friday, reaching new markets in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia. The popular but trouble-plagued handset has been available since late June in France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom for the same cost as the U.S. version, $199 for the 16-gigabyte model and $299 for the 32-gigabyte iPhone. Apple has not announced price points for the …

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iPhone 4 sale for midnight scramblers
The iPhone 4′s launch in Australia is just days away and Apple and its carrier partners have today announced their pricing plans and launch event details.

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iPhone Game Review: Plunderland
iPhone Game Review: PlunderlandReviewed by SpaZtriggerIn Plunderland you must guide the wannabe pirates to treasure, fend off the navy, and beat up the native and sea monsters to steal their treasure. What other game brings this kind of pirate …

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iPhone 4 prices emerge from Italy’s TIM
Some of Telecom Italia’s iPhone 4 prices have been made public, a report from the country says. Contract-free, the phone is expected to cost €659 with 16GB of storage, and €779 with 32GB. Plans include tiers with 500, 1,000 and 1,500 voice minutes, costing €29, €49 and €69 per month…. Telecom Italia – IPhone – Smartphone – Handhelds – Italy

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iPhone 4 Arrives in 17 More Countries This Friday
CUPERTINO, Calif., July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple’s iPhone® 4 will be available in 17 more countries this Friday, July 30. iPhone 4 features FaceTime®, which makes video calling as easy as one tap, Apple’s new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in stunning text, images and video, and a beautiful all-new design of glass and stainless steel …

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Apple iPhone 4 Bumper Giveaway Timeline Doesn’t Add Up
Apple launched the iPhone 4 Case Program app in the App Store a few days ago, and is expected to invest somewhere in the neighborhood of $175 million on the free bumper program aimed at reluctantly addressing reception issues with the iPhone 4. There is… IPhone – Apple – AppStore – iPhone 4 – Handhelds

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iPhone users now able to download applications not approved by Apple
(WHAS11) – Owners of the iPhone will now be able to download applications that have not been approved by Apple.   The government is making it legal under new rules announced Monday.   The decision to allow the practice known as “jailbreaking” is one a handful of new exemptions from a federal law that prohibits users from getting access to these applications.   Another exemption will allow owners …

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Apple iPhone 4 Bumper Giveaway Timeline Doesn’t Add Up
Apple has started offering free cases to iPhone 4 users, but users probably won’t receive them until the 30-day window to return the iPhone 4 for a full refund is expired. IPhone – Apple – Handhelds – Smartphones – iPhone 4

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iPhone 4 Case Program Begins – Here Are the Options
Apple’s free bumper program began Friday. Here are the free iPhone 4 cases customers can choose among. IPhone – Apple – Handhelds – Smartphones – App Store

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iPhone 4 case to be given to all iPhone 4 users
iPhone 4 case will help with reception problems, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

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iPhone wait for a ‘white’
The elusive white iPhone 4 has become the latest black eye for Apple. The company announced yesterday that it was delaying the release of the pale version of its popular but reception-flawed black phone until later this year — buying time, experts say, to fix its defective antenna. Just a…

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iPhone 4 (white model) won’t be available until later this year
iPhone 4 users who want the white model will have to wait a bit longer. Apple says the iPhone 4 white version won’t be available this month as they had said earlier.

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iPhone 4 case giveaway; iPhone 4 case to fix problems, says CEO
iPhone 4 case will help with reception problems, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The iPhone 4 case will be available for all buyers.

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iPhone 4 case to be given to all iPhone 4 users
iPhone 4 case will help with reception problems, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

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iPhone wait for a ‘white’
The elusive white iPhone 4 has become the latest black eye for Apple. The company announced yesterday that it was delaying the release of the pale version of its popular but reception-flawed black phone until later this year — buying time, experts say, to fix its defective antenna. Just a…

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iPhone 4 (white model) won’t be available until later this year
iPhone 4 users who want the white model will have to wait a bit longer. Apple says the iPhone 4 white version won’t be available this month as they had said earlier.

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iPhone and iPad Strategy Games That Are Better Than Risk [IPhone Apps]
Much like Words With Friends on iPhone and iPad is a cheaper, better implementation of the official Scrabble app, there are no-name Risk knockoffs that outclass the official app . More »

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Apple Stacks iPhone Dollars All The Way To $337
We currently estimate that iPhone pricing will decline from $593 in 2009 to $413 by the end of the T

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iPhone thief tracked with GPS application
SAN FRANCISCO — A man who swiped an Apple iPhone out of the hand of a woman in San Francisco may have been shocked when police found him only nine minutes later. It turns out the phone had been tracking his every move.

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Want your free iPhone 4 case? Come and get it
Remember those free iPhone cases that Steve Jobs promised during Apple’s “Antennagate” briefing last week? You can apply for one starting Friday, although you’ll have to wait up to five weeks to get it. Already bought one with a credit card? Keep your eyes peeled for an automatic refund.

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Free iPhone 4 Case: How To Get Your Free Bumper From Apple
Just moments after quietly announcing that the white iPhone 4 is now scheduled to ship sometime between tomorrow and your New Year’s Eve party, the company has also fired up its iPhone 4 Case Program. Just as Jobs promised last week at an emergency press event, this program will ensure that anyone who purchases an iPhone 4 prior to September 30th will be able to receive an iPhone 4 Bumper or …

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iPhone helps AT&T earnings jump 26 percent
Boosted by a surge in iPhone activations in the second quarter, AT&T’s earnings hit $4 billion, a 26 percent jump from $3.2 billion in the year-ago quarter.

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IPhone 4: Ranting About Almost a Problem?
Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna problems were discussed unendingly, but not really analyzed thoroughly.

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iPhone Woes Hit Upgrades, Not First-Time Buyers
IDC finds that the antenna controversy plaguing the iPhone 4 has current iPhone owners putting their upgrade plans on hold, but not so for those planning their first iPhone purchase.

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iPhone Apps: TextínDrive Pro, Firetask, Mailboxes
iPhone – Handhelds – Smartphones – Firetask – Shopping

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Article: iPhone Gems: Castlevania Puzzle, Jet Car Stunts, Let’s Golf! 2 + Zen Bound 2 Universal
Welcome to this week’s gaming edition of iPhone Gems! Today, we’re looking at two brand new releases and two iPhone 4-enhanced re-releases of prior titles, spread across several different but overlapping genres. All four of these games can broadly be understood as action puzzlers, but they differ considerably from title to title: one’s a golf game, another’s a driving game, another is an object …

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iPhone 4 Bumper Sales Removed From Apple Online Store
Apple has pulled its iPhone 4 Bumper cases from its online store. The colorful rubber and molded plastic cases have been priced at zero on Apple’s site, and now carry the note, “iPhone 4 Bumpers are currently unavailable for sale.”

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