French iPhone release delayed slightly (Macworld)
Orange, the exclusive provider of the iPhone in France, has delayed the release of the iPhone in the country until July 17.
iPodObserver - comScore: Internet Search for iPhone Jumps 47% in April (The Mac Observer)
ComScore released a report last week that showed a dramatic jump, 47 percent, in internet search for the term iPhone in April, 2008, as word of the iPhone 3G circulated on the Internet. About 1.3 million people conducted 6.9 million searches for iPhone-related terms, a significant increase from previous months
Canadians protest iPhone plans (Macworld)
Thousands of Canadians are protesting the available wireless service plans for the iPhone, due to high prices and bandwidth caps on data.
iPhone 3G will need ‘unbricking’ when purchased? (CNET)
Apple and AT&T had said the iPhone 3G would have to be activated in-store at the time of purchase, but it looks like store employees will actually need to “unbrick” the phones.
Rogers draws fire for iPhone rates (CBC)
Rogers Communications Inc. is taking fire from potential customers, who are outraged by the rate plans it announced on Friday for Apple Inc.’s iPhone.
Apple iPhone and Sprint Instinct: head-to-head over the counter, too? (The Kansas City Star)
And the winner will be? In the totally unconfirmed rumor category, Mobile Magazine reports today one that the iPhone will be sold in Radio Shack and Best Buy stores.
iPhone Roundup: China Mobile Clears Hurdle; Canadians Want Cheaper iPhone; Hutchison’s Prices (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
— China Mobile-iPhone “Hurdle” Cleared: The on again, off again talks to bring iPhone to the world’s largest mobile market is on again. Retuers reports that China Mobile will bring the iPhone to China, after Apple relented on its revenue sharing policy.
iPhone talks with China Mobile now going smoothly (CNET)
After talks broke down earlier this year between Apple and China Mobile over the (non-pirated) introduction of the iPhone, Apple’s concession to non-U.S. carriers that they don’t need to share revenue has apparently restored progress.
Surge of New Software for the iPhone (BusinessWeek)
Aiming to capitalize on the new features of Apple’s iPhone 3G, developers are planning an array of applications, including several for business
Canadians protest iPhone plans (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News)
One of my favorite things about the iPhone is the unlimited data plan I get from AT&T. Even with the mediocre EDGE speeds I get on the current iPhone, unlimited data means that I can read all the emails, view all the web pages, and play all the games I want on the cellular network. So, I was very disappointed to see that not all countries getting the iPhone on July 11 will have this option.