Apple plans cheaper, Nano-based phone: JP Morgan 10 Jul 2007 12:26 GMTA JP Morgan report says Apple plans to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player.
Source: ZDNet iPhone: The $1,975 iPod 10 Jul 2007 10:00 GMTEvery living thing knows about iPhone. Apple and AT&T saw to that in their unprecedented campaign to prime demand for a mobile device that has been dubbed "revolutionary" and "game changing." After nine days doing nothing but living, breathing, and dissecting a 4GB iPhone, I am captivated by it. I'd challenge any gadget hound to find a more satisfying, status-elevating way to blow half a grand.
Source: InfoWorld iPhone delivers more misses than hits 10 Jul 2007 10:00 GMTApple and AT&T deliver plenty of great features in the iPhone, but the list of shortcomings is too extensive to ignore. The following is a list of pros and cons for the iPhone I observed in my extensive testing of the device (see also InfoWorld's iPhone Test Center Review).
Source: InfoWorld Sprint up after report of SK Telecom's interest
(Reuters)
10 Jul 2007 01:52 GMTReuters - Shares in Sprint Nextel Corp.
surged as much as 16 percent in afterhours trade after a
media report South Korea's SK Telecom Co. (017670.KS) was
preparing to bid for the No. 3 U.S. wireless company. Shares in
South Korea's top mobile phone operator also jumped as much as
4 percent early on Tuesday following the report.
Source: Yahoo Samsung, Ericsson agree to cross-license mobile patents 09 Jul 2007 15:15 GMTTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Samsung Electronics have reached a cross-license agreement for their mobile telephony patents, ending recent lawsuits between the two companies, Ericsson said Monday.
Source: InfoWorld Taiwan Companies Team Up on Microsoft Smartphones
(PC World)
09 Jul 2007 14:00 GMTPC World - A pair of Taiwanese companies signed a technology agreement to develop 3G (third generation telecommunications) and 3.5G smartphones around the Windows Mobile OS, adding to the growing pool of companies developing mobile phones around the Microsoft Corp. software.
Source: Yahoo Taiwan companies team up on Microsoft smartphones
(InfoWorld)
09 Jul 2007 13:57 GMTInfoWorld - A pair of Taiwanese companies signed a technology agreement to develop 3G (third generation telecommunications) and 3.5G smartphones around the Windows Mobile OS, adding to the growing pool of companies developing mobile phones around the Microsoft software.
Source: Yahoo