U.K. company says it's close to unlocking iPhones   05 Jul 2007 21:26 GMT
A company that unlocks cell phones in Europe said it is close to having an application that will allow customers to unlock their Apple iPhones so they can use SIM cards from carriers other than AT&T to activate the phones.
Source: InfoWorld

Europe's iPhones set to run on slow networks (FT.com)   05 Jul 2007 14:40 GMT
FT.com - Apple's iPhone will operate in Europe on slower, 2.5 generation mobile networks, and will not use the 3G infrastructure of such companies as Vodafone, according to people close to the situation
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Papers: O2 set to win deal as U.K. partner for iPhone   05 Jul 2007 12:31 GMT
Vodafone rival is poised to become exclusive network partner for Apple smart phone in United Kingdom, newspapers report.
Source: ZDNet

Hacker: Unlocked iPhones coming within the week   05 Jul 2007 11:13 GMT
Hackers may successfully unlock an iPhone in as soon as three to seven days, according to a representative of one effort that aims to unlock Apple's new handset.
Source: InfoWorld

O2 set to win deal as UK partner for iPhone: papers (Reuters)   05 Jul 2007 06:10 GMT
Reuters - Mobile phone operator O2, a unit of Spain's Telefonica , is poised to clinch a deal to be the exclusive network partner for Apple Inc.'s iPhone in the UK, newspapers said on Thursday.
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Temasek deepens Indian interests (FT.com)   04 Jul 2007 15:45 GMT
FT.com - Temasek, the investment arm of the Singapore government, has been granted an option to take a 4.99 per cent indirect stake in Bharti Airtel, India's leading mobile phone operator, that could be worth about $2bn based on current market prices.
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Printers get smarter but less secure   04 Jul 2007 00:50 GMT
If you've seen my column photo, you know I like the occasional spoon of sugar in my coffee. (OK, four spoons, so bite me.) Point is, since Brian Chee keeps me well stocked in Hawaiian Kona coffee, I make sure to keep a box of Domino instant-dissolve sugar in the kitchen. Tear off plastic, open little metal spout on side of box, pour sugar, reactivate synaptic functionality — simple. Then some product marketing management wizard apparently decided to fix it. Now the spout is cardboard, no longer firmly attached to the box, and inexplicably blocked by another slab of cardboard that serves no discernable purpose, yet must somehow be removed without dislodging the spout.
Source: InfoWorld

D.Telekom's mobile unit clinches iPhone deal: paper (Reuters)   03 Jul 2007 17:04 GMT

Reuters - Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) mobile phone unit T-Mobile clinched a deal to bring Apple Inc's iPhone handset to Germany, according to a report in a German daily.

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iPhone battery plot thickens   03 Jul 2007 15:18 GMT
Apple has revealed details of its battery replacement plan for the iPhone.
Source: InfoWorld

Wireless drives vending machines to the high end   03 Jul 2007 14:25 GMT
Vending machines are not just about soda and candy and chips anymore. Wireless technologies that enable credit card purchases are spurring companies to market a wider variety of items from vending machines--everything from suntan lotion to golf balls to consumer electronics.
Source: InfoWorld