The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
Amid claims from various commentators that Apple is in breach of regulatory requirements by failing to adequately disclose the state of Jobs' health, the company has not varied its previous advice that Jobs would return to work by the end of June.
There is no specific requirement for companies to provide information on the health of senior executives, an argument is made that Jobs is such a significant part of Apple that his health is material information for investors.
Getting back to the iPhone itself, is it "3G S" or "3GS"? Apple doesn't seem to be able to make up its mind, with both forms appearing in company documents.
The GS suffix has a history at Apple, having been used previously on the Apple IIGS. Launched in 1986 (two years after the first Macintosh), the IIGS was the final member of the Apple II family and was withdrawn in 1992.
And is Optus's midnight opening a big deal or just a way of gaining extra publicity? Probably the latter (and if you want to claim that iTWire has fallen for the ruse, that's a fair point).
But ask yourself this: for which other handsets would an Australian carrier even consider a midnight opening?
"Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning" in more ways than one.
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