Copyright police drag Australian ISP iiNet through the courts
Australia's copyright police have used the cover of the internet filtering debate to launch a surprise attack on ISPs, with seven movie houses filing an action against progressive ISP iiNet - claiming it harbours pirates.

iPhone some people just don't get it - Technology Feature

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More than 10 million iPhones have been sold around the world since it was announced in 2007. The majority of people still don't own an iPhone but those who do can be forgiven for asking: : "Why not?"

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3 Mobile Australia begs Apple for iPhone 3G
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Desperate to fulfil customer requests for the iPhone, and likely ensure the loss of iPhone wanting customers to confirmed carriers Vodafone, Optus and unconfirmed carrier Telstra is not too great, 3 Mobile has appealed to the media and its customers for help. A new web site is being created to show Apple just how much 3 Mobile - and 3 Mobile customers - want the iPhone 3G!


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The HTC Touch Diamond: a true iPhone 3G killer?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Nope, there’s no iPhone on Telstra’s Next G network yet, but from mid-August the HTC Touch Diamond will exclusively sparkle its way into Telstra stores and sprinkle a bit of magic over the lacklustre Windows Mobile OS. Surely it’ll be joined, if not preceded, by the iPhone 3G?


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Telstra 3G iPhone announcement to come 26th June?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

The news that Sol Trujillo will shortly announce that Telstra will sell the iPhone 3G makes us wonder where this announcement will happen. We’re also wondering if its iPhone will work at 7.2mbps speeds. I think I’ve figured it out!


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Australia to become most competitive iPhone 3G market with Telstra joining race?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

A newspaper report has suggested Telstra will definitely sell the iPhone come July 22, 11 days after Apple, Vodafone and Optus start retail sales. Although the report only quotes “sources” with an official Telstra spokesperson saying that “nothing’s changed”, the cat seems to be well and truly out of the bag – and it’s holding a Telstra 3G iPhone!


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Gartner: iPhone 3G good but security concerns abound
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

The big cheeses of the analyst world, Gartner, have released an interim update on the iPhone 3G that goes into detail on all the improvements and issues that Apple has delivered – and still faces. The company most at threat from the fruity contender? Nokia.


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Telstra vs Optus: iPhone 3G, revenues and you
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Telstra’s legal letter to Optus shows that Telstra hates losing, and until Telstra announces it has the iPhone 3G too, it’s the big loser in the iPhone 3G stakes. What are the facts on coverage issues?


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iPhone 3G: Telstra slams Optus over allegedly misleading 3G claims
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Exclusive: Telstra has seriously questioned Optus statements over its 900MHz 3G network, saying it is “concerned that Optus may represent to customers that they can enjoy a range of 3G features and services... [but that those] features and services will not be available if the 3G device is incompatible with Optus’ 3G 900 Mhz network”. Although Telstra didn’t mention the iPhone 3G, the timing coincides with recent comments from Optus CEO Paul Sullivan.


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Optus iPhone 3G pricing leak - plus Vodafone and Optus only offering GPRS for rural iPhone 3Gs?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Leaked Optus iPhone 3G pricing details inside! Plus Vodafone and Optus are building out their respective 3.5G HSDPA networks to 95%+ of the Australian population by the end of 2008. But with the vast majority of that rollout set to use 900MHz equipment, the iPhone 3G could well be the iPhone 2G for many.


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3G iPhone 2.0 launches! Really disappointing or really cool?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Nah, just kidding. The second coming of the Jesus iPhone 3G is actually very cool, massive price drops, 3G, GPS – but there’s several missing features that everyone will now be complaining about! What’s in and what’s out? Photos in article - all pre-launch photos were fake!


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HTC Touch Diamond: the best anti 3G iPhone device so far?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

HTC’s Touch Diamond is a big upgrade to the original HTC Touch, with its sort-of iPhone-esque interface, and although it has already launched overseas, it’s due in Australia on June 24. Hey, that’s five days after the 3G iPhone will likely go on sale in Australia!


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More proof the next iPhone is 3G?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

The new beta 6 of the iPhone SDK seems to include incontrovertible proof that the 3G iPhone is real, and is presumably coming on June 9, amongst other iPhone news. Read on!


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Talk of 42Mbps HSPA+ 3G iPhone pure fantasy?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

An article in Australian publication ChannelNews quotes an unnamed Telstra executive as claiming that not only will Telstra get the 3G iPhone, but that it will run at 42Mbps download speeds by Christmas 2008. Pure fantasy?


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3 doesn’t ditch dongle, just releases new one
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Don’t want the ‘soap-on-a-rope’ 3.5G mobile broadband USB modem dongle dangling from the back of your laptop or desktop PC? Three releases a new one that looks like a USB memory stick – but if it doesn’t fit properly you might need a short USB extension cable anyway. So much for wire free!


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Don’t worry – Apple hasn’t missed the iPhone sales boat
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

After 12 months of iPhone hacking, plenty of people have been fervently waiting for version 2.0 with 3G or better, heeding the good advice never to buy version 1.0 of anything – even the amazing iPhone.


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Sprint WiMAX set to blast off in two US cities by end 2008
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

US telco Sprint is finally moving ahead with its WiMAX plans and will have a WiMAX 4G network installed in Baltimore and Washington DC by the end of 2008, after a year of endless testing - but two cities is far from complete US coverage.


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Quad-band 3G iPhone to ‘qonquer’ the world?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

In my previous 3G iPhone article, noting that Optus and Vodafone had officially announced they were both independently bringing the iPhone to Australia, I looked at three 3.5G frequencies, but forgot a fourth which any iPhone should also support. In addition, Vodafone answered some of my 3.5G frequency questions...


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HSPA heaven and GPS goodness from Ericsson and Dell
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

The trend towards building HSPA modems directly into laptops goes into overdrive as Ericsson launches a new HSPA and GPS equipped notebook module, with Dell the latest major international customer, after Lenovo earlier this year. Who needs dongles and cards, when built-in is better?


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Behold, the BlackBerry Bold
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

The BlackBerry Bold, along with a US $150m software development fund (trumping the iPhone software fund by US $50m), is RIM’s attempt to deflect some attention away from the upcoming 3G iPhone by focusing squarely back on BlackBerry’s enterprise strengths, while highlighting RIM’s ability to create snazzy looking devices of their own.


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