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Gizmodo confirms 3G iPhone launch date?!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Gizmodo US says a source ‘very, very close to’ Apple confirms what we’re all already expecting. What’s that? The 3G iPhone, available to buy, worldwide, bang on June 9 – right after the launch.


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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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Telstra’s $0 laptop with mobile broadband: ho-hum or yee-hah?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Anyone with an ABN (Australian Business Number), i.e. a business owner, can now go to selected retailers to take advantage of a “$0 upfront” laptop with 1GB of Next G mobile broadband per month, for AUD $99 per month. Is it really a good deal, or could you do better by yourself?


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Vodafone iPhone pre-registration... what happened?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

With all the news that iPhone deals are happening with telcos around the world, including Vodafone and Optus in Australia, an eagle eyed reader noticed that an iPhone pre-registration box on Vodafone Australia’s home page came – and went. Has Vodafone lost access to the world’s most desirable digital device, the (presumed 3G) 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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3G iPhone to be a tasty triple-band treat?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

With confirmed iPhone resellers AT&T and Rogers using 850MHz 3G networks, just like unconfirmed Australian iPhone reseller Telstra, and with SingTel (Optus) and Vodafone using 900MHz and 2100MHz 3.5G networks in Australia, will the 3G iPhone support the 2100MHz, 850MHz and 900MHz networks in a tasty global 3.5G triple-band treat?


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iPhone times two in Australia and India - where next?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Australia and India will now get the iPhone from SingTel and Vodafone, just like Italy is getting the iPhone from Vodafone and Telecom Italia, showing a serious break from Apple’s previous stance of only one telco per country. Is Steve Jobs finally listening to his customers?


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Zibri says 3G iPhone has no copy/paste and no MMS
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Zibri, the Italian programmer of the now famous ZiPhone unlocking tool for the existing 2G iPhone, has promised an unlock for the iPhone 2.0 firmware while explaining that the new firmware leaves out some much requested features.


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Free Wi-Fi is an idea that won’t fly
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

In a world of ever growing costs, ever changing technologies, and ever lying governments, why did anyone ever believe Premier Iemma’s promise that Sydney – and other CBDs – would ever truly get free Wi-Fi?


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Next-gen 3G iPhone pics, or next-gen iPhone iFakes?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Engadget has re-printed photos from a French iPhone fan site which may – or may not – be legitimate pics of the next-gen iPhone. Real, of fake? You decide.


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iSpy with my little i, something beginning with “3G iPhone”
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

So, CNET.com.au says an anonymous industry insider has confirmed Optus will be one of the carriers in Australia to get the iPhone, while not being an exclusive deal. Surely it’s a 3G iPhone, and if Telstra doesn’t also get it, you can bet they’d be mighty unhappy.


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A Canadian iPhone, eh? It’s aboot time!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Canada will officially get the iPhone, ‘later this year’, according to the CEO of Rogers Communications, Canada’s dominant telco – surely it’ll be the 3G iPhone?


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3 million 3G iPhones for June just ordered?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

A report in the Chinese-language “Commercial Times” says the Foxconn, the current and sole supplier of 2G iPhones, has just had 3 million 3G iPhones ordered for delivery in June. Is this the closest confirmation of a 3G iPhone yet?


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