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15 July 2008
News: EU roaming leglisation to slash SMS costs

The European Commission will propose legislation to slash the cost of sending and receiving SMS messages on mobile phones while roaming, Telecommunications Commissioner Viviane Reding is set to announce today.
14 July 2008
News: iPhone launch a 'grand slam', says Jobs

Apple today confirmed it sold 1 million units of the iPhone 3G internationally in just three days, and that ten million applications have now been downloaded from the App Store. The company says the millionth iPhone 3G shifted on Sunday.
News: 3G iPhone hack enables pay-as-you-go

Within hours of its launch last week, hackers managed to jailbreak the software on the 3G iPhone.
News: Bic mobile phone to cost £40

Bic, best known as a supplier of pens, razors and cigarette lighters, is launching a mobile phone in France designed for those who need quick access to a fully charged handset.
News: Intel chip used in iPhone 3G

US site iFixit has disassembled Apple's new iPhone 3G and found that Intel is one of the component makers for the smartphone.
News: Check BA flight times with new 3G iPhone App

British Airways has launched an app for the 3G iPhone, which will allow passengers to access real-time arrival and departure information as well as view the BA timetable and book flights.
News: Paid-for extras planned for 3G iPhone queue

Mobile operator TeliaSonera planned to hire 150 extras to stand in line for the Swedish iPhone 3G launch "to create a better atmosphere and excitement", according to an email message obtained by MacWorld Sweden.
11 July 2008
News: UK iPhone 3G launch - it's officially a disaster

Apple's new software update is killing iPhones old and new alike.
News: O2 shambles closes London Apple Store

Flanked by police officers Apple staff effectively closed the London Apple Store today in the middle of the afternoon.
News: Apple iPhone shames smartphones, says report

iPhone users lead the way in mobile web browsing, says a new report by comScore that claims that more than 80 per cent of iPhone users in France, Germany and the UK use the device to browse news and information on the mobile Web, compared to 32 per cent of other smartphone users.
News: Apple Safari dooms iPhone 3G UK launch

Software compatibility problems marred the launch of the iPhone 3G at Apple's flagship store in London, where customers had difficulty activating their new phones.
News: O2 store sells just 15 3G iPhones per hour

Those waiting in line to get their hands on the iPhone 3G, which launched in the UK this morning, report that the queues are moving, but only just.
News: EA releases Scrabble & Tetris for the iPhone

Games developer Electronic Arts (EA) has revealed the range of iPhone titles it's making available via Apple's App Store. The first three native mobile iPhone games from EA are Scrabble, Sudoku and Tetris.
News: Wozniak forced to queue for 3G iPhone

Apple's 3G iPhone has been notoriously hard to get hold of ahead of today's official release, but you'd have thought Steve Jobs would have given one to his old friend Steve Wozniak.
10 July 2008
News: MobileMe blinking on and off

Apple’s replacement service for .Mac, MobileMe, hasn’t officially launched yet, but the software to upgrade is on Apple’s servers. Logging on to Me.com, however, isn't always successful.
News: iPhone Software 2.0 released

Though it hasn't yet appeared in iTunes, Apple's much anticipated iPhone Software 2.0 is now posted on Apple's servers.
News: Apple opens the iPhone AppStore

A day before the launch of its iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 software Apple has opened its iPhone AppStore, selling 500 new smartphone applications.
News: 3G iPhone gets voice activation

Fonix Speech has announced Fonix iSpeak, a voice activated application for the iPhone 3G which enables vocal command of the smartphone, which launches tomorrow.
News: iPhone 3G: Your top 25 questions answered

Whether you have an iPhone already and want to upgrade or you've been waiting for an iPhone with lightning data-download speeds, we have all (ok, probably most...) of your questions answered here.
08 July 2008
News: Mobile users failing to embrace recycling

Mobile phone users are failing to recycle their handsets when they reach end-of-life, according to Nokia.