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RSS consumer iphoneiPhone app crash fix on its way?
News Apple has reportedly acknowledged the fact that many third-party iPhone applications have been crashing on launch, according to AppleInsider. One of AppleInsider's readers says that after he contacted Apple about the problem, he received a response... [21 Aug 2008]
Online shopping reaches £4.8bn
News Researchers put the rise down to the launch of the iPhone 3G and sales of TVs in anticipation of the 2008 Olympics. Even the electrical sector, which is highly susceptible to falling consumer confidence, is seeing good growth driven by the... [20 Aug 2008]
iPhone 2.0 cuts business mustard, says Gartner
News Most prospective iPhone users will judge the device based on consumer appeal. Apple's 3G iPhone smart phone is fit for business use, according to analyst house Gartner. But interested parties should approach adoption slowly, with Gartner warning... [11 Aug 2008]
Orange plots Eee PC mobile broadband coup
News The 'connected laptop' packages include a cheaper-than-an-iPhone £25-per-month consumer tariff offering the popular Asus Eee PC 900 mini laptop. In a fight between an iPhone smart phone and an Eee PC netbook, which chunk of mobile hardware would win? [23 Jul 2008]
10 things we'd change on the 3G iPhone
Comment And considering the iPhone pay-monthly tariffs are still on the steep side - £30 is the entry-level consumer plan - and the phone is only available from one UK operator, it would be nice to have another way to be an iPhone owner. [14 Jul 2008]
iPhone 3G: The wait is over
News Business customers who had the original iPhone on a consumer tariff, but are now upgrading to an iPhone 3G on a business tariff, will get that upgrade for free. The second iteration of Apple's iPhone goes on sale in 22 countries around the world... [11 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone - the business perspective
News Previously UK enterprises determined to get the 2.5G iPhone had to sign up to an O2 consumer tariff. O2 has warned consumer customers intending to purchase an iPhone on Friday it will only have, on average, a few dozen 3G devices per store - and... [10 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone to storm enterprise world, says O2
News The mobile operator, which is Apple's iPhone partner in the UK, launched the Edge device without offering a business tariff - enterprise customers wanting to use it had to sign up for a consumer contract. [04 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates, iPhone 2.0, mini laptops and much more...
Photo This month silicon.com looked at tech being used at the summer music festivals, the best mini laptops, the 3G iPhone and a tribute to Bill Gates on his departure from Microsoft. The cake in the background signifies the iPhone's first birthday. [30 Jun 2008]
Open source to 'blow mobiles open'
News McCabe made reference to the rush by Australian telcos to secure rights to the iPhone, suggesting such a rush might be the last of its kind. Software vendor Citrix recently demonstrated the potential of virtualisation on a mobile handset by... [30 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy
Comment The growth of convergent technology devices such as the iPhone - which offer internet access, storage and voice functionality - has brought a number of manufacturers such as Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson into the debate. [18 Jun 2008]
O2 offers business tariffs for 3G iPhone
News The operator, which was selected as Apple's partner for the iPhone in the UK, launched the 2G iPhone with consumer tariffs only - telling business customers they must take out an 18-month consumer contract if they wanted to use it. [10 Jun 2008]
iPhone 2.0 - ready for business?
News So, in the short term at least, it looks like iPhone 2.0 is going to be making the most noticeable waves in the consumer sphere. With Apple CEO Steve Jobs set to unveil the hotly anticipated iPhone 2.0 on Monday, rumoured tweaks include 3G, GPS... [06 Jun 2008]
Apple iPhone loses market share
News Given the iPhone shortages that have been going on for several weeks ahead of the rumoured 3G iPhone expected this month, Apple might have also lost share this quarter. But the company has consistently reiterated its intention to ship 10 million... [03 Jun 2008]
RIM co-CEO: Qwerty is the next big thing
Comment One of the announcements causing the biggest stir was the BlackBerry Bold - touted by some as the device to rival the iPhone. At the conference, co-CEO Mike Lazaridis caught up with silicon.com reporter Natasha Lomas to tell us why he believes... [16 May 2008]
