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iPhonAsia has some information on China’s exciting WiFi-crippled iPhone. The device will cost less than the smuggled, grey-market iPhones currently available in China and will include special apps for the Chinese consumer.

Considering Apple and China’s track record these last few weeks I wonder how...

Looking over the top 10 paid iPhone apps list today, the list appeared pretty typical: A bunch of games, a camera app, etc. Then I noticed one called Offender Locator [iTunes link], mostly because it has a creepy icon. I figured it was a game — it’s anything but. It’s an app to show you registered sex...

An Apple expert and hacker has shown that the iPhone, in all its various forms and moltings, is child’s play to compromise. This comes despite assurances from Apple regarding the 3GS’s encryption feature. Bad news for businesspeople of the 21st century, who have glommed onto the iPhone and its service...

Apple's (AAPL) iPhone continues to do wonders for AT&T (T), its exclusive U.S. carrier.

AT&T said it activated 2.4 million iPhones during Q2, its best-ever total. Presumably, that includes some old, used phones that Apple didn't ship last quarter. But assuming most of the iPhones activated were new...

Some 34% of people surveyed by Pricegrabber.com said they would not buy the iPhone 3GS because they didn't want AT&T as their service provider.

Pricegrabber surveyed 2,411 consumers between June 12 and July 12 to find out why they were postponing their iPhone 3GS purchase, or not buying it at all.

The...

Speculation has arisen in recent days that demand was outstripping supply.

"The demand has been staggering almost in every country that we've shipped in," said the firm's chief operating officer Tim Cook.

Nevertheless, the firm still plans to launch the device in 20 more countries in August.

The...

During its quarterly earnings call today, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer focused a lot of attention on what the company is now calling its “pocket products.” That is, the iPhone, the iPod touch and the iPod. You’ll notice that Apple has taken to separating out the iPod touch from the rest of the iPod line....

Some of the coolest apps in Apple's (AAPL) iPhone App Store are widgets that let you use your iPhone or iPod touch as a remote control.

You can control dozens of gadgets, ranging from your DVR to your computer or high-end digital camera. The best news: Many remote control apps are free, and most are...

So, you have that shiny new iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS, and you’ve enjoyed playing with all of the really cool new features. You now have it all spec’d out with the killer apps
that makes your life easier (and perhaps more fun), and you feel confident with the pocket power you now possess.

But somehow...