Apple’s planning to put their iPhone 3G up for sale early in the morning on the handset’s global July 11 launch date. Start getting used to waking up early, folks. Apple is reportedly set to open the floodgates to blurry-eyed iPhone 3G hopefuls at 8:00am on the morning of July 11. We’re assuming that 8am…
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New business model paves way for Apple to move 23 million iPhone 3G handsets in 12 months
By now it’s obvious that Apple is planning to hit the global smartphone market hard with the next-generation iPhone 3G priced at just $199 for the 8GB base-model. And, we already know that the iPhone 3G will be selling like Botox treatments in Beverly Hills. But, just how many iPhone 3G units will Apple sell…
iPhone 3G costs Apple $173 in parts, and how Apple saved $53 over the original iPhone
Following on previous estimates that the iPhone 3G totaled up a BOM (bill of materials) in the neighborhood of $100, iSuppli, the supply analysis experts have come out with their own estimation of how much the iPhone 3G costs Apple to make. iSuppli puts Apple’s parts out-go at $173 for the iPhone 3G, compared to…
Apple named in touchscreen device patent lawsuit over iPhone’s touchscreen
We’ve already seen iPhone related lawsuits cropping up from legitimate patent holders as well as frivolous settlement-hunters. And, with the iPhone 3G set to go live on July 11, we’re seeing another round of iPhone lawsuits start to surface. Typhoon Touch Technologies has just named Apple, in their multi-defendant lawsuit, for violating two patents regarding…
AT&T paying Apple $325 for every iPhone 3G?
If you thought paying $299 for a 16GB iPhone 3G in White was more than just pocket change, imagine how AT&T feels, paying $325 for every iPhone 3G. At least that’s what Oppenheimer equity research analyst Yair Reiner has told clients. Keeping in mind that carriers generally pay a maximum of $200 per handset, Reiner…
UK interest in iPhone 3G skyrockets; Apple expected to sell 14 million iPhone 3G units
What was Apple thinking in pricing their HSDPA-toting, 3G-capable, next-generation iPhone 3G as low as they did? Well, they (by which we mean Steve Jobs) was most likely looking to spark the interest of the iPhone-loving masses that just couldn’t swallow the previously too-expensive price point or couldn’t deal with the sluggish 2.5G EDGE connection.…
Apple bringing iPhone to Russia this year
Apple is really looking to go truly global this time around with their iPhone handset. After seeing the original iPhone making the rounds in just a handful of countries around the world, Apple has its sights set on making the iPhone 3G a true worldwide phenomenon. And, as such, Apple will likely be tapping the…
Apple setting iPhone application size and price limits for AppStore
The Apple AppStore is poised brings iPhone users a whole new level of completely integrated and hassle-free application access/downloads. With Apple’s announcement that the AppStore will launch in “early July,” the consensus seems to be that the iPhone’s application store will launch alongside the iPhone 3G on July 11. In fact, the AppStore defaults an…
Is this proof that Apple is allowing Flash on the iPhone 2.0 OS firmware?
The best kinds of rumors come straight from the hardware source. The latest Adobe Flash rumor to hit the iPhone-scene is actually based on images shown on Apple’s own iPhone 3G webpage. It seems that a depiction of the website Lonely Planet on an iPhone 3G shows Flash-enabled content flawlessly rendered on the screen. There’s…
Apple looking to hock iPhone 3G on university campuses
As if peddling the latest iPhone 3G hardware through AT&T stores as well as Apple’s retail stores wasn’t enough, Apple is reportedly considering a plan that would have Apple iPhone 3G handsets being sold where Apple is arguably more popular than the general population – college campuses. In a push to extend Apple’s already-tight relationship…