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More Countries Getting the iPhone 3G Soon

Brenda Stokes — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:47:31 +0000

So, we know that Apple had its sights on releasing the iPhone 3G in 70 countries by the end of 2008. We also know that August 22nd is the day it’s supposed to hit 20 of the 50 countries left on the list. But word of which countries were on the shortlist have been sparse until now.

Telefonica of Spain will launch the iPhone 3G in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay. Plus, “America Movil will also bring the iPhone to several Latin American companies, most of which overlap with Telefonica’s, as well as Paraguay and Honduras,” says MacWorld.

Bhairti Airtel and Vodafone has the iPhone 3G for India and O2 has the Czech Republic. TeliaSonera subsidiary EMT has the iPhone for Estonia and Orange has dibs on Poland and Romania. The Philippines will get it from Globe Telecom and Hungary can rely on T-Mobile.

So, that leaves three countries left. And with just fifteen days until the iPhone 3G’s launch in these countries, it will be fun to speculate.

[via MacWorld]

Apple Announces Q3 Results, Anticipation for Q4

Brenda Stokes — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:57:32 +0000

Normally when rumors about a company are being leaked or speculated about, they go to great lengths to cover them up or squelch them fast. But not Apple. In fact, during the Q3 financial results conference call yesterday–besides noting they had sold more Macs than they ever had before–Apple confirmed that big new things are coming in Q4.

CEO, Steve Jobs, noted Apple was “busy finishing several more wonderful new products to launch in the coming months,” and the CFO, Peter Oppenheimer commented that revenue would only be going up, saying “we expect revenue of about $7.8 billion [in Q4] and earnings per diluted share of about $1.00.”

But of course, the tech-hungry are hanging on that mention of new devices coming at the end of the year. And while a change up to the MacBook line up is probably eminent, other products could also be on the horizon, like a larger iPhone-esque PDA or even a Mac Tablet. Oh please, oh please let it be a Mac Tablet!

[via Slashgear]