Apple has decided to not allow its iPhone to be tested for the new ranking system of green chops from O2 in the UK. Apple has banned its phones from being listed and tested for the rankings.

Pioneer has unveiled a new dock for the iPhone that can be wall mounted called the KODO XW-NAW1. The thing is a scant 83mm thick and comes with a stand if you don’t want it on the wall.

Orange has promised to provides each of the iPhone 4 buyers an adapter for the microSIM that will let them use the card in any unlocked smartphone. O2 will also offer a similar adapter.

Apple has announced that video calls placed using Face Time will not count towards the user’s voice minutes. The voice calls end when the Face Time calls starts.

The specs for the iPhone 4 are something we didn’t get hard details on when the iPhone 4 was unveiled. The new handset will have 512MB of RAM, more RAM is something that lots of people have been clamoring for.

O2 has confirmed the pricing for the iPhone 4 in the UK. The handset will sell for £209 for the base model on a 18-month contract with a 500MB data cap.

LinkedIn has polished up its iPhone app reports the Washington Post making it into something more like Facebook. The LinkedIn app is now in version 3.0.

Apple has been selling lots of iPhones over the last quarter with many expecting 8 to 9 million of the handsets to be sold. One analyst now predicts that Apple will sell 11.3 million iPhones over the quarter.

In the UK O2 and Orange are now both offering the iPhone leading many to wonder if sales would be harmed on either network. O2 is reporting that its sales have remained steady since Orange started offering the iPhone. This suggests that eliminating exclusive deals may not hurt the original provider.

TomTom’s iPhone navigation app has drawn criticism from some users for being expensive and lacking features like text-to-speech that others offer. TomTom is set to release a new update that adds the text-to-speech functionality. The update also adds the ability to control iPod music from within the app.

Although there has been plentiful speculation about O2 losing its iPhone exclusivity over the last few weeks, ME has seen documentation that states it will end officially on October 9th.

However the Cupertino-based company will continue to give O2 exclusivity for iPhone 3GS.

[via ME]

The addition of a new network selling the iPhone will break O2’s UK exclusivity on the coveted handset, and will offer a challenge to O2’s prices and tariffs.

Sources said O2 has been furious with the news and is concerned potential rivals will undercut its prices on the older model.

[via Mobile Today]

From 3 April, you’ll be able to get the iPhone on a 24 month contract which gives you the same benefits as their 18 month contracts. “But you’ll be able to get the 8GB iPhone for free on our £34.26 tariff and the 16GB iPhone for free on our £44.05 tariff,” they wrote in the website.

According to Peter Rampling, Marketing Director at Telefónica O2 UK, the iPhone has been hugely popular with over one million units sold in the UK.  said . Hopefully, “This new 24 month tariff option will meet the demand of customers,” he added.

Check-out the tariffs break down here.

It helped Telefónica’s O2 mobile network outperform its UK rivals, the company revealed today.  The UK consumers can own iPhone (both models) on a pay as you go basis (as well as contract) by offering the iPhone on PAYG at £342.33.

[via Pocket-Lint]

Lots of Apple industry news to report. First, a pay-as-you-go plan for the iPhone 3G is set to launch on the carrier O2. The eastern European sales figures for the device have been rather disappointing on the global scale and China Mobile and Apple are still in talks to try and figure out how to bring the iPhone to the country.

Best Buy is officially going to be a retailer for the iPhone 3G, and they will even set up the phone for you and your email for free, that is, if you buy an accessory package. Another angry iPhone user is suing the company but the reasoning this time is rather interesting. They are claiming Apple and AT&T knowingly sold more iPhones than their network could allow, making for shoddy service all around. Apple has also filed a patent for a multi-touch plus function that would combine touch gestures with other actions like speaking.

EA Mobile will be bringing Spore Origins to the iPhone shortly along with a variety of other EA games like The Sims 3. Two new home automation control systems have also come to the iPhone this week, allowing those with home automation devices like Control4 or Crestron Control to manage the systems by means of an app on their phones. Some developers have been getting their apps rejected from the App Store because their creations have “limited utility.” Plus, the Phonofone II is a super expensive iPod dock that nostalgia lovers and gadget enthusiasts alike will adore.

We also found out that an Apple iPod event is set to happen on September 9th. Much speculation has covered iPhone Buzz about what that event will or will not contain, but we do know a completely retooled iPod nano should make its debut and the iPod touch will get a minor facelift. Dimensions of both devices leaked this week, as well. We also learned that iPhone 2.1 firmware may be released as well as iTunes 8.0. And be sure to check in on all the happenings by watching our live coverage of the iPod event on Tuesday at 10 a.m. PST at http://live.slashgear.com/.

The Pay & Go plan will be available starting September 16 from O2. UK iPhone users will be able to buy the 8GB handset for £349.99 and the 16GB for £399.99. This is a significant difference from the free price tag for a phone on contract. However, if you don’t want any strings attached, the Pay & Go plan seems like a viable option.

For the first 12 months of service, there is unlimited browsing and WiFi. However, you can expect to pay £10 a month following the first year. Visual Voicemail is also excluded from the pay-as-you-go version of the iPhone.

[via Engadget Mobile]

O2 decided to allow customers to place orders for the new iPhone 3G yesterday, promising that the new phone would be delivered promptly on the 11th. However, the turnout was slightly more than they seemed to anticipate, as their site wasn’t able to keep up. Many customers were greeted with a variety of error messages, and weren’t able to actually place an order. As of now, the new iPhone is currently out of stock on their website. If you didn’t manage to sneak through the errors somehow, it looks like you’d probably better get your camping gear out.

[via 9to5mac]

If the rumor is to be believed, starting July 1st, you’ll be able to walk into the store and sign up for your iPhone 3G contract. You’ll then be able to pick up your shiny new phone on July 11th and enter a registration number, which would then activate your new account.

I’m really not sure what I think of this practice. On one side, it would certainly get customers in and out of the store in a timely manner. However, those not in the know might not be able to get their hands on a phone come launch day, as they could potentially be sold out before the 11th. We’ll keep an eye out for any official word from O2.

[via MacRumors]

O2 will be charging anywhere from free to £99 (for the 8GB model) which, on the higher end comes up to almost the same as what we are expecting to pay over here. Unlike AT&T, O2 will be offering the iPhone with one of their prepaid plans. You will have to pay an unsubsidized price to get one of these, and they’ve been kind enough to announce the unsubsidized price, which is £350. Now if this unsubsidized price holds true here in the US, we could expect to pay almost $700 for an 8GB iPhone.

Edit: Updated to reflect the correct price.

[via MacRumors]

O2 are yet to release details of pay-&-go iPhones, but we do know the pricing for the contract version.  A new £30 plan has been introduced, which means there are now four contract choices (£30, £35, £45, £75); on the two cheaper plans the iPhone 3G will cost £99, whereas on the two higher-priced plans it will be free.  That assumes a new eighteen month contract.

All tariffs include unlimited browsing, unlimited Wi-Fi access, visual voicemail and reduced roaming rates with O2′s International Traveller Service.  Existing iPhone owners will be able to upgrade to the new 3G model without penalty, as long as they sign up to a new 18-month contract; they’ll pay the normal price for whatever tariff they choose.