T-Mobile documents have surfaced that claim unlocked iPhones have poor network performance. The document says that only 2G speeds are possible with the iPhone on its network thanks to the lack of WCDMA 1700/2100 bands.

If you are hoping for a Lytro iPhone using light filed technology to come soon, you are out of luck. You can read why this is a long ways off here.

Apple’s CEO has admitted that it planned poorly for the iPhone 4S launch in China. The demand and short supply is said to be what sparked near riots in China. There have been shortages in other countries that haven’t led to egg throwing and abused Apple workers so I hardly think this is at Apple’s feet alone.

Apple offered up its Q1 2012 financial figures yesterday and sales for the company were gigantic. The company posted $24 billion in revenue for the iPhone and related products and services.

The official price for the smartphone in the other countries is unknown at this time. Apple is optimistic about selling the smartphone in China, it is a huge market. The growth of internet and smartphone uses in China is predicted to be higher than most other countries. You can see the full list of countries that will get the phone on the 13th below.

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Guam, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos and Uganda.

[via SlashGear]

Facebook app use on the iPhone is trailing the use of the Android app in daily active users. The iPhone is still tops in monthly active users though.

Holiday sales for the iPhone are booming as other smartphone makers struggle. Five of the top fifteen devices sold of late are different versions of the iPhone.

AT&T has said that the iPhone was the most popular smartphone on its network in Q3. However, Android made the biggest growth on the network.

Sources inside Samsung are claiming that the company shipped 20 million smartphones in Q3 putting it ahead of Apple. Apple has already said rumors of the iPhone 4 hurt sales of the iPhone 4.

Apple has reportedly had TSMC down to talk about tossing Samsung parts out of its gear. Samsung and Apple have been tied up in courts with lengthy patent suits.

Apparently an unlocked iPhone 4S option is coming to the US. The unlocked device is pegged for November and you can bet it will be expensive.

Hong Kong is getting its first official Apple Store on September 24. The store will be in the International Finance Center with more than 200 stores inside.

Apple is expected to steal the top smartphone seller spot from Nokia this year. Apple is expected to ship 86.4 million smartphones with Nokia shipping 75 million.

China has discovered a bunch of new fake Apple Stores. Apparently, there are 22 more fakes in the country and I doubt any of us are surprised.

A new patent app has surfaced that shows all sorts of Apple gear with integrated projectors. The iPhone and iPad are among the devices on the app.

HTC has purchased S3 Graphics from VIA and its partner. The interesting part is that Apple was recently found to be infringing on patents held by S3 meaning HTC has some leverage over Apple once the deal is done.

ComScore has reported that Android is still tops in mobile market share. However, the iPhone is still growing. Google has 38.1% of the smartphone market and apple has 26.6%.

The rumors have been swirling about the iPhone coming to Verizon for a long time. The latest rumors have spawned concern that Verizon might not accept Apple’s contract terms in order to preserve its Android market.

iPhone fans in the UAE can get the smartphone soon, but they will not be able to get FaceTime. The feature will not be supported when the device launches in the UAE and possibly in some other Middle East locations.

The lines may be less impressive than in previous years, but we’ve a feeling that’s down to many people pre-ordering for home delivery.  Apple changed their tactics for 2009, switching back to allowing individual iTunes activation at home rather than demanding buyers stop by an Apple or AT&T store.

Later on this morning we’ll be meeting with an Apple VP to discuss the launch and talk about what makes the iPhone 3G S special.  Plus we’ll have our own hands-on first impressions with the smartphone, together with live photos and video.  Keep reading iPhone Buzz!

Many users have found that as in other countries, there are no limitations in place for these iPhones. Whether or not this is an error in the firmware or not has yet to be determined. If it is indeed an error, Apple will fix it in a future update, but until then customers have the choice when it comes to a carrier. The only missing feature is with other SIM cards is CHT’s network-specific web services, which cannot be accessed with another carrier’s SIM.

CHT s currently selling the iPhone 3G without a contract at NT$26,600 (US$800) for the 8GB version and NT$29,900 ($901) for the 16GB version. There are discounts for those who sign a two-year agreement. CHT requires a refundable deposit of up to NT$24,000. If you add up the costs you would pay over two years with a locked AT&T iPhone 3G, it is more expensive than you would pay for the unlocked CHT version.

[Via SlashGear]

Gartner analyzed the numbers for smartphone sales and it looks like the iPhone 3G played a big role in bolstering the market. And even though hard economic times make smartphone purchases difficult for many consumers, the devices are rising in popularity.

32.2 million smartphones were sold in Q2 this year, which is up 15.7% from the previous year. However, the third quarter showed great promise as well. This was primarily due to the introduction of the iPhone 3G in July. It boosted sales of smartphones so that 11% of mobile phone sales could be attributed to smartphones.

This is significant. Especially when you factor in the smartphone market growth in America alone. Smartphone sales grew 78.7% this year, which adds up to about 25% of smartphone sales in the world! And it seems like the iPhone 3G takes a large chunk of that pie.
 
[via iPhone Central]