From the monthly archives:

April 2007

Q&A document leaked from AT&T

by Chris Scott Barr on April 25, 2007

It appears that someone at AT&T has leaked an internal Q&A document. The document mostly confirms information that we already knew, but does answer a few questions. Here are a couple of the questions that are answered: Q. If I am an existing customer, can I upgrade and will you give me an upgrade credit/subsidy for this device? A. An existing customer can purchase the iPhone for the same price as a new ... continued »

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Apple is hiring for their iPhone team

by Chris Scott Barr on April 24, 2007

Do you think you have what it takes to support the iPhone? That's right, Apple is hiring support techs specifically to support the iPhone. You will need exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written skills. You'll also need good organizational skills and consumer retail experience is preferred. You'll be educating customers on the features and functions of the iPhone, which means you'll likely be doing more sales than support. You'll want to get your ... continued »

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Another survey shows the people want an iPhone

by Chris Scott Barr on April 24, 2007

Everyone is just crazy about doing iPhone surveys. Perhaps we should do a survey to see how many of you have conducted a survey relating to the iPhone. Anyway, ChangeWave Research has conducted a survey to see what kind of impact the iPhone is going to have on the mobile phone industry. Their survey shows that 9 percent of the people were either “very interested” or “somewhat likely” to purchase an ... continued »

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AT&T readies enterprise systems for the iPhone

by Chris Scott Barr on April 24, 2007

Although Microsoft seems to disagree, AT&T believes that the iPhone is perfect for business users. As a result, they have decided to their backend enterprise billing and support systems will be prepared for the iPhone when it arrives. The iPhone has many features that will likely appeal to business users, but lack of 3rd party applications and the inclusion of a non-removable battery lead some to think that it might not be ... continued »

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Super-sleuth finds 50 missing engineers: turns out they were here all along

by Chris Scott Barr on April 24, 2007

We brought you news a little while back that Apple had sent 50 of their top engineers over to Taipei to work out some bugs with the iPhone. Apparently the source over at Ars Technica was a “bad apple” because Gizmodo's unnamed source says different. According to the super-sleuth over at Gizmodo, there were at most a few hardware engineers that made a trip over to Taipei, but they didn't stay ... continued »

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ISkin Announces CERULEAN Wireless Accessories for iPod, iPhone and Beyond

by Vincent Nguyen on April 23, 2007

Music Without Wires -- Freedom is Sweet iSkin today announced three sophisticated, yet simple to use stereo Bluetooth® audio accessories to join the company's expanding line of innovative products. Designed with the iPod in mind, CERULEAN wireless accessories are easy to use, sleek and powerful. CERULEAN TX+RX: Stereo Bluetooth 2.0 Transmitter/ Receiver CERULEAN F1: Stereo Bluetooth 2.0 Earphones and Mobile Headset The CERULEAN TX is an innovative accessory that connects to the ... continued »

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The most popular iPhone video on YouTube

by Vincent Nguyen on April 23, 2007

John Blackstone with CBS is the man. The video consists of Apple’s very own Phil Schiller walking us through many features of the iPhone. The video commands over 3,448,140 views with 7317 ratings, and 1333 favorites (since January 10, 2007). Those are huge stats by any standards. [youtube]YgW7or1TuFk[/youtube] Check it out, in case you haven’t watched it yet. continued »

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