Much is made of the open- versus closed-ecosystem models of the PC and Mac worlds, with Apple's obsessive helming of their hardware oft credited for their success in usability, reliability and that overall sense of "specialness" that keeps the zealots so contented and the Microsoft-faithful ever on the defencive.  Yet behind that homogenised corporate achievement are a number of individual ... continued »

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was recently interviewed by David Lieberman of USA today where they discussed many different topics, including the iPhone. It's interesting how the CEO of Microsoft loves to manipulate numbers and facts. When asked if he would want his customers to get as passionate about MS products as people do about the iPod and iPhone he spouts this ... continued »

Unfortunately we here at MyiPhone haven't yet had the pleasure to hold an iPhone in our hands, but one of our friends over at Gizmodo has. According to Brian Lam, who has held the iPhone, it is not slippery at all. No more so than an iPod. Suffice it to say that it is no more slippery than a Wii controller. Credit: ... continued »

What would you do if you had an iPhone in you possession at this very moment? I know what I would do, I would snap a picture of some guy eating toast and upload it to my Flickr account. Ok, that's not what I'd do, but apparently there is someone out that that decided to do just that. Unfortunately the images ... continued »

According to sources that have been fortunate enough to spend time with the iPhone it has one major flaw, which will surprise you. continued »

A pair of patents released by LG seems to have some people worried about the impact they will have on future versions of the iPhone. The first patent describes a “Mobile Communications Terminal Having multiple displays.” Basically, you would have a clamshell device, only instead of the top containing a screen, and the bottom a keypad, the lower keypad is replaced ... continued »

Apple has assured customers that they are going to go above and beyond for those that decide to purchase their Apple TV and iPhone products. Apple’s chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer confirmed yesterday that Apple will be providing a variety of new software and features to both the iPhone and Apple TV. He also stated that some of the new ... continued »

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 ... continued »

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 ... continued »

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 ... continued »

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 ... continued »

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 ... continued »