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Apple ‘iPhone 3G’ to be released in ‘20 more countries’ on August 22

After the launch of Apple’s iPhone 3G in 21 countries around the world, the company has decided to launch the product in 20 more countries on August 22. Since its release, the product has been doing very good, but at times it has faced some problems specially in the US regarding the system activation.

Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Romania and Uruguay will be handled by ‘America Movil’. ‘Telefonica’ will be looking after some of them.

Latvia and Lithuania will get their hand on the product with the help of ‘TeliaSonera’. Globe Telecom and O2 will deliver the product in Philippines and the Czech Republic respectively.

T-Mobile and Orange will look after Slovakia. The prior will be looking after Hungary alone where as the later along with Era will take care of Poland.

TeliaSonera and EMT will be looking after Estonia. India will be handled by Vodafone and Bharti Airtel.

India is considered to be one of the big markets and will probably do business better than others. Its population is over 1 billion. Both the companies which will be looking after iPhone 3G’s distribution in India, contains a combined number of 118 million subscribers.

Over the next several months, Apple will be expanding its product in more than 70 countries.

http://startupmeme.com/iphone-3g-to-be-released-in-20-more-countries-on-august-22/

Apple iPhone has another challenger: T-Mobile

T-Mobile (USA) has taken it upon itself to launch an open development platform to challenge the iPhone. It aims to take on that task through upcoming phone platforms such as Android, Java, Sidekick and Windows Mobile.

Starting end of this year, T-Mobile USA will make a gear shift by brushing off its traditional deck on the phone and replacing it with a platform that’s friendly to almost any developer.

Making it an obvious attempt to compete with iPhone App store – this also encourages other competitions to take up on Apple’s iPhone. With Symbian already gone open-source, there are much more possibilities to watch out for.

http://startupmeme.com/t-mobile-about-to-take-on-iphone/

iPhone 3G Now Readily Available In All Apple Stores

As of 12:30 AM Eastern time today, all 190 Apple stores in the United States showed iPhone 3G’s in stock. So if you’ve been waiting to buy your 3G, now is the time. However, just because all Apple stores refilled their inventory, don’t think the same regarding AT&T. AT&T stores are still keeping their shelves pretty scarce while trying to fill the massive amounts of iPhone 3G back orders.

So if you’ve had the “I want an iPhone 3G but I don’t wanna stand in line or wait for weeks” mentality, then this is your moment.

Steve Jobs: 60 million iPhone apps downloaded, confirms kill switch

Steve Jobs, presumably speaking from a hyperbaric chamber where he’s being nourished with an infusion of liquified developers-souls before his next public appearance, had a few interesting tidbits about the AppStore for the Wall Street Journal this morning. Namely, users have downloaded some 60 million programs for the iPhone representing sales of about $30 million since the launch last month — a 30/70 revenue split between Apple and developers, respectively. “The thing’s going to crest a half billion soon,” Jobs added, “I’ve never seen anything like this in my career for software.” He went on to say that phone differentiation is no longer about radios and antennas (or uh, battery life) but about software. Steve also confirmed the controversial iPhone application kill switch in the event that Apple inadvertently approves a malicious program for distribution. Jobs said, “hopefully we never have to pull that lever, but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull.” As to the $999.99 I Am Rich application, the dubious download that displayed nothing but a glowing red gem, pulling that from the store was a “judgment” call. Sure, but that doesn’t explain how it made it through the vetting process to begin with.

Gizmodo Reflects on the iPhone’s Lack of Video Conferencing

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Over at Gizmodo, Jesus Diaz has taken the white hot bile and scorn he feels at the iPhone 3G’s lack of forward facing video camera and funneled it, still boiling and frothing, into a nerdgasm of creativity. Behold, the Apple Videoconferencing Kit.

His pitch perfect parody can be seen above, in a “leaked” clip from the user manual. From the press release:

Using a unique silicon-based mirror material and natural bamboo wood for its handle and base, the Apple Videoconferencing Kit measures an unprecedented 0.5 inches at its thinnest point. Its low weight and unique shape—developed following strict Human Interface tests and anatomical studies—will allow the user to easily hold it in front of the iPhone 3G camera, allowing face-to-face video communication with users all around the world.

Even the price is right: an Apple standard $29. Might we suggest that Apple also introduce a special seven year Applecare package, just in case you drop it. Click to continue »