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iPhone users who are hoping to use the device for more than just voice calls will be clamoring for Wi-Fi everywhere when they find out how slow EDGE really is. Thank heavens for Wi-Fi! This article in Information Week says:
Wi-Fi is even more important for iPhone users in the U.K. where, according to media reports, [...]

Ending the speculation, the CEO of Orange (France Telecom’s mobile subsidiary) revealed that Apple has chosen Orange as its exclusive partner in France. The price of the iPhone isn’t known yet but it will be sold in France starting November. Orange joins O2 (UK) and T-Mobile (Germany) as Apple’s partners in Europe.

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It’s a dark, gloomy, rainy day in Amsterdam and I need a good laugh. This came in just in time to cure my blues (from Network World): Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Tuesday that it’s his company’s job to stymie hackers who try to unlock the iPhone — the first time the company has officially [...]

Ninety-two percent of young people surveyed by Dutch research firm, Qruis, between the ages of 6 and 29 say they don’t want to see ads on their mobile phones. Only 11 and 13 percent of those surveyed gave a positive or neutral reaction to ads on chat and game sites. Ads on websites and [...]

Deutsche Telekom and Apple announced that T-Mobile, DT’s mobile subsidiary, will be selling the iPhone in Germany starting November 9 for 399 EUR ($550). In the US, Apple sells the iPhone for $399. There are enterprising individuals in the US selling the iPhone unlocked for under $450 (plus shipping) to anyone around the [...]

The Silicon Valley Business Journal reports: “Investors directed at least $464.2 million into 101 Web 2.0 deals worldwide in the first half of the year, according to a report released Monday . . . Overall, the number of global Web 2.0 deals climbed 14 percent in the first half, the report said — but [...]

If there’s only one reason not to buy the iPhone when it launches in the UK in November, it’s the insulting price: $539 as opposed to $399 in the US. Adding to the insult is the fact that they will sell it locked, that is, you have to get a subscription via UK operator, O2. [...]