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France Telecom's Subsidiary Orange to Extend Reach of iPhone

May 16, 2008 6:43 AM • by R. Look • Posted to News Comments (1) | Permalink
Today Orange announced that it would be selling iPhones in Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean. A statement from Orange read, "Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Orange's African markets later this year."

Curiously missing from all this news recently is announcement of an iPhone carrier in Spain. I'm pretty sure we'll be hearing something in the very near future....i'll keep you posted!

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Intel Exec Mixed About Atom-Based iPhone Coming

May 15, 2008 6:39 AM • by R. Look • Posted to Rumors Comments (0) | Permalink
Yesterday, Intel Germany chief Hannes Schwaderer let it slip that Apple will be releasing an Atom-based iPhone device in the near future. Then in an awkward move, he later denied saying anything of the sort and was instead referring to a general class of devices called Mobile Internet Devices (MID).

Well, all in due time my friend, all in due time...if however this rumor does turn out to be true, things might not be so rosy for our friend in Germany...I'm counting down the days...

AT&T Plans to Rev 3G Network Up to 20 Megabits by 2009

May 14, 2008 6:46 AM • by R. Look • Posted to News Comments (0) | Permalink
Today, AT&T announced that by 2009, their 3G network speeds would be increased by almost fivefold to approximately 20 megabits.

At the Morgan Stanley's annual Communications Conference, Ralph de la Vega said engineers already have a 3G network up and running in the labs at speeds of 7.2 megabits per second, or approximately double the theoretical throughput of its existing network.

He also added, that his firm has "a clear and logical path" to 700MHz 4G access via the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard in the 2010 timeframe which should again increase speeds fivefold to nearly 100 megabits per second.

This is great news for the ucoming iPhone version 2.0 and also the Blackberry 9000 (announced yesterday) and is similarly slated to be released on the AT&T network.

1st Gen. iPhone No Longer Available Online

May 13, 2008 6:31 AM • by R. Look • Posted to News Comments (0) | Permalink
In a somewhat uncharacteristic move, Apple yesterday admitted to being out of stock online in the U.S. and U.K. websites. There were numerous reports that indeed stock was running low, however, Apple did say that the phones would be still be available at Apple stores and AT&T stores.

The just announced shortage brings about more speculation as to when the next generation iPhone might be announced. Rumors and speculation are pointing to June 9th as the release date...However, iPhoneNewsBlog staff feel that from now till the 9th is a loooong time for Apple not to be selling iPhones. What this means to their projected goal of 10 million phones in one year we don't know, but they've reiterated it several times and seem very focused they will be able to do it...

Did AT&T Slip? iPhone Black Spotted on AT&Ts website

May 12, 2008 7:32 AM • by R. Look • Posted to News | Rumors Comments (0) | Permalink
Anonymous tipsters have alerted staff at the iPhoneNewsBlog that a listing for a iPhone Black is now listed on its website. Strangely enough the slip is only shown when existing AT&T iPhone customers log in to their account and try to choose their iPhone.

The general consensus seems to be that instead of a chrome plated cover, the new iPhones will have a glossy black back. Its only a matter of time till we see what will really happen...Stay tuned for all the breaking news!

AT&T iPhone Plans Include Free Access to Starbucks WiFi Hotspots

May 8, 2008 6:37 AM • by R. Look • Posted to News Comments (0) | Permalink
Although recently rolled out and then recalled just a few days later, it seems that AT&T has now officially listed free WiFi access at Starbucks as part of the included features on all iPhone rate plans.

From the AT&T website, "Plans start at $59.99 and include Visual Voicemail, Unlimited Data (email and web), 200 SMS text messages and access to AT&T's more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, including Starbucks* all for use in the U.S. *Wi-Fi available at U.S. company operated Starbucks locations equipped with a hotspot."

Our take? This is great news and with the upcoming 3G iPhone, we are in for a treat. Keep watching the iPhoneNewsBlog.com for more information.


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