iPhone News Shorts

New Apple iPhone TV ads
Normal folks talking in front of a black screen about their Apple iPhone. These commercials are just great! We hope they go to different cities and do this ad campaign!

Japan's InfoBar2 raises the ante a bit
But we still don't think it's an iPhone killer. They run on two TOTALLY different networks. The Japanese are so far ahead of the US as far as infrastructure and use of the cell phone in everyday life. For example:

InfoBar 2 users can surf the Net at speeds up to 2.4Mbps compared to the paltry 70Kbps to 135Kbps AT&T Wireless' EDGE Network provides for iPhone users. ...users bored with web surfing can tune in - for free - to any of Japan's many digital TV stations, 7 alone in the Tokyo area. And get this - KDDI's Lismo music store not only allows direct downloading of songs to one's handset, but if you're not sure of the title or artist, just hum a few bars and Lismo will match up possible songs from its music database!

When do we get that kind of speed and features on a phone in the US? Probably never.
See also PC World.

CNN compares the Nokia N95 to the iPhone
We're not buying it but others might. The whole user experience and ease of use and syncing with the Mac make the iPhone a dream. But here's what CNN says:

So which to buy? Though both offer excellent features, the N95 is faster and gives you the freedom to roam. But some users might not think that freedom is worth an extra $300. Were it not for the phone's hefty price tag, Nokia just might give Apple a run for its money.

Arik Hesseldah Won't Buy an iPhone
And he doesn't think you should either:

...the company that styles itself as the technology supplier of choice for creative people with great ideas is insisting that to own its products is to accept a defined orthodoxy where there's only one acceptable way to do things. That doesn't sound like the Apple I know. So I'm not going to buy an iPhone. And until Apple commits to changing this ridiculous policy, I don't think you should either.