Telstra and Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Australia on 11 July

MELBOURNE, Australia—30 June 2008—Telstra, Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services company, and Apple today announced that the highly anticipated iPhone 3G will be available to Telstra’s over 9 million Australian customers on 11 July. iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.

One month of the iPhone 3G: what Apple needs to fix

It has been one month since the iPhone 3G made its debut. While some things have been good, even more things have been not-so-good. Here, we take a look at the ups and downs of one month with the iPhone 3G, and what Apple needs to fix in order to make things better.Read More...

I can haz an iPhone 3G case

Sheeeesh. Nobody can even get their hands on an iPhone 3G for another three weeks, and already the list of cases and skins for it are as long as the line at the Apple Store 5th Avenue will be on July 11th.One of the better-known case manufacturers, Marware, has announced a complete suite of iPhone 3G cases to meet your every need: Sportsuit Convertible for iPhone 3G, $34.99 -- sport armband case (far left in screenshot) Sport Grip for iPhone 3G, $19.99 -- slip-free silicone sleeve (second from right) C.E.O. Glide for iPhone 3G, $24.99 -- leather slip case (far right) C.E.O. Premiere for iPhone 3G, $34.99 -- leather hip case, now shipping (second from left) C.E.O. Sleeve for iPhone 3G, $24.99 -- leather sleeve, now shipping (middle) C.E.O. Flip Vue for iPhone 3G, $29.99 -- Nappa leather flip-top holster case There you have it. I don't want to hear about you buying an iPhone 3G case in advance just to spoof your buds into believing you already have an iPhone 3G. 'K? Update -- Sharp-eyed reader Miketober noticed that there's a camera hole on the front of the Marware Sport Grip: Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Apple's iPhone 3G Worldwide Rollout Not So Maniac (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Apple continued its worldwide drive to dominate the 3G cell-phone market with iPhone 3G rollouts this week in parts of Europe, South America, the Far East, and India. Demand in all locales, however, wasn't nearly as high as in the U.S.

iPhone 3G buyers may be able to complete activation at home

Prospective iPhone 3G buyers are waiting on Apple and its wireless partners to provide more clarity on the required activation procedures for the new handset given official but confusing statements on the matter thus far. In a bid to curb the mar...

Up close and personal with the $853 iPhone 3G from Globe Telecoms

Section: iPhone + Communications, Carriers, iPhone, Originals After announcing its price range for the iPhone 3G a couple of weeks ago at around $1000 for the prepaid units, Globe Telecoms decided to bring down the price tag to around $853 (8GB model) a few days before the August 22 launch of the iPhone 3G in the Philippines. The iPhone 3G was launched on August 22 amidst Filipino spectators and Apple fans who waited jubilantly till the stroke of midnight before they could finally lay their hands on the iPhone 3G. Reports had it that Globe Telecoms was available to activate 600 iPhone 3G units in a couple of hours. The following day, after reading various reports, I trooped to the nearest Globe Telecoms distribution center to check out the iPhone 3G. There were not too many people queuing up when I got to the nearest Globe Telecoms Hub, but there on one of their demo tables was a shiny new iPhone 3G. Just when I was entering the store, I felt such a rush of excitement that I even ignored a store employee asking me something as if trying to stop me from entering their shop. But no, not even security personnel can stop me from reaching out to my first encounter with an iPhone 3G unit. I’ve waited too long for the moment when I could finally touch the iPhone. It was well worth it. Just the mere touch of the shiny black iPhone 3G was enough to satify my hunger, my longing. I had to get out of the store, and get out with the iPhone 3G on my hand. In short, I forgot about the high price, I forgot that I had reserved it a couple of days ago with some Globe Customer Representative through their Globe Loyalty Program for Php22,000 with a two-year lock-in period for my existing post-paid subscription, which I learned will not come into fruition for another week more.There’s no way I can last another week. To make the long story short, I purchased an 8GB iPhone 3G for around $853 and I got an extra pre-paid sim card. And now, after a few days of tinkering with my new iPhone 3G—installing apps, modifying the settings, testing the call and texting features, buying a leather case, transferring my music files, transferring contacts, browsing Appletell using the iPhone 3G’s Safari browser, updating my Facebook status, posting to my personal blog using the WordPress apps, trying to land the Apache Lander softly but to no avail, fingertapping through Tap Tap Revenge...and the list goes on and on—I am more than happy to have finally owned the iPhone 3G. Am I satisfied with my purchase despite the price? Most definitely.  Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »