2.5m AT&T iPhone users; Piper on WWDC Macs; 3G stock panic

AT&T now counts more than 2.5 million iPhone users among its ranks. Also, analysts at Piper Jaffray give a 60 percent chance of Macs at WWDC; the New York Times has developed a new version of its Times Reader for the Mac; and a plunge in Apple stock...

Apple Slashes Cost And Adds Features With Newest iPhone (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - In a bold move to increase adoption of its groundbreaking smart phone, Apple (NasdaqGS:AAPL - News) on Monday slashed the price from $399 to $199 for the version with 8 gigabytes of storage. A year ago, that model cost $599. The original iPhone debuted on June 29, 2007.

The iPhone Vs. BlackBerry Era Begins (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Apple's new and improved smart phone, the iPhone 3G, goes on sale Friday, to the delight of gadget-loving consumers. But the feature-packed touch-screen device also could make an impact with corporate and enterprise customers.

Apple On Fast Track With New iPhone (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Apple will try to broaden the appeal of its iPhone with Monday's expected unveiling of a new model with faster wireless Internet connectivity.

AT&T iPhone numbers cause AAPL shares to drop

Section: Apple, Apple News, iPhone + Communications, Carriers, iPhoneApple shares fell about 4% after AT&T’s first quarter earnings report despite rising for the two days beforehand.  Investors were expecting huge iPhone sales for AT&T to help Apple reach it’s 10 million iPhone’s sold goal.  However, AT&T announced that it has only received 1.3 million new net subscribers across all of its devices which means not as many iPhones were sold as expected.  Still, TechCrunch points out that many iPhone’s have been sold internationally and then unlocked (around 30%), meaning that Apple could have sold more phones that AT&T’s numbers show.  From the call: iPhone continues to be very popular with customers, feedback is very good. ARPUs are in the mid to upper 90s across the base. We continue to see customers adopting iPhone. Over 40% are new to us. Nothing really new in trends there. Continued, solid growth All of these numbers and reports are, obviously, before the announcement of a 3G iPhone.  This device is expected to increase sales by a huge amount due to the high anticipation and demand.  However, even before this announcement, AT&T has reported a 22% profit increase, so the iPhone must be doing something right for them.  What do you think of all this?  How close is Apple to 10 million devices? Full Story » | Written by Josh Holat for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

The 3G iPhone: Apple’s OTHER trojan horse

This is why I own Apple stock… [Maps courtesy of macblogz.com] Yeah, I took a little liberty with the June 29th worldwide iPhone date – most international carriers have simply announced deals to carry the iPhone, not firm release dates – but odds are it should not be more than a month or 2 after the US [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The 3G iPhone: Apple’s OTHER trojan horse", url: "http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1408" });