Apple, O2 working together to allow Apple stores to sell iPhone 3G

Section: Apple News, Retail & Apple Store, iPhone + Communications, Carriers, iPhone There have been various reports on the internet that the new iPhone 3G will be available exclusively from O2 and Carphone Warehouse, not from Apple stores (in the UK, anyway). The reports came after the UK version of the iPhone site listed only O2 and Carphone Warehouse under “Where to Buy.” But, it seems Apple will indeed be selling the new iPhone in their stores, after all. MacWorld UK reports that O2 is working closely with Apple to enable them to sell the iPhone at the O2 subsidized cost throughout Apple stores in the UK. Apple currently can’t sell the iPhone 3G at its stores due to the need for credit checks (which Apple can’t currently do in-store) and because their staff is currently not trained to sell contracts, which is required for the iPhone 3G because it will be activated in-store only. “We are currently working closely with Apple to enable them to issue contracts in store. Full details are still to be confirmed,” explained a spokesperson for O2. The new iPhone, launching July 11th, will be available in the UK at O2 stores, The Carphone Warehouse, and, if all goes well, Apple stores too. I had a feeling that Apple would be selling in store; after all, it’s their product! Via [Macworld UK] Full Story » | Written by Steve Embleton for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

Apple following iPod, PS2 model to sell 23m iPhones in one year

With a new price cut for the iPhone that hits the magic $199 mark, Apple is said to be following the same paths taken by the iPod and even the PlayStation 2 that triggered explosive growth and cemented both devices as champions in their fields. In...

Details emerge of iPhone 3G international launch

Steve Jobs announced at WWDC that the new iPhone 3G would launch simultaneously in 22 countries on July 11 and expand to at least 70 countries by the end of 2008. What wasn't revealed was the unit and service pricing details for mobile carriers outsi...

iPresentee offers free images for iWeb, Pages and Keynote

Section: Software + Apps, Design, iLife, iWork, Mac + Computers, SoftwareiPresentee, a developer of add-ons for Apple’s iWork and iLife applications, has released free Keynote Objects, a package of images for Apple Keynote, iWeb and Pages. The package continas 100 easy to use Keynote Objects for decoration in iWeb websites, Keynote or PowerPoint presentations and Pages or Word documents. All Keynote Objects contain background transparency, and can therefore be used on any colored background. Each image can be changed in size, rotated, increased or decreased in opacity, fitted with shadows or even overlapped with one another to create extra effects.  Keynote Objects requires any Macintosh computer running Mac OS X with any version of Keynote, iWeb or Pages. They are also compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint and Word. The kicker, of course, is that Keynote Objects is being offered free of charge. Samples and more information about Keynote Objects are available immediately at the iPresentee website Product [Keynote Objects] Full Story » | Written by Kirk Hiner for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

So Hot Right Now: Top 10 Appletell posts for the week of June 22, 2008

Section: AppleHaven’t caught all of the Appletell news this week?  Here’s your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles! Time to sell your old iPhone dock, as the iPhone 3G won’t fit on it“For those who are still clinging to their iPhone dock hoping they can use it for the iPhone 3G, well, don’t get your hopes to high, folks. An Apple Store employee confirmed that the old iPhone Dock will not fit in…” MORE »More Snow Leopard Screenshots Appear“ German Apple site Apfeltalk has released new screenshots of Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” onto the internet. There’s not really much to see, but the screenshots offer “photo evidence” of Safari 4’s web-application feature, Address Book…” MORE »Details on all the new Snow Leopard features“As news of Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard abounds, speculation about features begins. Read on for some more features expected in 10.6, including Multi-Touch support, auto activation, ZFS support, and more.  More Multi-Touch support. With an update to…” MORE »What Apple should allow with the SDK, but won’t“Let’s face it, when it comes to the iPhone and its SDK, there are some types of applications Apple isn’t going to allow. Many of these will be expected, and I certainly don’t care if Apple blocks access to all the applications…” MORE »Apple updates Safari for Windows, fixes security flaw“ Apple has just released a fix for a very serious Windows Safari security flaw, which was addressed by Microsoft a short while ago, and allowed the download of malicious software without warning the victim. The patch…” MORE »Safari beats Firefox at JavaScript rendering, and IE, of course…“ Firefox 3 may have beaten Apple’s Safari in several tests, but Safari is still the best browser in the market at JavaScript. Webkit…” MORE »Apple can be successful without Mr. Jobs?“ After his appearance at this year’s WWDC, many people were worried about Steve Jobs’ health after seeing the gauntness of his physical appearance (many said this was simply a side effect of his pancreatic cancer). This caused Reuters…” MORE »Run the Spore Creature Creator in Mac OS X v10.4.11“ For those of you who want Spore, but are still running Tiger, we’ve got the fix for you. With some simple .plist editing, you can be on your way to making strange looking aliens in no time!  First, obtain…” MORE »O2 offering iPhone pre-registration from 1 July“A recent report has said that O2 will be offering iPhone pre-registration from 1st July, letting UK customers have their contract set-up and be given a unique registration code. Customers won’t be paying for the contract until they return…” MORE »New 3G iPhone cases from NLU and USBFever“It seems there have been a lot of iPhone 3G cases released lately. Well, it’s time to add two more cases to the mix: the Bodyguardz from NLU and the iPhone Chocolate from USBFever.  MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

iTunes 7.7 reveals iTunes Remote app for iPhone and iPod

Tucked away in Apple's pre-release version of iTunes 7.7 is word that the iPhone and iPod touch will soon act as remote controls for nearby computers. Also, Apple is now accepting submissions to the App Store. A reference in the late beta version...