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| − | The buzz at [[w:Macworld Conference & Expo|Macworld]] is the new apple [[w:iPhone|iPhone]]. Featuring touch screen, slick user interface, 802.11b/g/n, bluetooth, quadband the handheld looks very nice. Pitty it won't work in New Zealand any time soon. It's pricey at US$499 on a 2 year contract with ''[[w:Cingular Wireless|Cingular Wireless]]'' - one of the US's largest telcos. | + | The buzz at [[w:Macworld Conference & Expo|Macworld]] is the new apple [[w:iPhone|iPhone]]. Featuring touch screen, slick user interface, 802.11b/g/n, bluetooth, quadband the handheld looks very nice. Pitty it won't work in New Zealand any time soon. It's pricey at US$499 on a 2 year contract with ''[[w:Cingular Wireless|Cingular Wireless]]'' - one of the US's largest telcos. It's major drawback: it won't run non-apple software. |
Most americans have a similar attitude to Cingular as New Zealanders do to Telecom. They were the monopoly until 12 years ago, and they've steadily worked their way back to near-monopoly status with a recent merger with [[w:AT&T|AT&T]]. | Most americans have a similar attitude to Cingular as New Zealanders do to Telecom. They were the monopoly until 12 years ago, and they've steadily worked their way back to near-monopoly status with a recent merger with [[w:AT&T|AT&T]]. | ||
The iPhone runs [[w:OS X|OS X]], has gesture based controls (good for scrolling and scaling) and ''desktop'' quality applications. I can't wait to run Linux on it. | The iPhone runs [[w:OS X|OS X]], has gesture based controls (good for scrolling and scaling) and ''desktop'' quality applications. I can't wait to run Linux on it. | ||
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| + | ;Related external news | ||
| + | *Wikinews, 17 Jan 2007: [[News:Apple concerned with iPhone icons' alleged misuse|Apple concerned with iPhone icons' alleged misuse]] | ||
| + | *Wikinews, 12 Jan 2007: [[News:Cisco sues Apple for iPhone trademark|Cisco sues Apple for iPhone trademark]] | ||
| + | *Wikinews, 10 Jan 2007: [[News:Apple introduces iPhone and Apple TV|Apple introduces iPhone and Apple TV]] | ||
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