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Is the iPhone the Next PC?
Apple Denying iPhone Developers In Droves
Does The iPhone 2.0 Have What It Takes For The Enterprise?
Google Takes Swipe At Apple's iPhone
Northern iPhone Woes: Canada Is Just Too Cold For iPhone?


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Is the iPhone the Next PC?

PCMag's Tim Bajarin says:

When the iPod debuted with much noise and fanfare, most analysts and media saw it as just another MP3 player. Nobody could foresee how it would revolutionize the music industry and the music player market.....

By the time Apple introduced the iPhone, the noise and hype surrounding it was palpable. For the first time in Apple's history, the company had launched a product that finally met the expectations of the industry and marketplace. It has become a major force in the world of smartphones and telecommunications.....

Thanks to the recent launch of the iPhone SDK, we now have a glimpse of what the iPhone is going to be when it grows up. At the SDK launch, John Doer of Kleiner Perkins announced that Kleiner would put $100 million into iPhone software start-ups. His exact words in reference to the iPhone were "This is the next PC." Very few media reports recorded this comment, or if they did, they did not put it into context. In these few words, Doer told us exactly what the iPhone is destined to be.

For the full report, visit:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2275992,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03079TX1K0000585






Apple Denying iPhone Developers In Droves

InformationWeek's Eric Zeman reports:

It appears that not anyone can sign up and become a registered developer for the iPhone. Apple is sending out rejection letters via e-mail. Twitterers are firing up their tweets in protest and anger.

According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog, people interested in developing for the iPhone are being rejected by the thousands.

Erica Sadun writes, "If you've applied for Apple's iPhone Developer program, check e-mail for your rejection letter. The twitterati are reporting widespread disappointment and anger as thousands of iPhone developer hopefuls have received a 'Thank you but no thank you' message in their in-box. The e-mails are arriving with the subject of 'iPhone Developer Program Enrollment Status'."

For the full report visit here:
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/03/apple_denying_i.html






Does The iPhone 2.0 Have What It Takes For The Enterprise?

Computerworld's Matt Hamblen says:

More than a week after Apple Inc. introduced iPhone 2.0 beta software with Exchange e-mail and powerful security tools, there are lingering questions over whether it can gain wide acceptance inside corporations for mission-critical needs.

An IT official at a major U.S. bank today said that the case for iPhone 2.0 internal deployment looks "less optimistic" than when the announcement was first made on March 6. That comment came after the bank's IT officials got a thorough review of the 2.0 beta from Apple officials earlier this week, partly to see if federal security requirements imposed on banks can be satisfied, said the official, who asked not be named, citing bank policies.

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Google Takes Swipe At Apple's iPhone

The Times' Jonathan Richards reports:

Google has taken a dig at Apple's iPhone, saying the device has a much smaller market than phones which run Android, the mobile phone operating system Google helped develop.

The search giant said that despite selling 4 million units within the first 7 months of its release, the iPhone was ultimately a more limited device than phones which ran on the Google-backed platform, because the potential for developers to build new applications using Android was greater.

For the full report visit here:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3554119.ece






Northern iPhone Woes: Canada Is Just Too Cold For iPhone?

iphoneworld.c's dennis says:

Lots of folks are wondering why exactly the iPhone wasn't released in Canada yet. Some think that it's because of the iPhone trademark uncertainty, others blame Rogers' data plan rates, yet others just don't consider Canada to be an important market for Apple.

But the answer may be much more simple than conspiracy theory buffs expect it to be: the iPhone simply was not designed to operate in cold temperatures.

This winter brought the coldest weather in recorded Canadian history, with temperatures staying stable at below -20° C (-4° f) for weeks. In the meantime, Apple clearly states that the operating temperature for iPhone is 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F), while the "nonoperating temperature" is -20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F).

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