Indeed, the very first iPhone ad was aired today at the Oscars. No, it did not happen at the Superbowl! Youtube remodev it, but here is the link for Google videos. And if you didn’t already notice, the phone has an AT&T logo replacing the Cingular image, on the top left of the screen.

It seems that some of them planning to wait for the second generation iPhone have a reason to be anxious. The second gen might not be as far off as we might think. A Swedish firm has received assurances from its liaison at the provider that the coveted gadget would arrive as soon as September, […]

We didn’t exactly see coming, but Apple and Cisco have settled that “silly” lawsuit, with Apple agreeing to guarantee the exploration of “interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications” according to the WSJ. We don’t know exactly what that means, but it doesn’t sound fantastic for Jobs who surely wanted exclusivity over […]

 
No, not he actual “ripping” part, but rather the labeling concept. Just read this Engadget article where a concept device, Teclast T59, appears “vaguely familiar” to the editor.
The fact is, most this “rip-offs” look nothing like the iPhone other than the full touchscreen, which was not even the first in the industry. Indeed, there is not another way […]

After the first wave of sensation Apple stirred with their iPhone, several manufacturers launched their simialar products. LG and Samsung are some of the most notable ones.
Not surpsingly, Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed that his engineers were already working around-the-clock on the touchscreen smartphone’s far-superior replacement. Jobs said: “We looked at [the iPhone’s] innovative user interface, the […]

Initial announcements suggested that the 4GB would hit at $499 and the 8GB at $599, and that this would be an on-contract price. New advertising allegedly leaked out of a consumer survey suggests that the 2-year contract price could come in a full two hundie lower, though: $299 for 4GB, $399 for 8GB. Remains to be […]

 
It seems that Meizu’s so familiar M8 handheld device it not too far ahead and these latest shots show a device that will make its way on the shelves soon enough. Unfortunately, there’s no further word on specs for the device. 

As we all took a hard look at Apple’s iPhone and see the similarities between it and LG’s Prada (KE850). Woo-Young Kwak has reportedly dubbed the iPhone an outright “copycat” of the device that won the International Forum Design Product Design Award. Of course, there are those out there trying to maintain the peace, as Mr. […]

Or, in other words, the place to launch new iPhone clones. Many, many phones announced in the first day. Not even close to the iPhone, Nokia launched their new version of the Communicator, together with the new E61 and E65 slider. Nokia’s N77 with DVB-H mobile TV is supposed to bung right smack in the middle […]

Indeed, very unlikely that Microsoft will not follow Apple and iPhone. After a few smashed rumors that involve the Zune Phone, Today MarketWatch has some info about Microfost submitting a wireless device to the FCC for testing. Not just any wireless device, but one that can be used for talking over the Internet. Indeed the filing doesn’t […]

Wondering why Appe did not also release a wide screen vide iPod at the time of the iPhone launch? Indeed, this is just a speculation, but it’s quite plausible that Apple is prepping and all-flash memory iPod, probably the same wide screen style as the iPhone.
Jesse Tortora, Prudential Equity Group analyst, who compares the swap to […]

In a letter discovered by LoopRumors, Apple writes to the FCC on October 12th 2006 and asks for confidentiality regarding some of the iPhone specifications. This include the schematic design, block diagram, theory of operation, and antenna information.
Apple wants the  information confidential and kept from public disclosure indefinitely. They state that “…the public disclosure of the above […]