iPhone 3G launch coverage roundup

Even though the dust ought to have settled three and a half days later, people all over the country (and world?) are still spending hours in line for an iPhone 3G. It's a tall order for a phone, but clearly people are ravenous -- so here's all the news you need to catch yourself up on the goings on of the past few days.

Palm Treo 800w Review

The Treo 800w is Palm's latest smartphone for business users, and its first with Wi-Fi and GPS.



At launch it is available only from Sprint, and this is one of the first devices with support for EV-DO Rev. A, a faster version of this carrier's 3G cellular-wireless data network.

Sprint is charging $250 for the 800w, a lower cost than is usual for a Treo on launch day, even if a two-year contract is necessary to get that price.

Inside this Review

* Design and Construction
* Display
* Performance, Software, and Operating System
* Communication and Connectivity
* GPS Positioning
* Bugs and Issues
* Battery Life
* Conclusion
* Specifications

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iPhone 2.0 Software Upgrade Now Officially Available... Sort Of

On the same day Apple launched the second generation iPhone it has also released a system software upgrade that will bring many of the features of the new model to the previous version of this smartphone.

In addition to an upgrade for the original iPhone, Apple has also released one for the iPod touch.




The most significant feature in these is the ability to run native third-party applications, but they also have a number of other enhancements:

Support for Exchange ActiveSync, Microsoft's enterprise email system
Support for MobileMe, Apple's service that's similar to Exchange but targeting consumers
Ability to view iWork and Microsoft PowerPoint files that come in as attachments
and more
iPhone users can download this upgrade through iTunes, while a link to purchase the iPod touch version for $10 can be found on Apple's website.

Installation and Activation Problems

The iPhone is currently a victim of its success. All across the world, people are buying and activating their new iPhone 3Gs, while at the same time so many users of the earlier iPhone and iPod touch are trying to download the upgrade, that Apple servers are unable to keep up with demand.

Apple iPhone 3G User Review

The iPhone 3G is Apple's updated version of the first-generation iPhone. As you may recall, the original was announced back in January of 2007, and later released to the public June 29 of last year. It didn't matter if they were geeks or didn't have the slight of interest in technology, a wide variety of people camped out to get a new iPhone.

Still, many complained that it was missing 3G -- faster mobile Internet, compared to the 2.5G EDGE. Others complained about the lack of GPS, a non-user replaceable battery, no Flash support, limited size of storage, and other things that everyone thought the iPhone should have. I mean c'mon, the iPhone is supposed to be "Jesus Phone".


A year later, Apple has released the iPhone 3G, its second generation model. The launch was yesterday, and even though there weren't lines in the 1000's this time, there were still lines in the hundreds, but most were around 40-100 or so people at Apple/AT&T stores.

Why is that, though? How come the demand isn't so high this time around? Well, it's the fact that this isn't a completely new product. It's just like the iPod. If you are one of the 6 million iPhone users currently, why would you need to upgrade if the product doesn't have new ground breaking features? Stay tuned, and I'd explain why I believe the iPhone 3G is a great upgrade, but not a necessary one.

Inside this Review

* Design
* 3G and Data Plans
* GPS Navigation
* Screen
* Phone Quality
* Email
* App Store
* Camera
* Battery Life
* Other Features
* What's Missing
* Conclusion
* Last Thoughts

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