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Gus had some great thoughts to share on the Leopard delay, whether to develop software for one specific OS, words of wisdom from a Nintendo game developer and how Apple’s past behavior can hint at the possibility of the iPhone opening up up to 3rd parties sometime in the future.

Scattered reports from people who have put their hands on pre-release models say the main problem is not the rumored battery life shortfall, but the sleek, slippery surface.

An unusual story has popped up on MobileGuerilla claiming to have found the first photos from an Apple iPhone on the web.The search method seemed rather primitive… they simply searched for “taken with an Apple iPhone” on Google and found a set of Flickr images (now removed) tagged with the phr…

In an interview with a VP of Synaptics (the company behind the iPod scroll wheel, LG Prada phone and possibly the iPhone touchscreen), DailyTechRag debunks the Multitouch display rumor. However, Synaptics’s Clark Foy suggests that Apple may release displays with small touch-sensitive areas–and that Synaptics may be providing the technology.

“Apple is attempting to secure huge orders for flash memory components for iPods and iPhones. Apple is reportedly trying to aquire 400-500 million 4GB flash memory chips from the company – that’s 10-15 per cent more than the order already booked between the two companies, the report explains.” Samsung is worried that it just can’t cover the order

Cingular retail stores are already experiencing a slow down in sales of their high-end handsets ahead of iPhone, which analysts at investment research firm PiperJaffray are attributing to pent-up anticipation for Apple’s upcoming iPhone handset. The firm’s checks suggest demand for iPhone will only surge higher as Apple begins to roll the device…

When it comes to Apple’s iPhone it appears that the more we know, the less we know. Engadget was able to get its techy hands on a Q&A document sent to Cingular/AT&T employees. We can’t confirm whether it’s legit, but it almost reads like a script for an episode of TV’s Lost. In other words, it tells us more of what we knew already.

Despite, or in fact, as demonstrated by, Microsoft’s “FUD” (fear, uncertainty & doubt) campaign against Apple, Inc’s iPhone, at least one analyst thinks it will be the “best business smart-phone” - particularly for small to medium businesses not shackled to Microsoft’s existing products, such as MS Exchange Server.

Some Cingular wireless stores have begun to capitalize on the excitement leading up to the release of Apple’s iPhone, offering to add prospective buyers to an “iPhone notification list” if they provide a phone number and answer a few questions.

Endless talk. Debate, debate, and more debating. Some say Apple should make the iPhone good for business. Some people say the iPhone already is a smartphone. Regardless of what type of phone the iPhone is, why should Apple care about business phone use?

Apple said Wednesday it will leverage its proven capability in the area of software development to gradually add new software features and applications to its iPhone and Apple TV products free of charge.

With high hopes of putting some litigation distance between it and Apple, Meizu just released these updated renderings of their M8 / miniOne. Still no actual product shots though we hear that a prototype is floating around Meizu offices somewhere in China. So what say you — is this change enough to keep Apple’s lawyers at bay?

Wanna become one of the first telephone tech support representatives fielding questions on the iPhone? Well Apple recommends you submit your applications promptly, as training classes for the Austin, Texas-based position begin in May.

Want to be one of the first tech support representatives for the new iPhone? Better get your application in quick, training classes begin in May. Now taking bets on how many Texas Diggers get the job!

Jobs is positioning the iPhone for short-term cash infusion and the Leopard as the icing on the cake for the long-term haul

The obvious iPhone is of course amongst the list, but I bet you can’t guess the 6 oyhers.

HOT! “This can also run Linux. We don’t care what you put on it. [Can you run OS X?] Absol… you know? I bet you could, because the iPhone is going to be running OS X.”

“I had an epiphany last night about why Apple (AAPL) is restricting third-party software applications for its soon-to-launch iPhone: It’s about power.”

Iphone appears twice in the picture

Apple’s soon-to-be-launched iPhone will be irrelevant to business users because it is a “closed device” and does not support Microsoft Office, a senior executive with the software giant said this week.

With the iPhone firmly confirmed for a late June launch Cingular has turned its attentions to the problem of supply and demand. “We got a million people waiting to buy it so we’re hoping we get a million.”

Since Apple announced the iPhone in January, there has been a lot of buzz around the possible issues that the V1.0 of the product - due in June - could suffer. The biggest concern being its battery life as some reports claimed it could fall short in some cases. Source we can trust but we can’t name now says: “these reports are bullshit!”

AT&T COO Randall Stephenson has re-confirmed to the Financial Post that the iPhone is, indeed, still coming out at the end of June. “Our expectations are good. Our testing has been good. The iPhone is on target to launch in June,” he said.

A close source to talked to Ars this morning about iPhone “issues” at Foxconn/Hon Hai, as well as availability problems when the gadget finally does trickle out. Uh oh.

Of those expressing interest to purchase the iPhone, 9% say they would buy it as soon as it is available. However, a full 40 percent of buyers intend to wait for the price to come down (iPhone nano anyone?).

Apple’s soon-to-be-launched iPhone will be irrelevant to business users because it is a “closed device” and does not support Microsoft Office, a senior executive with the software giant said this week.

An interesting interface choice on a satellite phone in an episode of Lost. Even has the OS X Home icon.

As of February, awareness of Apple Inc.’s iPhone device had spread to nearly 50 percent of U.S. consumers, with a significant chunk of those people expressing sincere interest in buying the device without having first seen one in person, a broad market survey has shown. Of those expressing interest to purchase, 9 percent said they would buy the…

Microsoft’s Asia-Pacific chief, Chris Sorenson, threw some poo at the almighty iPhone today, saying business users are better off buying a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone over Apple’s forthcoming prodigy.

This time it’s an unabashed cloning of the iPhone. Fujian Huamin Import and Export Company Limited has done its best to make their own iPhone-lookalike look like the real thing without actually spending a fortune on reverse engineering iPhone’s multi-touch-screen, and user interface.

this is perhaps the first iPhone related patent to surface since being announced in January. Apple’s patent discusses the iPhone’s various uses of Artificial Intelligence, accelerometer and specialized sensors. The patent also presents alternative embodiments to the original iPhone design, such as a slick flip top design

See all of your messages in an email-like list that you can browse through, instead of listening to messages in the order they were saved. CallWave visual voicemail replaces your wireless carrier ’s voice mail system, instead forwarding those calls to its service. The basic service is free, and premium is $9.95/month

Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc., each of which has a device called the iPhone, are exploring a half-dozen ways their products can work together, Cisco Chief Development Officer Charlie Giancarlo said.

Sling Media has already confirmed that it plans to release an Apple TV-compatible Slingbox sometime in the (nearish) future, but we all know that the Apple TV is far from the holy grail in terms of being involved with Apple.

“No, those aren’t iPhone clones … they are however the first of many iPhone accessories to come. Presumably without any help from Apple — armed only with official specs and photographs taken from every conceivable angle found clogging the Intertubes — industrious Chinese manufacturers are already churning out iPhone cases.”

Several recent developments on Apple’s iPhone strategy have compelled one analyst to raise his estimates and price target on shares of the company, such as word that the iPod maker is seriously considering a move to subsidize the cost of the handset through rebates or other means…

Insiders at the Company manufacturing the Apple iPhone claim that quality problems are causing concen to the extent that the phone may be delayed past June 11th 2007.

Apple has yet to say with which international carriers it plans to partner on iPhone distribution, but one Wall Street analyst is citing sources in saying that heavyweight Vodafone is all but a shoe-in for Europe. “Our sources indicate that Vodafone is most likely iPhone’s carrier partner for Europe,”.

Our sister blog Blogging Stocks reports that rumors “are swirling” that the iPhone may be delayed by quality problems. Website LoopRumors relays rumors from the always controversial but occasionally correct Smarthouse that say that insiders at Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn/Han Hai are concerned about the iPhone’s battery and it’s talk time.

According to a recent filing, Apple engineers explain how a mysterious “mobile phone” could be used to control your Mac (and specific applications like iTunes) via built-in Bluetooth, and the wording even mentions specific software that would be tailored to the Mac and handset in order to make it all happen.