The Cell Phone Junkie Show #107

The Cell Phone Junkie Show #107 1:12:20
Show Notes
The iPhone 3G gets announced!  Plus Mickey gets his hands on the new HTC Touch Diamond and much more.

iPhone 3G

Features

Pricing and Availability
Things it doesn't have

Other items to note

Links

60 Second version of WWDC Keynote

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/11/video-60-second-version-of-the-apple-wwdc-keynote/

 

iPhone 3G
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/09/apple-announces-iphone-3g/

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/09/iphone-3g-is-finally-official/

http://gizmodo.com/5015052/iphone-3g-complete-coverage

http://gizmodo.com/5016398/the-iphone-3g-faq

 

Volume of iPhone

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1039620620080611?pageNumber=3&virtualBrandChannel=0

 

More Details
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/06/09/iphone-3g-the-details-you-never-wanted-to-know/

Hardware
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/09/3g-iphone-what-it-means-a-look-at-the-hardware/

Technical Specs
http://www.mobiletechaddicts.com/2008/06/09/iphone-technical-specifications/

Contract Details
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/09/3g-iphone-comes-with-2-year-contract/

http://gizmodo.com/5014909/att-memo-to-retail-managers-shows-iphone-3g-policy

FCC approval
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/09/iphone-3g-hits-the-fcc/

Countries
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/09/complete-list-of-countries-set-to-receive-iphone-3g/

http://gizmodo.com/5014817/world-gets-iphone-and-multiple-carriers-per-country-canada-stops-whining

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/09/the-lucky-22-countries-receiving-iphone-3g-on-july-11th/

What didn't get upgraded
http://gizmodo.com/5014705/iphone-3g-the-stuff-that-didnt-get-upgraded

Free in UK with O2
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/10/iphone-3g-free-in-uk-with-o2/

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/10/o2-offers-free-iphone-3g-with-some-plans/

 

What First Generation owners can expect
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/10/what-first-generation-iphone-owners-can-expect/

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3089

 

What to do to upgrade

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/10/iphone-upgrade-breakdown/

 

More stuff
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/09/wwdc-2008-coverage-roundup-the-iphone-3g-has-landed/

 

More questions answered

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/13/iphone-3g-must-be-activated-in-store-and-other-followup-questio/

iPhone app store details
http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3090

 

Apple to sell 18M iPhones in 2008

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/10/analyst-apple-on-track-to-sell-18m-3g-iphones-this-year/

 

Tom Tom has service ready to go
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/09/tomtom-already-has-iphone-navigation-software-ready-to-roll/

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/11/tomtom-nav-system-runs-on-the-iphone-already/

 

Or not

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/13/tom-tom-is-not-making-software-for-iphone-tom-tom-is-making-software-for-iphone/

 

About the iPhone GPS

http://gizmodo.com/5015930/giz-explains-what-you-didnt-know-about-the-iphone-3gs-gps

SDK details
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/11/iphone-sdk-agreement-forbids-real-time-route-guidance-dancing/

 

App store developers have limits

http://gizmodo.com/5016270/iphone-app-store-developers-have-size-and-price-limits-2gb-and-999

 

Where does AT&T have 3G?

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/10/list-of-cities-that-are-in-atandts-3g-coverage/

Compare the cost of the iPhone 3G
http://gizmodo.com/5015540/iphone-3gs-true-price-compared

Unsubsidized Europe pricing
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/12/unsubsidized-iphone-3g-priced-at-499-569-in-europe/

Everything you were afraid to ask about the iPhone
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/12/iphone-3g-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-t/

 

How to completely erase your iPhone's data

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/10/how-to-completely-erase-user-data-from-an-iphone-part-two-comm/

 

News

HTC Touch Diamond

http://mickeypapillon.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/first-impressions-of-the-htc-diamond/

http://mobilitytoday.com/news/008614/mickey_htc_diamond

 

Verizon will be required to divest to acquire

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3097

 

Verizon commits to improved PTT

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3096

 

Sprint announces Qchat in 40 markets

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/15/sprints-announces-qchat-in-40-new-markets-4-new-phones/

 

New Sprint plans

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3107

 

Sprint unlimited options for shared plans

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/06/13/sprint-offers-new-unlimited-options-for-shared-plans/

 

Cricket Launching in St. Louis
http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3092

 

How to block cell phone spam

http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/how-to-block-cellphone-spam/

 

What happens when you block it?

http://mickeypapillon.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/how-to-block-cell-phone-spam/

 

FCC proposes ETF rules

http://consumerist.com/tag/early-termination-fees/?i=5015889&t=in-early-termination-fee-hearing-fcc-chief-regurgitates-wireless-industry-proposals

 

Federal Regulation of the Cellular industry?

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/13/fcc-chairman-hints-at-federal-regulation-of-cellphone-industry/

 

Verizon offering small businesses unlimited plans

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1142863020080611?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews

 

Devices

Palm Centro on Verizon

http://mobilitytoday.com/news/008610/vzw_centro_released

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/13/palm-centro-now-available-on-verizon-wireless/

 

Palm expects to sell 2 million Centros by end of year

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSWEN622020080612?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews

 

Samsung i900
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/06/09/samsung-announces-i900-omnia-picks-a-horrible-day/

 

Samsung Instinct

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/11/samsung-instinct-to-run-199-99-on-contract/

 

8.1MP Sony Ericsson C905 phone

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/10/sony-ericsson-cyber-shot-c905-breaks-cover-with-8-1-megapixels-i/

Blackberry Bold appears on AT&T website
http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/blackberry9000/?_requestid=66905

HP iPAQ 910
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/10/hp-to-finally-ship-the-ipaq-900-series-business-phone/

3 LG devices announced on Verizon
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/11/verizon-snags-lg-dare-decoy-and-chocolate-3/

 

Software

Free Palm OS Software

http://www.treocentral.com/content/Stories/1670-1.htm

 

Allel's Palm Treo 755p gets upgrade

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/11/alltels-palm-treo-755p-gets-firmware-update/

http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/7593/alltel-treo-755p-rom-update-now-available/

Facebook App for PalmOS released
http://www.treocentral.com/content/Stories/1771-1.htm

 

Windows Mobile 6 upgrade coming for Palm Treo 700wx

http://www.treocentral.com/content/Stories/1777-1.htm

 

Questions/Comments
Comment from Craig

Comments from Doug

Comment from Ralph

Voicemail for Joey

www.twitter.com/strobeyprobey

Question from Kien

Question from Eric

Comment from Joe

Link
Link

 

Cell Phones to warn of elephant stampeed
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146519/cell_phones_warn_of_elephant_stampede.html

 

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