When Nokia and Intel held a press conference love-fest a week or so back, the presentations, though heavy on management speak and super, super excitement, were noticeably lacking in any detail whatsoever of actual products and even the vaguest hint of delivery dates.

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By now we know that iPhone jailbreaking has become a popular challenge among a dedicated developer crowd and freeing the phone from Apple’s chains is a matter of “when”, not “if”. If you have the new iPhone 3GS, you can open up your phone now, less than month after the new model was announced.

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A survey of 2300 retail stores reveals that Apple has cleaned up in the smartphone market in Japan.

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The latest iteration of Skype for the iPhone offers a number of useful features, including multiple language options, voicemail and SMS. Unfortunately, version 1.1 lacks critical Push Notification support.

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The iPhone OS 3.1 beta update and iPhone SDK 3.1 beta are now available to individuals and developers alike delivering bug fixes and much needed updates. This update comes only two weeks following the launch of version 3.0, and only a day following the return of Steve Jobs.

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Analyst Opinion - I live in the Great White North, which typically means I can buy new technology six months after it is first released in the U.S. I’ll also pay more for the privilege thanks to a weak Canadian dollar. But since I’m Canadian, I’ll still be polite about it. For once in my life, however, being Canadian may work to my advantage. If the Web rumor mill can be believed, Canada may end up being the first country on the planet where iPhones are sold through more than one carrier.

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Apple's iPhone 3GS is hot stuff, but for all the wrong reasons, suggest reports.

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Club Cupertino has unceremoniously banned the popular "Hottest Girls" application for the iPhone. Unconfirmed rumors of an Apple ban began to circulate on Thursday when access to the erotic application was "temporarily" blocked  by developers in a desperate attempt to prevent a massive server collapse.

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Plucky little Palm  turned in a loss of $105 million on revenues in its fourth quarter of $86.8 million, but predicted a bright future ahead because of its Palm Pre product.

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UK Security Minister Lord West of Spithead says he won't carry an iPhone or Blackberry due to security concerns.

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Frenzied demand for an adult-oriented iPhone application has reportedly caused a massive server collapse. The latest iteration of "The Hottest Girls" app reportedly offers access to 2,200 images of women in advanced stages of undress.

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Analyst Opinion - Intel  and Nokia announced a strategic relationship this week, a relationship that would point to a cooperation targeting the development of next-generation communicatiosn devices. The smartphone space is defined by four product vendors and one processor - none of which are currently Intel or Nokia. ARM is the dominant processor technology that is supplied by companies like Marvell, which uses technology that has been picked up up from Intel and Qualcomm. What is the tactical and strategic outlook of this segment, in which only one thing is certain:  Going forward, you'll generally want a smartphone other than the one you actually have.

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Industry watcher iSuppli says that the new iPhone 3GS costs Apple just $178.96 to build.

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A man from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has praised the iPhone 3G S to the heavens and Apple for being upfront about battery life.

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Four out of 10 Blackberry users are tempted to switch to an iPhone while iPhone users are fanatically loyal to the Apple device.

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