Sales of Apple’s iPhones are dropping in Europe due to the economic crisis and the lower prices of rival smart phones. The new iPhone 4S helped sales in the US and Britain, but failed to excite the rest of Europe.
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Why I dumped my smart phone
Early adopter Sam Graham-Felsen was an iPhone addict from the minute it came out, until realising it had taken over his life. He explains why he quit back in 2009 for a plain old Nokia and won’t be trading it in for the latest model.
Apple unveils new iPhone: it’s not the 5 but it’s alright
Apple launched its new iPhone 4S this morning, including a new, powerful voice recognition technology, but stopped short of releasing an all-new iPhone 5. Patrick Stafford reviews the changes.
Apple’s strict app diet
I can’t think of many markets where a single corporation gets to decide if a product is fit for sale, based on something as notoriously difficult to judge as good taste.
Stephen Fry reviews the iPhone 4
Comedian Stephen Fry is captain of the Apple fan boys and is quick to gush over features of the the new iPhone 4, but also complains of Apple’s censorship of sex.
Crikey Clarifier: Apple versus Adobe
Appleās battle with software giant Adobe — over Apple not allowing iPhone’s to use Adobe Flash — has potentially billions of dollars worth of implications on the entire mobile computing market. So what’s the fight about?
VIDEO: Jon Stewart weighs in on the leaked iPhone saga
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart discusses the leaked Apple iPhone/Gizmodo controversy: wasn’t Microsoft supposed to be the evil one?
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Apple’s next iPhone
Some soon-to-be-fired (or worse) Apple employee accidentally left the new, unreleased Jesus Phone in a Silicon Valley bar. Gizmodo found it, swears it’s the real deal, and has disassembled it for your pleasure.
Adobe: “Go screw yourself Apple”
Apple has once again shut out Adobe’s multimedia platform Flash from the iPhone. Flash evangelist Lee Brimelow tells Steve Jobs and co where to go.
All the new iPhone features
Steve Jobs has revealed the new features of the next iPhone makeover, and there are some huge changes: a new interface, app folders, iBooks, bluetooth keyboards and the long-awaited addition of multitasking. Gizmodo has the full list.
Tips and rumours
Electoral office employees have had their pay cut. Electoral polling assistants at all the booths around the nation have been dudded by about $50 dollars. The rate in NSW for a full day’s work and more - sometimes from 7.30am till way after 10pm - was previously the princely sum of $350 for the entire […]







