Cell Fun

Canadian Press - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - While many who snapped up Apple Inc.’s iPhone were using the latest must-have gadget even before leaving the store, some buyers were put on hold as they experienced frustrating delays in activating their cellphone service.

Reuters - Hundreds of gadget fans,
or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first
buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone
expected to reshape the mobile industry.

Reuters - Chip designer Broadcom said on Friday
that rival Qualcomm Inc. rejected its offer to settle a patent
dispute over wireless chip technology with a $6 royalty fee for
each mobile phone affected.

AFP - European business travellers and holidaymakers can look forward to lower rates on mobile phone calls while abroad in the EU once new price caps go into effect across the bloc starting on Saturday.

Canadian Press - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After six months of unprecedented hype, thousands of people will get their hands on the iPhone on Friday, the new cellphone Apple Inc. is banking on to become its third core business next to its moneymaking iPod players and Macintosh computers.

Reuters - The music industry has long hoped
mobile phones will help turn around weak music sales, but music
executives privately fear the most obvious contender, the
iPhone, may give too much clout to Apple Inc. , in
shaping the future of the fledgling mobile music market.

AP - Wouldn’t it be great to have your own cellular tower at home? You’d always have a strong signal on your mobile phone, and you wouldn’t be paying to use the carrier’s network.

AFP - Shares in British mobile phone group Vodafone jumped Thursday to the highest level for about five and a half years on speculation linking it to a European distribution deal for Apple's iPhone.

InfoWorld - With the hype surrounding the iPhone reaching critical mass on June 29 in the U.S., Apple wants to ensure third-party vendors sell accessories engineered to work properly with its multimedia cellphone.

USATODAY.com - Shoppers are expected to snap up 1 million or more iPhones when the sophisticated cell goes on sale Friday. But Hollywood and other entertainment providers will be looking for more than sales: They’ll be watching for signs of the next mobile revolution. Video on cellphones is not new. But the new iPhone ($499 for the 4GB model, $599 for 8GB) is far more advanced than predecessors.