Cell Fun

PC World - Apple’s new multimedia handset is the Timex of phones. Here’s a blow-by-blow account of how it took PC World’s mauling and kept on calling (until we literally drove it into the ground).

PC World - iPhone 3G activation woes were easing late in the day in the U.S.

Investor’s Business Daily - Apple’s much-anticipated iPhone 3G arrived Friday with tech enthusiasts lining up at stores — and many enduring problems trying to activate the devices.

NewsFactor - Long lines and activation delays marred Friday’s debut of Apple’s iPhone 3G. Carrier AT&T blamed Apple.

AFP - Gadget lovers around the world on Friday crammed into stores to buy the latest super-fast iPhone G3 only to find activating the coveted devices was hit-or-miss due to Apple computer troubles.

PC World - Apple stole the IT news show yet again this week with the Friday launch of the iPhone 3G in 22 countries. But there was other…

Reuters - Apple Inc.’s new iPhone
3G and accompanying App Store is set to put the company known
for technology innovation into another lucrative space —
gaming.

Reuters - Neither rain nor controversy
discouraged a hardy band of gadget lovers who lined up for up
to 16 hours on a downtown street to become among the first in
Canada to buy Apple Inc’s iPhone 3G on Friday.

AFP - Gadget lovers around the world on Friday crammed into stores to buy the latest super-fast iPhone G3, swooning over its Internet, GPS and iPod features, despite occasional sticker shock.

PC World - Activation problems hampered the launch of the iPhone 3G in the US.