Cell Fun

PC World - Should you go to an Apple Store or AT&T outlet? Can you pay cash? We answer those and other iPhone questions.

PC World - Activation was the easy part; I’m disappointed with AT&T’s 3G coverage and the iPhone’s GPS features.

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.

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Washington Nationals will enable baseball fans with mobile phones to donate money to fight pediatric diabetes via text messaging.

TechWeb - Current iPhone Owners Should Think Twice Before Upgrading To The iPhone 3G

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

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Analysts credit the iPhone’s required data plan for driving European iPhone users to the mobile Web and say the faster 3G network should push usage even higher.

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.