The Onion have a scoop on the “other” iPod features that we haven’t heard about yet. ;)

“When moved from hand to ear, makes Lightsaber sound effects…”
that so should be a feature!
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Apple have confirmed that the release date of the iPhone for USA customers is June 29, they also have 3 tv commercials on their site showing off the iPhone’s interface and functionality.
I must say it looks sweet, it may be time to update my old Razr.
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The iPhone is still several months away from release, however the Chinese aren’t waiting and are already producing accessories with some iPhone cases on display at the HK Electronics & Computer Fair this week. Get one for your cardboard cutout iPhone now ;)

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After more than a month of legal jousting Apple and Cisco have reached an agreement over the use of the coveted “iPhone” trademark.
Under the agreement, both companies are free to use the “iPhone” trademark on their products throughout the world, according to the release. Both companies acknowledge the trademark ownership rights that have been granted, [...]

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Sony Ericsson have just announced the W880i which is the latest version of their very popular walkman phones. The specs look decent but the killer feature is that the phone is only 9.4 mm thick.

Spec summary:
3G phone
Stainless steel casing
Bluetooth
2 megapixel camera
Flight mode
RSS feeds
Mega Bass
Push E-mail
The only downside is that you have to use Sony [...]

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It’s a camera..
It’s a movie player..
It’s a remote control..
It’s even a prophylactic..
It seems that the iPhone is much more versatile device than what Steve Jobs has been telling us. ;)

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Can I add new programs to it? –No. Apple wants to control the look and feel and behavior of every aspect of the phone.
Does it run programs from Palm, Symbian, Windows? –No.
Does it connect to iChat? –No.
Does it have games? –No.
Can you change the battery yourself? –No.
Is it ambidextrous? –No.
Does it have GPS? –No.
Does the [...]

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Visa in partnership with Nokia have launched a mobile payment system which allows users to pay for purchases with their mobile phone.
The mobile payment enabled phones utilise a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip which is read electronically by swiping the phone over a reader, the user then confirms the purchase by pushing a button and [...]

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Here is a collection of clips showing off the User Interface of the iPhone. Looks sweet.

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Yes it is called the “iPhone” even though Cisco has held the trademark on that name since the 90’s (apparently Apple and Cisco are finalising negotiations) and it was unveiled today at MacWorld 2007. It’s a beautiful looking device, super thin at 11.6mm! and runs OS X with support for widgets, Google Maps, Safari and [...]

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A Danish study has found no link to using your mobile phone and the development of brain tumours, which is good news for the estimated 2 billion mobile phone users globally.
The study involved over 400,000 participants which is the largest such study to date and found absolutely no correlation between mobile phone use and brain [...]

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I love the Google guys.. they have released a new application which allows you to check your gmail account anywhere using a mobile phone. It’s pretty cool.. check it out here.

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