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Filed under: Handsets , GSM , GPRS , HSDPA , UMTS , Apple The only thing more slippery than an iPhoneSIMFree release date has to be the magically, mystical 3G iPhone rumored for Europe . At least with the latter, Apple has been kind enough to drop a few dreggy hints. Add 'em all up and Apple Expo -- kicking off September 25th -- seems to be the prime time for Apple to announce a new flagship 16GB, 3G iPhone. Don't believe it? Check this: Berlin's IFA show is over with nay a peep from Apple or from the major European carriers about a European iPhone, even though the deals seem pretty well sewn-up . Apple's current top-o-the-line 8GB iPhone just received a remarkable $200 drop in price. That opens the door for another iPhone priced at what's been proven to be a consumer-acceptable, $599 price point. That $200 easily buys Apple a total of 16GB of NAND flash (about $70 for the extra 8GB) like that found in their new iPod touch as well as a tri-band HSDPA radio with plenty of profit left over. Apple told us during the Q3 fiscal call that more information about the European iPhone would be made available at the end of their current -- big product transition -- fiscal quarter which ends September 30th. Apple Expo has seen the launch of the redesigned iMac G5 and other Apple products in the past. Pretty strong case eh? Of course, we're only speculating, but we're not alone. In fact, 9to5Mac who burst onto the rumor scene recently with their nano "fatty" and iPod touch details was humming a similar tune just a few weeks ago. Apple Expo kicks off in 20 days, anybody else booking their flights? Read -- 9to5Mac rumor from 17 August Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , GSM , GPRS , EDGE , Apple , OS X Welp, 'tis done friends, but we're going to have to wait a week for all the gory details to be released. Geohot and his crew of trusty fiddlers have apparently found a solution for sorting the iPhone for worldwide consumption by hardware unlocking the beast. We've seen a video, and know he's been well involved with iPhone shenanigans since day one , but until we see it in our hand color us excited but not sold -- though we're stoked that they report a software based version may be on the horizon. But in the unhappy event that it ends up being hardware unlock only, you can use this week to brush up on your soldering skills. We're gonna be all over this in the coming days so know that the minute we know more, you will too. Peep the vid after the break. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , Software , ATT , GSM , GPRS , EDGE , Apple , OS X For those not courageous enough to give the SoonR Talk workaround a go, fret not, as Skype has finally arrived (for realz) on the iPhone . SHAPE Services has introduced IM+ for Skype for iPhone, which is simply a Safari web application that enables one to "access the Skype ecosystem from the mobile environment." Reportedly, the app was "designed especially for the iPhone's touchscreen," and best of all, it's being offered up gratis "for a limited time." So go on, point your iPhone to SkypeforiPhone.com and get to to yappin', ya heard? Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , GSM , GPRS , EDGE , Apple , OS X The free iPhones seem to be flowing for the Apple employees promised them at the Apple town hall meeting last month. Thinksecret is reporting that the first bunch to get the lootbags are Apple retails folks. We have to admit, we're pretty envious of "Generous Jobs" move to hand these out to all the staffers at Apple. Of course, we're hoping that at least a few of em have some programming skills and are inspired enough to hop on over the iPhone Dev Wiki to aid in the effort to tame and unlock their shiny new gift. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Filed under: Culture , Handsets , ATT , GSM , GPRS , EDGE , Apple , OS X Although it's still not clear if Stephen Colbert was forced to actually shell out some hard-earned cash in order to procure his very own iPhone , one thing is certain: he finally owns one. The comedic talking head announced (and shamelessly boasted about) his new toy in a clip dubbed "March to Enslavement," where he made the not-so-wild prediction that one day we'd all bow to the robots we eagerly create. 'Course, that may be somewhat of a stretch, but the potentially forthcoming Apple iEye contraption may be closer to reality than we humans would like to believe. Frightened? Wait 'til you take a peek of it after the break... [Thanks, Dylan] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , O2 , GSM , GPRS , EDGE , Apple , OS X As previously mentioned here , here and here , we know iPhone is coming to the UK and if the rumor mill is on target -- and it seldom is with this device -- the newest frontrunner is (and likely was) O2 UK. A source close to Apple revealed to PC Advisor in the UK that iPhone paraphernalia's ready to go and that he "would bet" it will finally land in September. Of course , Would bet is pretty weak business, but after seeing this handset bounce from Vodafone to T-Mobile and then O2, we have now covered the gamut and one of them should just out the thing. Either way, September isn't far off, so lets hope we hear more then. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments