Apple/Macintosh News

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...

InformationWeek - Apptix launched a hosted Exchange service that can deliver push syncing of e-mail, calendar, and contacts to the iPhone and other ActiveSync-ready smartphones.

InformationWeek - IPhone 3G customers in New York City came from as far as Russia and endured long lines and delays caused by activation glitches to get their new phones.

InformationWeek - Microsoft's Mac Business Unit, which produces applications for the Mac platform, currently isn't planning to release any iPhone-specific applications.

InformationWeek - iPhone users who manage to update their phones should be more secure from potential threats.

You can buy one, but network overload problems today mean many people can't activate them.

RALEIGH, North Carolina (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.

TORONTO (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.

InformationWeek - Apple servers were overwhelmed Friday by requests to activate the new iPhone 3G or update older models with the latest 2.0 firmware.

InformationWeek - In midday trading, Apple shares were off 1.3% to $174.74 on relatively light action, well off its 52-week high of $202.96.

Intelligent Enterprise - Business intelligence and CRM software vendors are the most supportive of the Apple 3G iPhone.

I'm a crossword puzzle fanatic. I even dropped my New York Times subscription recently in favor of nytimes.com's annual puzzle subscription, and solve (or try to solve) most of the puzzles on my Mac. So finding Stand Alone's $9.99 Crosswords app among the first batch of iPhone software on the App Store makes me happy.

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

LONDON (AFP) - Britons queuing to possess the latest iPhone faced delays in getting hold of the must-have gadget Friday after a technical glitch at manufacturer Apple's flagship London store.

San Francisco - Many companies may be willing to take a second or perhaps first look at Apple???s mobile wunderkind, the iPhone, now that it has access to a 3G network. A 3G version also extends the reach of the iPhone to more operators and geographies, say the experts.

So far, the launch day hasn't gone as smoothly as we—or Apple—might've expected. PCMag.com reports from the scene.

Fresh from the Vodafone Australia launch this morning, we had a quick look at the new iPhone 3G and its features. Here are our...

NEW YORK (AFP) - About 1,000 tech fans -- and at least one confessed "gadget freak" -- jostled for a chance to snap up the first iPhone 3Gs in the US on Fifth Avenue Friday.

InformationWeek - We put the Apple's iPhone 2.0 software through its paces, along with a half-dozen top apps. Despite a couple of bugs, the new software makes a great phone even better and gives first-generation iPhones and the iPod Touch an extreme gadget makeover.

HONG KONG - As Apple Inc. rolled out its newest iPhone on Friday, dealers and buyers were anticipating the popular device in Asia's thriving underground marketplace in as little as a few days.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs expected to launch his App Store - the online venue for third-party iPhone and iPod Touch applications - with 200 software offerings; he ended up with more than 500.

Today is iPhone 3G day across the globe. Lines had already formed Thursday at some Apple Stores, including New York and San Francisco, where hard-core fans want to be first on the block with the new iPhone when it goes on sale at 8 a.m. at Apple and AT&T stores in the USA.

While I'm waiting for my iPhone 3G to arrive, I thought I'd point out an amusing thing I've noticed on the local network here at the offices of Macworld and PC World.

Software compatibility problems marred the launch of the iPhone 3G at Apple's flagship store in London, where customers had...

Nova Media has updated its Fone2Phone migration utility to help users move information from their existing cell phone to the iPhone 3G.

InformationWeek - While there is no question there will be lots of people in stores on Friday, even Apple is not immune to the way people are feeling about the economy, a survey group found.

The iPhone might help handset-related stocks, but it won't slay the bear.

SEATTLE - Apple Inc.'s new data synching service got off to a rocky start Thursday, as some users were denied access to their accounts just hours before the next-generation iPhone is slated to go on sale.

HONG KONG (AFP) - Apple fans across Asia queued for hours to get their hands on the new iPhone Friday, looking to be the first to own a gadget the company hopes will be as big a worldwide smash as the iPod.

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple's international launch of iPhone 3G began in New Zealand and Japan on Friday, as a freshly-opened "App Store" tempted fans with independently created mini-programs for the coveted devices.