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In the iPhone App Store, Developers’ Playground With Apple as Referee
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Apple suffered extensive network gridlock Friday morning, as many of the six million users of the original iPhone tried to upgrade to new software while the first buyers of the new iPhone 3G were trying to activate their purchases. (article 3) TOKYO - Throngs of eager iPhone fans queued up outside stores in 21 countries around the world on Friday to get their hands on Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 3G, but activation problems dampened the fervor. (article 2) By JONATHAN BLUM and DAN EVANS July 11, 2008 - Newsflash from the strange new world of electronics: Blistering-high gas prices are now officially a bigger story than the iPhone. (article 10) Gadget lovers worldwide are already camped out ahead of Friday's global rollout of the new model of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, which is also the first iPhone to go on sale in many countries. (article 1) Carrier Softbank Corp., which beat market leader NTT DoCoMo for the right to sell the iPhone in Japan, is planning a countdown ceremony at its flagship downtown store. (article 1) " It's basically redefining what a phone is said Raven Zachary, open source software analyst for industry research firm The 451 Group and founder of iPhone Dev Camp (article 9)

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  • Story keywords
    IPhone, Apple, phones, store, SOFTWARE

    Source articles
    1. ABC News: iPhone to Drop in Japan, U.S. Next (ABCNews, 07/10/2008, 346 words)
    2. FOXNEWS.COM HOME > SCITECH (FOX News, 07/11/2008, 1185 words)
    3. iPhone Users Plagued by Software Problems (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 719 words)
    4. iPocalypse? Snag Turns iPhones to 'Bricks' (ABCNews, 07/11/2008, 1596 words)
    5. New iPhone faster, but lacks vital features (sfgate.com, 07/12/2008, 843 words)
    6. FOXNEWS.COM HOME > SCITECH (FOX News, 07/11/2008, 667 words)
    7. Lining up for your iPhone? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Technology (suntimes.com, 07/11/2008, 201 words)
    8. In the iPhone App Store, Developers’ Playground With Apple as Referee (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 1037 words)
    9. iPhone killer-app is letting users choose software (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 830 words)
    10. Gadget Shop Selling Underwater Pogo Stick (ABCNews, 07/11/2008, 815 words)




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