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In the iPhone App Store, Developers’ Playground With Apple as Referee
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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 3)
The problem caused huge delays at Apple stores and other iPhone service providers worldwide, as store personnel wrestled with the issue and word of the problem spread on the Web. (article 7)
A glitch with the online registration system run by the O2 network meant that many people could not activate their devices at Apple stores. (article 6)
TOKYO - The new iPhone went on sale at a Tokyo store Friday, making its debut in Japan, amid swirling smoke after a 30-second countdown chanted by hundreds of people lined up, some for days, snaking around the block. (article 2)
The store in downtown Tokyo of Japanese carrier Softbank Corp.'s store, started selling Apple Inc.'s much awaited cell phone five hours ahead of the other stores in the nationwide chain. (article 2)
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)
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IPhone fans in the UK have struggled to get their hands on the latest version of the popular smartphone. (article 2)
A glitch with the online registration system run by the O2 network meant that many people could not activate their devices at Apple stores. (article 2)
The same glitch hit O2 stores but was quickly resolved, according to the firm, which is the only network to offer the iPhone in the UK. (article 2)
More than 1,500 people lined up outside one Tokyo store, whilst guards in kevlar vests and helmets stood watch over 500 devices in Hong Kong. (article 2)
As Apple's new iPhone is launched, Dan Simmons tests some of its features and investigates how it and its rivals are changing our mobile habits. (article 3)
Although smartphones were common before the iPhone debuted in June 2007, few had the impact of Apple's first handset. (article 3)
Though the original iPhone was expensive - $599 ($300) at the US launch for the 8GB model - the touch screen and "all-you-can-eat" data tariffs helped drive internet use. (article 3)
It showed the mobile industry how to crack getting the web on the move - something the mobile industry has dreamt about since the introduction of 3G data networks in 2001. (article 3)
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Source articles
- ABC News: iPhone to Drop in Japan, U.S. Next (ABCNews, 07/10/2008, 346 words)
- Apple iPhone goes on sale in Japan amid swirling smoke and crowds (cbc.ca, 07/10/2008, 842 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > SCITECH (FOX News, 07/11/2008, 1185 words)
- Personal Tech (technology.timesonline.co.uk, 07/13/2008, 466 words)
- iPhone Users Plagued by Software Problems (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 719 words)
- Software glitch hits iPhone fans (BBC News, 07/11/2008, 839 words)
- iPocalypse? Snag Turns iPhones to 'Bricks' (ABCNews, 07/11/2008, 1596 words)
- New Apple iPhones come loaded with expectations (cbc.ca, 07/10/2008, 576 words)
- New iPhone faster, but lacks vital features (sfgate.com, 07/12/2008, 843 words)
- Canada getting iPhone (cbc.ca, 07/11/2008, 740 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > SCITECH (FOX News, 07/11/2008, 667 words)
- Lining up for your iPhone? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Technology (suntimes.com, 07/11/2008, 201 words)
- In the iPhone App Store, Developers’ Playground With Apple as Referee (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 1037 words)
- iPhone killer-app is letting users choose software (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 830 words)
- Slick sensors spur touch-screen boom (cbc.ca, 07/11/2008, 794 words)
- Touch mobile's revolutionary rise (BBC News, 07/11/2008, 974 words)
- Gadget Shop Selling Underwater Pogo Stick (ABCNews, 07/11/2008, 815 words)
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Source articles
- Personal Tech (technology.timesonline.co.uk, 07/13/2008, 466 words)
- Software glitch hits iPhone fans (BBC News, 07/11/2008, 839 words)
- Touch mobile's revolutionary rise (BBC News, 07/11/2008, 974 words)
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Story keywords
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IPhone, Apple, phones, store, SOFTWARE |
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