An article written for the Street.com claims that the true cost of an iPhone is over $19,000. Yes, $19,000. How did the author, Mr.
Read MoreiPhone would almost work for me, but…
I’ve played with the iPhone a few times. Here at First Tech we can’t sell them yet, but we do have one on the
Read MoreYou can now only buy an iPhone if you live in Pittsburgh or some place called Tigard
According to information provided on Apple’s website, all but two of Apple’s one hundred-plus retail stores in the United States were sold out of
Read MoreHow the iPhone will help the iPod
So the iPhone is here. As I’ve said before, I have no plans to get one. I am not an AT&T customer, and I
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Whatever Happened to Holidays?
Most of you probably don’t remember when the Labor Day was observed on its actual date, and not on the first Monday of September.
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Enough with the iPhone already
Yesterday I stopped by the Apple/Slashdot site. Wall to wall iPhone articles and literally thousands of comments. It’s the cover story on the Macworld
Read MoreIs UPS retarded?
In the three weeks that I’ve been living at my new address here in Los Angeles I’ve received somewhere right around twenty-five packages from
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Early Experiences
I may have bought the iPhone because I hate Motorola phones that much (and their atrocious excuse for a UI). But I also wanted
Read MoreI’m BAAaack!
It’s been said that any good vacation requires a vacation at its completion. I’m in need of another vacation. Let me tell you about
Read MoreEven Macy Gray and Silent Bob had to wait in line for an iPhone
Leading up to the iPhone launch, Apple made it clear that unless you were one of the four nationally respected journalists who received advance
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Early Adopter
My story goes something like this; the Valley Faire mall (the “San Jose” Apple store) is literally 1/2 mile off my commute home from
Read MoreAlready the wet blankets are out in force
From MacNN.com: The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights (FCTR) today warned Apple CEO Steve Jobs and AT&T chief Randall Stephenson that both executives
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Now that all the Shouting’s Over (The iPhone)
The iPhone is everything they promised. The interface is elegant and intuitive. Everything works as well as can be expected (Including the less-than-zippy Edge.)
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Now that all the Shouting’s Over (The Sale)
After the hoopla of iPhoneDay, exactly what happened and what did I buy? W-e-l-l-l-l The purchase experience was better and worse than I anticipated.
Read MoreEighty-five percent of Apple Stores still have iPhone in stock
According to Apple’s self-reporting on its own website, as of 9:00 pm PST on Saturday June 30th, more than eighty-five percent of the company’s
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If your going to steal a phone…
Is this the stupidest criminal in the world, or someone with just very bad eyesight? This is just too funny, and it was caught
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iPhone Scams have started
According to the web site “ScamBusters.org” the iPhone scams are already well underway. eBay scams: There are now over 11 thousand products listed on
Read MoreiPhone, welcome to the Playstation 3 syndrome?
After spending about an hour and a half waiting in line I got an iPhone no problem. I hate lines in general. I mean
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I got my iPhone!
There is an Apple Store and four AT&T stores within 10 minutes of my house in south Charlotte, NC. This morning at 10 a.m.
Read MoreApple iPhone unboxing and setup (with pictures and screenshots)
The iPhone comes in a box vaguely reminiscent of iPod boxes past, but noticeably larger (and more durable) than any iPod box in recent
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