Report: Orange backs off iPhone 3G throttling (CNET via Yahoo! News)
French owners of the iPhone 3G are irate over Orange's practice of capping their 3G download speeds at a rate far slower than what their neighbors can access, but are in for a speed boost.
Mystery 'iPhone Girl' generates Internet intrigue (AP via Yahoo! News)
Who is the "iPhone Girl"?
'iPhone Girl' mystery unfolds on the Net (USA Today)
Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet about her identity and her fate.
Watchdog bans 'misleading' iPhone TV ad (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An advertisement for Apple's iPhone has been banned in Britain because it claimed incorrectly that the gadget allowed users to access all content on the Internet, the advertising watchdog said Wednesday.
iPhone News: Orange Caps 3G Speed; Security Flaw Seen (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
The iPhone took hits on two fronts Wednesday as Orange -- an iPhone 3G carrier in France -- admitted to limiting 3G bandwidth for its customers, and a security flaw was discovered in the iPhone that enables unauthorized users to access private data on the phone when it is supposedly locked.
Last Bytes: Cisco, iPhone, GNR, TiVo, more... (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)
- Cisco has bought an email and "calendaring" startup called PostPath for $215 million. [GigaOm ]- A British advertising watchdog has yanked an iPhone ad for being "misleading." [Portfolio.com ]- The federales have busted a 27-year-old blogger for posting songs online from Guns N' Roses' upcoming album. [Portfolio.com ]- TiVo reported a quarterly profit -- only the third in its 11-year history ...
Massive iPhone Security Flaw Exposes All Private Data (Wired News)
A simple, two-step workaround makes it easy to bypass the iPhone 3G's passcode lock, if you're using version 2.0.2 of the iPhone operating system.
Mystery 'iPhone Girl' in China Generates Internet Buzz (Fox News)
Internet users are growing increasingly intrigued with China's mysterious 'iPhone' girl, who is seen working on an assembly line for Apple in circulating pictures
Report: Orange backs off iPhone 3G throttling (CNET)
Orange's decision to limit the download speed of the iPhone 3G sparked a predictable outcry from French users, and they appear to have produced a retraction from the carrier.
Tests clear iPhone 3G antenna as cause of reception problems (CNET)
Swedish tech publication GP tests the iPhone 3G's antenna to see if that part is to blame for the phone's reception issues, and finds no obvious problems.