iPhone to hit Best Buy and Radio Shack?

Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg dismissed suggestions that the iPhone’s going mass-market by claiming it a conspiracy. Bitter, much? It’s hard not to call it sour grapes when Seidenberg told the Financial Times “There goes the conspiracy again…you’re declaring them a winner before they’ve earned it on the field.” What conspiracy, Mr Seidenberg? That Apple’s iPhone gets the kind of press that Verizon can’t hope to generate for any of its data plans, let [...]... more

Angry Canadians have taken to the Web to protest what they see as unreasonable data rates from telco Rogers. The blog GeekCulture posted news of angry Canadian reactions, as well as a link to a URL dedicated solely to protesting the rates – fuckyourogers.com. I suppose angry Canadians aren’t used to mincing their words, huh? Besides the aforementioned site, GeekCulture’s forums also has a thread dedicated to voicing their displeasure on the plans with Canadian Mac fans [...]... more

Kansas City DJ, Mix 93.3 FM talk show personality Ponch smashed his iPhone live on air. When the first call after the live on-air event happened to be by Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, can anyone say publicity stunt? As seen on the SprintConnection blog: The claim by Ponch is the decision was made after fellow host, Rocket, of the Rocket and Teresa show announced his purchase of the Samsung Instinct. Who carries the Instinct? Well, AT&T’s rival, Sprint. Supposedly, Ponch, a fan who [...]... more

Japan mobile phone company Softbank’s just announced their 3G Apple iPhone price - 23,040 yen, or about $215. The AP carried the news that Softbank, who won the coveted spot of Japanese iPhone carrier, will likely be charging monthly fees of 7,200 yen to iPhone users. The fees will be for all-you-can-eat data plans, with likely talk minutes being thrown in as well. Softbank is looking at the iPhone as a means to wrest customers away from competitors like DoCoMo and KDDI Corp. At $215, the... more