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The Futurezone blog at Orf.at (Google English translation) reports that T-Mobile has announced that "we will be offering the iPhone next year" in Austria. The announcement was made Monday by Austrian T-Mobile Chief Robert Chvatal at the 2000th T-Mobile shop unveiling in Vienna. Other European countries to offer the iPhone include Germany (also via T-Mobile), the U.K (O2), and France (Orange - ...

The latest version of iFuntastic 4.7.1 has been released. The iPhone customization/jailbreaking software is now shareware for many of the advanced features. Release notes: - support for iTunes 7.5 - fixed text display for Leopard - improved email procedure - fixed alignment bug for Home Screen backgrounds (thank you Szymon) - a 'Small Icons' choice for the (advanced) Home Screen - fixed ...

TheStreet previews Verizon's new LG Voyager launched today. Dubbed an iPhone Killer at its annonucement, the LG Voyager disappoints. Here's the bleak truth about the Voyager: It's not the thrilling gadget adventure people were waiting for. ... Playing with the Voyager for the past week has provided a nice mixture of fun with a familiar dash of frustration. The Voyager has no document...

PC Magazine held a survey which ran from August 1 to August 13, 2007. Respondents reported on their experiences with the gadgets, services, and electronics they use, and any support or repair incidents they had within 12 months prior to the survey. In its first year in the survey, it was clear that iPhone owners were very satisfied: the Apple iPhone scored a stunning 9.1 out of 10 from our...

Kristin Sloan is profiled in the New York Observer. Sloan was featured in one of the early iPhone commercials in which she relays her experiences updating her blog with the iPhone. Her blog saw an immediate burst in traffic from 2,000 hits a day up to 48,000 on the first day of the ad. Traffic has since settled down to 15,000 hits/day. Sloan does not reveal how she was chosen for the...

As noted by iPhone Central, the iPhone web-version of Frenzic has been published at http://frenzic.com/iphone/. Frenzic is described as a fast paced puzzle-based game originally developed for Mac OS X. Gameplay: As colored pie pieces appear in the center, place them in the outer circles to earn points. Pieces can only be placed into circles that have a corresponding open slot. Once all six...

Bloomberg reports that AT&T is "analyzing the situation" and may use Google's Android mobile platform in future phones according to an interview with Ralph de la Vega, chief executive officer of the wireless unit. The Android platform was announced on November 5th, 2007 and promises to offer an open software platform for manufacturers to build mobile phones. Only the development kit has been...

An Uneasysilence.com article has stirred some controversy by pointing out that Apple's Stocks and Weather widgets on the iPhone include the user's IMEI code when making requests to Apple's servers. The IMEI code a uniquely identifying number for each phone. Now, the conspiracy theorists suggest that Apple can now track your stock habits, but your own personal opinion on this discovery may...

Per TUAW, TalkiPhone reveals that AT&T is now allowing users to remove their EDGE Data plan at a savings of $20 per month. This would still allow you to browse the web, check email, and whatever else through Wifi networks, but would prevent any EDGE transfers. For a select few, this may be a useful option to save some money on their monthly...

With the return of methods to create free ringtones on the iPhone, RougeAmoeba has reintroduced their MakeiPhoneRingtone application which automates the manual process of renaming your AAC files and reimporting them into iTunes. Drop any AAC file on MakeiPhoneRingtone and it will be processed and passed off to iTunes, where it will be handled as a Ringtone. The file will show up in iTunes'...

Several users have noted that custom ringtone workarounds have started working again the latest version of iTunes and iPhone firmware 1.1.2. The most detailed descriptions were provided by: overminer for Windows XP 1. Choose your music or sound (mp3) 2. Use audacity to cut the song to 40 seconds or less 3. Drag the song to itunes 4. Right click on the song in itunes and convert to AAC 5....

Crave.net.co.uk posts a video from the UK launch of the iPhone at Regent Street on November 9th, 2007: Last Friday Crave attended the UK launch of the Apple iPhone, one of the craziest technology events we've ever been to. The queues were massive outside the Apple store on Regent Street and the atmosphere was absolutely manic, even cult-like....

TimesOnline.co.uk reports on the apparent success of the iPhone launch in the U.K. The iPhone reportedly sold "tens of thousands" of units on opening weekend. According to the article, two thirds of Apple iPhone customers were switching from a rival network to O2. With a saturated mobile phone market in the U.K., this sort of subscriber switching could be a big win for the iPhone carrier,...

An AP story notes that China Mobile Ltd. is in talks with Apple Inc. about bringing the iPhone to China. No agreement has yet been reached. Apple plans to launch the iPhone in Asia in...

Gene Munster (via Appleinsider) believes that an iPhone software update due next year will add a system-wide search feature "similar to Spotlight on a Mac". Munster, who tapped his own sources for the tidbit, says the feature will enable users to easily locate contacts, emails, phone numbers, or calendar events through a single search interface on the touch-screen handsets. The new software...

This weekend, Saturday Night Live aired a parody version of the new iPhone ads in which a married man describes how the iPhone helps him avoid getting caught cheating. The advertisement has since been pulled off Youtube at request of NBC, but Gizmodo still has a copy. Incidentally, readers have noted that the iPhone used in the commercial has been "hacked" to allow 3rd party...

Perhaps adding more evidence to a coming release of the iPhone in Canada, the Eaton Center Apple Store in Toronto, Ontario is holding an iPhone Workshop on November 10th. Meanwhile, one recent rumor pegged December 7th as a possible release date for the iPhone in...

AT&T has announced new international data plans for iPhone users who are looking for a more affordable alternative than data roaming (other than swapping out for a local carrier's SIM). * $24.99 iPhone International Data Package gives you 20MB of usage within 29 countries * $59.99 iPhone International Data Package gives you 50MB of usage within 29 countries The 29 countries mentioned...