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Wow, the prices these plans are asking, I wouldn't sign the contract if the iPhone was genuinely given away for FREE. Is everybody sure Apple has walked away from revenue sharing with the carriers, for there sure is room to hand Apple plenty at t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider The company has unusually avoided talk of any data transfer caps or calling minutes but notes that all plans will require a two-year contract and will provide free Wi-Fi access at all Telstra-run hotspots.…
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Its a small sample to start making assumptions with, but it's a start. I was surprised at the low price of some of the apps @ $9.99. I thought they would be more in the range of $14.99 - $19.99. So, a pleasant surprise then. Only 15% based on lo…
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This evidence convinces me that Apple and AT&T have engineered the development, marketing, implementation etc, working to jointly agreed timetables. This has been in the planning for a long time. Apple gets newly available network capability, …
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Now that Apple has bought a chip designer based on PPC, and remembering how surprised everyone was that Apple had a secret build of their OS running on Intel years before they announced it, I wonder if they have other builds running secretly. Apple…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider A senior executive for Australia's Telstra wireless carrier has allegedly told the region's ChannelNews that Apple's upcoming iPhone revision will be capable of supporting an advanced 3G connection at spee…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mbmcavoy Hey, not a topical response - I'd like to comment on AI's practice of combining several unrelated su Anyone with me, or am I just grumpy? I'm with you, so that makes me grumpy too.
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Orange, the exclusive provider of iPhones in France, announced Friday a new deal with Apple that will see it expand distribution and service of the device to additional European countries, the Middle East,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM No need to be sorry, but it's not adding any detail by any stretch of the imagination. What you're really seeing is the difference between different forms of interpolation. Nothing more, nothing less. Some TV…
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Quote: Originally Posted by teckstud That whole thing is so frustratingly backwards. Most people are upgrading to HD TVs. For its full benefit we watch DVDs upconverted on either an upconverting DVD player or Blu-ray to give us a better than DVD…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Understood. That is unfortunate that you still have pay-per-usage. Are you in a rural area or is that for the whole of Australia? BTW, Apple's SD (or DVD or near-DVD) quality downloads are about 1.3GBytes.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I don't think they are digging their own grave. As a strategy, I think the movie studios are fending off Apple quite well. I think they have been keeping Apple in a rare position where they need the studios m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Apple is allegedly taking a hit on each iTunes movie sale to spur permanent downloads. Report: Apple taking loss on each iTunes movie Apple's decision to offer movies through the iTunes Store on the …
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An interesting concept. How would this translate to various market around the world, and for that matter international roaming. What I am really asking, is this doable outside of the USA.
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Hmmm a multi carrier model. I like the sound of that, although that would probably mean there will be no visual voicemail. But why a multi carrier model and why Australia to try out this marketing method. It sounds like Apple couldn't get any of…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Booga What are SSE4.2 instructions? Here you go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE4
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Somebody, has been a very naughty boy
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism If this were a Japanese company Steve would step down or commit Seppuku. But we don't get to enjoy the "hillarity" of Little Mosque on the Prairie. Seriously though, it does suck that content can't be …
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Quote: Originally Posted by His Dudeness Dude, I patented the process of oxygen intake through a cavity, or cavities or opening, in the home sapien cranium. Otherwise known as breathing. I did this several years ago, so you are in violation of …
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Quote: Originally Posted by pmoeser I have already emailed Steve Jobs to no avail! ) Ditto, but not unexpected. I will wait for the 3G version in Oz, either with Apple (my preferred method) or unlocked if they have not done a deal here b…