Author: Aaron Zollo

iPhone Speeds due to Network, Not Antenna

  The many different reports of bad reception and loading issues may be due more to the carrier than the phone itself.  This is mostly true when it comes to the different download speeds people are experiencing.  "In the US, iPhone 3G users with AT&T have reported average download speeds of about 990 Kbps, the same as for Softbank in Japan and Telia in Sweden.

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Microsoft “Blue Track” Mouse in the wild

  The new notebook mouse from Microsoft has been found on Amazon.de ccording to Engadget.  The new mouse uses a blue LED with a wide angle lens which makes it more suitable for different surfaces.  The advantage is with battery life as LED’s use less power than the latest laser mice.  The mouse is nowhere to be found on Microsoft’s own website but was hinted at with a teaser "say goodbye to laser".

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Itunes Brings Movies to iTunes in Australia and New Zealand

 Apple released a press release that it has brought movies from "major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate"  which are now available on iTunes in AUstralia and New Zealand.  "iTunes movies in Australia start at A$9.99 for catalog title purchases, A$17.99 for recent releases and A$24.99 for new releases.

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iPhone 3G Set to Outsell Original

 Apple is set to surpass the 6 million mark of the original iPhone in just a few short months.  The iPhone 3G is being built at a rate of 800,000 a week and quickly moving off of shelves.  This is no doubt in part to the price reduction and worldwide markets continuing to grow.  At Apple’s current pace they are set to sell upwards of 40 million iPhones this coming year.

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