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Apple handing out passwords like candy.

This morning, Marko Karppinen,  head of a Finnish software development firm found himself on the wrong end of a security breach. After attempting to log into his Apple Developer account he was startled to see that not only had his password changed but also his email address associated with it.
Sounds like the work of a [...]

[update][photos] First Man in New Zealand iPhone Line; Will be first in entire world to get iPhone 3G

Apple sure knows how to attract the crazies. Like Jonny Gladwell from Auckland, New Zealand.
MacDailyNews reports that “He’s pitched his tent and stands at the head of a line (of one, so far) outside an Auckland Vodafone shop where he hopes to become the first man in the world to buy an Apple iPhone 3G.”
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O2 Offers Home Delivery for the iPhone 3G.

It’s hard enough for those of us stateside to swallow the fact that the U.K.’s O2 is giving the new 3G iPhone away for FREE (*as long as you sign up for their $89 plan), but now the British cell phone service provider is offering pre-order options on their website that include- get this- delivery [...]

Horrifying iPhone Interface Shots Invoke Night Terrors

Here is an interface shot of the TripLog/1040™ for iPhone that Stevens Creek Software makes.

Stevens Creek Software claims to be “a leading provider of software solutions for the iPhone.” And as Jim posts in the Outpost weblog, “there are no official iPhone applications available yet, one is left to wonder how they know they’re [...]

[photos] iPhone 3G insanity officially commenses. NYC lines form one week early.

Well, the insanity has officially begun! Some very eager Apple fans (10 to be exact) have formed a line outside Apple’s flagship Manhattan Store. This 1970’s inspired group is claiming appreciation for Apple’s new iPhone 3G because it allows for “independence from being tied down to office chairs in order to get your work done, [...]

Mobile Me accidentally ships to .Mac customers. FedEx sent to pick it back up.

“Apparently someone at Apple HQ got a little trigger happy on shipments of MobileMe. According to reports, the company mistakenly mailed boxes of the all-syncing, ever-loving software to at least a couple of current .Mac users ahead of schedule. When Apple was alerted to the gaffe, the user was told that a courier would be [...]

Traveling Brits be warned; international download rates through the roof.

UK consumers that are planning on nabbing up the iPhone 3G on July 11th could be hit with some rather shocking cell phone bills when downloading music or programs overseas.  While Apple and it’s British provider O2 have utilized the unlimited download facility as a marketing ploy within the UK, yet a far different data [...]

[video] [updates x2] Bus Passenger Violently Attacked for iPhone.

Police are searching for a man who attacked a passenger on an Ohio bus for his Apple iPhone. The assaulter assailant is still at large, however, the victim managed to hold on to his iPhone! Maybe he was watching UFC right before the attack. Keep your eyes peeled towards the end of the video, there’s [...]