Linked by Adam S on Sat 7th Jun 2008 15:11 UTC
Mac OS X Crunchgear has posted pics that they believe are a real ad for the upcoming 3G iPhone, revealing the much discussed video conferencing feature many have been anticipating. Recent patents filed by Apple corroborate this evidence. In addition to showcasing a Product (RED) version, the ads also suggest the release of iChat for Windows. It also appears that the new firmware will support UMTS/HSDPA, as expected.
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RE[3]: Comment by Kroc
by dagw on Sun 8th Jun 2008 10:05 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Comment by Kroc"
dagw
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I seem to be missing something obvious in your post. Why would the carriers care if you use a Nokia, Samsung or Apple phone on their network. Surely all they care about is that you use their network lots and lots and rack up huge bills. Shouldn't the hardware you use to rack up these bills be secondary to them?

No MMS? Crappy camera? No bluetooth Sync, no bluetooth modem?, no bluetooth obex?

The carriers 'let' every other phone maker in the world have these features, why wouldn't they let Apple. I genuinely don't get it.
The idea of P2P and VOIP apps "leaking" onto AT&Ts network literally keep them up at night.

My current Nokia phone came with VoIP built in and my carrier was happy to not only let me buy it, but even subsidized the cost of the phone. So some carriers obviously seem to be sleeping well enough at night.

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