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Find out all about the iPhone at our iPhone Centre. News, reviews, how-tos and video - all in one location.- +
Google touts iPhone, Chrome browser 05/09/2008 08:50:00
Google heaps praise on the iPhone, Chrome and their cloud potential at the Office 2.0 Conference.A Google executive Thursday heaped praise on Apple's iPhone, even with his company set to challenge Apple in this same space with its Android mobile computing platform. - +
Disgruntled customer files second iPhone 3G class-action lawsuit 04/09/2008 10:29:00
An iPhone 3G customer has filed the second lawsuit against Apple and US telecommunications provider AT&T over the popular phone. This one, by William J. Gillis Jr., was filed in San Diego, California and charges that the two companies deliberately misrepresented what users could expect in terms of 3G connectivity and performance, according to blogger Justin McLachlan who first broke the news on Tuesday. - +
iPhone imitators prepping for their close-ups 01/09/2008 08:22:00
It may be too early, or too presumptuous, to call Apple's iPhone a technology icon, but all the other major equipment makers in the emerging smart phone realm are looking to create their own "iconic" device.
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Six of the UK's largest ISPs are set to announce today that they've signed up to a government-backed initiative that's designed to clamp down on music piracy.
The broadband suppliers -- believed to be BT, Virgin, Carphone Warehouse, Orange, Tiscali and Sky -- are expected to reveal details of a memorandum of understanding they've signed with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) that will result in the ISPs sending warning letters to those suspected of illegally downloading tracks.
The BPI, which represents the UK music industry, has been pushing ISPs to step up efforts to tackle illegal downloads for many years. Music labels claim that free downloads from peer-to-peer services heavily impact sales and want those responsible to be penalised. However, ISPs have been historically protective of their customers when it comes to relinquishing subscriber details to third parties.
"We will not divulge a customer's details or disconnect them on the say-so of the content industry, but we will work with rights holders to develop a sensible and legal approach founded on protecting consumer rights and privacy," said Charles Dunstone, CEO, The Carphone Warehouse.
Under the agreement to be announced today, the ISPs will send out hundreds of thousands of letters to repeat offenders, although it's unclear what steps they would take if customers refuse to stop illegally downloading tracks once they've received the written warning.
One idea that's been suggested is that ISPs implement a 'three strikes and you're out' rule, under which offenders would first be issued with written warnings. If they continued to illegally download tracks, offenders could have their internet access terminated.
Virgin Media has been at the forefront of the move to clamp down on illegal downloads this year. Eight hundred Virgin Media customers received letters warning them about participating in illegal file sharing earlier this month at the start of the company's 10-week campaign to 'educate users' about the dangers of file-sharing.
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