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• Apple stock tumbles; Blockbuster looks to download kiosks - Shares of Apple Inc. bled more than 10 percent of their value Thursday afternoon amid concerns of a slowing economy, but later recouped a portion of the losses. Meanwhile, Blockbuster is turning to download kiosks to combat iTunes. AppleInsider
• Spiral glass staircase at future NYC Apple store; Hard Drive Update 1.0 - Apple on Wednesday evening release a hard drive firmware updated for owners of its iMac and Mac Pro desktops. Meanwhile, Manhattan's third Apple flagship shop is due to receive a snazzy spiral glass staircase. And reports claim that an iPhone line has already formed outside the Regent St. Apple store in London. AppleInsider
• THIS DAY IN APPLE HISTORY November 9, 1994: Dr. Amelio Joins Apple - Every Apple enthusiast remembers that Gil Amelio was the CEO of Apple who made the decision to buy NeXT instead of Be. In essence, Dr. Amelio saved Apple at the (read more) Applematters
• THIS DAY IN APPLE HISTORY November 8, 1997: Apple Online Store Debuts - An online presence is considered a necessity today but in years past it was something revolutionary. Apple wasn’t ahead in the online store game, which it sorely needed. In the (read more) Applematters
• Eisner Slams Jobs, Apple - Disney ex-CEO accuses Cupertino of taking all the digital media profits. Insanely Great Mac
• Tech stocks sink on Cisco concerns, Fed’s economic worries - U.S. stocks extended losses for a second day Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke... MacDailyNews
• Hypocrisy Alert: Sony: unlike Apple, we’re open; Microsoft: unlike Apple, we’re good partners - As rival device makers seek ways to dethrone Apple’s iPod... MacDailyNews
• Apple rises on two lists of most powerful brands - The second annual BRANDZ “Top 100 Most Powerful Brands” ranking, published in cooperation with the Financial Times, was announced today by global market research and consulting firm, Millward Brown. Apple placed 16th on the list with a brand value of US$24,727 million, a 55 percent increase from last year. MacimumNews
• Apple, Burst.com legal battle still on - Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the United States District Court, Northern California, has issued an order that invalidated as obvious or anticipated 14 claims in the patents in suit between Apple Computer and Burst.com. The order leaves 22 claims remaining, claims that the court did not find as invalid or anticipated. MacimumNews
• Apple fails in attempt to end Burst.com lawsuit - The lawsuit between Apple and Burst.com over technologies used in the iPod and Macs seems set to head for full court, after Apple fails to get court to declare patents invalid. Macworld UK

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Mac Hardware

• Freezing iMacs may be victims of hardware, not software - Evidence is mounting that the frequent video lockups experienced by some owners of Apple's all-aluminum iMacs may be the result of a faulty graphics video component rather than a software bug. AppleInsider
• Apple releases Hard Drive Update 1.0 firmware for iMac Core 2 Duo, Mac Pro - Apple has released Hard Drive Update 1.0 which includes bug fixes... MacDailyNews
• Apple Hard Drive Update 1.0 released - Apple has released a Hard Drive Update 1.0 for iMac Core Duo and Mac Pro machines running Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later. This is a firmware update, with the usual slightly elaborate installation procedure. There is no word from Apple on precisely what "bug fixes and important updates" are involved. MacFixIt
• Benchmarks: Subtle changes boost MacBooks - Bumping processor speeds from 2.16GHz to 2.2GHz wouldn’t figure to add that much to a MacBook’s performance. But the laptops updated by Apple last week also feature improved graphics, a faster frontside bus, and greater RAM capacity. The result is a larger-than-expected gain for the new MacBooks. Jim Galbraith put the boosted laptops to the test in our Macworld Lab benchmarks. Macworld
• Cool Mac Gear - For the annual Macworld Gift Guide, we’ve collected 49 Mac-compatible gadgets, in three broad categories: digital entertainment, photography and video, and travel. Within each category, you’ll find gifts at various prices, making it that much easier to find the right gift at the right price for each recipient—even if the recipient is you. Macworld
• Sony cans next-gen CPU project - Reuters this week reported Sony's plan to take a move away from fabrication of next-generation 32-nm flash chips. Macworld UK

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OS X & Software

• Adobe says Photoshop Express beta due by year's end - Adobe has confirmed it will make a beta version of its online Photshop Express software available before the end of the year, with a finalized version penciled in for availability sometime in 2008. AppleInsider
• Briefly: Mac OS X 10.4.11 Server; Phase for iPod; Eisner on Jobs - Mac OS X 10.4.11 has resurfaced in the form of new server builds on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Apple has released 'Phase,' a new interactive iPod music game from the creators of Guitar Hero. And former Disney chief Michael Eisner has some choice words regarding Apple's dominance of the digital media market. AppleInsider
• First builds of Mac OS X 10.5.1 pack over two dozen fixes - Moving quickly to address issues in the inaugural version of its Leopard operating system, Apple on Wednesday tapped its developer community to begin testing the first maintenance and bug fix update to the software, labeled Mac OS X 10.5.1. AppleInsider
• Overview: New Features In OS X Leopard: Safari Web Clip - Web Clip offers something Dashboard lovers have been craving: an easy way to create Widgets. Although this won’t allow you to make a Widget about anything, it (read more) Applematters
• Using MacFUSE on OSX: Part 2 - In part one of my series on MacFUSE, I described what FUSE is and how it could fit into your daily Mac routine. Today, in part two, I will describe (read more) Applematters
• Multiplying Mac Trojan not epidemic yet - Security firm F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of the Trojan but says it does not mean Mac platforms are facing a malware avalanche. C|Net News
• F-Secure: Mac trojan is mutating - Black hats adjusting their code to avoid detection Insanely Great Mac
• MSN Messenger lives - Mac Business Unit promises v6.0 with Office '08 and v7.0 down the road Insanely Great Mac
• Sonnet upgrades Leopard compatible - Every single PCI card, processor upgrade, wireless card said to be good to go Insanely Great Mac
• Hard Drive Update 1.0 - For iMac Core 2 Duo, Mac Pro running X.4.7 or later Insanely Great Mac
• Leopard phones home - OS' Back to My Mac feature said to be the culprit Insanely Great Mac
• Apple posts gift guides - For that someone special on your list Insanely Great Mac
• Yahoo Messenger 3 beta 2 - Another IM client for the Mac that supports webcams~ Insanely Great Mac
• How to make your Mac OS X Leopard screen corners round again - Mac users who miss the rounded corners atop their new Mac OS X Leopard screens can undo Apple's decision... MacDailyNews
• LaCie ombudsman: Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard’s Time Machine should have been better tested - Mike Mihalik, an ombudsman and former vice president of engineering at LaCie... MacDailyNews
• New breed of Mac OS X image editor ‘Naked light’ coming tomorrow - Naked light has annouced the impending arrival of a new Mac OS X application... MacDailyNews
• How to use ‘Back to My Mac’ without using .Mac via iChat Screen Sharing - One of the new features of Mac OS 10.5, a.k.a. Leopard... MacDailyNews
• Mac trojan makers churn out slightly modified versions to evade anti-malware detection - The Mac's first Trojan won't be its last: Security researchers at F-Secure... MacDailyNews
• Thoughts on Permissions - Reports of permissions problems have been ongoing since people started upgrading to Leopard, and even though we just gave some advice on this matter a couple of days ago, we'd like to try to sum up the situation. MacFixIt
• TinkerTool updated - Marcel Bresink's TinkerTool, one of our favorite system utilities, has been updated to version 3.8. TinkerTool is basically a GUI interface to "secret" system preference settings, letting you customize some aspects of the computer that are indeed customizable but to which Apple provides no direct access. These settings are all things you could do yourself with some simple twiddling in the Terminal, assuming you knew the correct defaults write commands; but they are a lot easier to make with TinkerTool! MacFixIt
• Recently updated Knowledge Base articles from Apple - Here are some recently modified Knowledge Base articles from Apple. MacFixIt
• Official word from Roxio: Toast updater is coming - We've received the following note from Roxio that we wanted to pass along: I am the PR manager at Roxio and wanted to follow-up on Monday’s posting titled “Leopard: Incompatible third-party software and hardware (part 2).” Just wanted to let you know that over the last few months, Roxio’s Mac team has been testing our products with beta versions of Apple’s Leopard version of Mac OS X. We have identified some compatibility issues between Leopard and Toast 7 which we plan to release updaters to address. We hope to complete the final test and release the updaters to registered users early next week. Thank you for your patience as we work to ensure our products run well on Apple’s exciting new Mac OS X release. MacFixIt
• Apple Film Fest: Making a 3-Minute Masterpiece in a Jiffy - Once the camera starts rolling, it doesn't stop -- at least not for Virginia Tech students Tony Lazzeroni, Tyler Henderson and Paul Hinson. Last month, the filmmakers took home first place in Virginia Tech's Four Minute Film Festival for their video "First Impressions." Now they're in the running for an award in Apple's Insomnia Film Festival for their video "Tuned Out." The 24-hour shoot began at 9 a.m. Oct. 13; online voting will continue through Nov. 9. The 25 teams who receive the highest ratings online will have their film critiqued by 10 celebrity judges. MacNewsWorld
• OmniOutliner 3.6.3 Gets Mac OS X 10.5 Support - The Omni Group released OmniOutliner and OmniOutliner Pro 3.6.3 on Friday with compatibility support for Mac OS X 10.5. The updated version of the outliner and idea organization application also fixed a transparency problem with image attachments, and improved overall performance. OmniOutliner and OmniOutliner Pro 3.6.3 are priced at US$39.95 and $69.95 respectively. The updates are free for version 3 users. Mac Observer
• Photoshop Boss: Time to Trim Down - When a software product manager says their application's interface needs to go on a diet, odds are it really needs some trimming. Adobe Photoshop Senior Product Manager John Nack thinks the venerable image editing application has reached that point, and it's time for a change. Mac Observer
• Little Snitch 2.0 Leopard Compatible, More - Objective Development announced the immediate availability of Little Snitch 2.0 on Thursday. The new version of the network activity monitoring application added support for Mac OS X 10.5, IPv6, and added new "smart rule suggestions." Mac Observer
• Leopard Lockdown: Parental Controls - TMO Quick Tip - Being the master of your own domain can also include your Mac, and Leopard's Parental Control feature gives you lots of ways to make sure you aren't overthrown for a new leader. Parental Controls also give you a great tool for locking down Leopard's Guest user account so you can limit potential funny business when your friends sit down at your Mac. Mac Observer
• OmniOutliner, OmniOutliner Pro ready for Leopard - The Omni Group has updated OmniOutliner and OmniOutliner Pro to version 3.6.3. The upgrades are compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”). MacimumNews
  
• New automated billing system released for Job Manager 4.5 - MetaCommunications, a software developer of cross-platform process management and productivity solutions for the graphic arts industry, is shipping a new automated billing system for Job Manager 4.5, the financial productivity management module of the Workgroups 2007 suite. MacimumNews
  
• ‘MacVoices’ looks at AppleWorks, iWorks and Leopard - On the new MacVoices, Warren Williams of the AppleWorks Users Group and iWork Users Group has been busy testing Apple’s legacy office suite AppleWorks under the newest version of the Mac OS. MacimumNews
• Leopard Gems - Whenever Apple releases a major OS X update, it isn’t long before software tweaks start emerging that allow Mac users to alter the OS to their liking. In the latest Macworld Video, Dan Frakes takes you on a tour of a few of the assorted enhancement utilities that have started to emerge in the wake of OS X 10.5: Leopard. Macworld
• Adobe Photoshop Express beta by end of year - Adobe will make its online-accessed Photoshop Express service available in beta form later this year, plans full release next year. Macworld UK
• FileMaker Training Series reaches UK - Aimed at intermediate to advanced users, the FileMaker Training Series offers the basic information developers and users need to get the best from FileMaker 9. Macworld UK
• Reports of Messenger for Mac's death exagerrated – Microsoft - Messenger for Mac 7.0 promises advanced audio/visual capabilities and development of the application continues, company insists. Macworld UK
• Ableton 7 upgrade revealed - Ableton makes a move to widen its user base with announcement of upgrade path to Ableton Live 7 when that software ships later this year. Macworld UK
• Sun's consumer focus for upcoming Java - Sun is working on a long list of potential features for the planned JDK (Java Development Kit) 7, which is based partially on the upcoming Java Standard Edition (SE) 7. Macworld UK
• Leopard's Time Machine should have been better tested - Apple achieved a good thing with Time Machine, but may have slipped up in its testing of the software an industry expert explains. Macworld UK
• Protecting the end-user - San Francisco - The recent OS X-specific Mac Trojan ignited many hot conversations on various security mailing lists last week. Yahoo! NEWS

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iPods & iTunes

• iPod touch software 1.1.2 adds calendar functions - Arriving alongside iPhone software version 1.1.2 on Thursday evening was iPod touch software version 1.1.2, which adds new calendar functionality to the touch-screen media players. AppleInsider
• Fresh movie rental skat - An under the hood look at iTunes 7.5 turns up some interesting references Insanely Great Mac
• Fastmac debuts ‘U-Connect’ universal 30-pin Dock Connector adapter for Apple’s iPod shuffle - Fastmac today announced "U-Connect," a universal Dock Connector adapter for Apple's iPod shuffle... MacDailyNews
• RUMOR: Video rentals coming to iTunes Store, Apple TV? - Comparing strings from the last version of iTunes with the recently-released... MacDailyNews
• iPod Touch Firmware 1.1.2 Released: Add Calendar Events [Update: Jailbroken] - Alongside the iPhone 1.1.2 update, Apple has also released an iPod Touch 1.1.2 firmware update which is available for some through iTunes. For those who are impatient, a direct download is also available MacRumors.com
• Griffin Technology announces iTrip Auto with SmartScan and AutoPilot - Griffin Technology has added new additions to its product families for iPod, including the iTrip Auto with SmartScan. The iTrip Auto, a FM transmitter for iPod, has been redesigned from the ground up with new features and a new look.MacimumNews
  
• CEH says iPhone, iPod headphone cords pose health risk - After conducting its own “independent lab tests,” the Center for Environmental Health (CEH), a non-profit consumer watchdog group, has concluded that the headphone cords for both the iPhone and iPod do indeed contain high levels of phthalates, reports Wired. MacimumNews
• DRM-free music boosts online album sales - Given the choice, music fans will always prefer DRM-free tracks sold in the MP3 format, explains UK online music retailer, 7 Digital. Macworld UK

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iPhone

• T-Mobile says over 10,000 iPhones sold at German launch - T-Mobile, the mobile services arm of Deutsche Telekom, said Friday it has sold more than 10,000 iPhones on the first day the touch-screen handsets were made available in Germany. AppleInsider
• Apple posts iPhone 1.1.2 firmware ahead of Euro launch - Hours ahead of the official launch of the iPhone in Germany and the UK, Apple has posted the first international version of the handset's firmware on its website. AppleInsider
• Quick jailbreak for iPhone update - Latest software update, timed to arrive with European launches, has already been hacked to let owners install third-party apps. C|Net News
• Can Google win support for Android? - Google hopes its open software platform will be just what mobile computing needs, but it could fall flat without serious developer support. C|Net News
• Jail broken already - Step-by-step instructions to keep your apps, get new features in iPhone 1.1.2 Insanely Great Mac
• iPhone 1.1.2 available - Kills jail breaking, adds multiple international features Insanely Great Mac
• Canadians getting iPhone - Apple Store page, sans pricing or functioning links, appears Insanely Great Mac
• Europeans Queue for iPhone - iPhone hits the streets, Steve touches down in Paris. Insanely Great Mac
• Group says iPhone 'toxic' - Consumers for Environmental Health has performed their 'independent lab tests' and the results aren't good Insanely Great Mac
• RIM: Blackberry Not Threatened by iPhone - The # 8 handset manufacturer doesn't see Apple as a competitor – yet. Insanely Great Mac
• iPhone 1.1.2 patches hole - Jailbreakers will need to find another way... Insanely Great Mac
• T-Mobile: over 10,000 Apple iPhones sold in under a day in Germany; Brits create long lines - Apple fans queued through the night in Germany and Britain... MacDailyNews
• CNN: Don’t eat your Apple iPhone, iPod, or their earbuds - If CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta had his way... MacDailyNews
• Funambol releases native Apple iPhone plug-in; wirelessly syncs contacts with Outlook, Gmail, more - Funambol, a provider of mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by open source, has released a free open source native app for Apple iPhone... MacDailyNews
• Scotland Yard warns UK Apple iPhone owners to hide their prize amid mugger fears - Police warned owners of Apple's new iPhone yesterday to hide the handsets in public... MacDailyNews
• Visto brings secure mobile corporate push email to Apple iPhone in Europe - Visto, a provider of secure and easy-to-use mobile email for business and consumers, has announced that it will provide... MacDailyNews
• iPhone have-nots’ sour grapes make bitter whine; O2 insists UK iPhone deal with Apple is profitable - O2 has insisted that it has a profitable deal with Apple, under which the UK mobile phone operator... MacDailyNews
• FUD Alert: The Daily Mail publishes Apple iPhone hit piece - Anyone listening to the tsunami of hype surrounding the launch of the iPhone would think that Apple... MacDailyNews
• In a class by itself: Apple’s iPhone has created its own category of handset - Apple's iPhone generated even more online demand than the Nintendo Wii when it launched, or even TMX Elmo... MacDailyNews
• Apple posts iPhone 1.1.2 Update, iPod touch 1.1.2 Update - Apple has posted downloads for iPhone 1.1.2 Update and iPod touch 1.1.2 Update... MacDailyNews
• More photos from Apple’s iPhone launch in Cologne, Germany - It was a cold and wet night in Cologne, Germany, but over 300 customers... MacDailyNews
• T-Mobile: over 10,000 Apple iPhones sold in under a day in Germany; Brits create long lines - Apple fans queued through the night in Germany and Britain... MacDailyNews
• CNN: Don’t eat your Apple iPhone, iPod, or their earbuds - If CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta had his way... MacDailyNews
• Funambol releases native Apple iPhone plug-in; wirelessly syncs contacts with Outlook, Gmail, more - Funambol, a provider of mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by open source, has released a free open source native app for Apple iPhone... MacDailyNews
• Scotland Yard warns UK Apple iPhone owners to hide their prize amid mugger fears - Police warned owners of Apple's new iPhone yesterday to hide the handsets in public... MacDailyNews
• Visto brings secure mobile corporate push email to Apple iPhone in Europe - Visto, a provider of secure and easy-to-use mobile email for business and consumers, has announced that it will provide... MacDailyNews
• iPhone have-nots’ sour grapes make bitter whine; O2 insists UK iPhone deal with Apple is profitable - O2 has insisted that it has a profitable deal with Apple, under which the UK mobile phone operator... MacDailyNews
• FUD Alert: The Daily Mail publishes Apple iPhone hit piece - Anyone listening to the tsunami of hype surrounding the launch of the iPhone would think that Apple... MacDailyNews
• In a class by itself: Apple’s iPhone has created its own category of handset - Apple's iPhone generated even more online demand than the Nintendo Wii when it launched, or even TMX Elmo... MacDailyNews
• Apple posts iPhone 1.1.2 Update, iPod touch 1.1.2 Update - Apple has posted downloads for iPhone 1.1.2 Update and iPod touch 1.1.2 Update... MacDailyNews
• More photos from Apple’s iPhone launch in Cologne, Germany - It was a cold and wet night in Cologne, Germany, but over 300 customers... MacDailyNews
• Hundreds line up in cold rain for Apple iPhone launch in Cologne, Germany (link to photos) - Hundreds of people who were eager to get their hands on their very own Apple iPhones turned out... MacDailyNews
• Sky News launches Apple iPhone-formatted Website - Sky News has developed an iPhone-friendly version of its news website... MacDailyNews
• iPhone queue begins to form at Apple’s Regent Street store - Apple will launch the iPhone in the UK at 6.02pm tomorrow night... MacDailyNews
• Deutsche Telekom CEO: Christmas demand for Apple iPhone may outpace supply in Germany - Deutsche Telekom AG says it's possible that demand in Germany for Apple Inc.'s iPhone... MacDailyNews
• Orange’s lack of iPhone exclusivity in France to affect Apple’s business model - After France Telecom SA's Orange brand and Apple made a meal out of unveiling Orange... MacDailyNews
• Analysts behold the power of Apple’s iPhone - Before Apple Inc. shares cracked $100 six months ago, fund manager... MacDailyNews
• Carphone Warehouse get aggressive in US; plans to open 1,000 stores in next two years - Carphone Warehouse on Thursday announced an aggressive expansion... MacDailyNews
• Germans, Brits Grab, Grope, Gawk at and Guffaw Over iPhone - Germans lined up to buy Apple's iPhone as it made its European debut Friday, with the company hoping to replicate the success the combination phone, music player and mobile Web browser has seen in the United States. Apple hopes to sell 10 million iPhones in 2008, helped by the launch of the iPhone in Europe, then in Asia next year. It goes on sale in Britain later Friday. MacNewsWorld
  
• Waiting for the iPhone's British Invasion - Considering Apple sold 1 million iPhone units in the U.S. within 74 days of its release, it is little wonder that the imminent arrival of the latest must-have product has sparked a consumer frenzy this side of the Atlantic as well. The phone, which will be launched in Britain on Friday, is expected to sell rapidly with sales of the "breakthrough" handsets predicted to reach 400,000 over Christmas. MacNewsWorld
• Compete: iPhone (Literally) in a Class by Itself - iPodObserver - Potential iPhone customers browsing at the AT&T Website tend to ignore other possible choices, suggesting that the iPhone, unlike competitors, is really considered fundamentally different than any other handset, according to Compete on Thursday. Mac Observer
• 10,000 iPhones Sold on First Day in Germany - iPodObserver - Deutsche Telekom said that they have already sold more that 10,000 iPhone contracts on Friday. The iPhone went on sale at midnight in Germany, and hundreds of people showed up in the rain in Cologne, according to a T-mobile spokesman. Mac Observer
• First Impressions: UK, Germany iPhone Launch - Hot Forum Topic - The iPhone broke free from the the U.S. borders today with official launches in the U.K. and Germany. TMO readers are sharing their perspectives on the roll out. Mac Observer
• Cologne Sees Long Lines for German iPhone Launch - iPodObserver - Several hundred soon-to-be iPhone customers lined up in the rain outside a Deutsche Telekom shop in Cologne early Friday to be among the first in Germany to buy Apple's combination iPod and smart phone. The device was released first at the T-Mobile owned store, and later in the day went on sale in the rest of the country. Mac Observer
• Apple Unleashes iPhone Software Update 1.1.2 - iPodObserver - As promised, Apple delivered iPhone Software Update 1.1.2 on Friday. The update adds several new languages to the combination iPod and smart phone, fixes a security flaw in Mobile Safari involving specially crafted TIFF images, updates the modem's firmware, and includes several other bug fixes. Mac Observer
• European iPhone Launches (Germany + UK) [Updatedx2] - Today, Apple launched the iPhone in select European countries. MacRumors.com
• iPhone 1.1.2 Firmware Released - Apple has posted the download links to the iPhone 1.1.2 firmware, for direct downloading: MacRumors.com
• 10,000 iPhones already sold in Germany - A T-Mobile spokesperson says 10,000 iPhones have already been sold in Germany, just hours after going on sale. A few hundred people lined up at a Deutsche Telekom shop in Cologne, where T-Mobile let customers buy communications device at midnight before the phone went on sale across the country later in the day, reports Reuters. MacimumNews
  
• MacOSG: review of Uniea’s iPhone U-Suit - One of the first things I look for when I buy a mobile/portable electronic device, is a case to protect it. So when I bought my iPhone, the first accessory I started looking for, was a case. I suddenly found out there were tons of them out there already to choose from. MacimumNews
• British businesses may block iPhone use - Steve Alder, the director in charge of the iPhone for O2 in the UK, says employers may not let their workers use the communications device as a business device. MacimumNews
  
• Queues across Europe as iPhone arrives at Apple Store - Despite torrential rain in the UK, and freezing temperatures in Germany - Apple fans and bloggers have been braving the elements to be first in line for the iPhone. Macworld UK
• iPhone queue forming at Regent Street store - Apple's Regent Street store is preparing to be mobbed when iPhone goes on sale at 6.02pm tomorrow night, with a queue beginning to form outside its flagship store. Macworld UK
• iPhone UK gets enterprise email - Visto Mobile service lets corporate users access their email and company contacts books with no need to upgrade iPhone software or alter corporate firewall settings, company claims. Macworld UK
• Apple's latest iPhone software revealed - Apple's latest software appears as iPhone goes on sale in Germany and UK users queue for the device outside Apple stores across the UK. Macworld UK
• iPhone fans want devices for business use - US consumers use their iPhones for work and play, a recent IDC survey reveals. Macworld UK
• The iPhone: Everything you needed to know - The tears, the laughter, the previous coverage The Register
• Briefly: Mac OS X 10.5.1, iPhone 1.1.2 details; T-Mobile Germany to offer unlocked phones - Apple seeded select developers with the first build of Mac OS X 10.5.1 this week, iPhones in Europe will ship with a new version of the iPhone software, and sources report T-Mobile will provide unlocked iPhones in Germany. Think Secret
• UK iPhone Fever is Like Tulips in Amsterdam - In the UK, just watching TV news about the launch of the iPhone. The usual queues and questions about cost. But what strikes me more is that I was in San Francisco only yesterday and could have gone to the... Wired
• IPhone goes on sale in Europe - FRANKFURT, Germany - Customers in Germany and Britain lined up to buy the iPhone as it debuted there Friday, with Apple Inc. hoping to replicate the success that the combination cell phone, music player and Web browser has seen in the United States. Yahoo! NEWS
  
• Fans queue but iPhone fails to grip Germany - COLOGNE/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Hundreds of German Apple fans braved rain and wind before dawn to be among the first in Europe to get their hands on an iPhone but the arrival of the year's hottest consumer gadget passed most Germans by. Yahoo! NEWS
• Fans cheer as Apple's iPhone finally hits Europe - FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Apple fans queued through the night in Germany and Britain to be among the first in Europe to buy an iPhone, the must-have gadget that is set to shake up the mobile industry. Yahoo! NEWS
• Europeans Stand in Line for iPhone Debut - Apple's iPhone debuted in the United Kingdom and Germany on Friday, offering Europeans their first official glimpse at the multimedia device with its famed multitouch interface that lets users control the phone with their fingertips. News agencies are reporting that hundreds of consumers are waiting in line to buy an iPhone, much as they were for the U.S. launch. Yahoo! NEWS
• T-Mobile Hedges Its Bets With Apple's iPhone And Google's Android - Parent company Deutsche Telekom is in a good position to capitalize on the iPhone launch in Germany and worldwide with Google's Open Handset Alliance. Yahoo! NEWS
• Information Builders' Software Lets Smartphones Manage BI Reports - Information Builders insists that with the release of better smart phones, such as the iPhone, access to BI from mobile devices is about to take off. Yahoo! NEWS
  
• ARM's CEO talks of iPhone, Android, and Acorns - San Francisco - Shortly after the iPhone launched earlier this year, the head of microprocessor maker ARM said the new handset will stimulate growth in the smartphone market because the hype around the product would pique people's interest. Since then, the iPhone, and the smartphone market overall, have taken off. Yahoo! NEWS
• iPhone to hit German, British markets - FRANKFURT, Germany - Apple's iPhone will go on sale in Germany and Britain on Friday, making its European debut four months after its launch in the United States. Yahoo! NEWS
  

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