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SAN FRANCISCO — Google and T-Mobile unveiled their answer to the iPhone on Tuesday, pulling the wraps off a slick mobile device that combines a touch screen and a keyboard and is aimed at putting the Internet in the pockets of millions of cellphone users.

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Does Steve Jobs have a surprise in store for the analysts and reporters gathering in San Francisco for Let’s Rock — the dog-and-pony show Tuesday at which Apple (AAPL) is widely expected to unveil the next generation of iPods?
Peter S. Magnusson hopes he does — and what he’s wishing for is a [...]

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No matter how the numbers are sliced and diced, Apple’s Mac sales are exploding, mostly in the above $1,000 price range, of course. Joe Wilcox in AppleWatch:
Apple’s retail market share is 14 percent, and two-thirds for PCs costing $1,000 or more. Should I repeat those numbers? The share data is for first-quarter [...]

In a move that will significantly expand its retail presence in time for the holiday season, Apple has agreed to let retailing giant Best Buy sell the new iPhone 3G through its nationwide chain of Best Buy Mobile outlets starting early next month.
Best Buy markets cell phones in the United States through 970 full-size stores [...]

After taking a brief October dip in advance of Leopard’s release, Apple’s (AAPL) share of the operating system market grew 3.34% in November to hit a record 6.81%, according to the results of a Net Applications survey issued today.
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows in its various flavors continues to dominate with a 92.42% share, as measured by [...]

You bought the iPhone, you paid for it, but now Apple is telling you how you have to use it, and if you don’t do things they way they say, they’re going to lock it. Turn it into a useless “brick.” Is this any way to treat a customer? Apparently, it’s the Steve Jobs way. [...]

Apple’s Quarterly Performance
It seems like I do a whole lot of writing and talking these days — in print, online, even in newsletters — about all the things Apple does that aren’t the Mac. With the iPod an entrenched part of modern tech culture and the iPhone this year’s biggest tech product launch, it’s [...]

Unfortunately, it appears that some activations of Apple’s new iPhone have gone badly. After waiting in line 36 hours some customers are still unable to activate their phone. One customer says he is “documenting the AT&T circus call by call on my blog.”
He has had his hold calls dropped, been patched into other users [...]

iPhone ‘Surfing’ On AT&T Network Isn’t Fast, Jobs Concedes
Apple and AT&T CEOs Say Wi-Fi Gives Boost; Seeing Parallels to Mac
I love Apple products as much as much as the next guy. But, if you are considering an iPhone now, consider this. AT&T’s “Edge” data network is slow. And the iPhone uses this data network at [...]

The first round of iPhone reviews are in, and they’re generally good. The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Newsweek all like Apple’s sleek new device, particularly the touch-screen. However, the biggest gripe, which again was almost unanimous, came down to AT&T’s wireless network, described as “pokey” (meaning slow). That’s right, 2G just doesn’t [...]