As Brian White wrote earlier, Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) officially claimed it is not entering the direct cell phone business. It’s a smart decision for Google. It is not used to being the secondary player in any business it engages in. Possible partnerships with carriers is a more sensible route if Google does enter the phone business. Google is an online company, providing online service, and not a physical company with hard, touch and feel products.

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Many of us who are currently using handsets with Vodafone’s customised firmware are known to often curse under our breaths as we battle with slow and unreliable user interfaces and system functions. Still, it’s something that we’ve come to accept as Vodafone’s philosophy in recent years ha strongly favoured the practice of Vodafone-ising the majority of handsets sold through their dealers.

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I have at least one reader in New Zealand, hang in there guys we support you.

Buried inside a Guardian article about how Google is hunting for a manufacturer for its Google Phone is an interesting snippet of information about the iPhone.

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Apex Apple TV Video Converter Home Edition is a new conversion tool. The converter software can convert various video files to Microsoft Zune. The format including asf, avi, divx, mov, qt, mpeg, mpg, rm, rmvb and wmv etc. With unmatchablespeed and high quality, the whole process is easy. The interface is professional and vogue.It is good at: rm to Apple TV, asf to Apple TV, avi to Apple TV, mov to Apple TV, mpeg to Apple TV, rmvb to Apple TV, divx to Apple TV, wmv to Apple TV etc. It is a good Video Apple TV Converter.

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This is a summary of the most probable release dates of the Apple iPhone.
Just in case you were still wondering.

USA: June, 11 2007
Europe: September 2007
Asia: End of 2007
Australia: Beginning of 2008

Most people would agree that the iPod rejuvenated the digital music market and, by the by, restored the fortunes of Apple.
With the launch of the iPhone, Apple is looking to do the same again - set the trends, corner the market and leave everyone else looking like also-rans.

But selling phones to people is very different to selling them a portable music player.

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Music, movie and multimedia fans and pros flock to Austin, Texas, each March to learn and share knowledge at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival and Conference. The last session I attended on your behalf, gentle reader, was a panel discussion entitled, “Come Together: Mobile Phones and Portable Music Players Converge.”

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That’s a question we’ve been pondering here at Low End Mac, because our primary focus is the Macintosh. Not iPods. Not Apple TV. Not Apple displays or printers.

Yes, we do look at the iPod now and again. We have a couple at LEM headquarters - a 1G model recently upgraded with a 20 GB drive after the original 10 GB drive failed and a 60 GB iPod photo. They’re great for backing up our work - and also good for listening to music.

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This painting is selling on ebay and I’m currently the highest bidder! Cool, but for how long…

UPDATE: my bid has raised to 152,50 USD.

This is the result after making the bid;

You are the current high bidder
Important: You are close to being outbid. If someone else places a bid, you will no longer be the high bidder. To increase your chances of winning, enter your highest maximum bid.

Title: “iPhone” 7"x9” acrylic painting by Nitrozac
Time left: 6 days 7 hours
History: 2 bids
Current bid: US $137.50 (Approximately C $161.40)
Your maximum bid: US $137.50 (Approximately C $161.40)