We’re still a couple of months away from getting the Apple iPhone, but in the meantime, we have plenty of copycats out there to consider as well (though very few, if any, of them will admit to being copycats).

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Apple’s iPhone will likely be a hot seller, and it will only add to the many WiFi-enabled smartphones employees are increasingly bringing into the work environment. With so many unfamiliar wireless devices being used within the walls of their organizations, IT departments must take steps to ensure their networks remain secure.

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Bill Allen submits: Om Malik posted a great piece regarding the reluctance by wireless carriers to provide reliable voice service. As he notes, their use of reliability as a marketing tool almost insults consumers.

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Bill Day at BillDay.com ponders the possibility that the iPhone will allow Apple to capture all three screens—the desktop, the TV, and the mobile phone. Right now Apple looks pretty well-positioned for an integrated multimedia platform: The Mac is strong, iTunes is still dominant, Apple has launched Apple TV, and in June the iPhone will complete the company’s offerings.

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I was just watching my referrers and I found out, that a lot of people are googling for the words; iphone icord, apple icord.
Quite some traffic is coming in because of this story from cnet.com and even on digg

Funny because, I invented the iCord for the iPhone, to be like the new cord for the Nintendo Wii (to prevent broken screens), in my iPhone gaming article.
I recently wrote it here; iPhone / Apple TV and gaming options
Hahaha, April Fools’ Day had me there for a moment with my own joke!

What do you think? should Apple really release the iCord like I described it?
Robin.

Stephen Coleman submits: Apple Inc. is special. Apple has a culture of innovation. Apple gets it right the first time. Apple delivers simplicity and elegance in its designs. Apple is old enough and big enough to compete with any other company in the world. The sum of all of this is great implementation of a consistent vision: enrich the customer experience.

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Cellular carrier Cingular has recently announced that the much-awaited Apple iPhone will be released on June 11 in the US. This is the first time a confirmed date has been announced after Steve Job indicated at January’s Macworld Expo that the iPhone will be released sometime in June this year.

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A video today surfaced of the iPhone’s appearance on Tuesday at the CTIA phone expo in Orlando.

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Ever since Apple and Cingular announced their exclusive relationship to sell the iPhone in January, folks in areas where Cingular doesn’t have native coverage have wondered - what about us? Parts of 18 states lack Cingular coverage, including all of Vermont and a good chunk of Minnesota.

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There has been so much positive press about Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone ever since it was announced that hearing the ‘not so bullish’ side is somewhat refreshing. John Dvorak posted such an article. Stating the razor thin margins and quick shelf life of a design pose a big challenge to Apple, even if the phone is initially successful. I agree with everything he stated, as it is true about the cell phone industry and the different environment that Apple is about to enter.

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