According to a new patent application from Apple, the company we all know and love wants to create a new type of packing for their iPhones and iPods. As we have seen through the years, normal packaging is designed to put some sort of advertisement on the outside while also keeping the product inside safe and sound. With this new “active packaging,” Apple would be able to both power the device and send data to it in order to have it display some sort of media, such as a video, while sitting on shelves waiting to be purchased.

There have been various reports on the internet that the new iPhone 3G will be available exclusively from O2 and Carphone Warehouse, not from Apple stores (in the UK, anyway). The reports came after the UK version of the iPhone site listed only O2 and Carphone Warehouse under “Where to Buy.” But, it seems Apple more »

Here’s the latest regional mobile carrier to add to the long list of those who are about to release the iPhone in their areas. Softbank of Japan has announced that it has sealed an agreement with Apple regarding the distribution of the iPhone in Japan. Following the other announcements of mobile carriers who snagged an more »

MacDailyNews is reporting that several of its readers are facing difficulties when purchasing an iPhone from AT&T stores. No, the stock levels are fine, but it seems that store employees are reluctant to promote the gadget, hiding them in stock rooms and giving other lame excuses like “fear of theft” or “it’s a Sunday”. It more »