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Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
Will the iPhone violate GPL 3? — You have to feel a little sorry for the Free Software Foundation, which launched the first overhaul of its General Public License (GPL) in 16 years on the same day that Apple's iPhone launch hogged the spotlight. — But the foundation, like everybody and his brother …
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Joshua Gay / FSF:
iPhone restricts users, GPLv3 frees them — On Friday, June 29, not everyone in the continental U.S. will be waiting in line to purchase a $500 iPhone. In fact, hundreds of thousands of digital aficionados around the globe won't be standing in line at all, for June 29 marks the release …
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Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
iPhone first hands-on and unboxing — Say hello to iPhone. — (Don't go far, we're uploading more pictures every minute.)
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Aidan Malley / AppleInsider:
iPhone teardown reveals better-than-iPod construction (photos) — A disassembly of the iPhone immediately after its public launch has revealed small, but useful, information about the Apple handset's assembly. — Technicians at iFixit have dissected the device from front to back …
Dan Moren / iPhone Central:
Things to do with an iPhone when it's dead — I'm calmer now. Mostly. And I've had some time to think about things: life, the grand scheme of things, whatnot. Time to really commune with the emptiness. Staring into the inky blackness of a dead iPhone screen has turned out to be a sort …
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Guy J Kewney / Newswireless.net headlines:
Ignore US launch: European Tri-iPhone launch will reveal 3G iPhone for Voda, T-Mobile and Carphone Warehouse — A new 3G (European) version of the iPhone will be launched Monday in the UK by Apple - in a join promotion with Vodafone, T-Mobile of Germany, and Carphone Warehouse.
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David Chartier / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
iPhone First Impressions — It was difficult, but I finally tore myself away from playing with my 8GB iPhone to put together a First Impressions post. I tried touching on a few things that we might not have discussed before, or at least things that I particularly appreciate that might …
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
It lives up to every bit of hype — Amazing device. Amazing line. Steve Jobs showed up, unfortunately that was after we had left the store but we saw him arrive and walk into the store (he walked to the store from his home). — Also joining us in line was Andy Hertzfeld in addition to Bill Atkinson, who I talked about earlier.
Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3 — After 18 months of sometimes inflamed debate, the Free Software Foundation on Friday released version 3 of the General Public License, a highly influential legal document that embodies the principles of the free and open-source programming movement.
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Katie Allen / Guardian:
Music industry attacks Sunday newspaper's free Prince CD — The eagerly awaited new album by Prince is being launched as a free CD with a national Sunday newspaper in a move that has drawn widespread criticism from music retailers. — The Mail on Sunday revealed yesterday …
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AT&T: 2.5G upgrades won't make iPhone Web surfing faster — Extra: IBM 1401 Mainframe, the musical - Crave: How to keep the pool clean and green - Security Bites Podcast: Web security challenge - Podcast: The tech world waits for Apple - Phishing scam spreading via Yahoo IM worm …
TED / uncov:
Kevin Rose: YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG — There's no way I could sleep tonight without ripping the s**t out of Pownce. The only thing that really irritates me about Pownce is that it has to exist on the same internet that I use. — Pownce is a web service that lets you "share stuff with your friends".
Tom / Project Red Stripe:
And the idea is... After four and a half months of sweat and toil we are pleased to announce our idea: — We are developing a web service that harnesses the collective intelligence of The Economist Group's community, enabling them to contribute their skills and knowledge to international and local development organisations.
Associated Press:
AT&T Is Buying Oklahoma-Based Carrier — AT&T, the wireless carrier, agreed on Friday to acquire the rural wireless provider Dobson Communications Corporation for $2.8 billion in cash. — The offer of $13 a share adds about 1.7 million customers to AT&T's nearly 62 million …
Erica Ogg / CNET News.com:
Verizon COO: 'iWhatever' — What do you do when your main competitor is about to unleash the most hyped gadget ever to the cell phone-toting masses? Give said gadget a mocking nickname in a memo to employees. — The Thursday letter to Verizon Wireless employees from Chief Operating Officer Jack Plating …
