Daily news roundup - 09/06/09
Your fruit-flavoured daily news summary
9 June 2009 18:06 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott
A day after Apple's WWDC keynote and our news roundup - made up of the most-read stories over the last 24 hours - is decidedly Apple-y, with the sole exception of our Nokia N97 review. Catch up on the big announcements below...
NEWS: Apple confirms iPhone 3.0 release date
But not all features coming to all users
Apple has confirmed that the new iPhone 3.0 operating system will be available for iPhone 3G and iPhone users from 17 June...read more
NEWS: O2 prices iPhone tethering and MMS
Will be offered ahead of US, but pricey
O2, the exclusive UK carrier of the iPhone, has announced its pricing for the new iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G in the UK...read more
NEWS: Apple launches iPhone 3G S
"Fastest, most powerful yet" model announced at WWDC
As had been heavily rumoured, Apple has announced the launch of a next-gen version of the iPhone at its WWDC event - the iPhone 3G S - although Apple will still offer the iPhone 3G alongside the new model...read more
NEWS: Carphone Warehouse reveals iPhone 3GS pre-order plans
Early adopters can reserve their handset from 10 June
Following Apple's launch of the iPhone "3GS", official UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has confirmed pre-order plans for the new handset...read more
NEWS: TomTom navigation and car kit coming to iPhone
New app and windscreen dock announced
TomTom has confirmed that it will release its TomTom navigation service on the iPhone...read more
NEWS: Snow Leopard detailed
New features sees new Safari 4.0 released
"What a big hole Microsoft has dug - they're trying to get out of it with Windows 7," said Apple's VP Bertrand Serlet as he detailed the company's new operating system Snow Leopard...read more
NEWS: Rebellion over O2 iPhone pricing
Pocket-lint readers not happy with costs
One of the downsides of bringing smartphones to the mass market is that you have to deal with that mass market, and its rage whenever you put the slightest foot wrong...read more
NEWS: Apple says iPhone and iPod touch sales hit 40 million
While 50,000 apps now available
At the WWDC Apple event in San Fran, Scott Forstall, the senior vice president of iPhone software for Apple, revealed that there are now over 50,000 apps on the App Store...read more
REVIEW: Nokia N97 mobile phone
We grill Nokia's long awaited handset
Nokia's N97 is the long-awaited successor to the wildly popular N95, and its chunky older brother the N96...read more
NEWS: Apple offers "Find My iPhone" feature
But for MobileMe customers only
Apple has launched a new feature for iPhone owners at its WWDC event - a "Find My iPhone" function that works in a similar way to Palm's "remote wipe" feature on the new Palm Pre...read more
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