iPhone

Eighteen of the best sites about the Apple iPhone, the combination cell phone, iPod and Internet device. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. Apple - iPhone - Official Apple iPhone page where you can get a guided tour of the iPhone’s features, see the price for the 4GB ($499) and 8GB ($599) models, and buy one if you’ve got the do-re-mi. (www.apple.com)

2. Apple iPhone (4GB) Review - In-depth, mostly positive June 30, 2007 review gives the iPhone high marks for design and for functionality as a music player but a little less enthusiasm for call quality. (reviews.cnet.com)

3. A Closer Look at the iPhone - In this January, 2007 video, Apple executive Phil Schiller demos the iPhone’s many features for CBS News. (www.youtube.com)

4. Lawmaker Upset By iPhone Termination Fee - July 11, 2007 article on Congressman Edward Markey criticizing Apple and AT&T for the fact that iPhone users will incur a $175 fee if they quit AT&T—even though the iPhone will not work on any rival cellular network until at least 2012. (abcnews.go.com)

5. New iPhone Model in the Works - July 10, 2007 article on speculation that Apple will introduce a new iPhone that rivals the iPod Nano in size near the end of 2007. (abclocal.go.com)

6. No BS iPhone Review - Extremely long and in-depth iPhone review from July 11, 2007, offers praise for much of the iPhone but its bottom line advice is to wait for a software upgrade before buying one. Read the review to see why. (gizmodo.com)

7. iPhone Freak - As the name suggests, this is the blog of a fan obsessed with the iPhone. Includes news, rumors, latest iPhone accessories, analysis of the market, etc. (www.iphonefreak.com)

8. iPhone: Will It Blend? - Put an iPhone into a Blendtec blender and what do you get? iSmoke. Watch the video here. (www.willitblend.com)

9. Use the iPhone to Find Free Wireless While Traveling - July 12, 2007 article discusses using the iPhone maps widget to find free wi-fi spots. (www.macosxhints.com)

10. Developers Get Creative with iPhone - July 12, 2007 article on new games and other applications developed for the iPhone at the previous weekend’s iPhoneDevCamp gathering of iPhone junkies. (www.usatoday.com)

11. iPhone Misses the Social Networking Revolution - July 11, 2007 article praises the iPhone technology achievement but says Steve Jobs does not understand today’s mobile end user, and thus has created a phone that does not satisfy the social desires of cell phone users. (www.csmonitor.com)

12. Apple’s New iPhone - Humor publication The Onion offers its take on the iPhone’s best features, including “Comes with an iPhone hat, so people know you own an iPhone during the brief periods you’re not using it.” (www.theonion.com)

13. iPhone Express - Sells iPhone accessories and books related to the iPhone. (iphone.zliog.com)

14. BenQ confirms iPhone? - March 22, 2006 article is among the first rumors of a cell phone made by Apple, the iPhone. Lots of comments by readers. (www.engadget.com)

15. Will iPhone Save Handset Business? - November 16, 2006 reports says “Apple, it is rumored, has signed a deal that will allow the Cupertino-based computer company to source 12 million iPod-based phones from a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer.” (gigaom.com)

16. Apple Seeks Rights to iPhone Trademark - October 16, 2006 article on Apple Computer filing for a trademark on the term iPhone, suggesting the company’s plans to use it for an iPod-like cell phone. (www.appleinsider.com)

17. Apple iPhone to be Cingular-Exclusive at Launch - September 26, 2006 article sugests Apple may be producing the iPhone for an early 2007 release, to be exclusively available to Cingular customers for the first six months. In the end, this was true, although Cingular had been renamed AT&T by that point and the exclusivity to AT&T was much longer—five years. (www.thinksecret.com)

18. iPhone Eye-Opener - This September 5, 2006 article takes a look at the iPhone rumors from a financial perspective. (www.thestreet.com)