After years of complaints about early-termination fees, the Federal Communications Commission finally showed signs of a serious inquiry into the charges. And the shortcomings of AT&T Wireless' network, familiar to disgruntled iPhone users, drew wide attention for an ironic reason: Apple's decision to stick with AT&T when it launches its eagerly awaited iPad mobile computer this spring.
Recently Nokia Corp. based in Espoo, Finland has been all over the news for their lawsuit against Apple and the iPhone. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware with allegations that the iPhone infringes on 10 of Nokia's patents, which are related to Wi-Fi access and phone calls.
Apple's investigation into spontaneously exploding and cracking iPhones has yet to yield any evidence of product defects. That is the story the company told to France's minister of consumer affairs, anyway.
Apple has approved a streaming music application from Spotify for use on the iPhone, even though the program will compete with Apple's own iTunes service.
Google has confirmed through the official Android developers' blog, that after working on the first Android devices with its partners in the Open Handset Alliance, these devices will indeed be shipping in the fourth quarter of this year.