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AppleInsider is reporting that the wireless radio specs in the iPhone 3.0 firmware beta reveal support for a new chip and 802.11n. Current gen iPhones and the iPod touch only support 802.11a or 802.11b/g networks.

Like it does in most countries, Apple has a preferred wireless carrier in the United Kingdom. In this case the carrier is O2, but that may not be the case for long, at least for the iPhone 3G.

Hop-on today announces that its GSM cell phone, the HOP1811, will be available in the United States for $13.99 with a Graffiti Wireless Airtime Plan. Anti-iPhone?

Two of the biggest smartphone launches this year will be those of the Palm Pre and the iPhone 3G S. The Pre launched a few weeks back and the iPhone 3G s is set to burn up the doors at AT&T Friday. IGN has a comparison of the two phones, and on paper, they are surprisingly similar to each other.