The more Verizon and AT&T trade unseasonal greetings over their respective 3G networks, the more collateral damage seems to be inflicted on the iPhone.
Fragile - handle with care. The tag was warning enough to the tinkling ware inside. But brittle as glass no longer holds: the substance, we are told, is tougher than wood - you can dance in your stilletos, or even throw a cricket ball on a glass floor.
Skype, the Internet telephone unit of eBay Inc, is planning to launch its service for iPhone users on Tuesday and for BlackBerry in May as part of its effort to expand beyond desktop computers.
Imagine a worst case scenario: you're camping out in the woods, your iPhone's battery is at 10%, and your boss calls you with some urgent assignment which requires logging into your work's intranet to file a report and update customers.