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New Apple Iphone Release Date | Price Dropped

Update June 9, 2008: Apple announced today that the Apple Iphone has been pushed back to July 11, 2008.

The new Apple Iphone release date has been announced! It will correspond with the one year anniversary of the wildly successful initial Iphone launch. (edit: I somehow forgot to add the date initially! The date for the new Iphone release is June 27, 2008 as of right now.) This phone version will be ready to run on AT&T's much faster 3G network. Allowing for faster internet speeds. Also according to sources, a few weeks prior to the release of the new Apple Iphone, Apple will remove all remaining stock from the market to help boost demand.

These new Iphones will be available in 8 gigabytes and 16 gigabytes. Now here is the best news. In an effort to help boost demand, AT&T will be footing $200 of the cost. What does this mean? This means that instead of paying $399 for the 8 GB Iphone or $499 for the 16 GB, you will only have to pay $199 or $299 respectively. This deal will only be available for those who are signing NEW two year contracts with AT&T. This offer WILL NOT be available at the Apple Stores. At least not as of right now.

My two cents

While I am happy about the price dropping on anything, at my store the number one requested phone is the Iphone. Now the last time I saw a demand for a phone was when the original Motorola V3 Razr was first released. It was initially $500. Then the price drops occured and soon everyone had one making it Motorola's best selling phone of all time. However the market is oversaturated with Motorola Razrs. The same fate awaits the Apple Iphone I am afraid.

Everyone wants one, and soon everyone will be able to afford one. (Not to mention 25% of unlocked Apple Iphones that are on the market.) From a consumer standpoint, that is exciting news as I would never pay more than $150 for a phone, I would buy an Iphone 3g unlocked online. I don't care what it was but that is just me. Soon the Apple Iphone will hit mainstream status, then no one will want it anymore. Maybe. The thing about Steve Jobs, and Apple, he just may find a way to keep everyone coming back for more.

Cell Phones In School

Should America's children have cell phones in school? Lets think about the world we live in. We live in a world where maniacs don't hesitate to shoot up schools. We live in a world where some weirdo pervert won't hesitate to snatch up innocent kids coming to and from school. But on the flip side todays children are smarter than the children of the last generation. The majority of schools have a no cell phones policy due to the fact that some children use their phones for cheating on exams, talking to their friends during class time, and the new phenomenon of sending an obscene amount of text messages back and forth to each other.

Now how do we balance our children's safety with the need to make sure that they are learning when they are at school. While there is no perfect cell phone for kids, I think that with a little research you can find the right cell phone for kids. You can use the Jitterbug which started out as a phone for kids but has evolved into a phone for those who just want a phone with no frills and no thrills. There are also several pay as you go options as well as other cheap cell phones for sale that can help make sure that you are in control for the most part. But whether you pick a pay as you go option or any other cell phone option the important point is your child's safety.

Now do I think there should be cell phones in school? You better believe it. I also believe that college students with gun permits should be allowed to have there weapons on campus but that is another article. The fact of the matter is, the times have changed and we should make sure that our kids can get a hold of us if they need to. I don't have any children yet but when I do, if they aren't allow yet, my kid will still have a phone. And he or she better answer when I call to lol! When I was in  junior high school my mom made sure I had a beeper so she could keep tabs on me. She was and still is a great mom.

I really hope that the schools will modify they're no cell phone policies but if they don't, the parents should have the final say. You should demand the final say. Please tell me in the comments how you feel about cell phones in school.

T-Mobile Wing Batteries prone to overheating

Who knew? Come to find out the HTC Wing batteries were overheating in some cases. T-Mobile and HTC are currently issuing replacement batteries for the original Dynapack battery packs with Celxpert battery packs. If this applies to you, just call T-Mobile customer service and they will give you more information.

Lets hope that Dynapack learns from this little episode. Overheating battery packs with the potential to explode can't be a good thing!