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So I finally had to buy an iPhone 3G.  I had talked about why I didn’t buy a first generation iPhone in an earlier post, and I’m glad I waited.  The iPhone 3G was truly worth the wait. 
I had wanted to get one of these phones back in July.  After standing in line for two [...]

Today I installed the excellent WordPress plugin WPTouch to my blog at DrThompsen.com. With this plugin installed, my blog is now optimized for display on the iPhone or iPod Touch. If you have one of these devices, check out how Dr.Thompsen.com looks on it. You’ll notice a very compact, highly readable, clean [...]

I couldn’t stand it any longer. After playing with an iPhone on Saturday at an AT&T store, I decided to go to an Apple store on Sunday to see the iPhone in a more “natural” environment. What a difference! The marketing of the iPhone at the Apple Store was much more polished [...]

Now this one’s rather strange, but some might enjoy it. If you’ve seen the latest ads for Apple’s iPhone, you may appreciate this oddly humorous version, compliments of the folks at This Just In. It’s just incredible how much hype the iPhone is getting, both positive and negative…and in this case satirical.

And just think, [...]

Today Apple did something it rarely does: announce a major upgrade to a product before it is even released. In this press release, Apple stated that the iPhone will have better battery life and a more durable screen than was previously specified.
As I noted in a previous blog post, the iPhone’s battery life has [...]

Here’s a clip from Saturday Night Live where they parody Steve Job’s announcement of the iPhone on their “Weekend Update” sketch. It’s already a big hit on YouTube.
Actually, the battery life is supposed to be around 5 hours for playback of video, web browsing and talk time, and 16 hours if used for music [...]