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Latin American firm lands iPhone deal 7 May 08, 23:35 ET SAN FRANCISCO -- In another step in the worldwide march of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has signed a deal to bring the multimedia gadget to more than a dozen countries starting later this year. more You Say iPhone, I Say Touchphone 7 May 08, 23:34 ET By Branko Miletic | Thursday | 08/05/2008 Even though we all knew that smartphones were going to be winners, not many envisaged that as consumers, ... more Prizefight: Apple iPhone vs. Samsung SGH-F700 7 May 08, 23:29 ET By CNET Asia staff The iPhone has come a long way and we believe most readers would have heard of it at some point of time, so we'll spare the history ... more Synchronoss' Woes Hint At Changes For iPhone 7 May 08, 23:10 ET Rather than just telling everyone his plans, Jobs just lets everything get a little weird. And the meltdown at Synchronoss--the company that's done a great ... more INDIA: Vodafone set to offer Apple's iPhone in India 7 May 08, 23:08 ET By Shalini Singh NEW DELHI --- Gizmo freaks have reason to celebrate with Vodafone set to offer the Apple iPhone to its subscribers in India before 2008-end ... more Telstra's June iPhone launch points to 3G 7 May 08, 22:49 ET By Joseph Hanlon on 08 May 2008 Telstra will be the third mobile provider to sell the iPhone in Australia starting from the end of June, ... more Apple iPhone headed to 16 Latin American countries on America Movil 7 May 08, 22:32 ET Apple sure is making a global blitz with its iconic Apple iPhone handset. With carriers signed up left and right to launch the iPhone in various markets ... more Even more supposed 3G iPhone shots 7 May 08, 22:11 ET As usual, we have no idea if this is the real thing, a prototype, or just a little Photoshop fakery. The most obvious difference between what Engadget saw ... more Vodafone to bring iPhone to NZ 7 May 08, 22:05 ET Vodafone has signed an agreement with Apple to sell its iPhone in 10 countries later this year, including New Zealand. more Apple inks iPhone deal with America Movil 7 May 08, 21:39 ET SAN FRANCISCO: In another step in the worldwide march of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has ... more .Mac push e-mail coming to iPhone 2.0? 7 May 08, 21:38 ET Sometimes, we at TUAW get awesome tips from our readers -- this is proof. A certain, unnamed individual sent us some pictures of the latest build of the ... more Apple inks Latin American deal for iPhone 7 May 08, 21:28 ET In another step in the worldwide march of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to ... more Apple inks Latin American deal for iPhone with America Movil SAB 7 May 08, 21:22 ET SAN FRANCISCO - In another step in the worldwide march of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to bring the multimedia gadget to more than a dozen countries starting later this year. America Movil SAB, controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, said it plans to bring the iPhone to all of its Latin American operations but ... more Apple inks iPhone deal with America Movil, Latin America's top ... 7 May 08, 21:09 ET In another step in the worldwide march of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to ... more Apple inks Latin American deal for iPhone 7 May 08, 20:44 ET In another step in the worldwide march of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to bring the multimedia gadget to more than a dozen countries starting later this year. more Fring, a native IM and VoIP program fro iPhone gets updated 7 May 08, 20:16 ET Fring, a popular IM and VoIP application which supports multiple clients like MSN messenger, Google talk, Yahoo, Twitter, Skype and others has been updated. ... more Natuba brings photo storage to the iPhone 7 May 08, 19:55 ET By Leslie Poston For iPhone users who haven’t figured out Flickr, PhotoBucket or other free sites that will offer photo storage for their iPhone, ... more Sprint spending $100 million to promote it’s iPhone competitor 7 May 08, 19:49 ET Sprint is making good on their promise to spend $100 million to promote their new iPhone competitor, the Samsung Instinct. The advertisements start running ... more No vacations for AT&T employees in preparation for iPhone launch? 7 May 08, 19:39 ET It seems AT&T employees will have to delay their vacations. AT&T released a memo urging their staff to take vacations only before June 15th or after July 12 ... more Apple's iPhone Heading To Mexico, Latin America With America Movil 7 May 08, 19:11 ET No surprise here: Mexico-based America Movil (AMX) says it will "bring the iPhone to its Latin American operations later this year. ... more iPhone Carrier Exclusivity Looks Set To End 7 May 08, 19:08 ET It would be the most sensible solution all round, but has Apple finally seen the light…? Notoriously media chatty Italian telcos are spreading the word of ... more Mexico’s America Movil to sell Apple iPhone across Latin America ... 7 May 08, 19:07 ET Mexico's America Movil, the largest cell phone operator in Latin America, said on Wednesday it will sell Apple's iPhone across its Latin American operations ... more Vodafone iPhone Announcement 7 May 08, 18:25 ET It has been revealed today (5 May 2008) that Vodafone has a 2 year exclusive agreement with Apple® to launch the iPhone® in NZ, Australia, India and various other countries. more America Movil to introduce iPhone in Latin America 7 May 08, 18:24 ET accord with Apple to introduce the iPhone into the countries in the region in which it does business. The firm, owned by Mexican multi-billionaire Carlos ... more iPhone application for car rental 7 May 08, 18:08 ET P ayless Car Rental, a low-cost rental car company providing exceptional value to travelers, is one of the first car rental agencies to build a customized ... more HTC Joins Attack Of iPhone Clones 7 May 08, 17:44 ET HTC this week unveiled the Touch Diamond, a touch screen mobile device poised to rival the Apple iPhone. Here we look at a handful of devices that hope to bank on widely successful iPhone model. more Apple choses Vodafone to sell its iPhone in NZ later this year. 7 May 08, 17:35 ET NZPA - Apple has chosen Vodafone to sell its iPhone in New Zealand later this year. The agreement to sell the Apple iPhone for use on the Vodafone GSM ... more AT&T Vacation Schedules Point to 3G iPhone Launch 7 May 08, 17:24 ET Last year around this time speculation was rampant about the launch of the iPhone. And it was the fact that AT&T was canceling vacations between June 15th ... more iPhone SDK Beta 5 Now Up: Bug Fixes, Updated OS Support 7 May 08, 17:24 ET Besides supporting the latest iPhone OS version, beta 5 doesn't do a whole lot else besides throwing in small tweaks to the UI, tweaks to the developers ... more DJ Nitrogen Announces Easy iPhone Ringtones With A New Ringtone ... 7 May 08, 17:14 ET San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 7, 2008 -- DJ Nitrogen announces the public beta release of its new Ringtone Lab for the iPhone ... more Sprint readies "iPhone killer" Instinct campaign 7 May 08, 17:03 ET By Charles Jade | Published: May 07, 2008 - 03:57PM CT Back in 2005, Creative Technology CEO Sim Wong Hoo declared an "MP3 War" against Apple and the iPod. ... more iPhone is coveted in Israel 7 May 08, 16:52 ET By Dana Rosenblatt TEL AVIV, Israel (CNN) -- In Tel Aviv's wholesale fashion headquarters, where textile merchants follow in the legacy of fathers and ... more Touch Diamond Won't Touch iPhone 7 May 08, 16:48 ET By Richard Koman HTC's new Touch Diamond phone has a 2.8-inch VGA touch screen that can change orientation, along with many other iPhone features. ... more HTC's Touch Diamond Won't Touch iPhone 2.0 7 May 08, 16:38 ET Consumers wanting a touch-screen, Web-browsing, 3G-capable phone don't have to wait for the rumored 3G iPhone. HTC's new Touch Diamond matches -- some would say "copies" -- the features on Apple's breakthrough device while offering the speedy connections of 3G networks. more Sprint website gives first look on iPhone-fighting Samsung Instinct 7 May 08, 16:25 ET How do we know that Sprint is pushing the Samsung Instinct to go toe-to-toe with AT&T's Apple iPhone? Well, aside from the obvious touchscreen and ... more iPhone to be Distributed in Latin America by America Movil 7 May 08, 16:21 ET By Julia Cazar NEW YORK - America Movil, the largest cell phone operator in Mexico confirmed in a statement on Wednesday it reached a deal with Apple to ... more Vodafone to sell iPhone in India 7 May 08, 16:15 ET LONDON, May 7: Vodafone finally secured its first deal to sell Apple's iconic iPhone on Tuesday, winning the distribution rights for 10 countries including ... more New iPhone launch in Europe rumored for August 7 May 08, 16:13 ET BERLIN - Apple plans to begin selling the long-awaited, faster 3G version of its iPhone by the August summer holidays in some European countries, a person close to the situation said, as part of an expanded introduction of the device to 10 countries that was announced Tuesday. more Vodafone takes iPhone to 10 countries, including India, Australia ... 7 May 08, 16:13 ET Vodafone, Britain’s leading mobile phone operator has secured the deal of selling the iPhone. It has won the distribution rights for 10 countries. ... more America Movil to Bring Apple IPhone to Latin America (Update1) 7 May 08, 15:53 ET By Hugh Collins and Valerie Rota May 7 (Bloomberg) -- America Movil SAB, the wireless carrier controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, ... more Mophie's IPhone Battery Extender Gets Apple Certification 7 May 08, 15:51 ET Mophie announced the release of Juice Pack, the first "Works with iPhone" certified battery extender on the market. While other vendors have released ... more Synchronoss Technologies business suffers on iPhone unlocking 7 May 08, 15:46 ET The trend toward unlocking iPhones has cost at least one Apple partner dear - Synchronoss Technologies shares are collapsing as a result of the practise. ... more How To Check Firmware Version of Your iPhone: 7 May 08, 15:38 ET On the emergency keypad enter *3001#12345#* then press "Call" You are now in the Field Test program. What version of firmware your manual and software ... more One Apple iPhone, Two Italian Carriers 7 May 08, 15:19 ET Up until now, the Apple iPhone has been limited to one carrier per country. In the United States, it's just not possible to buy and activate the iPhone for ... more Apple and Orange in talks about multi-country iPhone rollout 7 May 08, 15:11 ET By Iljitsch van Beijnum | Published: May 07, 2008 - 02:08PM CT Now that Vodafone has has secured iPhone distribution rights in ten countries (but, alas, ... more Philips Xenium X800 is an iPhone Killer 7 May 08, 15:08 ET Or so they would want you to believe. It seems that Philips is jumping into the touchscreen cell phone game as well with the apparent arrival of the Xenium ... more Mophie’s iPhone battery extender gets Apple certification 7 May 08, 15:08 ET by Dan Moren, Macworld.com Mophie announced the release of Juice Pack, the first “Works with iPhone” certified battery extender on the market. ... more UPDATE 2-America Movil to sell iPhone across Latin America 7 May 08, 15:05 ET By Chris Aspin MEXICO CITY, May 7 (Reuters) - America Movil (AMXL.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it would sell Apple Inc's (AAPL. ... more Sprint Targets iPhone In Series of Side-By-Side Ads (Videos) 7 May 08, 14:51 ET While it may seem that everyone is in love with the Apple iPhone from AT&T, Sprint wants to remind us that their full touchscreen phone is actually a better ... more The iPhone world tour continues: Latin America, Spain, Poland? 7 May 08, 14:48 ET If Apple intends to sell 10 million iPhones before the end of the year, they are certainly going about it the right way. First, it is releasing a newer, ... more 3G iPhone All But Confirmed. Launch Imminent? 7 May 08, 14:43 ET The 3G iPhone reports are off the charts. We still have over four weeks until Jobsnote at WWDC, but everyone and their mother believes the 3G iPhone is ... more BT launches iPhone-style mobile device 7 May 08, 14:38 ET BT Group has dived back into the mobile market with an offering squarely aimed at the BlackBerry and the iPhone. Like the popular smartphones from RIM and ... more 3G iPhone Watch: AT&T discourages vacations 7 May 08, 14:31 ET According to an internal AT&T memo that Boy Genius Report obtained, the carrier is making very similar preparations for "an exciting new promotion/product ... more Latin America to join iPhone rollouts this year 7 May 08, 13:59 ET By Jacqui Cheng | Published: May 07, 2008 - 12:57PM CT This must be "iPhones across the globe" week, as America Movil announced today that it would begin ... more • iPhone worldwide tour grows: Mexico, more added - iPhone, Therefore I Blog 7 May 08, 13:58 ET America Movil, the largest mobile provider in Latin America, announced Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone starting ... more América Móvil to bring iPhone to Latin America 7 May 08, 13:57 ET by Peter Cohen, Macworld.com Reuters reports that América Móvil, the largest cell phone operator in Latin America, plans to bring its customers the iPhone ... more Apple iPhone to hit Latin America via America Movil 7 May 08, 13:46 ET The Apple iPhone is making it's way south, and will begin selling in Latin America sometime this year. Latin America will be getting a nice taste of Apple ... more IPhone Coming to Latin America 7 May 08, 13:37 ET Another day - another iPhone announcement. Today's is from dominant Latin America operator, America Movil - which says it has secured the distribution deal ... more iPhone Case Innovation Meets Avant-Garde Design 7 May 08, 13:34 ET a href="http://ivyskin.com">ivyskin.com: XyloT2 Special Edition cases for iPhone and iPod touch. Now available, the finest in sleek durable protection, ... more Apple iPhone Mophie Juice Pack: First official battery extender 7 May 08, 13:32 ET Today, mophie raises the bar for iPhone accessories by receiving the first-ever “Works with iPhone” certification for a battery extender. ... more America Movil to carry iPhone in Mexico, more 7 May 08, 13:23 ET America Movil today said it would carry the iPhone in Mexico as well as other countries in the region, bringing the device to the western Latin-speaking areas for the first time. The carrier doesn't provide a specific release date for the phone but confirms that the device will be available sometime later in the year. The company is considered on... more Sprint Spending $100 Million to Kick iPhone in the Nuts (iPhone ... 7 May 08, 13:20 ET Starting May 9th, Sprint will begin a massive, $100 marketing campaign aimed straight at the iPhone's nether regions. Stacking its 3G Instinct against the ... more Can Synchronoss Really Blame iPhone For Its Woes? (SNCR, AAPL, T) 7 May 08, 13:19 ET Synchronoss Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: SNCR) looks now like it will be one of the worst seen earnings moves of popular companies in all of this earnings ... more France Telecom in talks for more iPhone deals 7 May 08, 13:18 ET By Charles Starrett France Telecom, the parent company of French iPhone carrier Orange, is in talks with Apple to sell the handset in other countries. ... more America Movil to sell Apple's next-gen iPhone in Mexico 7 May 08, 13:18 ET By Slash Lane America Movil, the largest mobile network operator and corporation in Latin America, said Wednesday it will begin selling Apple Inc.'s iPhone ... more iPhone sales will continue to boom, 24 million units by 2009 7 May 08, 13:18 ET Expecting a slowdown in Apple Inc.'s iPhone sales? Don't look at Synchronoss Technologies' weaker than expected March quarter results for a sign, ... more América Móvil to carry iPhone in Latin America 7 May 08, 13:17 ET By Charles Starrett América Móvil, the largest mobile network operator in Latin America with more than 150 million subscribers, has said it will sell the ... more France Télécom Waiting for Next-gen IPhone to Change Pricing 7 May 08, 13:16 ET France Télécom will wait for Apple to update its iPhone before changing the existing model's price -- even though the high... more Telecom tipped to join rush for iPhone 7 May 08, 13:04 ET Telecom is likely to jump on the iPhone bandwagon within weeks, after Vodafone's decision to sell the phones in New Zealand, an industry analyst says. more iPhone unlocking remains 'significant 7 May 08, 12:58 ET The trend toward unlocking iPhones has cost at least one Apple partner dear - Synchronoss Technologies shares are collapsing as a result of the practise. ... more Synchronoss’ Woes No Bad Omen For iPhone Sales 7 May 08, 12:57 ET Synchronoss (SNCR) last night reported distressingly bad financial results, and warned that it expected a big drop off in revenue related to its business ... more Apple ships fifth version of iPhone SDK 7 May 08, 12:57 ET The latest version is available to registered developers from Apple's iPhone Dev Center (log-in required). Apple says the new version SDK ships with updated ... more Apple's iPhone coming to Latin America on America Movil 7 May 08, 12:52 ET by Darren Murph, posted May 7th 2008 at 12:38PM Just a day after we heard that Vodafone was taking the iPhone on a world tour, in comes word that Apple's ... more New iPhone OS 2.0 build gets “Push” preferences 7 May 08, 12:52 ET The latest build of iPhone OS 2.0, 5a274d, includes aa preference panel that allows users to control settings for applications with push capabilities. ... more Mophie Juice Pack Battery Extender Officially "Works With iPhone" 7 May 08, 12:43 ET iPod accessory manufacturer, Mophie, today announced that their new Juice Pack has officially become the first battery extendeder to receive Apple's coveted ... more iPhone's Uncertain Future Sends Synchronoss Into Tailspin 7 May 08, 12:35 ET Shares of Synchronoss Technologies plummeted Wednesday morning after the company offered worrying guidance on its revenue related to Apple's iPhone. The stock fell $9.84, or 43 percent, to $13.06 in morning trading. The stock earlier hit a 52-week low of $12.72, far below a previous bottom of $15.15 set in early March. more America Movil Rises on iPhone Deal, Ecuador Concession Renewal 7 May 08, 12:33 ET May 7 (Bloomberg) -- America Movil SAB, Latin America's largest wireless telephone company, rose the most in two weeks in Mexico City trading after it was awarded the right to market Apple Inc.'s iPhone in the region later this year. more Apple Releases iPhone SDK Beta 5 7 May 08, 12:04 ET Apple today released the fifth beta of the iPhone SDK (software developer's kit). The new iPhone SDK reportedly includes bugs fixes and added support for ... more Leaked AT&T Memo Hints at 3G iPhone Launch 7 May 08, 12:00 ET An internal memo leaked from AT&T shows that the exclusive American partner for the iPhone has asked its retail employees to not take vacations from 15 June ... more UPDATE 1-America Movil to sell iPhone across Latin America 7 May 08, 11:55 ET MEXICO CITY, May 7 (Reuters) - Mexico's America Movil, the largest cell phone operator in Latin America, said on Wednesday it will sell Apple Inc's iPhone ... more iPhone SDK release 5 posted, some apps will need to be rewritten 7 May 08, 11:48 ET Apple has posted its fifth revision to the iPhone SDK (software development kit). The new release updates documentation and has various API changes. ... more AT&T halts holidays during 3G iPhone launch window 7 May 08, 11:41 ET By Tony Smith [More by this author] AT&T staffers have once again been told they can't take any time off work next month because of an anticipated "heavy ... more Indigo 3 Improves iPhone Support, More 7 May 08, 11:39 ET Perceptive Automation announced the immediate availability of Indigo 3.0 on Wednesday. The new version of the Mac-based home automation system improved support for iPhone Web-based remote control and added support for the INSTEON Thermostat Adapter for Venstar thermostats more iPodObserver - Orange Negotiating to Bring iPhone to Poland, Spain 7 May 08, 11:09 ET The French cell carrier Orange already has a deal to offer Apple's iPhone in France, and now it looks like the company is in talks to expand that coverage into Poland and Spain, too. CFO Gervais Pellissier confirmed that Orange is negotiating with Apple to bring the combination iPod and smart phone to both countries "among others." more Vodafone offers ‘free unlimited’ data + gets the iphone 7 May 08, 10:48 ET Well, in the UK at least. Over here, you’re looking at between $30 and $70 for up to 3GB of data on two-year contracts, or $40 to $80 if you don’t want to ... more iPhone review (finally) 7 May 08, 10:48 ET I meant to post this yesterday but forgot, and with the news that the iPhone is finally on the way to NZ (hurray?) it seems good to mention it now. ... more iPhone to sell through range of telcos 7 May 08, 10:35 ET TRENDSETTING technology giant Apple has revamped its global marketing model for the highly anticipated iPhone by moving away from signing exclusive deals ... more The iPhone on all networks in SA. 7 May 08, 10:31 ET The day I get my grey-import-hacked-oh-so-sweet iPhone, headlines read “Vodacom to bring Apple’s iPhone to South Africa”. Typical. ... more Vodafone set to release iPhone in Australia 7 May 08, 10:31 ET By Chloe Lake, Technology Editor May 06, 2008 04:30pm THE Apple iPhone will be released in Australia later this year with mobile carrier Vodafone, ... more Briefly: Spain, Poland iPhone talk; iPhone SDK beta 5; AT&T memo 7 May 08, 10:29 ET By AppleInsider Staff Talks are ongoing to bring the next-generation of Apple's iPhone to Spain and Poland. Meanwhile, a new version of the iPhone SDK has ... more Kennsington battery packs for iPhone 7 May 08, 10:19 ET As someone who regularly runs his iPhone battery all the way down I was interested when Kennsington announced two new external batteries for the iPhone. ... more T-Mobile confirms 3G iPhone is on its way 7 May 08, 10:16 ET T-Mobile confirmed that Apple will be releasing a 3G-based iPhone and that Austrian T-Mobile customers would be among the first to have access to the device ... more iPhone in India, for real this time! 7 May 08, 10:00 ET New of the iPhone coming to India has done a lot of rounds on the Mutiny (here and here). But now it’s coming for real, officially. ... more Apple rolls out 5th beta of iPhone SDK, UIKit still in flux 7 May 08, 10:00 ET By Chris Foresman | Published: May 07, 2008 - 08:59AM CT Last night, Apple posted another update to the iPhone SDK, the fifth beta release since the SDK was ... more iPhone advent opens doors 7 May 08, 10:00 ET VODAFONE'S deal to be the first mobile phone carrier to offer the iPhone in Australia could unleash a torrent of new mobile content, experts say. more iPhone rings in change 7 May 08, 10:00 ET THE iPhone has taken the world by storm and is expected to be extremely popular with Australians when it's released here later this year. more Orange, other telcos discuss more iPhone expansion 7 May 08, 09:53 ET Several more deals are in the works for expanding iPhone distribution, says Thomson Financial News. The group first writes that Orange, owned by France Telecom, is seeking to sell the iPhone outside of its home territory, where the device has been available since November. Orange CFO Gervais Pellissier says his company is currently in negotiation... more Apple gibes the people a choice when buying an iPhone in Italy 7 May 08, 09:48 ET Apple Inc. will be giving consumers in Italy a choice when they go to buy the iPhone. Two companies, Telecom Italia, and Vodafone will be selling the iPhone ... more iPhone Sales Shift to Multiple Mobile Operators 7 May 08, 09:40 ET Facing a slowdown in global sales of the iPhone, Apple has changed its marketing strategy by agreeing to sell the device through two mobile operators in ... more iPhone rival to be launched with Microsoft-based software 7 May 08, 09:26 ET iPhone producer Apple is facing challenges on several fronts as a Microsoft-based touch screen phone is about to be launched. Additionally, Apple's strategy ... more Premarket: Synchronoss’s iPhone Desynchronization 7 May 08, 09:24 ET Maybe the blather about lost revenue related to unlocked iPhones wasn’t so silly after all — it’s just that Apple Inc. isn’t the one getting hammered by it. ... more Rumor: 3G iPhone expected to launch sooner rather than later 7 May 08, 09:23 ET Rumors have been swirling about the launch date of the 3G iPhone since yesterday and I wanted to give it some time to settle down before posting. ... more France Telecom In Talks With Apple; Vodafone's Portugal iPhone ... 7 May 08, 09:17 ET Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. ... more Capdase Classy Leather Case for iPhone Review 7 May 08, 09:15 ET Everyone in my office has some sort of cell phone case attached to their hip. Most of their’s are your basic black and have girth that far outweighs the ... more Apple Releases Fifth Version of iPhone SDK 7 May 08, 09:14 ET Late Tuesday night, Apple released the fifth major public build of the iPhone software development kit. The build, a one gigabyte download, ... more In Israel, selling and unlocking the coveted iPhone is big business 7 May 08, 09:12 ET By Dana Rosenblatt TEL AVIV, Israel (CNN) -- In Tel Aviv's wholesale fashion headquarters, where textile merchants follow in the legacy of fathers and ... more iPhone Deal Not Exclusive In Italy 7 May 08, 09:09 ET Yesterday, we reported that Apple had reached an agreement with Vodafone to carry the iPhone in ten markets. Apparently