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TiPB Standing in Line for the iPhone 3G S

I’m at the Apple Flagship Store, waiting in line for the latest, greatest iPhone 3G S. 10 or so people right now, but apparently some tour buses are on the way. We’ll update this thread with more from TiPb and our readers, so if you’re in line, head over to the TiPb iPhone Forums and post your pics, stories, and videos. Dieter will move some of the funnest over here.

Good luck to all!

[pic thanks to @Forian}

[The updates continue after the break!]

Our good pal Matthew Miller of Nokia Experts fame lined up in Seattle at 2:30am local.

Meanwhile, many folks in Europe already have the 3G S in hand, per pguich in our iPhone Forums:

Switzerland started selling iphones about an hour ago. I was there 5 minutes before opening, and there were about 3 people waiting (I think 2 weren’t even there for the iphone). Doesn’t look like the mad rush from last year is going to happen.

Chad Garrett boldly waited until 6:00 am to line up at Kenwood Towne Center in Cincinnati, OH and it doesn’t look like he’ll miss out on his iPhone 3G S because of his tardiness.

Forum member nyknicks4412 is genuinely excited about his iPhone 3G S video taken in the parking lot above.

Leanne Lofte isn’t so sure that she needed to show up at 5:30am in Monterey, CA, what with only nine people in line.

Matthew Miller sends word that rain has finally come to Seattle… just in time to fall on iPhone Line sitters. Fortunately, there are umbrellas to be had.

Rene’s all set! No activation yet, though — has to go home and do it through iTunes, he says.

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TiPB Standing in Line for the iPhone 3G S

People Want iPhones (Who’d Have Thunk it?)

We’re not surprised. Obviously. Apple plays the product cycle and media hype engines to perfection. Still, it’s interesting to see Electronista’s take, based on ChangeWave data:

A mid-June study from the research group has 14.4 percent of those tracked looking to buy some kind of smartphone within the next 90 days, a record high and a large jump from 11.2 percent in March. Of these, a full 44 percent now plan to buy an iPhone compared to 30 percent just three months earlier.

As the above graph shows, Palm went from 4% to 8%, BlackBerry from 37% to 23%. Android, Nokia, and Windows Mobile weren’t shown

Other device makers likely know this, explaining why we’re seeing so many iPhone-style devices hitting the market. TiPb still thinks it’s more than a set of features, however. Sure, iPod halo and Apple brand help, but in the end the iPhone is all about usability and user experience for the consumer market, and that’s not as easy a task to duplicate.

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People Want iPhones (Who’d Have Thunk it?)

Things to love and hate about the Nokia N97

There are things we all love and hate about the devices we buy, no matter how awesome they are. At first you read that I was pleased with the N97, but not overwhelmed. I plan to post soon my 1 week thoughts on the N97 and have to say I am much more impressed with it than when I first started using it. Our Nokia Experts buddy, Ricky Cadden, received his white N97 this week and put together things he loves about the N97 and things he hates about the N97.

I agree with all of the things he loves and could include several more as you will see in my one week with the N97 post. I also completely agree with items 1 (this is my MAJOR pet peeve), 2, 5, and 6 of his hate list. As the flagship product, priced quite high, I would not expect to see a few of these things listed in his hate list and hope that Nokia addresses some of them soon with updates. My fear is that those of us with NAM devices will continue to be left behind with updates, but since we actually saw the N97 available before most of the world maybe Nokia has changed and their updates will come to us in a timely manner as well.

Any readers with a Nokia N97 care to chime in with your love/hate list?

I’ll buy apps from developers, not the Ovi Store

I had some high hopes for the Ovi Store, but am finding that it is a major failure so far. I posted my thoughts and personal experiences on my ZDNet blog and am curious to hear what other Nokia fans have experienced when it comes to using the Ovi Store. Based upon several comments and questions I have received from readers here, you are not having very good luck with the Ovi Store either. Is anyone happy with the Ovi Store? Anyone experience these issues and feel as down as I am about the Ovi Store? I am particularly unhappy with the inability to download applications if you reset your device, especially given that EVERY other mobile application storefront lets you redownload an unlimited number of times.

Nokia N97 vs. HTC Touch Pro2 comparisons appear

Now that Nokia has the N97 rolling out around the world I think one of the first things prospective buyers will do is look at what available options there are for these QWERTY devices. HTC has been making these side slider QWERTY devices for several years and they have been quite successful. Nokia started with the E75, but the N97 is the first with a touch screen as well. I took a look at the N97 and HTC Touch Pro2 on ZDNet and now Steve Litchfield posted a comparison between these same two devices. Steve doesn’t seem to like Windows Mobile as much as I do, but I can completely understand his thoughts on inconsistencies between what HTC has done and the Microsoft OS at the base.

After using the Touch Pro2 for a couple weeks, with the rumors of it coming to T-Mobile USA, and with my usage of the Nokia N97, I don’t think I am going to pick one up like I originally planned to. The keyboard on the Touch Pro2 is fantastic, but I am finding the N97 to be just fine for what I need on the go and actually enjoy using my T-Mobile G1 Android device with my T-Mobile SIM.

Have a good widget idea? Enter to win your own Nokia N97

Do you have a Nokia N97 or are you thinking about getting one? The widget support on the home/standby screen is one of the slickest features of this new device and there is a new contest going on where you create a widget using their four step process to have a chance at winning one of 10 Nokia N97 devices. It appears that the widgets you design for this competition are different RSS feed options to give you data “as it happens”.

The winning widgets will be installed on the N97 you win and available for download on the Ovi Store. I am trying to think of something valuable myself and may enter if I can come up with a good idea. Best of luck to all you readers who enter.

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