Top stories published by Smartphone Nation in February of 2008

iPhone Software Roadmap Event — March 6th

Apple has invited the press to a special event in Cupertino to talk about the iPhone SDK. It is unknown whether they will release the SDK on this day, or just be providing a roadmap of when it will be released. Earlier in the…

Refurbished iPhone to Be Available at AT&T Stores

According to The Boy Genius, AT&T will be offering refurbished 4GB and 8GB iPhone at some of their stores. The 4GB (which they don’t make new anymore) will be $199. The 8GB will be $249. The catch is that they will only be available to new…

RIM Patents Slideout QWERTY Keyboard

It seems as if RIM has patented a slide out QWERTY keyboard for a new blackberry. They are calling it, “Hybrid Portrait-Landscape Handheld Device With Trackball Navigation and QWERTY Hide-Away Keyboard.” Comparing a phone like the HTC Tilt and this image, they seem…

3G iPhone in Mid-year, say UBS Analysts

Infineon Technologies AG, the maker of the chip that provides the iPhone EDGE, will likely be the provider of the 3G chips. UBS analysts are saying that a 3G version of the iPhone will be released mid-year. It is also expected that the pricing of EDGE iPhone…

iPhone coming to Ireland Via O2

O2 was the lucky carrier to get the iPhone in Ireland. They will be offering the 8GB iPhone for £399, and the 16GB iPhone for £499.

There will be three different plans to choose from, starting at £45. But the kicker is there is a cap of 1GB data.

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Rumor: iPhone SDK Heavily Restricted and Delayed

It seems as if on March 6th, Apple will be announcing that the SDK will be delayed until June. The worst part is that Apple will be hand picking the applications that get released. The only way to buy these hand picked applications will be off…