These five countries: Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia, will get the iPhone in the second launch wave on August 22nd. There aren’t specific details about pricing and plans yet but we do have a few info on each of them.

In Romania Orange will release the iPhone 3G. People can register for it starting August 7th. It’s not a pre-order as there won’t by any payment involved but rather a phone reservation. The iPhone 3G will sell simultaneously in six cities around the country.

In Hungary, T-Mobile will bring the iPhone 3G exclusively but there are no further details at this point.

In Czech Republic O2 is the official carrier which will offer the iPhone 3G to its subscribers and business clients. Those interested in Apple’s handset can register with O2 and they will receive prices and more details later on.

In Estonia TeliaSonera and EMT are the carriers bringing the iPhone 3G while in Poland Orange and Era will offer the handset to their Polish subscribers.

We have 16 more days to count down until the second iPhone 3G wave hits.

India is one of the 20 countries set to get the iPhone on the second worldwide release date which is August 22nd. Bharti Airtel is the carrier which will unleash the iPhone frenzy on Augusts 21st at midnight sharp.

Sanjay Kapoor, President of Bharti Airtel mobile services, said:

iPhone has been an iconic technological revelation of this year and Airtel has been at the forefront of innovation and customer delight in the Indian telecom sector.

Vodafone is the second carrier to bring the iPhone 3G in India but they will do it later this year. What we lack so far is official pricing and plans which Airtel’s officials are yet to announce.

We’ve analyzed Samsung’s Omnia smartphone before and we have announced various specs, features, release dates and prices. Apparently there’s something new about the Omnia too. It’s now available in white. I think I remember a recent smartphone that sold in two different colors, but if I recall correctly the two colors were supposed to have different meanings. The white symbolized 16GB of memory while the black symbolized 8GB of memory available.

So what did Samsung change in the white Omnia version? Apparently nothing yet. Just the color!

We’ve seen a mechanical iPhone 3G SIM unlock the other day. After ordering one SIM you would be placing it between your iPhone and your carrier’s SIM and everything would work out.

Well Brando has something really similar. The iSmartphone unlocks your iPhone 3G as well as other mobiles. Simply place it in the same soft and change the design of your carrier’s card with some scissors. The iSmartphone is available for just $20.50 and will ship worldwide. Tell us how it works if you’ve got one already!

Here’s a case I’d actually wrap around my iPhone 3G. It’s not like the daily protective yet stylish and crazy colored case we get to see. It’s a Solar Charging Case, an alternative to Mophie.

Besides preventing your iPhone to suffer from unwanted accidents, the Solar Charging Case has a built-in solar panel which will convert sun’s energy and store it in a 1,500mAh battery which will give your iPhone battery a full charge. It takes about 3 hours to charge and it’s advisable to take your iPhone out of the case during the process.

The case will set you back $54 but it certainly is worth it.

Japan’s Softbank is going to reduce monthly fees for the iPhone 3G in order to attract more customers. Softbank is willing to drop prices from 7,280 yen or $67 per month down to 2,990 yen or $27. That’s quite a price cut wouldn’t you say? I certainly hope that other carriers are watching this move.

The price cut will come from a reduced price of the data rate and it will certainly draw even more attention to the iPhone in Japan. More people should switch to the iPhone with this new low price offer.

It’s official and now it’s available. The 2.0.1 firmware update from Apple has been released and it’s now going to show up when you go to iTunes from your iPhone.

The file is rather large at almost 250MB so lots of bugs should be already be fixed. Make sure you take your time and back up everything with you would mind losing if anything goes wrong. Backup is simple and easy with iTunes but it might take a while.

Let us know what you think about these upgrade. Hopefully most of the bugs have been killed of by now.

How’s your iPhone 3G working? Any cracks in the case lately? How’s the battery life? Is it good for you? Mophie juice pack can’t do that much about eventual case cracks but the battery pack itself will certainly suit your needs.

Mophoe costs $99 but it’s a must have especially if you’re always on the go. It will get you 350 hours of stand by time, 6 hours of 3G talk time, 12 hours of 2G talk time, 6 hours of 3G internet, 8 hours of video playback and 28 hours of audio playback. The LEDs on the back will tell you how much battery life it’s left.

Ok then, so I need two of those. It works on your iPod touch too!

We’ve been waiting to see when Russia and China were going to pick up the iPhone 3G. It seems that Russia is going to get the iPhone in 2009. Officially that is, as there are almost half a million unlocked iPhones already there.
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August 22nd is the day when 20 more countries will receive the iPhone 3G. Apple is doing the best they can to increase iPhone production and thus to avoid future shortages. I don’t think they will be able to do it but it’s good to know they are trying. Foxconn, their manufacturer has production way up. At current speed they are producing no less than 800,000 iPhones 3G per week. This is above full capacity so we might expect possible failures in the future.
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Boy this must be the rumors of all rumors I’ve heard all year. People say that an iPhone nano is being conceived by Apple and it’s planned to be released by Christmas. The people that are saying it are Daily Mail writers. According to them a $300 pay-as-you-go iPhone nano will be available for O2 customers by Christmas.

Why would I, as a simple consumer, choose to buy a smaller iPhone? Sure a nano version would definitely be so cool, but I would be losing a large part of that touchscreen. That means watching videos and web browsing are going to really suck on a nano iPhone. Oh and is it going to be a 3G iPhone nano?

I wonder where this rumor will lead… There are almost 5 months to Christmas.

How do you like the new XDA Ignito from O2? Does it look familiar to you in any way? If you know a thing or two about cell phones you will recognize the HTC Touch Diamond which was spotted in O2’s catalogues for August.

The XDA Ignito is not a new handset. Not at all! It’s the same HTC Touch Diamond which got rebranded especially for O2. However that’s quite a move bringing in the Touch Diamond after launching the iPhone in July. Besides O2, Orange, Vodafone and T-Mobile are also selling the Diamond. Only UK’s 3 doesn’t have it yet! But maybe they want to be special like that and not get the Diamond yet.

All iPhone owners would like to use their iPhone as a modem for once in a while. You know, those times when your ISP decides to act crazy for a couple of days can be really annoying. Tethering your iPhone would come in handy right?
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Finally we have bad news about the iPhone. Not that we didn’t have bad news before. There isn’t any copy paste function yet! The 3G iphone is out of stock! The 3G iPhone can be jailbroken but not unlocked.
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We’ve shown you a couple of cases from various manufacturers. They all fit perfectly the 3G iPhone. Colored or not, plastic or anything else, they all brag about being the perfect protective cover for you newest Apple handset. Today we are looking at OrinonGadget’s, a manufacturer and retailer of Apple iPhone accessories. They have a new line of leather cases for the 3G handset.

The leather cases are made of the finest soft leather, or so they say, with hand craftsmanship. They will protect your device too from various damages and scratches. A handy belt clip is included to safely secure your iPhone when you’re jumping up and down the streets.

The prices range from $22.00 to $25.00, depending on what you select. OrionGadgets Apple iPhone 3G Leather Horizontal Pouch Type Case in Red or Black is sold for $25.00. OrionGadgets Apple iPhone 3G Leather Vertical Pouch Type Case in Red or Black is sold for $22.00 USD.

Palm Centro is reported to have surpassed the 2 million sold units barrier. How is that compared to Apple’s iPhone sales? Who is going to win an iPhone vs Palm competition?

Provided Palm will continue to update their OS and launch better Centros, they are likely to continue to sell lots of handsets too. Maybe not as many as Apple which appears to learn more and more things about the mobile business and even reinvent it in some cases.

AdMob statistics shows that more mobile ads are served to Palm devices than iPhones, whether we are talking worldwide or USA. Of course Palm has been selling phones for far longer than Apple has but the battle is about to begin.

Looking at both phones, the iPhone seems to have a little advantage at this time, with all the buzz going around it. Palm Centro is still going to be a worthy adversary and its fans will be waiting for lots of upgrades, including touchscreens, but not only.

So congrats to Palm for now, but we’re expecting more!

It looks like the copy paste function is the holy grail of all iPhones so far. How could this simple, daily feature have been overlooked for the second year in a row? MagicPad is an upcoming store application destined to be a success. I think a bunch of developers have been thinking about creating an application which will hint a copy paste version which the rest of us can use until master Steve Jobs decides to implement one in the next iPhone.
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It appears Apple is taking more and more steps to improve our iPhone buying experience. Apple stores will open at 8AM, two hours earlier than regular. They are also adding staff to diminish wait times. That’s all great Apple, but say I come in the store to ask about the new MacBook Touch. Can I do that from 8AM or would I be required to wait until after 10AM?
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In case you’re black or white 3G iPhone doesn’t look as good as you would want it to then look for Agent 18 which has now new iPhone cases available.

And Agent 18 has three classic designs for you to choose from: Eco Shield, Clear Shield and FlowerVest.
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We’ve only recently seen the numbers and heard more about Apple’s plans for the upcoming quarter. A new generation of Apple MacBooks is coming to town, and there’s much debate about it around the web. People cry iPhone-like tablet PC but that might not be it.
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