There’s no point for drums, suspense or than many applause. The iPhone is the device that won the 2008 Gadget of the Year, Best Mobile Technology, Most Stylish Technology and Technological Innovation of the Year at the British Technology Awards. Well, I guess that the Touch Diamond, the G1, the Touch HD, the Bold and the Storm can’t compete with the iPhone, can they? No matter if you’re and iPhone fan or not, I’m sure you would have liked other devices to get some of those awards right?

On the other hand, and I am counting on your negative feedback on this, the iPhone has set new standards for mobile technology. No matter how good are all the other touchscreen phones out there, they have been inspired from Apple’s idea. Let those of you without sin throw the first stone at me!

Matthew Key, the new head of O2 in Britain, claimed that as many as three out of four customers of the iPhone will be new customers, switching from rival mobile networks. With its exclusive deal to sell the iPhone in Britain, the man-who-will-be-chief-in-2008 did not give an indication of how many phones had actually been sold since November 10 (the launch date across the Atlantic), but mentioned that sales in the first few weeks have been in line with expectations.

O2 financial informaion is available here.

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