Rogers or Research in Motion could be allowing major price cuts to the BlackBerry Bold in a bid to improve the smartphone's competitiveness against the iPhone, if a new update is an indicator. Best Buy Mobile Canada's listing for the 3G BlackBerry now shows the device dropping from its official $300 Canadian ($248 US) contract price to about $200 ($165), or a full third discount. The deal lasts ...

Classics allows users to read books on their iPhone with animated page turns and visual bookmarking.

A new report has revealed that the iPhone is experiencing its greatest growth among those earning a less than median household income.

Analysts say 43% of iPhone owners earn more than $100,000 a year, but the real treasure trove that Apple is tapping is buyers who earn less than the median household income.

Putting Intel's Moorestown chip package inside a future version of the iPhone would make the smart phone less secure, according to an independent security researcher. "That will make the iPhone x86 and that will make a lot of attacks easier," said Dino Dai Zovi, an independent security researcher, in an interview at the Hack In The Box security conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [ ...

Apple iPhone 3G not just for the rich According to a report from comScore even in today's tough economic times, Apple's iPhone is attracting buyers from below-average incomes. Its multiple uses actually transform the iPhone from a luxury item to a practical communication and entertainment tool - cheaper than purchasing two or more such devices.

A survey by internet monitoring firm comScore has shown that the iPhone is proving most popular among low income earners, despite its high price tag.

Opera, the little browser that could, has developed a version of its software that would run on the iPhone, but Apple won't let them release it, claims co-founder and CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner. Opera has a mini-browser built for many mobile platforms, but because it competes with Apple's own Safari browser, the iPhone makers won't let it onto their platform.

Jim Rossman is technical manager for Macintosh support for A.H. Belo Corporation. I got a new iPhone 3G, and I've got a dilemma. I'd like to sync my calendar and contacts with my PC at work, but I don't keep my music on my work computer – my music is on my Mac at home.

Putting Intel's Moorestown chips in a future version of the iPhone could make the handset less secure, a researcher warned.