HONG KONG--The iPhone 3G, which Apple is billing as twice as fast and half as expensive as the debut model, will roll out in cities from Tokyo to Sydney on Friday -- but it could face challenges in Asia it will not have elsewhere.

HONG KONG--Mancy Li wants to get her hands on Apple's newest version of the iPhone, but she won't bother to queue up in Hong Kong when it is released in Asia this week.

A woman holds up an iPhone handset along a street in Hong Kong on July 5. The updated and cheaper version of the iPhone is set to be released in cities from Tokyo to Sydney on July 11, 2008 but in Asia, where ownership of the latest brand is crucial social currency, the sleek original has already become the must-have accoutrement trendsetters.

Apple this week began posting information for iPhone users intending to update their device to the new iPhone 3G. A new support document explains how to replace an original iPhone with an iPhone 3G using the same carrier: "If you follow these steps to backup your original iPhone first, and then restore the backup to your iPhone 3G, your saved SMS m...

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iPhone_3G_line_camping_begins_now'; So we heard some really over-eager folks have decided to get a jump on the iPhone 3G line -- a really, really big jump. Obviously, we had to head down and see if it was true... and it is. Right now, about ten people have started a line outside of Apple's flagship store on 5th ...

The line for the Apple iPhone 3G began to form Friday--an entire week before the device goes on sale.

InformationWeek - In order to accommodate the restrictions that Apple placed on iPhone apps to conserve system resources, this version of Google Talk shuts down if you launch another application.

According to inside sources in the mobile retail industry, Apple is planning to limit sales of the iPhone 3G in the UK because it's pissed off (that's the technical term, you understand) with Brits unlocking and doing naughty things with it.

Waiting for the second coming Apple has failed to keep software for the iPhone up to date with patches available for its desktop PCs.…

Retailer spills beans to PC Advisor reader A PC Advisor reader has revealed the secret plans for the UK launch of the Apple 3G iPhone. These include VIP passes for people who pre-order the phone online.