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June 7, 2007 6:00 PM

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First, congrats to themelon for having one of the mostest awesomest kids ever. A lucky father. So... yeah I'm glad the NBA finals are worth watching. I mean most everyone is sure who will win but at least this way there is an outside chance of things being interesting. There is no chance with Pistons vs Spurs. So then:

Advertisers strike back at TiVo
3 million iPhones ready
A black hole really far away
Wii elbow getting some play
3G patent fight :(

Lastly, and I know all of you guys are relieved, Paris is out of jail and everyone is happy.

Steve Gibson

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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Degenerate

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June 7, 2007 6:00 PM

Even with 3 million iPhones waiting, they'll still run out right away.
- FPSDavid
  
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  June 7, 2007 6:01 PM
  
  No doubt about it
- lowayne
  
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  June 7, 2007 6:05 PM
  
  I just don't want to use my fingers on the surface of my screen. Why the big touch stuff.
  - sammyl
    
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    June 7, 2007 6:06 PM
    
    are you fingertips covered in sandpaper or something?
    - Degenerate
      
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      June 7, 2007 6:07 PM
      
      It keeps me from getting caught
    - [deleted] 293573417
      
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      June 7, 2007 6:07 PM
      
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  - Lone Swordsman
    
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    June 7, 2007 6:12 PM
    
    A lot of people are annoyed by having to use a stylus, I gather.
    - supertech68
      
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      June 7, 2007 6:14 PM
      
      Personally, I can't wait to hear how many people can't touch type dial anymore.
      - epit
        
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        June 7, 2007 6:15 PM
        
        I think this will be the most overlooked thing
      - Arsenal
        
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        June 7, 2007 6:15 PM
        
        how many times do you call someone thats not in your phonebook these days though?
      - Lone Swordsman
        
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        June 7, 2007 6:25 PM
        
        There is a software keypad on the phone, you know.
        
        supertech68
        
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        June 7, 2007 6:26 PM
        
        try dialing 911 on a phone that you can't feel the buttons without looking at the phone.
        
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        June 7, 2007 6:27 PM
        
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        ttyRazor
        
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        June 7, 2007 6:29 PM
        
        how 'bout something simpler, like a speed dial.
        
        [deleted] 293573417
        
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        June 7, 2007 6:28 PM
        
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        Lone Swordsman
        
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        June 7, 2007 6:28 PM
        
        It's not a big deal unless you can't actually look at the phone.
        
        ttyRazor
        
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        June 7, 2007 6:27 PM
        
        by touch typing he means feeling and pressing buttons without looking at them, something you can't do with a touch screen.
        
        Lone Swordsman
        
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        June 7, 2007 6:59 PM
        
        Should've realized that in retrospect. Still, this is a problem with many smartphones, not just the iPhone.
        
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        June 7, 2007 7:01 PM
        
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- re-verse
  
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  June 7, 2007 6:05 PM
  
  I want an iphone without the phone and with 60 gigs storage space.
  - Serpico74
    
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    June 7, 2007 6:15 PM
    
    It is inevitable. I'm totally getting one of those high capacity video ipods when they come out. Double great if the memory on those is flash (I've heard about 32GB flash drives a few months back).
  - the rizzo
    
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    June 7, 2007 6:15 PM
    
    so true
- Yoshifumi
  
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  June 7, 2007 6:21 PM
  
  Are you actually going to get one?
- Orange Pylon
  
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  June 7, 2007 6:22 PM
  
  Looks neat, but fuck it. As long as I can still make calls, listen to music, and play Doom RPG on my current phone, I don't need a new one.
- Halen
  
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  June 7, 2007 6:22 PM
  
  which is crazy considering the price
- Barbarian
  
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  June 7, 2007 6:24 PM
  
  You can have all ours (Canada), since the only provider that will support the iPhone here has the highest GSM internet access rates of all carriers.
- Korban
  
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  June 7, 2007 6:31 PM
  
  damn it! i want one really badly, but i also wanna wait for 3G and GPS, but i also know that i don't use either of those right now and it won't be a huge deal for me if it's not in the phone. DAMN IT!
  - MikkleThePickle
    
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    June 7, 2007 6:32 PM
    
    so no 3G is for certain, huh? :(
    
    what does it offer instead?
    - Goncyn
      
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      June 7, 2007 7:02 PM
      
      WiFi support.
      - Korban
        
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        June 7, 2007 7:04 PM
        
        as well as Cingular's EDGE and Bluetooth 2.0
- beastrabban
  
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  June 7, 2007 6:34 PM
  
  I'm hearing scuttlebutt that they don't play nice with exchange server..
  - Mondo
    
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    June 7, 2007 6:47 PM
    
    I thought they didn't support it at all
    - beastrabban
      
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      June 7, 2007 6:47 PM
      
      lol, ok it's worse than I thought then.
  - PowerofA
    
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    June 7, 2007 6:58 PM
    
    It has a browser right? OWA it is, then.
    - beastrabban
      
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      June 7, 2007 7:01 PM
      
      no good if it doesn't support push. that'd only be good for casual e-mailing, not business.
      - Lone Swordsman
        
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        June 7, 2007 7:03 PM
        
        Apparently it supports Exchange IMAP.
- nyranger66
  
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  June 7, 2007 6:45 PM
  
  I want one so badly, and I know I won't be able to get one, so I will be a sad nie ranger 66 :(
- Thresher
  
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  June 7, 2007 7:01 PM
  
  No 3g. The wifi is nice, but no replacement for 3g