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The 16GB iPhone appeared on the Apple.com webpage.

The price for the new version is $499 with a contract with AT&T. The old 8GB version still costs $399, but in the near future its stock will decrease.

As for the AT&T site, they list the 16GB model in the "Business Center".

According to JiWire, members of the JiWire Wi-Fi Advertising Network are offering iPhone and iPod Touch owners free ad-supported Wi-Fi access.

There are over 100.000 of Wi-Fi hotspots around the world that belong to JiWire Wi-Fi Advertising Network, and this option sounds very attractive for end users.

The new Xing Bao N98 is yet another iPhone clone from China.

This one however has two displays: a front 3" touch-screen and a non-touch one of 1.2" on the back with a simple numeric keypad and an Apple logo (unlicensed, I guess). It also comes with a 1.3Mpix camera, Bluetooth, handwriting recognition, a microSD expansion slot, and supports 900/1800 MHz GSM network.

Orange France has just announced they have sold 70,000 iPhones in the first month of sales.

Well, this isn't bad, but considering that in the first five days the company has sold about 40,000 handsets, the outcome indicates that sales-rates dropped by more than 70%. Don't know what to think...

Anyway, in a couple Apple plans to make an official report on iPhone sales.

Here is a little video of the new iRiver (GSM) phone presented at the CES in Las Vegas.

It slightly resembles the iPhone with its wide 480x272 resolution touch-sensitive display and supports multiple video and audio formats. We don't know yet if it has 3G support, definitely hoping on that.

FlyTunes Inc. today demonstrated its new digital music service for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and other portable media players and cell phones. The FlyTunes service offers users a personalized satellite radio-like experience, with thousands of channels of digital music that can be enjoyed anywhere they go, regardless of wireless connection.
FlyTunes outshines satellite radio in a number of ways:

• FlyTunes does not require a receiver or additional hardware purchase; it works with the cell phone or personal media player already in a consumer’s pocket.

You all probably know that a new iPhone firmware update 1.1.3 is coming soon, and we are glad to inform you that, according to MacScoop, it will add Copy/Paste functionality, a very needed feature currently lacking in the handset.

As expected, Apple didn't confirm that information, but we surely hope this is true.

According to O2's CEO Matthew Key, who recently met with Steve Jobs, Apple iPhone turns out to be the best selling device in the carrier's history.

He said that the company plans to sell about 200,000 units by the end of January. And that's not all, data usage has increased tremendously over the previous periods, and now O2 is experiencing solid revenues.

The handset you see on the picture is "iMobile", a new Chinese iPhone clone that supports quad band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and looks exactly like the original iPhone.

It comes with a 3.2" QVGA touch-screen, 1.3Mpix camera, and supports both SMS and EMS messaging, T-Flash cards (up to 1GB), and stereo Bluetooth.

According to the rumor website 9to5 Mac, at the upcoming Macworld Keynote event Steve Jobs plans to make an official announcement that iPhone sales have passed the 5 million mark.

We don't know for sure yet, but it seems quite possible. Looks like Apple intends to keep its promise and sell 10 million handsets by the end of 2008.