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Place your bets on the iPhone

That chill in the air means two things: the holidays are approaching, and the height of sports gambling season is upon us. The upcoming slate of college bowl games, the Super Bowl, and March Madness always warms the heart of even the casual gambler.

But this year, techies can get in on the fun. A sports betting site called Bodog.com is taking bets on the launch date for Apple's long-rumored iPhone. Bodog's using the money line system to gauge whether Apple will introduce the iPhone by the end of April 2007, or whether it will introduce the … Read more

iPhone to come to Cingular?

As we told you yesterday, iPhone rumors in the past year have become like I Love Lucy reruns--you just can't get away from them. But in recent days some of the most interesting gossip has emerged with a report that a Taiwanese company has received an Apple order for 12 million iPhones. This is the latest picture of the supposed device, but as with every other "iPhone" photo we've posted, we have no way of knowing whether it's real or fake.

We're also hearing again that Cingular will be the exclusive launch carrier for … Read more

Rumor: Taiwanese iPhone contract?

iPhone rumors in the states are hardly new--commonplace, to be exact--but this one's at least slightly different because it's coming from overseas.

A Chinese newspaper is reporting that Apple has awarded a contract to build the elusive iPhone to Hon Hai, a contract manufacturer based in Taiwan.

The Commercial Times says Apple has ordered 12 million iPhones from Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn, with an eye on a first-half 2007 unveiling. It was hard to find a direct link to the Commercial Times story, but outfits like Bloomberg and Forbes picked up the story, as did a … Read more

Slim Samsung cell swivels and scrolls

Question: What's slim, shiny, has a scroll wheel, and is both a phone and a digital audio player?

Answer: No, not the iPhone. It's the Samsung SGH-X830, which was released in Korea Wednesday, according to Akihabara News.

It's an itty-bitty MP3 player with (gasp!) a scroll wheel that also swivels open to reveal a two-column keypad. It also has Bluetooth capability and takes pictures and video.

The phone/camera/music player comes in standard black, white and a variety of lovely Easter egg shades. While pink gadgets in general are beyond passe, how much do I want … Read more