iPhone: The wait is over
Apple's much-hyped iPhone is finally hitting the market. So, is it worth the wait?
You've been reading about it for months, ever since Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled it to much acclaim at Macworld in January. Now the iPhone is hitting the market--no longer just a design and a demo, but a real gadget taking its chances in the real world. So, was it worth the wait?
iPhone supply lives to sell another day
Customers lined up in droves to nab a phone, some for days, but plenty of the devices are still available for the taking.June 29, 2007
Ripping apart the iPhone
It's barely a few hours into the launch of the phone, and a few brave souls have already torn it apart to reveal the innards to all.June 29, 2007
News.com Poll
iPhone docks in San Francisco
Crowds cheer and chant "iPhone! iPhone!" as the much-heralded gadget gets it coronation in the tech/geek capital.June 29, 2007
iPhone review in real time
crave CNET finally has the Apple smart phone, and stayed up reviewing it all night. Stay tuned.June 30, 2007
A walking tour of D.C., iPhone-style
Unlike other parts of the country, there wasn't much of Camp iPhone mentality around these parts, says News.com reporter Anne Broache.June 29, 2007
New York iPhone parade
Watch this video of the line waiters being cheered on as they finally make their way through the doors of the Apple store.June 29, 2007
Will the iPhone violate GPL 3?
Free Software Foundation raises specter that iPhone will violate General Public License.June 29, 2007
Verizon COO: 'iWhatever'
What do you do when your main competitor is set to unleash the most hyped gadget ever? Give said gadget a mocking nickname.June 29, 2007
A method to the iPhone madness?
reporter's notebook Love it or hate it, the frenzy around Apple's iPhone is forcing consumers to think about what they want from a mobile device.June 29, 2007
Videos
CNET.com's Kent German and Donald Bell take their first tour of the phone. (6/29/07)
CNET.com's Brian Cooley pops the lid on the most anticipated gadget in years. (6/29/07)
Watch as CNET.com's Rich DeMuro activates his iPhone through iTunes. (6/29/07)
While some waited in line for days, others waltzed in at the last minute. (6/29/07)
CNET.com's Tom Merritt asks buyers how much they expect to love the device. (6/29/07)
Photos
A crush of cameras capture the frenzy as the doors finally open in S.F. (6/29/07)
Happy New Yorkers file out of the store with their new gadget in hand. (6/29/07)
San Francisco attracted clowns, gay-marriage tales and crazy picket signs. (6/29/07)
Shoppers are guarded from the elements outside Apple store in Cambridge mall. (6/29/07)
Despite searing midday heat and heavy storms, N.Y. Apple fans queue up early. (6/29/07)
Credits
Editor: Leslie Katz
Design: Andrew Ballagh
Production: Madeleine Carlson
You've been reading about it for months, ever since Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled it to much acclaim at Macworld in January. Now the iPhone is hitting the market--no longer just a design and a demo, but a real gadget taking its chances in the real world. So, was it worth the wait?
iPhone supply lives to sell another day
Customers lined up in droves to nab a phone, some for days, but plenty of the devices are still available for the taking.June 29, 2007
Ripping apart the iPhone
It's barely a few hours into the launch of the phone, and a few brave souls have already torn it apart to reveal the innards to all.June 29, 2007
News.com Poll
iPhone docks in San Francisco
Crowds cheer and chant "iPhone! iPhone!" as the much-heralded gadget gets it coronation in the tech/geek capital.June 29, 2007
iPhone review in real time
crave CNET finally has the Apple smart phone, and stayed up reviewing it all night. Stay tuned.June 30, 2007
A walking tour of D.C., iPhone-style
Unlike other parts of the country, there wasn't much of Camp iPhone mentality around these parts, says News.com reporter Anne Broache.June 29, 2007
New York iPhone parade
Watch this video of the line waiters being cheered on as they finally make their way through the doors of the Apple store.June 29, 2007
Will the iPhone violate GPL 3?
Free Software Foundation raises specter that iPhone will violate General Public License.June 29, 2007
Verizon COO: 'iWhatever'
What do you do when your main competitor is set to unleash the most hyped gadget ever? Give said gadget a mocking nickname.June 29, 2007
A method to the iPhone madness?
reporter's notebook Love it or hate it, the frenzy around Apple's iPhone is forcing consumers to think about what they want from a mobile device.June 29, 2007
Videos
CNET.com's Kent German and Donald Bell take their first tour of the phone. (6/29/07)
CNET.com's Brian Cooley pops the lid on the most anticipated gadget in years. (6/29/07)
Watch as CNET.com's Rich DeMuro activates his iPhone through iTunes. (6/29/07)
While some waited in line for days, others waltzed in at the last minute. (6/29/07)
CNET.com's Tom Merritt asks buyers how much they expect to love the device. (6/29/07)
Photos
A crush of cameras capture the frenzy as the doors finally open in S.F. (6/29/07)
Happy New Yorkers file out of the store with their new gadget in hand. (6/29/07)
San Francisco attracted clowns, gay-marriage tales and crazy picket signs. (6/29/07)
Shoppers are guarded from the elements outside Apple store in Cambridge mall. (6/29/07)
Despite searing midday heat and heavy storms, N.Y. Apple fans queue up early. (6/29/07)
Credits
Editor: Leslie Katz
Design: Andrew Ballagh
Production: Madeleine Carlson