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Interesting news on the iPhone front. Engadget is reporting that some trusted sources of theirs are already field testing the new Generation 3G iPhone.

The juicest features include:

- Faster 3G (3rd Generation) speed…….vs. the glacial Edge Network

- Proper GPS

- Glossy black back, vs. today’s satin finish

- Slightly thicker form factor, presumably to accommodate the 3G chips and possibly a larger battery.

If this report is true, then one could anticipate launch of the model this coming Summer.

Are you excited yet?

Interesting report in News.com regarding Apple filing for a patent on a clamshell phone device.  Could this be a new form-factor for a future iPhone?

Clearly, in the years to come, the form factor for the iPhone will change and evolve.

I’ve always liked clamshell-style phones (maybe its my brain channeling all those old Star Trek episodes), so if Apple is pursuing this development track, I’d be a happy camper!

Well, I finally got my iPhone, and not one month into my phone ownership I started getting calls from numbers I didn’t recognize, and numbers that my Caller ID couldn’t recognize.  The one time I did answer, I got an automated robo-call trying to sell me carpet cleaning services!

So I finally decided I wasn’t going to take it any longer and started researching free reverse cell phone directory listings. To be honest, I thought I could simply do a free search, but I was shocked that free directories aren’t always free. And many times, the free directories just can’t return the information I’m searching for.

Ultimately I ended up using a service that charged a small fee, and allowed unlimited searches for a year – money well spent!

Unbelievable.

As I write this, iPhone fans are literally camped out at Apple Store and AT&T stores across the country waiting to be amongst the first to secure their Apple iPhones.

Is this thing really worth it?

I mean, sure, its pretty and all, and it has lots of functionality, but it uses a slow AT&T Edge connnection, not to mention the bugs that get uncovered when any technology product is first revealed.

Me?  I’m waiting to see what the real word on the street is, and if I’m truly enamored with the thing, I’ll wait for version 2.0, thank you.