iPhones in France selling with no contracts

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Orange of France was suppors to be the exclusive carrier for the iPhone 3G in France, but the war losing French prohibit a carrier lock to go more than 6 months. Other French carriers sued as well about Orange’s exclusive deal with Apple.

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These lawyers got (video) game (Los Angeles Times)

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Firms retool their entertainment practices to cater to the video game industry. A year ago, newly minted lawyer Shawn Foust approached a senior partner at his Century City firm with an idea: dedicate an entire practice to the video game industry. ¶ Today, the 26-year-old coordinates a team of 20 lawyers at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton that tackles mergers, licensing contracts and other …

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‘Poor’ people now buying iPhones

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Think your shiny new iPhone makes you look flash? Think again, economic analysts have found that it is now poor people who are buying them. Okay so maybe not begging on the street, swigging bottles of cider poor, but those with less spare cash than your average early adopter. In fact, despite its hefty price tag and monthly contracts, the 3G Apple iPhone is being seen by chavs as a way of ’saving’ money. Lower income people - those from household earning less than £25,000 - are said to be seeing

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AT&T: We’re Breaking Our Own Record With iPhone 3G Activations

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In a press release issued this morning, AT&T mentioned that it has activated 2.4 million iPhones since the iPhone 3G was launched in July. Apple did mention that it has sold nearly 7 million iPhones last quarter, revealing that they have smashed their goal of selling 10 million iPhones (when all iPhone sales are combined). But it wouldn’t clarify how many iPhones were sold in what countries. Presumably due to contracts with various carriers forbidding the divulging of this information.

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21 O.C. firms to help build moon rocket

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Orange County, which has played a key role in manned space flight since the early days of NASA, is emerging as an important contributor to Ares 1, the rocket that will launch up to six astronauts into space aboard the Orion spacecraft. NASA has awarded contracts to 21 small Orange County companies to design, build, support or provide parts for Ares I, a two-stage booster that will be capable of sending crews to the moon and delivering cargo to the International Space Station. The contractors

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