Smashing the various iPhone 3G rumors to bits is the announcement of an iPhone 3G coming in 2008, delivered by Apple's main man himself, Steve Jobs.

"You can expect a 3G iPhone later next year," said Jobs in a press conference aptly named "Mum is no longer the word," held in the Regent Street Apple store in London.

Jobs explained the reason why Apple did not put the iPhone on EDGE in the first place: the 3G chipset technology will just drain out the iPhone's battery life (currently 8 hours). However, future iPhones will indeed run on 3G.

An iPhone model equipped with 2G EDGE technology is already in the works, and will be available in the UK on November 9. That may also mean that the leaked German T Mobile ad may not be just a rumor after all.

This may be a geek burglar's dream come true: breaking into an Apple store filled to the brim with laptops and iPhones. Unidentified robbers have broken into Seattle's Apple Store at University Village, swiping all laptops that were being serviced and refurbished iPhones in the office.

The Seattle police was first alerted of the heist on 4 a.m. last Monday when the store's alarm notified them of a rear entry, but there was no indication of anything out of the ordinary. The police finally checked out the site at 8 a.m., only to find the store in disarray.

A large hole was found in the technician's room's ceiling, and 20 cubicles were emptied of laptops. Even a high-end laptop was cut loose from its cable lock.

One of the more pressing problems aside from the burglary is identity theft, since there is a plethora of customers' personal information stored in the stolen serviced laptops, including credit card information. The Apple Store employees called their customers and notified them of the theft, but they refused to comment to the Seattle P-I reporters.

If your own laptop or wallet gets stolen, you're a potential victim of identity theft as well. Don't just report it to the police; immediately alert your credit card company and place a fraud alert as well. It's better to be safe than sorry.

 

To make buying an iPhone easier for the market, the Apple Store online has been updated with a product page of their latest world-dominating baby, the iPhone. It was released in retail just a few hours ago over at the east coast, and at that time, the online store went down for a bit to make way for the iPhone's online debut.

It's US$ 499 for the 4GB model, while the 8GB is clocked at 600 greenbacks. All relevant information relating to the mobile phone's features and AT&T rate plans are found behind the Read link below. You might also want to check out the Accessories tag of their product page - that's a snazzy looking Bluetooth headset. The Gallery section contains not just pictures, but even video walkthroughs that tour you through the iPhone's interface.

Shipping is free, but the downside is you'd have to wait around two to four weeks for it to arrive. Oh and don't forget to read the fine print: "iPhone orders limited to two per customer." Makes sense to echo the rule they've set up in their actual brick-and-mortar stores. Besides, stocks are limited.

Doesn't that Read link just tease you? Must... Resist... Urge..