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Use of the mobile Internet may be in its infancy, but one group is embracing the technology in a big way, according to a figures released Tuesday.

Eighty-five percent of iPhone owners searched the Web for news and information using their slick phones in January, making the device the most popular for accessing online information while on the go, according to M:Metrics. “The iPhone has certainly delivered on its hype,” Mark Donovan, senior analyst for M:Metrics, said while releasing the figures. “Beyond a doubt, this device is compelling consumers to interact with the mobile Web, delivering off-the-charts usage from everything to text messaging to mobile video.”

If that’s not enough, 30.9% of iPhone owners watched television or video on their devices, according to M:Metrics’ January survey. That compares with a 4.6% market average. More than 74% listen to music, while the market average for listening to music from mobile subscribers is at a paltry 6.7%, the company said. And 84% of iPhone owners who use an MP3 player use iPods, according to the survey.

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I found this on YouTube today, quite an old video but still pretty cool and amazing, if you have a bit of spare time, be sure to watch it.

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Following several meetings overseas with various companies, investors etc. it can now be said that analysts for investment bank Citigroup said they have high hopes that a 3g iPhone will be released within the second quarter of the year.

So now several sources have confirmed the introduction of a 3g iPhone will definitely be on it’s way, while it would be great to see them be released n the first quarter of the year, it isn’t going to happen. That isn’t going to stop all the hype however!

Keep a look out on the blog, as we will be hunting down fresh updates to publish to the site so you can keep yourself updated!

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The iPhone will be available for purchase in 8GB and 16GB models in Ireland on March the 14th. These will set you back €399 and €499.

As usual, it’s locked to a certain company and that phone company is O2, and it looks like they will be the sole carrier for the iPhone.

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Check these guys out, they have made a little song using the iPhone/iPod Touch. Gave me quite a laugh because it really is so cool!

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The iTouch really is virtually the model down from the iPhone, however it does miss out on some of the functionality that the iPhone carries. If you can’t afford the money to afford either, I guess your stuck with your current phone for a bit longer while you save your cash.

Heres a list of what you’ll be missing out on with the iPod Touch (Thanks to iPodTouchNews for some of the list)

• Mail application
• Safari link sharing
• Notepad
• Add items to calendar
• Screen Quality
• Bluetooth
• Camera
• Rear surface still smudgy

So considering all that, in my opinion I would be saving up that little bit extra to get a iPhone instead.

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Following up from our previous story about the iPhone SDK, we now have another rumour to share with our readers. It has been reported at various places that when the iPhone SDK is released on the March 6th event, a full version will not be ready, instead Apple will be releasing a BETA version of their SDK for the iPhone and iPod Touch. A final version is not expected until Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC), no date has been set for the WWDC in 2008, however it has been predicted it will be around June sometime.

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