News Bits: iPhone, You Phone, We All Phone... on iPhones?

  • You can check iPhone availability at local Apple stores before heading out to buy one. Both the Domain and Barton Creek locations in Austin are stocked up--for now--so it's about time to get in line. Bring your sleeping bag--or, better yet, pay someone to wait for you.
  • In case anyone still cares about the iPod, researchers broke down the parts and labor costs by country.
  • Can't go more than 3 hours without checking your MySpace? Thanks to JetBlue's plan to provide internet access for passengers, you'll soon be able to get your fix in-flight.
  • The price floor ruling gives merchants something to stand on when it comes to establishing minimum prices.
  • The White House thumbs its nose at subpoenas, and Cheney claims he isn't part of the executive branch. In other words, "The vice president is saying he doesn't have to follow the orders of the president"--and the president doesn't have to follow anyone's orders. Yeah, that sounds about right.
  • Playboy plans to open a new mansion in China--even though the magazine is banned there. Apparently our government isn't the only one that doesn't make sense.
  • Austinites might be bad drivers, but at least we don't have mating manatees to distract us.
  • Even Durant is resigned to being #2.
  • Best. Invention. Ever.

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