New Yorkers camp out for iPhone despite summer heat
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InfoWorld - New Yorkers have a reputation for being a hearty lot, and those who want to be among the first to buy an iPhone Friday seem to be made of a particularly tough constitution. Despite temperatures that soared above 90 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday, several were already lined up outside the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Officials in a  rural valley in British Columbia hope that keeping out cell  phones will help attract residents and tourists who want to  escape to the quiet of nature.
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InfoWorld - A Brooklyn, New York-based charity is using its position as first in line for the iPhone at the SoHo Apple Store to drum up more support for its plans to auction the gadget on eBay and use the money for charitable purposes.
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For all the buzz surrounding the iPhone, the reception here in Reading, a town about 65 miles northwest of Philadelphia has been somewhat muted.
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By Brier Dudley, Seattle Times  Jun. 25--I don't know if they realize it, but those people lining up to buy Apple iPhones on Friday are guinea pigs.   They may be after a nice phone or the newest version of the iPod.
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Blog: The line has stretched around a second corner as San Franciscans await their iPhones.
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Blog: At midnight on Friday, people waiting in line for the iPhone in New York count down and
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Blog: Camera crews clog the sidewalks and marketers jump on the free advertising opportunities as the line outside Manhattan's glass-walled Apple store grows longer.
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In our gadget-hungry society, where iPods have become the accessory du jour, one lawmaker wants device devotees to wake up and hear the traffic. He's pushing a proposal to make plugging in on New York streets a crime.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  &#151; Forget piddling around a mere few days for an iPhone. Two sisters are in the midst of an 11-day vigil for this summer's hottest, "must have" low-tech phenomenon &#151; the latest Harry Potter novel.
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SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER -- and with temperatures hovering around 90 degrees this week, swimming is definitely a cool idea. But for many minority and low-income kids and families, there are too few opportunities to learn about safety in and near the water. The YMCA is trying to change that.
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As they wait to nab an iPhone, early risers across the country are seeking to share their experience in real time.
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They started arriving at 8:15 last night, and by mid-morning today, about 30 iPhone hunters had lined up outside the Apple store in Clarendon.
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It rains a lot in Portland. So on days when the sun's rays make it all the way to the ground, who wouldn't want to take the city's new free Wi-Fi service for a spin?
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New York is on the verge of becoming a wireless city, but not everyone is happy about the prospect.
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New Yorkers have long used roofs and balconies to rise above the din. But in many older buildings, the humble fire escape has always been the next best thing.
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A mysterious blackout during the hottest week of the year left tens of thousands of New Yorkers without power for a fifth day Friday as residents sweltered, businesses idled and city officials seethed after the power company revealed the outages were 10 times larger than previously reported.