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* The iPhone Gets Faster and Cheaper
* Faster Forward: Apple's News: iPhone 2.0, iPhone 3G, Mobile Me
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even as economic uncertainty weighs on consumers who are forgoing
summer vacation plans and finding other ways to tighten household
budgets. Slower consumer spending has already weighed on cellphone
sales, which declined by 22 percent, to $2.7 billion, in the first
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Unlimited 3G data plans for business users will be available for $45 a
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