While iTunes problems persist, the line continues

This is a picture taken about 45 minutes ago outside the Apple Store at the King of Prussia mall outside of Philadelphia. Despite activation issues, people are still in line (well why get out of line now?) in the hundreds to get the iPhone

Stuck at work, and have questions about the App store?

With the weekday morning launch of the App store, we know not everyone can check it out right now. What questions do you have? Post below, and we'll do our best to get the answers.

The biggest take away from iFixit's 3g iPhone take apart

The folks at ifixit.com flew to New Zealand to be among the first to get an iPhone 3G, and definitely among the first to tear one apart. Looking over their findings so far, perhaps the biggest surprise is the battery is NOT soldered in the phone. This should make battery swap far easier, although still off limits to the end user.

App store: Initial Impressions

(join us for live video at noon on thedigitallifestyle.tv)
We're looking around the App Store awaiting the "official" firmware 2.0 release. Couple of things stick out as we look around:
1. There aren't quite as many free apps as we had hoped (perhaps 150)
2. There's a tag for "objectionable content" intended for audiences 12 or over. The first app we've seen with this tag allows you to basically see a beer on the screen. That's about it.
3. Some of these titles look amazing. The iPhone should be on its way to truly being a third platform.

Again, join us at noon, when we hope to have live video of the apps.

App store is up... Reviews in a bit

It's the classic "title says it all" situation. Look for App reviews (and live video on the channel) shortly!