The new iPhone will be available from AT&T and Apple stores on July 11… but before you rush to get it, you might think about others iPhone alternates. Since Apple first launched its first gen iPhone, touch-screen technology become a hot tech to many mobile device manufacturers. Samsung Instinct is at last, a decent iPhone competitor…

Google aims at creating native iPhone applications… when Apple’s App Store and iPhone 2.0 firmware launch. According to Google, the company will create a native iPhone application that is similar to Google Map.

AT&T expects to offer $200 rebate for new iPhone coming in June… With a two-year contract, the rebate is only for existing AT&T customers. The new iPhone has two versions, 8GB and 16GB with the prices of $399 and $499. If this rumor is true, iPhone will be within the reach of most mobile users and AT&T will be a strong competitor to Verizon, Sprints and T-Mobile.

The new iPhone is a bit smaller than current version and has a built-in GPS software. Along with this eye-popping rebate, iPhone is going to be an incredible gadget in summer… Read more in FORTUNE.

One of my friends was complaining this morning that his parents gave him an iPod shuffle as a birthday gift… “It’s ONLY $49 now. Why not a nano? nobody is buying shuffle now”.

Is this true? Thinking of the number of iPod sold is still growing every month, but the sale of low-end iPod shuffle is falling dramatically. In response, Apple lowed its 1GB shuffle from $79 to $49 and tried to stop its decline.

This is a part of life cycle of Apple products for sure.

Just another anouncement from Apple… According to a Bloomber report, 3G iPhone will be available next year.

3G iPhone will operate in third-generation wireless networks and the main advantage of 3G network is the data transfer speed is much faster than 2G network. However, with current iPhone’s battery life, Apple might needs to consider how to improve iPhone’s battery comsuption.

For the first time, Apple closely ties its Safari web browser to its iTunes and QuickTime software. Safari is not going to become a main browsers like IE and Firefox in the next year; but Mozilla developers worry that this Software Update will make Safari surpass Firefox in the next few years. Safari for Windows, Apple’s another big move!

If you’re a fan of luxury phones, these luxury iPhones are your best choices. Surround by 24 carat gold, this model made by Amosu costs around $1700. The next model is iPhone Princess Plus by an Australian jeweler is the most expensive iPhone in the world; with 17.75 carats and 18k white gold, this version costs $176,400 and an alternate version costs $66,150 only with brilliant-cut diamonds. 

Microsoft AutoUpdate also picked up the update for Office 2004 for Mac..