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So the great buzz this weekend is the iPhone. People waited in lines for hours to get their hands on one, in some cases after saving up for months to be able to afford it. Was it worth the hype? Take a look at some of the buzz around the internet and judge for yourself:

The First Dissection. Slashdot and ThinkSecret posted links to the first iPhone dissections. Click here and here to see it.

Activation: Issue or Non-Issue? That depends on who you are. It seems if you went through AT&T it is an issue (click here and here) and if you didn’t your iPhone is working just fine, thank you (click here).

How Do You Work This Thing? Apple has the answers, here. ZeFrank has the song to fit the occasion here.

How Do You Get This Thing? You can buy your iPhone from the Apple Store or from AT&T. Judging by the customer service at Apple compared to the customer service at AT&T, I’d go with Apple, in spite of the backorder issue of 2 weeks discussed here. Here’s a link to buy yours online from Apple (click here). (And hey, if you buy yours from that link it gives me some pennies, which helps me get my own iPhone, since I’m not done saving for it yet. No pressure or anything, though.)

Touch Typing: The New Dimension. Apple’s iPhone uses the much touted touch typing, right on the screen. What happens if you are sausage fingered, or just a bad speller? Read about real world touch typing experiences here.

Hacking The iPhone. As with anything apple produces, there are always hackers waiting to see if they can break it or find bugs. I’m sure it will only be a matter of days before the first hack reports are in. Meanwhile, read this piece on hacking the iPhone here.

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Apple iPhone, AT&T, Cingular, MacWorld, Apple Store

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