Steve Jobs originally wanted Apple to be able to operate the iPhone without help from carriers. That’s what John Stanton, a venture capitalist and wireless industry veteran, told his audience at a Seattle speech Monday, IDG News reported . According to Stanton, when Jobs was first percolating ideas about the handset from 2005-2007, he discussed the plausibility of going around carriers and using the unlicensed spectrum that WiFi networks rely on for the phones. Read full article > >

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Apple’s latest iPhone, the 4S, hit store shelves Friday at 8 a.m. across the country. This should be a big launch, with the handset coming to the nation’s top three carriers, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint. In Los Gatos, Calif., the first one in line for the phone was Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak , who checked in to the store via foursquare on Thursday. Read full article > >

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