Is Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank planning for a new version of the Apple iPhone, or are sales just a bit slow? Who knows, but from Friday through the end of May, anyone can sign up for an 8GB Apple iPhone 3G in Japan for 100% free.

AppleInsider and CrunchGear report that starting Friday, SoftBank’s new “iPhone for Everyone” campaign (read translated webpage) will offer the 8GB Apple iPhone for free, as long as you sign up for a new 2-year contract. The promotion will runs through May 31.

In the meantime, SoftBank will sell the 16GB Apple iPhone for a bit discounted price—just 11,520 yen (about USD $119), and you can even pay for the smartphone in monthly payments, which come out to less than $5 a month during the 2-year agreement.

SoftBank subscribers will still have to pay monthly voice and data charges, of course, although as AppleInsider notes, the carrier is chopping its standard data plan (about USD $62 per month) by more than 25%.
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Ok, now we continue to the second part of T-Mobile G1-Google Phone Full Reviews. If you missed the first part, you can still read it here. Apart from before, the call quality was awesome on the G1-Google Phone (some callers couldn’t detect that we’re on a cellular phone), the G1-Google Phone’s speakerphone was loud & clear, and the dialer app is efficient and user friendly (T-Mobile’s myFaves feature is now supported).

Messaging options on the G1-Google Phone are abundant—just about all that’s missing is full-on Exchange support, which will come once an enterprising developer fills the void. Alright, but how’s G1-Google Phone 3G reception? If you’re in New York, you probably had no trouble getting a 3G signal, both in Manhattan and Brooklyn—indeed, 3G reception on the G1-Google Phone was better than on Apple iPhone 3G. Remember that T-Mobile only recently launched its own 3G network, and it’ll only be live in about 21 cities by the end of the month. The G1-Google Phone will work on EDGE technologies-Beside that, you can always having a connectivity to the internet via Wi-Fi (wireless networks).
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Got password protection enabled on your Apple iPhone? Recently we’ve discovered there’s a real easy way for attackers to skip the password prompt screen and get access to your contacts, browse the Internet, read all your e-mails, and even make a calls. Luckily, there’s a fix/patch released for that security hole.

According to Ars Technica, posters on the MacRumors forums discovered the security hole, and it’s a pretty big one.
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Some news sources are reporting that T-Mobile will launch the touchscreen version of G1 (Google Android Phone)— this ultimate Google Android expected this year for the U.S. market—as early as next month, is this the Apple iPhone killer, anyone?

You can found more detailed stories about the G1 on Wired News, this G1 (Google Android Phone) described as a touchscreen phone with a full slide-out, full-QWERTY keypad, a roomy 5′x3′-inch display, a nice 3MegaPix camera, and access to T-Mobile’s nascent 3G network which, for now only run in New York included Las Vegas.
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It seems we have to get up soon to buy the new Apple iPhone. For your information, the new Apple iPhone is “coming soon”.

The first and mostly: The new Apple iPhone 3G will go on market at 8 a.m. next Friday at AT&T retail stores and Apple phone stores. So, do planning on lining up? To be the first one to get it? You’d better be ready well before the sunrise going up. Beside that, AT&T also has finally clarified Apple iPhone pricing for current AT&T subscribers who want the Apple iPhone 3G.

In a nutshell, if you’re -upgrade eligible- (by log into your AT&T account to see if you are), you will be able to buy the new Apple iPhone for the cheap discounted price of $199:8GB version or $299:16GB model. AT&T is somewhat vague about the eligibility criteria, although your credit history plus the time remaining on your contract are the main factors. As additional, you will also have to pay a small fee of $18 as “upgrade fee.”
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