http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/10/multi.carrier.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://www4.macnn.com/macnn/nimagesii/uspto_060816_logo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An Apple patent application from 2006, recently disclosed by the US Patent and Trademark Office, suggests that Apple at least once contemplated letting users pick from multiple carriers on an iPhone. The current American iPhone is tethered by default to AT&T and affiliates, forcing users to hack it if they want to operate on a choice of networks; under the scheme described by the patent however, ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/10/multi.carrier.iphone/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/29/helio.loses.326.million/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/heliomysto.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MVNO carrier Helio has posted a net loss of $326 million for 2007, an official announcement reveals. Although the carrier's revenue grew to $171 million last year from $46 million in 2006, the company has also been facing mounting costs, such as an advertising budget that rose from $21.6 to $47.5 million. Recent losses are notably out of proportion to those from 2006, which were only $192 millio... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/29/helio.loses.326.million/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:50:00 GMT