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TidBITS#922/01-Apr-08

If what we’re hearing is right, you might want to hold off on buying an iPhone until the second-generation models appear later in 2008 with support for the Iridium satellite network, which Apple is currently negotiating to buy. Another hint that the second-generation iPhone will be worth waiting for comes from an undocumented feature discovered in the beta iPhone 2.0 firmware – Time Machine support. But be careful with what you’re sharing, since there’s a new virus out there that’s affecting Mac users. In Internet news, Merriam-Webster experiments with sponsored definitions and a U.S. federal judge grants an injunction against declaring email bankruptcy. We also announce a new subscription mode aimed at making TidBITS more relevant to a younger audience, and pass on some of the best suggestions for new titles from our recent Take Control reader survey.

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iPhone Goes International with Iridium

3G cellular technology has been widely expected for the next iPhone revision, but that's not all. Sources indicate that Apple will buy Iridium Satellite and incorporate the satellite phone technology into the iPhone, making it work anywhere on the planet.