For the rest of the story check out the original article at Engadget

After raising the ire of its customers with what are believed to be overly expensive iPhone 3G plans, Canadian provider Rogers Wireless is allegedly being punished by Apple with fewer shipments.

Blogger Daniel Smith claims multiple sources, including a senior Rogers representative, claim that Apple has diverted a significant amount of its initial iPhone 3G Canadian deliveries to Europe in retribution for the carrier’s steep rate plans, which at similar prices offer a third fewer minutes and limited data compared to AT&T.

Stores may be getting just 10 to 20 iPhones each and are being told to “exercise caution” not to promise ample stock on launch day, according to the rumors.

At the same time, Rogers is also claimed to be promptly firing the part-time staff that had been hired to handle an expected deluge of customers at some stores.

via [AppleInsider]

To Summarize:

• iPhone 3G will launch in the U.S. on July 11th
• $199 (8GB), $299 (16GB) represents subsidized iPhone 3G prices
• If you are currently an iPhone AT&T customer or not currently an AT&T customer, you qualify for the subsidized pricing
• If you are currently a non-iPhone AT&T customer, you will be subject to certain qualification criteria. AT&T’s “standard” upgrade criteria are posted here but may be subject to change.
• If you don’t qualify, there will be a higher unsubsidized price for the iPhone 3G which will be announced before July 11th.
• Speculation: While rumors have pegged AT&T’s subsidy at $325, it seems very unlikely that the unsubsidized price will be this high ($199+$325). Historically, canceling your existing mobile phone contract for the typical $175 early-termination fee would automatically qualify you for any future subsidized phones. As a result, we suspect the unsubsidized pricing will be about the same as the early-termination fee (about $199+$175 for 8GB).

So today the Apple faithful will get see what we will be paying off, on our credit cards for the next 6 months.
But best of all the rumors will be put to rest and surprises will be had.

“Cue cheesy soap opera music”

• Will there be an Apple Tablet?
• Will 10.6 leave Power PC uses in the dust?
• Will Steve feed his coding multitudes with a fish and a few loafs of bread?

These and other questions should be answered today at 10 a.m. Pacific time or Noon Central Time.

Here are some of the “up to the minute” Keynote news pages for you to pick from:
(I’ll add new ones as I find them)

Macworld’s keynote page

TUAW.com WWDC NewsPage

The TUAW has posted its Schedule for the day:

• 1pm ET — our metaliveblog coverage of the keynote begins, anchored by Erica and enthusiastically supported by the entire team. We’ll be monitoring live coverage from all over the Internet and bringing it to you.
• 2:30 pm ET (approx) — Live reader Q&A session via CoveritLive on the front page. We want to hear your keynote impressions and answer as many of your questions as we can.
• 10 pm ET — If circumstances permit, we’re going to do a special WWDC talkcast tonight, with live reactions from developers and our man on the ground. Check the TalkShoe page for updates and precise schedule.

Tech Crunch has start blogging from WWDC.

Engadget is starting their WWDC postings

The lower retail price would likely attract more buyers and help AT&T scalp even more customers from competitors—something the iPhone has effectively done with up to 40% of buyers reportedly coming from other carriers.

Whether the $200 price reduction comes as a direct subsidy or in rebate form, Forbes speculates that only those purchasing directly from AT&T would be eligible.

(Via insanelygreatmac.com.)