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France will now have contract-less iPhones after a furor about the original exclusive tie-up with telco Orange. Unfortunately it comes with a literally hefty price, as the iPhone is now retailing for prices in excess of 800 euros or around $1200 dollars.

As the year winds down to a close, what’s next for the world’s most iconic mobile phone? The iPhone pretty much put the whole ‘I can’t live without my phone’ in a totally new perspective.

Wal-Mart started selling iPhones on Sunday, and shoppers looking for a bargain would be sorely disappointed. The phones are selling for only $2 below the regular list price.

Consumers finally get the choice of a $99 iPhone, but from AT&T, not Wal-Mart. Refurbished units are now available until December 31st for those inclined to get a cheaper iPhone.

The iPhone app iBrevity has received sanction from an unwitting source – the Vatican. The app, created by an enterprising Catholic priest brings a collection of daily prayers to your iPhone or iPod Touch.

South Korea has finally dropped a rule that prevented foreign phones from being sold in the country. This means the iPhone, BlackBerry and other smartphone models will finally debut in the most wired country in the world.

So a few enterprising Linux programmers have figured out how to port Linux to the iPhone. Am I the only one to wonder why?

The iPhone is coming to Wal-Mart. But don’t plan on doing your iPhone Christmas shopping there, as the phones will only be available December 28th.

Thanks to aggressive pricing (and Steve Jobs’ Reality Distortion Field), the iPhone is now officially the best-selling consumer handset. And AT&T is probably thrilled at this development as it means more people are suckers enough, I mean, savvy enough to sign up for one of its pricey data plans.