As expected, the Mars Phoenix lander team confirmed the presence of water on Mars today. This was no great surprise, as the Odyssey orbiter found radar evidence for ice previously but this is the 1st direct confirmation of the existence of dihydrogen monoxide.
Test of Mars Soil Sample Confirms Presence of Ice - New York Times, [...]

Well the new Apple iPhone 3G went on sale today, reduced price and all. Demand seems strong, with ATT reporting most stores selling out. The 16-gigabyte version of the iPhone 3G is priced at $299.
Latest iPhone Sells Briskly, With Glitches - WSJ, July 11 2008