The iPhone battery lasts for only 40 minutes of talk time, according to intel tech guru John Dvorak received from an inside Cingular source.

“He says the amateur mistake that they made is not having a removable battery,” Dvorak said. “You run 20 minutes and you’re using up half the battery power. You get 40 minutes total talk time. And the interface fouls up constantly.”

Given the overheating, random shutting down, and burning power cord problems, grease buildup and other problems when the new Macbooks launched, this rumor could portend similar product defects when the iPhone releases in 2 months. Interested buyers should probably wait a few months after launch for Apple to work out all the bugs. — BEN POPKEN

[TWiT 93 via theappleblog via Gizmodo]

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