Apple shares have seen a turnaround after the market reacted positively to the company’s news that it had met its iPhone sales targets and was preparing to unveil the long-awaited official SDK for the handset at an event next month (which PHONE Magazine will be live-blogging).  The uplift coincides with confirmation from O2 Ireland that the network will begin sales of the handset from March 14th, priced at €399 for the 8GB model and €499 for the newer 16GB model ($593 and $742 respectively), albeit without Visual Voicemail. 

Unlike tariffs currently offered with the iPhone, the O2 Ireland package will not include unlimited data – instead, it will be capped at 1GB with each MB in excess of that costing €0.02.  Three contracts will be available, starting at €45 ($67) for 175 minutes and 100 SMS, then €65 ($97) for 350 minutes and 150 SMS, and finally €100 ($149) for 700 minutes and 250 SMS.  Buyers will be expected to sign an 18-month contract.

[via Mobility Today and Apple Insider]