Check out the last paragraph of the first story, "Apple event: A few extra details you didn't get"
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars
Hopefully this turns out to be true. I would love to use these with my iPhone even if I don't get the volume control feature.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars
Finally, we inquired about the new $29 headphones that will be available for the iPod nano and iPod touch. The headphones, which let you skip/pause/play with a click just like the iPhone headphones, also let you adjust volume up or down. I asked whether they would work with the iPhone, and the Apple rep said the company doesn't claim that they're supported. "It will work with skipping, pausing, etc. but I don't think the volume will change. That's not supported on the iPhone." He pointed out that iPhone headphones will work with the iPod touch and iPod nano, however.
Hopefully this turns out to be true. I would love to use these with my iPhone even if I don't get the volume control feature.