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iPhone 3.0: Spotlight Search and how to use it

20. March 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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iPhone 3.0: Spotlight Search and how to use it

Highlighting another of the already announced features that will be arriving with iPhone 3.0 is Spotlight Search. Personally, I would say this should have been something that was added a long time ago, but regardless, I am still willing to say that this is going to be one of the most useful of the new [...]

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AT&T confirms “no-commit” iPhone 3G pricing, sales

20. March 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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AT&T confirms “no-commit” iPhone 3G pricing, sales

We have recently seen those leaked presentation slides from AT&T regarding the “no-commit” pricing for the iPhone 3G and now AT&T has offered some official confirmation. The sales will begin next Thursday March 26 (as expected) and they will be priced at $599 and $699 (again, as expected) for the 8GB and 16GB model respectively. Of course, [...]

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mophie unveils Juice Pack for the 2nd generation iPod touch

20. March 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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mophie unveils Juice Pack for the 2nd generation iPod touch

mophie has returned with yet another Apple related battery extender, this time it is for the 2nd generation iPod touch. Basically, if you have seen or used the iPhone Juice Pack, then this will be more than familiar. Overall, the design is the very similar, the Juice Pack slides up over the iPod touch to [...]

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XROAD’s G-Map GPS app pulled from the App Store

19. March 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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XROAD’s G-Map GPS app pulled from the App Store

Those of you who were still considering the purchase of the G-Map GPS application from XROAD will have to wait a while because it has since disappeared from the App Store. According to the XROAD website the app was removed and is “being reviewed for improvement and will be back in the App Store soon.” Of [...]

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iPhone 3.0 will offer new Voice Memo app

19. March 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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iPhone 3.0 will offer new Voice Memo app

In addition to new features, iPhone 3.0 will also bring along a new application, one that could compete with some existing third party apps such as iTalk Recorder or Voxie. The new native app will be Voice Memos and it will allow the user to record and save audio files as well as send them [...]

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iPhone 3.0 reveals new Podcast features, including the removal of the 10MB download limitation

19. March 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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iPhone 3.0 reveals new Podcast features, including the removal of the 10MB download limitation

With plenty of developers already using the beta of iPhone 3.0 we are beginning to get a good look at some of the new features that went unannounced during the March 17 event. Some of the latest deal with podcasts, both in terms of downloading and playback. To begin with, the good news is that [...]

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AT&T preparing to begin “no-commit” iPhone 3G sales

18. March 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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AT&T preparing to begin “no-commit” iPhone 3G sales

From the looks of the leaked presentation slides that have turned up over at the Boy Genius Report it looks like AT&T is just about ready to begin selling the iPhone 3G without a contract. According to the slides, the “no-commit” pricing will begin on March 26 and allow existing AT&T customers to purchase an iPhone [...]

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Dev-Team offers warning; don’t update to the 3.0 beta if you want to keep yellowsn0w

18. March 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Dev-Team offers warning; don’t update to the 3.0 beta if you want to keep yellowsn0w

This should go without saying, but here goes. If you are someone that likes to (or plans to) jailbreak or unlock your iPhone, then you should never perform an upgrade until you read that it is safe to do so. Of course, this is not any different with the latest beta release of OS 3.0. “If [...]

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Trent Reznor drops hints of upcoming Nine Inch Nails iPhone app

18. March 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Trent Reznor drops hints of upcoming Nine Inch Nails iPhone app

Sure, there is already a branded NIN edition of Tap Tap Revenge, but it seems that there will soon be an additional NIN app to choose from in the App Store. Trent Reznor, the man behind the band Nine Inch Nails has been dropping some hints recently on Twitter about the upcoming app for the [...]

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Rumor: AT&T retail locations offering refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G’s for $149

18. March 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Rumor: AT&T retail locations offering refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G’s for $149

According to a tip coming from the Boy Genius Report, there are going to be some AT&T retail locations in the New York and New Jersey area offering a nice discount on a refurbished iPhone. Nothing has been confirmed from AT&T on this, so treat this as a rumor, but it looks like they will [...]

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