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Woman tortured over stolen iPod

It never ceases to amaze me the lengths people will go to in order to protect their property. Three Maryland women have been charged with “attempted murder, assault, conspiracy and other offenses and are being held without bail,” all over a stolen iPod. “Thursday night and an argument began. Authorities say 23-year-old Derak Seward of Barclay [...]

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iPhone 3GS availability dwindling

Remember earlier this week when I posted an article [link] reporting that Apple had posted an online 3GS “availabilty database”? Back then, only 5 Apple retail stores were sold out of all four iPhone models. Fast forward to today, and only about 40-45% of all Apple retail stores have all four iPhones in stock and 15% [...]

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Confirmed: Steve Jobs returns to work

Apple has given Bloomberg confirmation that Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, has indeed returned to Apple. “Steve Jobs is back at work at Apple Inc., returning to his job as chief executive officer as planned after taking medical leave in January. “Steve is back to work,” Steve Dowling, an Apple spokesman, said today. Jobs is at Apple a [...]

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iPhone 3GS dropped into pool, doesn’t miss a beat

It was bound to happen sooner or later. The owner of the iPhone in question was daring enough to hold his new iPhone 3GS over the edge of the pool and use its video record feature, I’m sure you can guess what happened next. The caption of the video reads, “Was trying video on my new iPhone [...]

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iPhone 3GS Brulée

French blog, “Nowhere Else,” recently posted a story in which a brand new iPhone 3GS overheated and left brown streaks on the white 3GS case. “I bought an iPhone Friday morning 3GS, I normally used and a few days ago, I did the test several apps warning radars in the car when I was a passenger, the apps using the [...]

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iPhone 3GS availability database goes online

Earlier today, Apple posted an online database where prospective iPhone 3GS buyers can check the availability status of the iPhone 3GS in their region. Keep in mind that this database only shows retail outlets where you are guaranteed (or not guaranteed) to get an iPhone 3GS. At present, only 5 of Apple’s 200 retail stores are [...]

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Digital Compass app in action: AirCoaster 3D

iPhone App developers such as Ziconic, have already begun making use of the iPhone 3GS’s built-in digital compass feature, a feature made available only a few days ago with the launch of the iPhone 3GS (that’s pretty fast isn’t it?) AirCoaster 3D, an app that existed long before the release of the iPhone 3GS, now implements the [...]

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Apple makes pledge to not distribute pornography

Several days ago, “Hottest Girls,” the first app containing nudity, was released and available for purchase on iTunes. Apple has since removed the offending app, and stated to CNN that they will not distribute “applications that contain inappropriate content,” in short: porn. “Apple will not distribute applications that contain inappropriate content, such as pornography. The developer [...]

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ColorWare now offering custom iPhone 3GS colors

The popular consumer electronics “re-colorer,” ColorWare, recently unveiled its newest line of custom colors for the recently released iPhone 3GS. Unfortunately, however, re-coloring your brand new iPhone 3GS comes at a price, and a steep one at that. According to SlashGear, “Pricing starts at $150 for the back, then add $20 each for the bezel frame and button, or [...]

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Why so secretive, Apple?

As I’m sure you’re well aware, Apple has a long track record of keeping its new projects under wraps (from even its own employees.) It is because of Apple’s desire for secrecy, that sites such as MacRumors, and even your very own iPhonefreak, are constantly reporting on what is believed to be the latest “leak” [...]

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