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NetShare will not be coming back to the App Store, at least in the US

So long NetShare, we hardly knew you. It seems that despite some hope, Nullriver’s NetShare app will not be making its return to the App Store, and those who managed to grab it on those two brief appearances will end up having the only available copies. Nullriver has not yet posted any additional information on their [...]

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In short: guy actually buys $999.99 “I’m Rich” application

Yesterday when Apple pulled the $999.99 application from the iTunes App Store dubbed "I’m Rich," they did it for a reason. (See article ) As Robert Nelson pointed out, the "$999.99" looks deceptively like "9.99," unfortunately some poor guy clicked the link thinking it was a $9.99 application and wound up $1000 poorer than he had [...]

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Russia to get the iPhone 3G in 2009?

According to the Russian news site Vedomosti , Moscow’s Apple director, Yevgeny Butman, has made claims that the iPhone 3G will go on sale in Russia sometime in 2009. He [Butman] went on to say that Russian carrier, Megafona, is currently negotiating with Apple to form a deal that will bring the 3G to [...]

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Apple offers Nullriver’s iPhone tethering app NetShare, but quickly pulls it from the App Store [UPDATE: It’s back]

Tethering your iPhone to your notebook had been something that was left to those who are brave enough to jailbreak their iPhone. I say brave enough not because the jailbreaking is hard, but the tethering will violate your TOS with AT&T. However, ever so briefly a new app showed its face in the App Store last [...]

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iPhone 2.0: mysterious diagnostics screen discovered

A Hackint0sh forum user recently encountered several screens on his iPhone (2.0) that neither he nor an Apple Genius had ever seen before. These “mystery screens” appear to be some sort of utility or diagnostics screens, see for yourself: Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 The forum user posted the following on the Hackint0sh forums: “The guy at the counter [...]

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Apple Stores opening earlier to meet 3G demand

Apple retail outlets throughout the United States have changed their respective opening times by as much as two hours earlier than normal, all in order to accommodate the ever present iPhone 3G demand. Apple has updated their iPhone 3G availability page to read, “To accommodate demand for iPhone 3G, all Apple Retail Stores will now open at 8:00 a.m. [...]

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Still on the hunt for an iPhone 3G, we got a few tips to help

Assuming you are set on not just placing your order with AT&T and sitting back to wait for your iPhone 3G to come in, we have a few tricks that may help getting yours from an Apple Store a little easier. You see, the latest reports are claiming that the online iPhone availability check is actually [...]

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iPhone Availability Update…or not!

How hard is it to get an iPhone 3G? Some consumers have reported no problems while others have been put on waiting lists nationwide. The Apple web site has a place to check on the availability of the phones at your local Apple store, but when we checked it wasn’t functional. Apple says to come [...]

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Apple opens first retail store in China

Join the forum discussion on this post - (2) PostsWhile this isn’t iPhone news per se, it is breaking news! Earlier today Apple opened their first retail store in Beijing, China. The store officially opened its doors at 10 a.m. local time, welcoming a surge of eager Apple customers. This Apple store is much like [...]

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Analysts calling for another month of iPhone 3G shortages

Say is isn’t so, it already seems strange that we are still seeing long very long lines at Apple Stores on a daily basis, but the simple fact is that is seems like the demand has been higher than the supply. Based on analysis from Gene Munster at Piper Jaffray these short supply issues could last [...]

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