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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 sells over one million iPhone 3GS models

Earlier today, Apple announced that they sold over one million iPhone 3GS units this past weekend. The “Apple PR RSS” update feed simply stated “Apple Sells Over One Million iPhone 3GS Models.” In response to the one millionth iPhone 3GS being sold, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs stated, “Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning,” said Steve Jobs, [...]

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Jailbreaking news: iPhone OS 3.0 jailbreak is available, just not for iPhone 3G S users

The current status of iPhone OS 3.0 jailbreaking comes with some good news and some bad news. As of now, those running iPhone OS 3.0 will be able to jailbreak — that is as long as you are not using an iPhone 3G S. Basically, if you are planning to jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone, [...]

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Fret not 3.0 users, your applications are safe!

Lately, many 3.0 beta users were under the false impression that they would have to re-purchase any iPhone application that they wished to update or reinstall. This error message, encountered by users with iPhones running the 3.0 beta, is actually part of a new feature that links your iPhone to your iTunes account. This feature prevents [...]

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iPhone OS 3.0: Native Voice Control coming to the iPhone

Highlighting another item that was revealed during the WWDC 2009 Keynote, iPhone users will be getting Voice Control. I am thinking this will be one of those features that people either really love or could just care less about. Personally, I am falling into the really love category. Up to this point I have been using [...]

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AT&T posts iPhone 3GS walkthrough video

Earlier today, AT&T posted a short video hosted by Seth Bloom, the “blogger guy with AT&T.” This video provides a very short, to the point, rundown of the new iPhone 3GS offered by AT&T. Check out the video below: If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth ten thousand. This video [...]

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Leaked matte cases appear to have been produced by Apple

If you recall, earlier this week, I made a post here on iPhonefreak regarding the leaked images of black matte iPhone 3GS’s [link] Well, as it turns out, those pictures were of the actual (Apple produced) iPhone 3GS. Now, you’re probably thinking, “aw, why’d they have to get rid of the black matte?” To tell you [...]

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