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An Evening With the iPhone 3G Running iOS 4.1

Thursday, September 9, 2010

My iPhone 3G suffered under the control of iOS 4, its sprightly performance choked away by unseen hands, turning what was a faithful companion into a shadow of its former self. Spotlight was turned off, apps removed and hard resets performed, but nothing woke the device from its slumber. Any vows not to rush into upgrading [...]

No Game Center for iPhone 3G

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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Although we’re still waiting to see if the prediction that iOS 4.1 will come out today comes true, any iPhone 3G users expecting to get started with Apple’s new Game Center social networking app when it does are going to be disappointed. According to users of the final beta version, support for the phone has [...]

iOS 4 Problems on Your iPhone 3G? Give This a Try…

Thursday, July 29, 2010

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iOS 4 Problems on Your iPhone 3G? Give This a Try…

In the absence of an official Apple firmware fix, there is a limited amount of things a frustrated iPhone 3G user can do if their phone is having performance problems since upgrading to iOS 4. If you’re lucky enough to have an old 3.1.x firmware backup on your computer, then downgrading is a possibility, as [...]

Telus, Rogers, Fido & Bell all lower iPhone 3G & 3GS pricing

Thursday, June 17, 2010

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It looks like those in Canada who may not need the latest and greatest (iPhone 4) are in luck. Well, those willing to settle for an iPhone 3G or 3GS anyway as Telus, Rogers, Fido and Bell have all recently announced lower pricing on those two handsets. The new prices break down as follows. iPhone 3G 8GB Telus: [...]

redsn0w 0.9.5 released, will jailbreak some iPhones running OS 4.0

Friday, April 16, 2010

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The good news is that someone has released a jailbreak for iPhone OS 4.0. The bad news is that only a limited few are going to actually be able to use it. That said, while a little surprising, it is nice to see this released. If nothing else it will allow some jailbreak developers to [...]

Jailbreaking news: iPhone 3G running OS 4 with full multitasking [Video]

Thursday, April 15, 2010

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We all saw the news that the iPhone 3G would receive limited support for certain iPhone OS 4.0 features. But leave it to the tinkerers, and here we have a video showing an iPhone 3G that is running iPhone OS 4.0 beta 1 with full multitasking. So much for the iPhone 3G not being able [...]

AT&T currently offering refurbished iPhone 3G’s for $49

Monday, November 30, 2009

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It looks like we still have a few hold over deals going on with AT&T and those considering an iPhone purchase may want to pay attention. Currently available are a few deals on refurbished models including the iPhone 3G for $49 and the 16GB iPhone 3GS in white for $149. Bottom line, its hard to argue [...]

AT&T’s offering $49, $99 refurbished iPhone 3G’s for a limited time

Saturday, September 26, 2009

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Just a quick little post for anyone that may have been considering picking up an iPhone 3G — AT&T currently has a special on refurbished models. The offer is listed as being available “while supplies last” which means it may end at any time. In terms of pricing, the 8GB model is selling for $49 and [...]

Flickr users make the iPhone the most widely used camera

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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Flickr users make the iPhone the most widely used camera

A new report is showing that the iPhone has become the most popular camera on Flickr. Of course, this will most likely be due in part to the iPhone now having been around for a few years, but also being available as the original iPhone, iPhone 3G and now the 3GS. Anyway, this information is coming [...]

China Unicom denies purchasing 5 million iPhones for a September launch

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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In a little bit on unsurprising news, the rumor that suggested China Unicom purchased 5 million iPhones has been denied. Of course, judging from the past history of what can now only be described as a never ending saga, this almost seems like it should have been expected. “Talks between us and Apple have been going [...]