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The iPhone phenomenon is well and truly in force since the launch of the iPhone 3G in Australia last month. With this in mind, competitors are clamouring for a piece of the pie and are set to begin launching potential 'iPhone killers' in a bid to derail the Apple machine. We’ve been fortunate to have two of the newest iPhone competitors in the office, along with the iPhone 3G. RIM’s BlackBerry Bold and the much anticipated HTC Touch Diamond are two smartphones that are set to compete with the iPhone 3G in Australia and around the globe. Check out our slideshow of these hot smartphones side by side! iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Touch Diamond iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Touch Diamond iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Touch Diamond iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Touch Diamond iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold vs Touch Diamond iPhone 3G vs B
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via Good Gear Guide @ 0:28 2nd Aug
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It seems that whenever Apple releases a new product, it quickly gets disassembled (or run over by a car) by companies that are curious about the innards of the product. One of those companies is market intelligence firm iSuppli, which releases cost analyses of Apple products a few days after their release. iSuppli released a preliminary estimate for the iPhone 3G several weeks ago, but has completed a new, real dissection now that the device is officially out. The company believes that it shows that Apple has managed to cut over $50 of manufacturing costs the second time around, leading to a tidy profit margin on each unit sold.
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via ArsTechnica @ 11:06 16th Jul
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Apple this week began posting information for iPhone users intending to update their device to the new iPhone 3G. A new support document explains how to replace an original iPhone with an iPhone 3G using the same carrier: "If you follow these steps to backup your original iPhone first, and then restore the backup to your iPhone 3G, your saved SMS messages, email accounts, photos, notes, and other personal settings will be present on your iPhone 3G," the company noted. The instructions indicate that iPhone users in the US will not need to transfer their SIM card (a new one will be provided with the iPhone 3G) and describes how to transfer settings, personal info, SMS messages, and other data to the new device using iTunes' backup iPhone feature.
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via MacNN @ 5:16 5th Jul
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(Review) - We’ll get right to the chase. Apple’s iPhone 3G is very similar to the original iPhone. In fact, first-generation iPhones can be updated to use the iPhone 2.0 software, which will give a lot of the software capabilities of iPhone 3G to its predecessor. However, that doesn’t mean that iPhone 3G isn’t worth the upgrade. If you were holding out on the original iPhone in hopes of iPhone 3G, this is your chance to grab one, assuming can get past the strict requirements of activating the phone in AT&T or Apple Stores. That’s of course to prevent a lot of folks from unlocking their iPhones.
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via CoolTechZone @ 21:55 30th Jul
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Apple, Inc.'s new iPhone 3G will indeed cost $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version, but only for certain AT&T customers. Other AT&T buyers will pay more for Apple's iPhone 3G -- and buyers without an AT&T plan will pay a lot more for the iPhone 3G. An analyst says the value proposition has changed for Apple's iPhone 3G.
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via Top Tech News @ 1:08 3rd Jul
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Apple, Inc.'s new iPhone 3G will indeed cost $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version, but only for certain AT&T customers. Other AT&T buyers will pay more for Apple's iPhone 3G -- and buyers without an AT&T plan will pay a lot more for the iPhone 3G. An analyst says the value proposition has changed for Apple's iPhone 3G.
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via Mobile Tech Today @ 19:36 2nd Jul
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The iPhone Dev Team has posted its PwnageTool 2.0.1 software to jailbreak Apple, Inc.'s latest iPhone operating system 2.0. An unreleased exploit in the iPhone OS was used to allow non-Apple applications to run on Apple's iPhone and iPhone 3G. Contrary to early reports, the hack does not unlock the iPhone 3G to use carriers other than AT&T.
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via Mobile Tech Today @ 21:14 21st Jul
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Apple today announced that more than 500 native applications will be available on the iPhone’s App Store when Apple’s iPhone 3G goes on sale tomorrow. Apple’s iPhone provides a breakthrough mobile platform for developers, who have created an incredible array of innovative applications such as stunning action games, advanced medical applications and robust productivity tools for the enterprise. These apps will be available on Apple’s revolutionary new App Store, enabling customers to wirelessly download them directly onto their iPhones and start using them immediately. More than 125 applications are being offered to iPhone customers for free.
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via Mac Daily News @ 18:52 10th Jul
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Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications and information services company, and Apple® today announced that the highly anticipated iPhone 3G™ will be available to Telstra's over 9 million Australian customers on July 11. iPhone 3G™ combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.
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via Mac Daily News @ 11:42 30th Jun
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Apple on Monday released iPhone 2.0.2, an update to its second-generation software for the original iPhone and iPhone 3G. The update is about 242MB and first appeared via iTunes just after 5PM EST. As is usually the case with iPhone updates, Apple provided few details, saying simply that the update contains "bug fixes," and links to existing online iPhone support resources. Over the weekend the company seeded iPhone v2.1b4, a private beta, to developers, but removed the much anticipated 'push" feature that would allow applications to respond to internet triggers (new email, an IM, etc.) without being open. The major software update along with the unique "push service" was announced in June 2008 at Apple's WWDC and was expected to launch in September, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
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via MacNN @ 21:16 18th Aug
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via Pocket-lint.co.uk @ 13:56 10th Jul
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Promises and promises and few more promises, that’s what came from Apple’s stable about iPhone 3G software being unhackable, but iPhone Dev Team has done it again as they released PwnageTool 2.0 for iPhone 3G, 1st Gen iPhone and iPod Touch. Sadly, PwnageTool 2.0 is only able to break all shackles on 1st Generation iPhones and not on iPhone 3G. That means, you won’t be able to unlock your iPhone 3G as of now, though you can unlock your 1st Gen iPhone.
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via Toys And Gadgets @ 2:10 23rd Jul
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Metropolitan areas report the most problems with Apple, Inc.'s iPhone 3G, with one survey focusing on the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. Apple is reported working on the iPhone 3G firmware as users point fingers. Infineon has defended its 3G chip, Apple stores seem to blame AT&T, but IAG says the iPhone 3G problem is global.
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via Data Storage Today @ 4:10 17th Aug
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Metropolitan areas report the most problems with Apple, Inc.'s iPhone 3G, with one survey focusing on the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. Apple is reported working on the iPhone 3G firmware as users point fingers. Infineon has defended its 3G chip, Apple stores seem to blame AT&T, but IAG says the iPhone 3G problem is global.
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via Enterprise Security Today @ 17:46 15th Aug
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Metropolitan areas report the most problems with Apple, Inc.'s iPhone 3G, with one survey focusing on the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. Apple is reported working on the iPhone 3G firmware as users point fingers. Infineon has defended its 3G chip, Apple stores seem to blame AT&T, but IAG says the iPhone 3G problem is global.
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via Mobile Tech Today @ 17:46 15th Aug
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red-iphone-3g.jpgMuch of the gossip in the queues for iPhone 3G on launch day here in the UK was over whether people wanted a black or a white model, before we all found out that we’d only have a choice of black. Who knows when the white version will touch down (if at all) in the UK. Still, if you don’t lead a monochrome lifestyle, you’ll be pleased by the strong rumours that Apple is planning to launch a red iPhone for Christmas. Or rather a RED iPhone, as it’ll apparently be part of the charitable (PRODUCT) RED campaign, which Apple has supported in the past with scarlet iPods. It’s a good cause, but does anyone really want a red iPhone? That said, if Apple ever launches a green one that benefits eco charities, I might be tempted to switch to it…
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via Pocket Picks @ 10:49 24th Jul
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Apple fans, old and new, got to experience the good side and the dark side of Apple's product launch mania during Friday's iPhone 3G release. Lines were long, though some said not as long as for the original iPhone, but the big news was all the iPhone activation problems. Apple's decision to brick iPhones until they were activated at AT&T stores, or via users' iTunes software, showed the real weak link in Apple's launch strategy of bring out the iPhone 2.0 software and iPhone 3G devices out on the same day.Â
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via NetworkWorld @ 6:57 13th Jul
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Now that the brouhaha over the iPhone 3G has calmed down, users have now to deal with the problem of low battery life so typical of a device packed with Apps and with 3G connectivity. We have earlier dealt with ways and means of increasing the battery life of the iPhone 3G. For those of you for whom the tips to expand the iPhone 3G battery life appears unexciting, they are left with no other option other than recharging the battery as frequently as possible. To make the recharging process easier you could try the Solar Powered cases for the iPhone 3G. The inbuilt 1500mAh case battery can provide one full charge to the iPhone, the case battery in turn being recharged through the solar panel mounted on the front of the case or in case of non-availability of sunlight via mini USB.
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via Toys And Gadgets @ 17:14 2nd Aug
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Complete with Apple's "Works With iPhone" Approval, Existing TuneCast Auto for iPhone and iPod is Now Compatible with New iPhone 3G
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via Oceania @ 11:11 2nd Aug
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Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. sold out of its initial iPhone stock in a handful of Canadian cities over the weekend after it began selling Apple Inc.'s popular touch screen cellphone on Friday. Rogers declined to prove specific sales figures, however Apple said that more than one million iPhones were sold around the globe during the first three days of sales in 21 countries. "IPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend," Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs said in a statement. Apple also announced that more than 10 million applications were downloaded through the company's new App Store, which sells programs and games designed to work on the next-generation iPhone. Neither Rogers nor Apple addressed the crippling server outages which plagued iPhone activations in both the U.
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via Report On Business @ 5:36 15th Jul
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Telefonica and America Movile will bring the iPhone 3G to Latin America on 22 August. Telefonica's mobile unit Movistar will offer Apple's iPhone 3G in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay. America Movil, which operates under the Claro brand, already introduced the handset in its home market Mexico last month. The company will now bring the Apple mobile phone to Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. The iPhone 3G blends all the features of the original iPhone plus 3G networking, built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services and iPhone 2.0 software with support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. The device also runs third-party applications available via the new App Store.
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via Telecom.paper @ 7:06 8th Aug
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Apple's App Store has arrived. Apple launched its App Store Thursday which features third-party applications for the iPhone 3G one day in advance of the much anticipated iPhone 3G which goes on sale Friday. The App Store became available this morning when Apple released its 7.7 version of the iTunes software. The App Store will also be available directly from the iPhone 3G's software.
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via PC World @ 17:13 10th Jul
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"The total cost of materials used inside the latest iPhone [8GB] is $174.33, a dollar and change higher than the preliminary estimate iSuppli made in June, about two weeks before the phone was actually released. If the analysis is correct, Apple is spending about $53 less on materials than it did with the first iPhone, which iSuppli says costs $227 to make," Arik Hesseldahl reports for BusinessWeek. "After accounting for a subsidy from AT&T, iSuppli reckons Apple makes a per-unit gross profit of 55%."
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via Mac Daily News @ 16:22 15th Jul
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Belkin’s current TuneCast Auto for iPhone and iPod now works with the iPhone 3G. By passing the certification testing required by Apple’s “Works With iPhone” program, you can be ensured that your iPhone 3G is compatible with the TuneCast Auto. Featuring ClearScan technology, TuneCast Auto will automatically seek out the best FM frequency to play the music from your iPhone 3G in your car by one push of a button.
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via Lien Multimédia @ 11:46 7th Aug
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Apple® today announced it sold its one millionth iPhone™ 3G on Sunday, just three days after its launch on Friday, July 11. iPhone 3G is now available in 21 countries—Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US—and will go on sale in France on July 17. “iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.”
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via ActiveWin.com @ 14:58 14th Jul
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