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It looks a certain accessory for the iPhone 3G/3GS is plagued by an overheating issue, which might lead to direct burns and property damage. Apparently, iPhone 3G/3GS models that feature Rocketfish battery cases sold by Best Buy are affected by a fire hazard problem. In this regard, the retailer announced a prod... |
2 December 2011
13:01 GMT |
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Apple is effectively closing another chapter in the iOS 4 device compatibility saga with reports signaling that the company’s 4.3 firmware, seeded to developers earlier this week, drops support for old-generation hardware.Specifically, the absence of iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2G listings from the iOS 4.3 beta do... |
13 January 2011
10:43 GMT |
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The following tutorial will teach GNOME, Ubuntu, and other Linux users how to synchronize music and video files on their Apple iPhone 3G, 3Gs, or iPhone 4 devices. The tutorial was tested with an iPhone 3Gs phone, on the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system. Apple's iPhone is quite an impressive sma... |
30 November 2010
09:50 GMT |
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Tests carried out using a "final release" version of iOS 4.1 have revealed considerable improvement in the behavior of the software on iPhone 3G handsets, according to a technology web site. Known to slow down old-generation hardware, iOS 4.0 was released this summer packing over 100 new features, including multitas... |
4 September 2010
15:31 GMT |
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Apple is yet to address alleged problems with iOS 4 on iPhone 3G handsets, while customers continue to rack up complaints on the company’s Discussions forum, where over 1,000 posts can be found in a single thread entitled “Iphone 3G slow after update to IOS4.”Does iOS 4 really pose problems for old-... |
14 August 2010
12:08 GMT |
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After witnessing its Discussions forums filling up with complaints about the iPhone 3G not being able to handle iOS 4, Apple has reportedly kicked off an investigation, telling the press that it is aware of these issues and looking into ways to solve them.iPhone 3G was released in 2008, while iOS 4 was launched just ... |
29 July 2010
03:32 GMT |
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There are now literally thousands of reports from iPhone and iPod touch owners claiming iOS 4 has been nothing but trouble since they installed the new software. The latter group, for example is plagued by battery drainage. iPhone owners, especially those using version 2.0 of the handset - iPhone 3G - are saying thei... |
23 July 2010
08:19 GMT |
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A new version of Apple'siPhone has been spotted on China's regulator TENAA (Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center), this time including the much desired Wi-Fi standard. Apple's smartphone is offered in China by China Unicom operator, but both models 3G and iPhone 3GS have their Wi-Fi chipset... |
13 July 2010
09:19 GMT |
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In their latest update for the jailbreak community, the infamous iPhone Dev Team explains how iPhone users can upgrade to the new iOS 4, unlock their baseband, and use the phone with multiple carriers. While this doesn’t ensure a jailbreak, unlocking an iPhone under iOS 4 seems like a true privilege for these u... |
25 June 2010
04:36 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone carrier Rogers has just made some changes in its handset offering. The company added a new device to the list of other phones available for purchase from its website, namely the Nokia N97 mini, but also killed two handsets present on the list, namely the 8GB iPhone 3G and the HTC Dream (the bla... |
16 June 2010
10:28 GMT |
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Being widely expected to introduce new hardware at WWDC 2010 two weeks from now, Apple has seemingly discontinued the iPhone 3G, leaving the 3GS model as the only one available at least at AT&T stores. According to The Boy Genius Report, Apple has stopped supplying AT&T stores with the device, leading to assumptions ... |
25 May 2010
05:24 GMT |
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A report over at MacDailyNews contains an email excerpt from one of AT&T’s staffers, who apparently confirmed the company’s plans to enable iPhone tethering as soon as possible. Tethering basically allows users to connect to WiFi or 3G on a computer through their iPhone, by turning the handset into a "mod... |
11 March 2010
05:49 GMT |
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Cupertino-based Apple launched the latest flavor of its iPhone, the 3GS, at the end of June, and made available two different iterations of the device, based on the storage space they offered, namely a 16GB and a 32GB one. The previous version of the mobile phone, the iPhone 3G, came in two variants as well, an 8GB a... |
6 August 2009
06:57 GMT |
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The race towards having the iPhone available for customers in the UK seems to have caught yet another carrier in the country, namely Vodafone. While only Orange and T-Mobile have been previously rumored to be interested in having the Apple device available in their offerings as soon as O2's exclusivity deal ende... |
29 July 2009
06:57 GMT |
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Wireless carrier AT&T decided it was high time to drop the prices for the iPhone a little more; if not for all versions, at least for the refurbished ones. Those who would go for such a device now have the chance to acquire a refurb iPhone 3G 8GB for as little as $49, while the refurb 16GB will cost them only $99. Th... |
27 July 2009
05:29 GMT |
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Apple has been rumored to be getting ready to launch its popular iPhone 3G on the Chinese market for quite some time now, and it seems that the rumors might turn out to be true in the end. According to China Business Network (CBN), a deal between Apple and China Unicom, one of the mobile phone carriers in the country... |
20 July 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Apple's iPhone 3G has recently been rumored to be heading towards UK, on Orange and T-Mobile's airwaves, as O2 has exclusivity on the new iPhone 3GS and is getting close to the end term of the exclusivity period for the older device. According to the latest news on the Internet, the availability of the iPho... |
20 July 2009
06:07 GMT |
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iPhone 3G, the older iteration of Apple's highly popular mobile device, is expected to become available in the UK via a wider range of wireless carriers, the latest news around the Web suggests. Currently, the smartphone is available in the country exclusively via O2, yet it seems that other carriers, including ... |
14 July 2009
03:34 GMT |
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While Apple hasn't officially responded to the overheating claims over its new iPhone 3G S, the company behind the Mac operating system has posted a Support article outlining some of the causes for this potential issue. The warnings go out to both iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S users. In the respective piece, Apple ... |
2 July 2009
09:39 GMT |
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The people at Medialets decided that similarities between the way the iPhone, the G1, the Palm Pre and desktop computers browsed the web could be put to good use. The Internet veterans put the handsets to the test to reveal that Apple was more than right about its new iPhone’s speed, and more. “The common... |
25 June 2009
09:43 GMT |
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On Friday, Apple and AT&T released into the wild the latest iPhone in the series, 3G S, and also lowered the price tag of the older iPhone 3G model to $99 (down from $199). While the shift is expected to affect the market share of BlackBerry's maker, Research In Motion, it seems that the Canadian manufacturer is... |
22 June 2009
08:30 GMT |
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Earlier this year, Apple revealed that iPhone OS 3.0 supported MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). With the release of the new OS version, all iPhone 3G users should finally be able to employ the service. However, in some areas, and for some iPhone models, MMS is not / not yet available. Thus, the company has posted ... |
19 June 2009
06:36 GMT |
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NextWorth, a company that specializes in trade-ins and recycling, has announced a new trade-in program for customers wishing to cover their costs for upgrading to the new iPhone 3G S. The company claims that owners of an iPhone 3G can cover the entire costs of upgrading to the new device, and even have some money lef... |
18 June 2009
10:35 GMT |
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Although numerous members of the Apple community are aware of this fact, it may be worth noting that first-generation iPhones, also referred to as iPhone 2G (in contrast with the 3G nature of the second-gen iPhone), will lack support for multimedia messaging – MMS. Earlier this year, Apple introduced what was ... |
16 June 2009
04:28 GMT |
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Those of you considering to spend your savings on the iPhone 3G S, IF you are even eligible for the $199 upgrade, should think again. If you are happy with the offerings of your current iPhone, it may be useful to know that iPhone 3G S doesn’t pack all that many “new” features. Nope, iPhone OS 3.0 d... |
15 June 2009
04:05 GMT |
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A series of pictures have emerged on the Internet with their source claiming to have leaked the first real pieces of next-gen iPhone imagery. Leaked by a Hong Kong-based blog and picked up by the likes of Gizmodo and The iPhone blog, the pictures are described as being highly credible, an opinion Softpedia very much ... |
1 June 2009
05:17 GMT |
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Apple is now selling the iPhone 3G online to US customers, sweetening the pot even more by offering free shipping in an effort to clear inventory. While customers can now order directly from the Apple Online Store and have their new iPhone shipped for free to their doorsteps, it is unknown when Apple has actually int... |
15 May 2009
10:09 GMT |
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“Apple iPhone 3G 16GB Never-Locked w/Full Apple Warranty”, reads a post over at Buy.com's site. As 9to5Mac also reports, Buy.com is now offering Apple's iPhone 3G as unlocked, making it possible for buyers to choose services from the likes of T-Mobile, or switch SIM cards on the go. The catch, a... |
13 April 2009
15:38 GMT |
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Following the huge success of the first iPhone, Apple decided to raise the stakes a little bit and upgrade its flagship smartphone. In fact, the decision was more of a 'must', as the old iPhone was falling behind technologically. Rivals such as Nokia and HTC already had most of their high-end devices with f... |
3 April 2009
11:44 GMT |
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Apple has started selling contract-free iPhone 3Gs through its retail stores, although not advertising the move at all. Apple is said to have embraced the contract-free model so iPhones can be offered as gifts without forcing the recipient to pay two years of AT&T services in order to make the “gift” oper... |
30 March 2009
04:19 GMT |
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It seems that more and more carriers have started working on clearing their iPhone 3G inventories. While AT&T has been the first in line, with offering the handset with no-contract requirements, though only for its existing users, we learn now that more operators follow the line, with O2 in the UK, which has announce... |
21 March 2009
04:30 GMT |
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It seems that AT&T's users will be able to purchase the iPhone 3G from the carrier at no-commitment prices starting with March 26. The mobile phone operator will start offering both the 8GB and the 16GB models, and it is said that it won't ask users to perform the on-site activation previously needed, while... |
19 March 2009
04:39 GMT |
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Apple has posted a new knowledge base article this week, detailing the process of activating your iPhone 3G with a wireless carrier. Users are provided with every bit of information they need to know about their device, the ways it's meant to be used and the mobile service providers that carry the iPhone 3G in A... |
19 February 2009
05:22 GMT |
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It has been revealed that yellowsn0w (the popular iPhone unlock tool) has reached version 0.9.8, being capable of unlocking even iPhone 3Gs under firmware 2.2.1. While not announced on the iPhone Dev Team's blog yet, the makers of the tool tweeted the news just hours ago.The iPhone Dev Team's post reads, &l... |
6 February 2009
08:35 GMT |
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As promised, the iPhone Dev Team has released the (0.9.5 beta) yellowsn0w iPhone 3G unlock application. The utility works exclusively with baseband 02.28.00, which is provided by the latest iPhone OS version (2.2) from Apple. According to a Dev Team blog post, users will need to upgrade to the latest version of iPhon... |
5 January 2009
03:12 GMT |
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Walmart has started carrying Apple's iPhone 3G in nearly 2,500 of its stores beginning Sunday, December 28, 2008. The retailer is offering the black 8GB model for $197, and the 16GB black or white iPhone 3G for $297. Yes, Walmart is offering a lousy, two dollar discount on the device. “We are delighted to... |
30 December 2008
11:01 GMT |
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AT&T, the largest provider of both local and long distance telephone services in America, has recently revealed that it was sitting on a pile of pre-owned iPhone 3Gs. The company has polished them up and is now selling the phones as brand new (well, almost) for the amazing price of just $99. iPhone 3G costs 16GB, tha... |
28 December 2008
10:26 GMT |
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Last week's Dev Team Funday featured a live demo of yellowsn0w, the codename for the latest method of unlocking Apple's iPhone 3G. One of the team's members used Qik to broadcast a live video and audio stream of an iPhone 3G being soft-unlocked with yellowsn0w. At the same time, the iPhone Dev Team, b... |
22 December 2008
04:59 GMT |
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Apple has updated its website featuring a special holiday gift card that can be acquired towards the purchase of an iPhone 3G handset. The card, aimed at potential iPhone buyers, or those who wish to make the iPhone 3G a Christmas gift, allows customers to load any value between $25 and $2,500. The service also allow... |
27 November 2008
02:57 GMT |
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Britain's Advertising Standards Authority has banned another Apple advertisement touting the iPhone as "really fast" on the web. The report notes that 17 complaints were filed in regards to the ad, which depicted the user switching from the Times Online to Google Maps, and lastly, the iPhone's Mail applicat... |
26 November 2008
11:02 GMT |
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The iPhone 3G is taking the Asian market by storm now, after being the most successful handset in the U.S. Taiwan is the first on the list, and most are expecting that its success be just as great as it was in the States, at least in the last part of the year. The iPhone is expected to arrive in about one month and, ... |
17 November 2008
04:46 GMT |
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Apple might have passed the 10 million iPhone threshold already, data gathered by the Apple Finance Board (AFB) shows. Currently, Apple is into around 8 million iPhones sold (including the 3G model). This puts the device on track to hit the 10 million mark some three months ahead of Apple's self-i... |
7 October 2008
11:05 GMT |
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Last month, Apple warned users of the iPhone 3G Ultracompact USB Power Adapter that the device was prone to causing electric shock. Consequently, the company urged them to bring their adapters in, with the iPhone in hand, to have them replaced for free. Those who went with the recall program are now reporting that th... |
7 October 2008
06:20 GMT |
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Yesterday, September 30, AT&T announced that iPhone 3G would be launched in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on October 17. The iPhone 3G will bring users here all the revolutionary features of the iPhone, plus the advantages of 3G – networking twice as fast, built-in GPS and the iPhone 2.0 software... |
1 October 2008
02:50 GMT |
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iPhone fans from Hong Kong will be able to purchase the handheld directly from Apple, without having to worry about the device being locked in any network. This is happening despite the fact that no announcements were made beforehand – yet the listings confirm it to be true.The price for an 8GB phone is 692 US ... |
26 September 2008
05:47 GMT |
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While AT&T was the first to get bashed for the iPhone 3G's poor signal, the focus is now on the device itself, which, according to an analyst at Nomura Securities, packs a faulty chip. It is also being reported that, even following Apple's release of the iPhone 2.1 software update, reports of dropped calls ... |
25 September 2008
09:41 GMT |
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In what is a thoughtful move on behalf of Apple, the Cupertino-based computer maker has set up means for its customers to start a purchase on the Apple website and finish it at the Apple Retail Store. iPhone fans can grab the new 3G model in a few easy steps, by entering their billing info, reviewing their eligi... |
24 September 2008
03:12 GMT |
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Provided that rumors of Apple's lifting the in-store iPhone activation process materialize, a new iPhone 3G model (32GB) is to arrive on the scene, speculation has it. Also backing up this story are reports saying that Apple's 8GB iPhone 3G is almost nowhere to be found anymore.It generally occurs that, whe... |
22 September 2008
06:04 GMT |
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Apple has announced that, under certain conditions, the ultracompact Apple USB power adapter’s metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating the risk of "electric shock". Therefore, the company has announced the “Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange Program”. Apple will exchan... |
20 September 2008
08:53 GMT |
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When HTC officially presented its Touch HD Pocket PC, just two days ago, almost everyone said (or at least thought) that this device was one to make Apple and its iPhone 3G jealous. We now have the chance to see the Touch HD and the iPhone 3G next to each other, so we can better compare them. A semi-review of HT... |
18 September 2008
05:14 GMT |
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