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NEWS ABOUT: iPhone 3G

iPhone 3G stories: 32 news summaries

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App Store Selling $1M
a Day: Jobs

'I've never seen anything like this,'
Apple boss says

Aug 11, 08 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone’s new App Store has exceeded the company’s wildest expectations, tallying up average sales of $1 million per day, Steve Jobs said today in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Apple’s on pace to make $360 million from the store this year. “... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPhone applications • iPhone 3G • App Store

 Is New iPhone Apple's Vista? 

Analyst says continued tech, customer-service turbulence could do real damage

Jul 28, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s still exceedingly tough to get a new 3G iPhone due to limited supply, and myriad technical problems persist in registering and operating the eagerly awaited gadget. Apple has apologized for the lines, and the bugs in its new syncing software, but one analyst tells USA Today that the... More »

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Microsoft • consumer • Apple • Microsoft Vista • consumer electronics • iPhone 3G • Apple Store

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps 

Add more cowbell or find nearby restaurants

Jul 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Impressed with Apple's spread of iPhone apps, Wall Street Journal tech gurus Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret list their favorites.
  • AOL Radio: The best Internet radio player for the iPhone
  • Evernote: A good port of the elegant note-taking program
  • Instapaper: Instantly download Web pages for offline reading.
  • Travelocity
... More »

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AOL • Apple • list • software • iPod Touch • smartphones • mobile platforms • Internet radio • iPhone applications • mobile devices • iPhone 3G


 Japanese iPhone
 Deters Perverts 

Loud 'shutter' sound cannot be disabled

Jul 22, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Japanese version of the iPhone 3G has one small difference from those sold elsewhere: the “shutter” sound it makes when the camera snaps a photo is always on, even when the phone is in silent mode, the Cult of Mac reports. The conspicuous sound is intended to discourage... More »

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Japan • iPhone • digital photography • voyeurism • iPhone 3G

 Apple Sells 1M
 iPhones in 3 Days 

Gadget posts phenomenal first weekend

Jul 14, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone 3G turns out to be pretty popular, technical glitches or no. Apple sold 1 million units in its first weekend, Bloomberg reports, sending the company’s shares up 3.5%. As of last night, half of the company’s 187 US retail outlets were already sold out. “... More »

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iPhone • Apple • sales • AT&T • iPhone 3G

Apple Server Meltdown Foils Launch of  iPhone 3G

Customers unable to activate new toy, in store or at home

Jul 11, 08 3:56 PM CDT
(AP) - The launch of Apple's hotly anticipated iPhone 3G turned into an IT meltdown today, as customers were unable to get their new phones working. A global problem with Apple's iTunes servers prevented the phones from being activated in-store, as planned. Employees implored buyers to perform the last step on their... More »

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iPhone • iTunes • Apple • computer servers • iPhone 3G

 The Best iPhone Apps 

PC Magazine gives you the scoop on the new slate of titles for Apple juggernaut

Jul 11, 08 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The best part about the iPhone 3G's debut, writes PC Magazine, is the new abundance of software for the handset. Most of the apps work on the original iPhone, too. The cream of the crop:
  • AIM: Should need no introduction, although it was a major omission from the original
... More »

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iPhone • Apple • software • mobile platforms • iPhone applications • mobile devices • iPhone 3G

iPhone Mania Gets Under Way Across Asia

Apple's upgraded phone goes on sale
in Japan, elsewhere

Jul 10, 08 9:54 PM CDT
(AP) - The new iPhone model went on sale in the Asia-Pacific region, with throngs at one Tokyo store counting down the last 30 seconds in unison. The celebration is part of a global rollout in 22 nations of the 3G, or third-generation, wireless connecting iPhone, an upgrade of the model that... More »

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technology • Steve Jobs • cell phones • iPhone • Apple • iPhone 3G

PRODUCT REVIEW

IPhone 3G Won't Set World Afire

It's faster and has
better sound, but loses battery life and the
price cut is a mirage

Jul 9, 08 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone was an industry-changing event. The new iPhone 3G is, well, a lot like the original, writes Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. It’s now able to access the faster 3G network, of course, and it sports better sound quality and a GPS chip, so it’s... More »

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iPhone • iPhone applications • gadget • iPhone 3G • tech review

A Different Kind of Apple for iPhone Waiters

Sustainable agriculture group heads queue for new phone release

Jul 8, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The countdown is on ahead of Friday's release of the iPhone 3G, and a handful of buyers are waiting outside Apple's flagship New York store. But they’re not diehard fans—they’re activists hoping to promote sustainable agriculture by breaking a world record. The Waiting for Apples group queued... More »

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agriculture • sustainable living • organic food • Apple • political activism • iPhone 3G

iPhone 3G Faithful Already Lining Up in NYC

Customers queue up 6 days ahead of new release

Jul 5, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The next-generation iPhone won't ring up sales until Friday, but eager shoppers are already lining up outside Apple’s flagship New York store. Ready with chairs and other gear, ten people have a head-start, and may be smarter than they look: For this release, customers must activate their 3G phones... More »

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iPhone • New York • Apple • shoppers • iPhone 3G

Without AT&T Contract, iPhone 3G Runs $600

Price doesn't quite add up, analyst says

Jul 2, 08 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - AT&T will sell contract-free iPhone 3Gs for $600 (the 8-gig model) and $700 (16 gigs), a $401 mark-up, the New York Times notes. There are no details available on why a consumer would want the phone without the, er, phone, but AT&T says there is a demand—and... More »

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iPhone • Apple • price • contract • AT&T • iPhone 3G

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