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How To Maintain Your New iPhone's Erection—For Free!
I've been a satisfied owner of an original iPhone for a while, and recently upgraded to an iPhone 3G for $99. The crappy part is, on the new phone, Apple is no longer including the handy little dock, forcing the poor device to lie prone, without dignity. More » -
Here's another free game for iPhone/iPod Touch owners to pass the time this weekend: Wild West Pinball. If you're a Blackberry owner, Bplay has a 30% off sale going on right now—enter JULY in the code box at checkout. [IntoMobile]
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Celebrate The Freedom Of Free Sega iPhone Games This Weekend
Yet another reason to deepen my jealousy of everyone who has an iPhone. Sega is offering a free Independence Day-celebrating download of the puzzle game Columns Deluxe today through Sunday. The download also comes with the lesser-known Puyo POP. More » -
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iPhone 3G S Now Comes In Brown
The iPhone 3G S does everything. It's a cell phone. It connects to the Internet! It's a compass and a GPS! And it can also function as a tiny space heater. More » -
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iPhone/Palm Pre Shootout At The Smartphone Corral
Watch Consumer Reports Electronics pit the iPhone and Pre against each other. Two phones enter. Only one can emerge victorious.
Well, not really. There are no real losers here, since they seem to think both phones are quite spiffy. This is just an overview—complete reviews are coming soon.
iPhone 3G S vs. Palm Pre: A video shootout [Consumer Reports Electronics]
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Man Uses New Tracking Feature To Hunt For Stolen iPhone
On Saturday, Kevin lost his iPhone in a bar in Chicago, and by lost we mean someone grabbed it within seconds of him leaving the bar, but no one had seen a thing when he ran back in to ask about it. Since he had the Find My iPhone service activated on it, and his friend had a Sprint 3G dongle on his laptop, they decided to see whether they could track it down. AT&T and Sprint: working together to fight crime! More » -
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New Sirius XM App For iPhone Missing All The Good Stuff
The new "premium" (their word) iPhone app from Sirius XM will cost $2.99 a month for customers who aren't already subscribers. It also doesn't include Howard Stern, MLB Play-by-Play, NFL Play-by-Play and Sirius Nascar Radio. Sirius blames licensing issues for most of the missing content, but not for the absence of Howard Stern, about which it won't comment. More » -
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Sorry, Your iPhone Reservation Isn't A Reservation
How are Apple Stores doing with the much-anticipated iPhone 3G S launch? Apple fan on the ground Joseph reserved his phone online, queued up outside of his nearest Apple Store this morning at 6:30, and... hit a snag, since his reservation apparently isn't a reservation. More » -
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Apple has announced that they have stopped pre-orders for the iPhone 3G S, which comes out tomorrow "to make sure we have the new iPhone in stock at every Apple retail store,'' according to the Boston Globe. [Boston Globe]
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fewer choices
AT&T Forcing iPhone Pre-Paid Customers Into Two-Year Contracts
AT&T has decided that iPhone owners who are on pre-paid GoPhone plans aren't good for the bottom line, so they're pulling the plug on the service. Well, sort of: Erica Sadun was told that if she didn't go on a two-year contract with AT&T, her service quality would be degraded. More » -
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Are Cellphone Exclusivity Deals Bad For Consumers?
Yesterday, four U.S. Senators sent a letter to FCC acting chairman Michael Copps requesting an investigation into whether exclusivity deals between handset makers and national carriers are ultimately good for consumers, and they plan to hold a hearing on the issue on Wednesday, June 16th. They join a growing number of people and organizations, including the Rural Cellular Association (RCA), who say exclusivity deals benefit no one but the carriers and manufacturers. More » -
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Recycle Old CDs Into An iPhone or iPod Dock
Do you have a dozen or so unusable CDs or DVDs lying around, some glue and tools, and a burning need for a cool-looking iPod or iPhone dock? Geeky Gadgets can show you how to combine all of these things into a functional, and fashionably recycled, gadget.
DIY: Recycled CD iPhone Dock [Geeky Gadgets] (via Lifehacker)
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AT&T Isn't Going To Reduce iPhone Data Plans
For a while now, there have been rumors and speculation that AT&T was considering reducing its data plan by $10 per month in an attempt to be more competitive with other carriers. Today AT&T officially put the kibosh on that scuttlebutt, which is how I write once the cocktail hour kicks in on Friday. Says an AT&T spokesman, "We've been very happy with our pricing."
"AT&T Says Forget About Cheaper Data Rates For The iPhone 3G S" [mocoNews.net]
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Apple, AT&T Continue To Irritate Would-Be Upgraders
Judging from messages on our tipline, it was a little too early Thursday to deem Apple and AT&T are doing a bang-up job handling the upgrade process for existing customers. More » -
The malware search terms reminded me of a highly useful (and now free) iPhone app for sudoku fans. It lets you take photos of printed sudoku puzzles and converts them into digital versions you can take with you and play on your phone. [SudokuGrab]
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Bought a New iPhone Within The Last Month And Hate Yourself/Apple For It? 'S All Good
Molly just bought an iPhone 3G, only to find out Monday that Apple would be releasing a better, faster, more compass-y phone, the iPhone 3 G S, June 19. She had two options — keep the suddenly not-so-new-seeming iPhone 3G while pining for the newer, hotter model, or head to the AT&T store and regulate. More » -
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Why Do iPhone Owners Hate AT&T So Much?
It's become clear since the release of the iPhone 3G S that most iPhone owners hate AT&T. A lot. Why is that, exactly? PC World has the answer.
iPhone user AT&T gripes include the (lack of) speed of the carrier's data network, lack of MMS and tethering (use of the iPhone as a modem), high early upgrade prices, and AT&T's limits on the development and functionality of iPhone apps (see: Skype and Slingplayer apps.)
Of course, except for the fourth, these are all issues that many customers, especially smartphone owners, have with AT&T. Minor details.
Four Reasons Why iPhone Owners Hate AT&T [PC World] (Thanks, Phil!)
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Meet The New iPhone, Not Quite The Same As The Old iPhone
Another year, another iPhone. Next up to drive early adopters furious is the newly announced iPhone 3G S, which opens applications faster, goes easier on the battery, packs a sharper camera, records video, includes voice control and adds a compass that points to the inevitable reality that Apple will announce a fourth iPhone next year. More »
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