Tag archive: iphone 3g

According to a report from Apple enthusiast site 9to5Mac, the next revision of the iPhone will be hitting store shelves during the summer months of this year. This release window would align with the upcoming contract expiration date of 1.7 million AT&T customers that purchased the iPhone 4 within the first three days of release on June 24, 2010. The same source that provided this information to 9to5Mac also predicted that the iPhone 4S was… Read More

Not content with enraging Apple with their alleged iPhone 4-alike designs, Samsung has now taken a shine to the previous model. We can see it, you can see it and it's fairly likely the lawyers can see it too. We're talking about the distinct design similarity between Samsung's new Galaxy Ace Plus and the Apple iPhone 3G/3GS. Yes, the camera lens may be in a different spot, but the front and side views along with that grey… Read More

According to a survey conducted by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, the research firm found that 30 percent of iPhone 4S owners upgraded from the iPhone 4. Since the iPhone 4 was released during June 2010, anyone upgrading to the iPhone 4S approximately 16 months later would be subject to the early termination fee issued by wireless service providers like Verizon and AT&T. For instance, the early termination fee on smartphones for… Read More

The international legal scuffle between Samsung and Apple continued this week with the Korean technology manufacturer firing off the latest volley against its Cupertino rival. This time around, Samsung has filed a complaint in France alleging that Apple infringed upon three of its patents in its iPhone and iPad products, according to AFP. Originally filed back in July but announced on Monday, the complaint claims that the latest iPhones and… Read More

There might be plans on the drawing board—somewhere—for phone cases that deploy airbags in the event a phone goes into freefall, but the rest of us tend to need more practical solutions that are available today. Although there's no lack of iPhone cases on the market, Inventive Metals has a new twist on the idea with its new line of iPhone cases that are constructed from solid aluminum. The cases provide access to all ports… Read More

Most of us won’t get our hands on iOS 5 until this fall. Luckily, all those developers who have early use can report back to us for an early peak at all the details. The biggest question on many iPhone users minds? How is it going to work with the iPhone 3GS. There are those that walk among us not crazed enough to need every need a new iPhone every time the hardware is upgraded, and now it sounds like they will very minimally pay for it.… Read More

Google announced today updates to its Google Mobile app for the iPhone. The changes include both a new look and user experience, as well as a new name: Google Search. According to the official Google Mobile blog, the improved Google Search app is “faster and easier” than the previous version. Changes start with the home screen, which has received a major redesign that matches the look of the Google website homepage. Google has also… Read More

Could this be the year Polaroid makes a comeback? That's probably wishful thinking, but it’s sure finding a way to stay relevant. In an age where digital everything has nearly made the word manual obsolete, the auto-print camera is keeping with the times. Polaroid has released an official app for the iPhone with the help of developer LoL Software.   It features over 30 filters and of course, that classic Polaroid border in various colors.… Read More

Hackers have finally jailbroken the iPhone, this time from iOS. DownloadSquad reports that it is now possible to install Android 2.2.1 (Froyo) onto a jailbroken iPhone 2 or 3G using a program called Bootlace. Better yet, the smartphone savvy won't even need a PC to do it. Redmond Pie offers detailed instructions on how to accomplish the OS switch. Fair warning: putting Android on an iPhone voids more warranties than currently exist and… Read More

Attention all forlorn and bitter iPhone 3G users: Apple might actually have a fix for that ill-fated iOS 4 upgrade your phone was subjected to. IPhone 3G users have been complaining that the purportedly improved software is incompatible with the older models’ hardware. Actually, they are more than complaining; one iPhone 3G owner is suing Apple and accusing the company of purposefully creating software that would leave users no choice but to… Read More

Get ready to hear the phrase “iBrick” more times than you ever wanted to. IPhone 3G owner Bianca Wofford is saying that’s exactly what the iOS 4.0 upgrade did to her phone. Not only that, but Wofford is alleging that Apple conspired to eliminate older versions of the iPhone with the upgrade, encouraging users to buy the iPhone 4. When iOS 4 was released, Wofford upgraded her iPhone 3G to the platform – and there was no turning back, as Apple… Read More

Apple's iOS4 mobile operating system doesn't just run on Apple's brand new iPhone 4: although the original iPhone has been left out in the cold, the operating system does support Apple's iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS devices (Although Apple has consistently noted that not all iOS 4 features would be supported on previous devices, one key differentiator being multitasking.) However, some iPhone 3G owners have been less than… Read More

To label this news a rumor wouldn’t be quite fair to the credibility of the AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson, but then again, until it comes from Apple’s black turtlenecked messiah, we can’t quite claim it’s straight from the horse’s mouth. Nonetheless: An iPhone model with 3G Internet capability may be on the way. The news/rumor comes from the aforementioned Mr. Stephenson, who spoke of a new iPhone at the Churchill Club in… Read More

A report in the Spanish newspaper El Pais has indicated that Spain could have a 3G iPhone as early as next May.  SevenClick, a mobile software developer, made the claim that mobile operator Telefónica expects a release ofthe 3G iPhone in the country in May. The reports are unconfirmed.   However, May is relatively close to the anniversary of the iPhone, and it’s perfectly feasible that Apple would introduce something new to mark the event. The… Read More