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T-Mobile, Orange May be Arranging to Sell iPhones to UK Marketplace

Across the pond, wireless carrier O2’s exclusivity deal within the UK marketplace may be coming to an end within the next few months. According to MacNN, competitor T-Mobile stated that it’s already in negotiation with Apple and could begin carrying the iPhone 3G within a matter of months. The iPhone 3GS has not been mentioned […]

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iPhone 3GS

iPhone 3GS Upload Speeds Peak at 384 Kbps

The cat may be out of the bag as a recent Macworld article points out that while Apple’s recently-released iPhone 3GS is capable of much faster download speeds than the previous generations, its upload speeds could stand to see some improvement. While the handset boasts a 7.2 Mbps HSDPA downstream, which is twice the iPhone […]

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iPhone 3GS retail

Mild iPhone 3GS Shortage Reported Models Across Apple Retail Networks

Apple’s retail store chain reported shortages of some models of the company’s recently released iPhone 3GS handset on Sunday. According to Macworld UK, the company’s own inventory tracking tool showed a milder repeat of last summer, when Apple’s stores quickly exhausted supplies of the then-new iPhone 3G, a situation that persisted for several weeks until […]

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Apple Offers $30 iTunes Store Gift Certificates to Smooth Over iPhone 3G S Activation Delays

For iPhone 3G S customers experiencing delays activating their new units, Apple may be lending a hand. According to CNET, Apple began notifying affected customers via e-mail on Sunday that they may experience additional delays for another two days due to “system issues” and “high activation volumes,” according to readers in various blogs who claim […]

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iPhone iPod Touch Software

iPhone OS 3.0 to Hit Today

Per CNET, current iPhone owners will be able to download the software from iTunes for free while iPod touch users will have to pay a US$9.95 fee for it. Though its exact release time is currently unknown, iPhone OS 3.0 will offer features such as multimedia messaging (to be supported by AT&T later this summer), […]